Davies Stephen Associates

SDA Consulting LLP is a leading independent Chartered Surveying Consultancy based in Manchester and established in 1993. With extensive experience in education, healthcare, and social housing, as well as commercial, industrial, leisure, retail, and religious projects, we have a strong track record of delivering high-quality services to our clients.

Our Team

Our team comprises experienced professionals, including partners, associates, and graduate surveyors, who work together to provide a partner-led service, ensuring a high-quality, client-focused service. Our team is dedicated to providing timely, robust, and accurate advice, with a flexible and responsive approach.

Our Expertise

We have extensive experience across a wide range of sectors, including:

Education

We have a strong track record of working with universities and colleges to provide first-class educational facilities, including academic buildings, lecture theatres, laboratories, research facilities, sports centers, leisure facilities, student hubs, and infrastructure works.

Social Housing

We have long-term experience of working with social housing providers and local authorities on the full range of property types, from large-scale regeneration projects to self-contained flats for young homeless people and independent living facilities for special needs groups.

Healthcare

We have experience ranging from property surveys to demolition, new build, refurbishment, and internal alteration projects for NHS Trusts, new GP surgeries, medical centers, and pharmacies.

Leisure

Our experience includes large-scale state-of-the-art sports and leisure facilities, such as state-of-the-art sports facilities with a vibrant community center at its hub, incorporating doctor's surgeries, libraries, pharmacies, cafes, children's play areas, and flexible spaces for community groups.

Our Services

We offer a comprehensive range of consultancy services, managing projects from feasibility through to completion on a wide range of procurement routes. Our services include:

Quantity Surveying / Cost Management

We offer expert cost and contract consultancy services on a wide range of demolition, construction, and refurbishment projects, including procurement advice, bills of quantities, preparation of tender documents, contract administration, cost reporting, and life cycle analysis.

Building Surveying

We offer specialist consultancy services in all areas of property maintenance, property repair, and professional matters, including building surveys, condition reports, and expert witness testimony.

Project Management

Our project management service offers a proven, reliable, and effective management solution for our clients, providing a comprehensive service from feasibility through to completion.

Employer's Agent

Our experienced team protects the client's commercial and contractual interests through our proactive contract administration service, ensuring compliance with contractual terms and protecting the client's interests.

Principal Designer

We offer experienced Principal Designer Services with wide knowledge of H&S in design, supported by qualified health and safety advisors with extensive construction safety experience.