Lynca SamuiProject management
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Koh Samui, Thailand9°30′ N, 100°00′ E
Lynca Samui represents the owner in front of the builder: site visits, quality control, sign-off on every stage before you pay. For simple monitoring or a project run from A to Z.
§ 01 The situation
You are thousands of kilometres away. Your villa is rising from the ground. The transfers go out, the photos trickle in, and nobody tells you whether the rebar is right before the concrete is poured. You need someone on site, who knows the trade, and who is on your side.
§ 02 Our role
Construction is carried out by a licensed Thai contractor, who bears the legal responsibility for it. We sit on the other side of the table: we represent the owner, we check what gets built, and we tell you the truth about progress.
Jérémy Couture, co-founder of Lynca Samui, has 20 years in the building trade. He lives in Koh Samui and acts as your construction project manager: he is on site every day.
Construction project management, site supervision, owner's representation, construction monitoring.
What a project manager doesWe check the builder's work against the drawings and the quote. Anything that does not match is flagged, photographed and redone.
Our fees are written into your contract. We take nothing from the companies we recommend.
Every stage is checked on site before you release the payment. No money ahead of work that does not exist.
§ 03 Three ways to work together
01
You already have your land and your builder.
From25,000 THBper month
Request monitoring
02
You have an idea, but no land or team yet.
Fees8 to 12%of construction cost
Start my project
03
You want to develop a multi-villa project.
FeesOn quotedepending on the project
Discuss the project§ 04 The method
Example payment schedule. Each stage is checked on site before it is invoiced.
Paid to date20%
§ 05 The report
Not a voice note or three photos without captions. A dated report: what was checked, what is compliant, what has to be redone, and whether the stage can be paid.
Site visit report no. 07
Sample
Conclusion. Stage 03 can be signed off. The payment can be called.
See a full sample (PDF)§ 06 Client portal
Every client gets a private login. Progress, payments, documents, site visit reports: everything in one place, from your phone.
40% of the build signed off
Current stage: 04, structure and pool shell
| Stage | Share | Total | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Deposit | 20% | 20% | Paid |
| 02 Setting out | 10% | 30% | Paid |
| 03 Foundations | 10% | 40% | Paid |
| 04 Structure | 15% | 55% | Awaiting sign-off |
| 05 Roof | 15% | 70% | Not called |
| 06 Masonry | 15% | 85% | Not called |
| 07 Finishes | 10% | 95% | Not called |
| 08 Handover | 5% | 100% | Not called |
A stage is only called for payment after our on-site check.
Ground floor columns formed. All eight columns checked for plumb. One deviation found on axis C, corrected before the pour.
Ground beams formed. Line and levels checked. Green light given for the pour. Stage 03 signed off.
Footings poured. Dimensions and positions match the drawings. Column starters in place.
§ 07 Projects
Builds monitored day to day, one development delivered, another under way.
Structural works
Excavation, footings, formwork, structure: what we check, visit after visit.
Delivered
Boutique villas, natural materials, tropical gardens. Photos of the completed villas.
Under way
Six villas with private pools in Lamai. 3D renders of the project.
View the project
§ 08 Reviews
Three buyers of villas at The Neem, a development delivered by Lynca Samui.
“The value for money is excellent compared to other projects on the island. The instalment payment plan is very reassuring: you only pay as the construction actually progresses.”
“A project delivered on time, with high-quality materials. The Lynca team was available and transparent at every stage. I recommend them without hesitation for real estate investment in Koh Samui.”
“I had doubts about buying in Thailand as a foreigner. Lynca Samui guided me through the entire legal and administrative process. The villa exceeded my expectations.”
§ 09 Budget estimator
A realistic range in thirty seconds. Pool and outdoor works included, land excluded.
§ 10 The network
Builders, architects, lawyers, surveyors, marketing agencies: we work with a small number of partners whose work we have seen up close. We do not publish a directory. Each project gets the team that suits it.
§ 11 Frequently asked questions
On average, allow 20,000 to 28,000 THB per m² for a standard finish, 28,000 to 32,000 THB for a premium finish and 32,000 to 38,000 THB for a luxury finish, pool and outdoor works included, land excluded. A 180 m² villa with a premium finish therefore comes to 5.0 to 5.8 million THB.
Read the cost guideLynca Samui provides project management and owner representation in Koh Samui. We are not the builder: construction is carried out by a licensed Thai contractor, and we check their work on the owner's behalf, visit after visit.
Yes, it is the core of what we do. A construction project manager based in Koh Samui supervises your build on your behalf: he coordinates with the builder, checks quality, tracks the schedule and reports to you in writing after every visit. We work in English and French.
Find out moreSite monitoring alone starts at 25,000 THB per month. For a project run from A to Z, from the land to handover, our fees are 8 to 12% of the construction cost. Investor developments are priced on quote.
Yes. With site monitoring, you keep your land and your builder. We act as an independent inspector: site visits, written reports, sign-off on every stage before payment and a snagging list at handover.
A typical contract sets eight stages tied to real progress: 20% on signing, then 10%, 10%, 15%, 15%, 15%, 10% and 5% at handover. Each stage is checked on site before it is paid.
After every visit you receive a written report with photos: items checked, issues raised, decision on the payment. Everything is kept in a private client area you can open at any hour from your phone.
Yes. As a general rule, a foreigner cannot own land freehold in their own name in Thailand, but can lease it long term, for up to 30 years, registered at the Land Office, and own the building. The structure is decided with a lawyer: we work with partner lawyers in Koh Samui.
No. Our fees are written into your contract and we take nothing from the companies we recommend. That is what lets us check their work with no conflict of interest.
§ 12 Your project
Four questions so the first conversation is a useful one. We reply in English or French.