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+# Structon Group Vietnam — Detailed Service Offerings
+
+## Quantity Surveying Services
+
+### Pre-Contract Stage
+- **Feasibility Studies:** Initial cost advice and budget estimation for project viability
+- **Cost Planning:** Elemental cost plans from concept to detailed design (RIBA Stage 1-4)
+- **BOQ Preparation:** Full Bill of Quantities following Q9/NRM/SMM7 standards
+- **Tender Documentation:** Complete bid packages including preliminaries, preambles, and measured works
+- **Tender Analysis:** Comparative bid evaluation, arithmetic checking, and recommendation reports
+
+### Post-Contract Stage
+- **Interim Valuations:** Monthly progress payment assessments and certifications
+- **Variation Management:** Pricing of design changes, daywork records, and provisional sums
+- **Claims Assessment:** Evaluation of contractor claims for time and cost
+- **Final Account:** Comprehensive settlement of all financial matters at project completion
+- **Dispute Resolution:** Expert advice on quantity and cost-related disputes
+
+### Specialized QS Services
+- **Life Cycle Costing:** Long-term cost analysis for maintenance and operations
+- **Benchmarking:** Cost comparison across similar project types
+- **Risk Analysis:** Contingency planning and risk register management
+- **Tax Depreciation:** Asset classification for tax purposes (Vietnamese tax law)
+
+## Architectural Services
+
+### Design Phases
+- **Concept Design:** Initial design concepts, massing studies, spatial planning
+- **Schematic Design:** Development of preferred concept with preliminary specifications
+- **Design Development:** Detailed design including structural, MEP coordination
+- **Construction Documents:** Full working drawings, specifications, and details
+- **Construction Administration:** Site supervision, RFI management, shop drawing review
+
+### Project Types
+- **Residential:** Villas, apartments, townhouses (e.g., DHP Villa — 7F+B, 2,660m2)
+- **Commercial:** Office buildings, retail spaces, mixed-use developments
+- **Healthcare:** Clinics, hospitals, medical facilities (e.g., PRJ007 Clinic)
+- **Institutional:** Schools, community centers, government buildings
+- **Industrial:** Warehouses, factories, logistics centers
+
+### Design Technology
+- **AutoCAD:** 2D drafting and documentation
+- **Revit:** 3D BIM modeling with integrated documentation
+- **SketchUp:** Concept visualization and client presentations
+- **Dynamo:** Visual programming for parametric design automation
+- **ezdxf:** Python-based DXF processing for batch operations
+
+## Project Management Services
+
+### Planning & Scheduling
+- **Primavera P6:** Professional scheduling with critical path method (CPM)
+- **XER File Management:** Import/export P6 schedules for collaboration
+- **Gantt Charts:** Visual project timelines with milestones
+- **Resource Loading:** Labor, material, and equipment allocation
+- **Progress Tracking:** Earned value management (EVM) and S-curves
+
+### Project Controls
+- **Cost Control:** Budget tracking, forecast updates, variance analysis
+- **Quality Management:** Inspection plans, quality checklists, NCR tracking
+- **Safety Management:** HSE plans, toolbox talks, incident tracking
+- **Document Control:** Drawing registers, RFI logs, submittal tracking
+
+### Stakeholder Management
+- **Client Reporting:** Monthly progress reports with photos and financials
+- **Contractor Coordination:** Meeting minutes, action items, deadline tracking
+- **Consultant Management:** Design review coordination, clash detection
+
+## BIM Services
+
+### BIM Levels
+- **Level 1:** 2D CAD with some 3D visualization
+- **Level 2:** Collaborative BIM with federated models
+- **Level 3:** Integrated BIM with shared data environment
+
+### BIM Applications
+- **3D Coordination:** Clash detection using Navisworks
+- **4D Scheduling:** Time-linked model for construction sequencing
+- **5D Cost Management:** Quantity extraction linked to cost databases
+- **6D Facility Management:** As-built models for operations
+- **7D Sustainability:** Energy analysis and environmental impact
+
+### BIM Tools & Integration
+- **Revit:** Primary modeling platform
+- **Navisworks:** Model review and clash detection
+- **CostX:** Automated quantity takeoff from 2D/3D
+- **Bluebeam:** PDF markup and measurement
+- **Planswift:** Digital takeoff and estimating
+- **IFC/COBie:** Open standard data exchange
+
+## AI & Automation Services
+
+### structon-ai Platform
+- **Automated BOQ Generation:** AI-powered quantity extraction from drawings
+- **Cost Intelligence:** Machine learning for cost prediction and benchmarking
+- **Document Analysis:** OCR and NLP for specification parsing
+- **Knowledge Base:** Searchable repository of QS standards and practices
+
+### Process Automation
+- **Staff Task Tracking:** Real-time web form with OT warnings and daily summaries
+- **Automated Reporting:** Daily newsletters and project status updates
+- **Data Processing:** SheetJS, pandas for Excel/CSV automation
+- **Schedule Analysis:** Automated P6 XER file parsing and validation
+
+## Vietnamese Market Expertise
+
+### Local Knowledge
+- Vietnamese construction standards and building codes
+- Local material pricing and supplier networks
+- Labor cost databases for all trades
+- Regulatory compliance (building permits, environmental clearances)
+- Tax implications for construction projects
+
+### Regional Projects
+- Urban development in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi
+- Resort and hospitality projects in coastal areas
+- Industrial zone development
+- Infrastructure projects (roads, bridges, utilities)
+
+### Language & Communication
+- Bilingual operations (Vietnamese and English)
+- International client communication standards
+- FIDIC contract expertise for international projects
+- Local subcontractor and supplier negotiation