Our Services

Advisory Services Across
the Development Lifecycle

Itra provides advisory-only consultancy across seven core disciplines, covering every major decision area in a real estate development project. Our role is to advise and guide — the responsibility for all final decisions remains with your company.
A

Product, Specifications & Amenities

Advisory guidance on product design and positioning, from initial brief through specification and regulatory response.

Design Review Specifications Amenities Market Positioning

Scope of Advisory

  • →Evaluate the project's designs, specifications, and amenities in light of its "highest-and-best use" so as to maximise potential profits.
  • →Advise and guide on changes to designs, specifications, amenities, and market positioning to improve the project's commercial success.
  • →Advise and guide in the event of changes to the planned product as a result of regulatory changes or requirements of permitting authorities.
  • →Help formulate a detailed materials and specifications list for the project.
Advisory Boundary Itra provides guidance from a commercial and market perspective. Architectural design services are outside our scope of engagement.
B

Contractor Selection & Negotiation

Advisory on contractor selection across all trades and phases, and guidance on contract terms and commercial evaluation.

Procurement Negotiation Tender Evaluation Contract Review

Scope of Advisory

  • →Advise and guide on the selection of contractors for foundation, structure, finishes, landscape, roads, utilities, sporting facilities, and all other project facilities and services.
  • →Advise and guide on the negotiation of contract terms, including rates and payment terms, with respect to each contractor.
  • →Advise and guide on evaluating the language of tender documents and contracts from a business perspective.
Advisory Boundary Contract documents are reviewed from a commercial and business perspective only. Itra does not provide legal advice on contract language.
C

Vendor Selection & Advisory

Advisory on vendor selection for materials procurement, contract negotiation, and commercial evaluation of vendor agreements.

Vendor Selection Rate Negotiation Payment Terms

Scope of Advisory

  • →Advise and guide on the selection of vendors for the various materials to be procured for the project.
  • →Advise and guide on the negotiation of contract terms, including rates and payment terms, with respect to vendors as required.
  • →Advise and guide on evaluating the language of vendor tender documents and contracts from a business perspective.
Advisory Boundary Vendor agreements are evaluated from a commercial perspective only. Itra does not provide legal advice on contract language.
D

Professional Consultant Advisory

Advisory on the selection and engagement of the full range of specialist professional consultants required for a development project.

Architects Structural MEP Specialists

Scope of Advisory

  • →Advise and guide on the selection of professional consultants — including architects, structural engineers, electrical, mechanical, and plumbing consultants, landscape architects, glazing, geotechnical, waterproofing and drainage, traffic planning, lighting, and security consultants, and any other specialists required.
  • →Advise and guide on the negotiation of contract terms, including rates and payment terms, with each professional consultant.
  • →Advise and guide on evaluating the language of consultant engagement agreements from a business perspective.
Advisory Boundary Consultant agreements are reviewed from a commercial perspective only. Itra does not provide legal advice on contract language.
E

Materials Selection & BOQ Evaluation

Advisory on material selection across all finish categories, and commercial evaluation of bills of quantities to optimise project economics.

Finish Materials BOQ Review Product Optimisation

Scope of Advisory

  • →Advise and guide on the selection of all finish materials — including flooring, ceilings, lighting, switches, plumbing fixtures, HVAC systems, cabinetry, doors, windows, hardware, sports court surfaces, softscape and hardscape materials, traffic calming structures, and any other material where advisory guidance is sought.
  • →Evaluate the project's bills of quantities (BOQs) for materials from a commercial perspective.
Advisory Boundary Materials advisory is provided from a commercial perspective, with a view to optimising inventory positioning and project profitability. Itra does not provide architectural services.
F

Contract Management

Advisory on managing ongoing relationships with contractors, vendors, and consultants — including compliance monitoring, variations, and disputes.

Variation Orders Rate Revisions Disputes Compliance

Scope of Advisory

  • →Advise and guide on managing the contract and relationship with vendors, contractors, consultants, and other third parties — including monitoring compliance and handling and negotiating variation orders.
  • →Advise and guide on rate revisions, and on handling any disputes or disagreements with any vendor, contractor, or consultant.
  • →Advise and guide on evaluating the language of legal notices, variation orders, or documents relating to disputes from a business and factual perspective.
Advisory Boundary All document review is conducted from a business and factual perspective only. Itra does not provide legal advice.
G

Project Financial Planning

Advisory on project finances, cash flow management, budgeting, and cost control — with a focus on maintaining liquidity and optimising return on equity.

Cash Flow Budgeting Cost Control Return on Equity

Scope of Advisory

  • →Advise and guide on managing the finances and cash flows of the project with a view to maintaining liquidity and optimising the return on equity.
  • →Advise and guide on budgeting, expense forecasting, cost tracking, and implementing cost control measures with a focus on the financial success of the project.
Advisory Boundary Itra provides financial planning guidance from a business perspective only. We do not provide tax advice, chartered accountancy, auditing, or fund-raising services. The Consultant is not responsible for maintaining the liquidity or capital position of the Company — our role is advisory planning only.

Service Exclusions

Itra's engagement is strictly advisory in nature. The following categories of service are explicitly outside our scope and are not provided under any circumstances:

Legal Services
Auditing & Accounting Services
Architectural Services
Construction Management