Depending on the firm’s size, they may have permanent employees, an administrative team, a quantity surveyor to price work, and a contracts administrator in charge of purchasing. Everyone wants their project completed quickly, cheaply and to a high standard, but you can only ever really achieve two of the three. A larger business may be more efficient due to staff levels but more costly, due to their overheads. A smaller operation may take longer to complete your project, but may be more competitive on price.