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Derek Gough Associates
We are a forward-thinking construction-focused cost consultancy. Our strong network is unrivalled, giving our clients access to a trusted team of contractors and tradesmen, meaning the outlay is repaid twice over. We have provided professional, timely and accurate costing advice for nearly 30 years. We are proud to be a leading provider of specialist building cost analysis to clients and contractors, both personal and corporate.

Delivering a full suite of Quantity Surveying and Cost Consulting services across three clear and simple products: DGA guide, DGA build and DGA life. DGA guide provides bespoke construction cost and project management advice designed for more complex projects and shaped for the client's individual needs. We will be your advocate and campaigner throughout the construction process.

DGA build focusses on pre-contract cost modelling, putting the identification and control of key decisions and assumptions precisely where it should be with the client. DGA life provides sustainability metrics for the built environment/ life cycle analysis and crucial carbon calculations.
Services
We group our services into levels depending on the project complexity and the client's requirements.
Greater contact time for more demanding construction schemes through DGA guide and the lighter touch DGA build where the risks are manageable remotely.
DGA life underpins everything giving structure to carbon reduction and whole life costs.
We listen carefully to clients and their professional teams to scope your project appropriately, if a project is set up with care and attention at the start, the risk of difficulties developing later on are much reduced.
Construction cost analysis is no longer just about money and capital cost - it's about understanding value for the client.
It's about social value, environmental value, performance and happiness.
Our team is our future.
I am fortunate and honoured to work with, rely on and spend time with this amazing, talented group of people.
After creating DGA at his kitchen table nearly 30 years ago, Derek has amassed many years of experience in the quantity surveying and construction industry sectors.
Derek's experience includes sectors such as Retail, Commercial, Civil Engineering and Residential.
DGA believes that attracting the best talent means working together to build our teams' happiness and well being as well as providing a best in class flexible rewards package, career progression and a wide variety of projects with which to get involved.
The built environment is overdue for change.
There is a raft of technology developments ready to revolutionise how we work with clients and professional teams.
Workplaces and processes are changing, adapting to new market expectations for managed services.
Bespoke construction cost and project management advice designed for more complex projects and shaped for the client's individual needs.
Design - listening to the client and the design team to create a living breathing cost model to identify the crucial project levers, inform decisions and identify risk.
As the design develops so does the cost model adding layers of detail to the budget pack.
Working through the design decisions with the team and benchmarking the costs against the DGA Body of Knowledge to build trust and confidence.
DGA specialises in early-stage cost modelling to set a firm foundation for project delivery.
Our team has many years of combined experience presenting complex and detailed cost models to inform funding decisions and build confidence in the projections.
Clarity in communication and understanding the needs of the client is a priority for DGA.
Our cost models are bespoke and appropriate for the project stage and grow with the project's design certainty.
They reflect the individual needs of the client and provide the flexibility and freedom to explore alternative worlds, without incurring prohibitive additional fees.
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