DHARAM Consulting

Dharam Consulting is an Independent Construction Consultancy specializing in providing proactive and cutting edge Cost and Risk Services that contribute towards successful outcomes for our clients and their projects.

Dharam
[dhar-um ]

Etymology - From Sanskrit …धर्म (dharma) akin to Latin 'Firmus'

virtuous…righteousness…duty bound…moral…steadfast …justice…devoted…serving others…acting with compassion …selfless…sacrifice

DHARAM [dhar-um]

Etymology - From Sanskrit …धर्म (dharma)
akin to Latin 'Firmus'
virtuous…righteousness…duty bound…moral…steadfast …justice…devoted…serving others…acting with compassion …selfless…sacrifice

Who We Are

Dharam Consulting’s team members have worked with some of the most respected Architects and Owners in the world.

With offices in New York, Philadelphia and Boston, we have a strong heritage in cost and risk management. Our client relationships stretch across the globe and include International Architects, Banking, Commercial Property Development, Government Agencies, Cultural and Educational Institutions. We work with a select group of clients who value us and the services we provide, and with whom we enjoy working. Our goal is exclusivity, for the services that we offer, driven by outstanding delivery and exceptional attention to the needs of our clients.

Andrew Smith

Managing Director

Andrew has over 25 years’ experience in the construction industry working in all the main sectors with an emphasis in Commercial, Cultural and Education projects

Harpy Lally

Managing Director

Harpy has over 15 years’ experience serving as a management consultant and banker in the financial services, commercial, property and building industries.

Simon Hough

Director

Simon has over 30 years’ experience in project, cost and contract management, owner representation, strategic project and fiscal planning, project auditing and oversight.

David Pearson

Director

David has over 21 Years of experience in the construction industry, leading Cost, Procurement and Risk management on major capital projects in a wide variety of market sectors and locations

What We Do

We Partner With our clients, advising them on all aspects of construction cost and risk.

As an integrated member of the design team we ensure that a project's scope and budgetary ambitions are achieved. We uniquely combine cost and risk management to provide cost certainty as a project progresses. This, augmented with a deep understanding of the relationship between a project's location, specification, key cost drivers and precedents. Our DharaMetrics methodology succinctly brings these factors together.

CostRISK

Our CostRISK Service aims to provide the client and funders with the confidence that the project being proposed is fully optimized, and that it delivers the outcomes and business benefits that are everyone envisage.

DharaMETRICS

Dharam Consulting have developed a tool which allows us to simply and effectively capture and summarize project capital cost and specification data which can then be used for the benefit of ourselves and our clients in multiple ways.

What We Are About

We believe that clients expectations are not being met, we are about meeting those expectations.

What Our Clients Want

Clients want long term relationships with their consultants. They want to work with organizations that understand them and that they trust to consistently deliver the quality of work that they desire. They expect their consultants to be an extension of their own organization.

How We Deliver This

We are committed to long term relationships.
Our people are full time members of our business.
We only hire friendly, courteous people that are a pleasure to be around and to work with.
We work with a select group of clients that we feel value us, and that we enjoy working with. Our aim is for those clients to only employ DC for the services that we offer.
We deliver credible outputs because we understand the market, the sector and our clients.
Our people are qualified and experts in the field.

Our Clients

Dharam Consulting is a steadfast partner with our clients

We understand the needs of our partners so that we are able to anticipate their requests and requirements. The resultant synergy is achieved through a profound level of understanding and mutual trust. All of our efforts are directed to achieving this.

Clients and Developers Our People Have Worked With:

Rick Joy Architects
Aga Khan
Almac Sciences
Alpharma Pharmaceuticals
Architects of the Capital
Bank of England
Bristol Myers Squib Pharmaceuticals
British Land
Broadgate Estates
Cambridge University
CB Ellis
Centocor, Inc Pharmaceuticals
Central Bank of Iraq
Chelsfield Partners
Chester MLS Stadium
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
City of Baltimore
Curtis Institute of Music
Daiichi Pharmaceuticals
Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY)
Deutsche Bank
Dubai Chamber of Commerce
Eli Lilly Pharmaceuticals
English Partnerships
Fordham University
Fore Properties
Foster Wheeler

Free Library of Philadelphia
Genentech, Inc
General Services Administration
Glaxo SmithKline
Goldman Sachs
Government of Barbados
Great Portland Estates
Greater Jamaica Development Corporation
Grosvenor
Hammerson
Home Office (UK)
HSBC
Ikea
Imperial College
Infrastructure Ontario
Intel Corporation
J.H.Mack
JM Zell
John Lewis
John Radcliffe Hospital
Johns Hopkins University Hospital
Kuwait Oil
Land Securities
Lloyds Bank
Los Angeles Community College Development
Madame Tussaud’s

Manchester University
Marks And Spencer
Ministry of Defence (UK)
Moravian Academy
Nakheel
National Gallery
National Geographic Society
National Parks Service
NAVFAC Midlant
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
NY Police Academy
Olympic Development Committee
Paddington Development
Paddington Hospital
Paternoster Square
Pfizer Pharmaceuticals
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Princeton University
Roche Pharmaceuticals
Roswell Park Cancer Institution
Royal Bank of Scotland
Sainsburys
Saint Joseph’s University
San Francisco Public Utilities Development
Saudi Aramco
Selfridges

Sellar Properties
SL Green
Smithsonian Institution
St Mary's Hospital
Stanhope
State University of New York (SUNY)
Tatweer
The Crown Estate
The London Stock Exchange
The University of Buffalo
U.S.Department of Energy
United Nations
University of Baltimore
University of Maryland
University of Pennsylvania
University of Rochester
University of Virginia
Urban Splash
US Army Corps of Engineers
US Department of State
US Navy
Veterans Affairs
Wessex Water
Winchester Medical Centre
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
Yale New Haven Hospital
Yale University

Architects and Engineers Our People Have Worked With:

Alsop
Arup Group
Atkin Olshin Schade
Atkins
Ayers Saint Gross
Ballinger
BDP
BEHNISCH ARCHITEKTEN
Beyer Binder Belle
Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
Burt Hill / Stantec
Clark Richardson & Biskup
Davis Brody Bond
Diller Scofidio + Renfro
Fosters + Partners

Francis Cauffman
FX Fowle
Gehry Partners, LLP
Gensler
Gund Partnership
H2L2 Architects/Planners
H3 Hardy Collaboration
Happold Consulting
HDR
HEERY INTERNATIONAL
HOK
Ian Ritchie
Jacobs/Wyper, Architects, LLP
James Corner Field Operations
Jestico + Whiles

Jonathan Rose Company
Kieran Timberlake
Kling Stubbins
Levien & Company
Michael Van Valkenburg
Moore Ruble Yudell
Morphosis
Olin
Patkau Architects
Perkins & Will
PRP Architects
Renzo Piano
Richard Rogers
RMF Engineering
RMJM

Robert Stern Architects
RTKL Associates Inc.
Selldorf
Skidmore Owings & Merrill
SmithGroup
Smith-Miller + Hawkinson Architects LLP
Snohetta
Steven Holl
Ten Architectos
Vanderweil
Venturi, Scott Brown & Associates
Weiss Manfredi
WRT Planning and Design
Zaha Hadid