Castle Community Rooms, Framlingham. Winner, Quality of Place Awards 2023.
Good Buildings Start With Good Numbers.
Chartered quantity surveyors and Employer’s Agents near Ipswich since 1955, on projects from £50k to £20m, every one overseen by Richard Mays MRICS.
- Regulated by RICS
- Founded in 1955
- Award-Winning Projects
Recent Clients
- East Suffolk Council
- Handford Homes
- Orwell Homes
- Ryder Davies and Partners
Services
Every Stage, Costed and Checked.
Appoint us for the whole project or just the stage you need. Either way, the advice is chartered, independent and in plain English.
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Quantity Surveying
Budget estimates and cost plans, value engineering, cost monitoring and control, through to an agreed final account.
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Employer’s Agent
On design and build schemes we act for you, so the design you were promised is the one delivered, within cost and programme.
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Procurement and Tenders
Procurement strategy, contract advice, contractor selection and tender documents, so every bid prices the same job.
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Contract Administration
When your architect or designer can’t take on the role, we administer the building contract for you.
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Bills of Quantities
Main contractors: we prepare bills of quantities, measured and ready for you to price.
Recent Work
Our Work, Itemised.
From a Victorian footbridge to a 96-home scheme: a few recent projects from our schedule.
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Castle Community Rooms
A new community hall between the parish church and the castle. Quality of Place Award winner, 2023.
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Jubilee Bridge
A Grade II listed footbridge of 1897, repaired and reopened in 2024 for East Suffolk Council.
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Seashore Village
Beach huts, chalets, accessible toilets and an activity park on the seafront, for East Suffolk Council.
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Veterinary Surgery
Surgery, imaging, dental theatre and laboratory for Ryder Davies and Partners.
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Grimwade Street
16 flats for Handford Homes and Ipswich Borough Council. LABC East Anglia winner, 2023.
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Ravenswood
A 96-home scheme for Handford Homes, handed over in phases from late 2024.
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Fore Hamlet and Hawke Road
56 new homes for Handford Homes, handed over in early 2026.
Recognition
Good Numbers, Award-Winning Buildings.
We provided the cost advice on projects that judges across Suffolk have singled out.
- 2023
Castle Community Rooms, Framlingham
Winner, East Suffolk Quality of Place Awards. Regional finalist, Civic Trust Awards 2024.
- 2023
Grimwade Street, Ipswich
Best Small Social Housing Development, LABC East Anglia Building Excellence Awards.
- 2022
Otley House and Grove Park, Yoxford
Design and craftsmanship awards from the Suffolk Joint Construction Committee.
About Hyams
You’ll Deal With the Principal.
Hyams has been a chartered quantity surveying practice since 1955. Today it is run by Richard Mays MRICS, with a small team of experienced surveyors.
Richard has more than 35 years in private practice. He closely monitors every project we take on and is involved day to day in many of them, so your budget gets senior attention throughout.
Our clients include local authorities, housing associations, banks, retailers, independent schools and private individuals.
- 1955Practice founded
- 35+Years Richard has spent in private practice
- £20mProjects from £50k up to £20m
- 200+Homes as Employer’s Agent since 2022
How It Works
From First Call to Final Account.
One chartered practice beside you, from the first conversation to the last agreed figure.
Regulated by RICS. Constructionline Silver Member.
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Talk It Through
Call or send a few details. Richard will talk through your scope, budget and timescale.
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Agree the Fee
We set out the services you need and our fee in writing, before any work starts.
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Cost Plan and Tender
A budget estimate and cost plan, the right procurement route, then tender documents so contractors price like for like.
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Site to Final Account
We monitor cost on site, value the work, manage variations and agree the final account.
What does a quantity surveyor do?
We work out what your building should cost, advise on how to procure it and prepare the tender documents. Then we track cost on site and agree the final account, so you pay the right price for the work done.
What is an Employer’s Agent, and do I need one?
On a design and build contract the contractor designs as well as builds. An Employer’s Agent acts for you, checking the design against your brief and keeping cost and programme in hand. We do this for councils and housing providers.
What size of project do you take on?
Projects from around £50,000 to £20 million, for local authorities, housing associations, banks, retailers, independent schools and private clients.
Where do you work?
Mainly across East Anglia and North London, from our office at Hill View Business Park in Claydon, just outside Ipswich.
Our architect can’t administer the contract. Can you?
Yes. Where the architect or designer is unable or unwilling to act as contract administrator, we take on the role for you.
Do you work for contractors?
Yes. If you are a main contractor, we prepare bills of quantities for you to price.
Are you regulated?
Yes. Hyams QS Ltd is a firm regulated by RICS, and Richard Mays is a chartered member (MRICS). We are also a Constructionline Silver Member.
Start Here
Talk to Richard About Your Project.
Tell us what you’re planning. Richard will reply personally, usually within one working day.
Units 4 and 5, Hill View Business Park, Old Ipswich Road, Claydon, Ipswich IP6 0AJ
- Regulated by RICS
- Founded in 1955
- Award-Winning Projects
