Construction programmes rarely slip because of one dramatic event. More often they erode through unresolved design questions: an RFI waiting on a consultant, a shop drawing that cannot be approved, a consent condition discovered late, or a trade that arrives to find the detail does not work.
Each looks minor. Together they are the surprises that consume float, time and goodwill.
Do the sums on your own project
I will not quote you an industry average, because your project is the number that matters. Work out what one week of delay costs you: site preliminaries, supervision, plant, holding costs, finance and the knock-on effect on following trades.
Then compare that with a fixed fee of $4,500 + GST for a review. Whether a review pays for itself depends on what it finds, but it does not take much to justify it.
When a review helps most
The earlier the better, while decisions can still be changed cheaply. Four points are especially useful:
During design, before gaps are built into the documentation.
At tender, so that risks can be priced and clarified, rather than discovered after contract.
During procurement, before long-lead orders lock in unresolved decisions.
Before early works and mobilisation, as the last sensible checkpoint before problems move to site.
What you receive
This is a practical working tool, not a report for the shelf. Within 5 working days of receiving your documents, you get:
A findings report covering design, buildability, coordination and safety in design risks
A check of the documents against SSDA, DA and CC conditions
A QA audit of consultant deliverables and responsibilities
Ready-to-use registers: project dashboard, consent, design risk, RFI, design decision, procurement, programme interface and design package
A consultants' responsibility matrix
Your team can keep using those registers after the review, so the findings get tracked to close-out.
How it works
Send your drawings and consultant reports. An NDA is available.
I review the full set against the consent.
You receive the findings and registers.
Price and timing
Introductory fee: $4,500 + GST for your first project (standard fee $7,500 + GST)
Timing: within 5 working days of receiving your documents
Best suited to: projects in design, tender, procurement or early works
See what the Design Review includes
Emanuel Solomovic | Registered Architect NSW (ARB 7154)
Email: info@emanuelsolomovic.com.au
Mobile: 0433 289 251