Design and construct
One contract for design, approvals and construction.
Design and construct is the contract form under which Calibre Construction Group delivers most of its apartment projects. The developer engages Calibre under a single contract that covers the design consultants, the coordination of approvals and the construction itself, with one contract sum and one programme. Calibre appoints and manages the architect, the structural and civil engineers and the services consultants, works with the principal certifier the developer appoints, develops the design from the approved development application through to construction documentation, and carries the design risk that would otherwise sit with the developer. The developer deals with one party from the pricing stage to handover, and the contract sum is fixed against a documented scope rather than a preliminary drawing set. Calibre's design and construct projects range from 36 apartments at Wolli Creek to 182 at Arncliffe, and the process below is the one it follows on each of them.
Under a design and construct contract, Calibre takes the project from an approved development application, or from an earlier concept where the developer prefers, and carries it through design development, construction certificate, construction and handover under one agreement.
The value to a developer is the single point of responsibility. Design coordination problems, consultant delays and buildability issues are Calibre's to resolve inside the contract sum. Changes the developer asks for are priced as variations.
How it runs
Feasibility and pricing
A site visit, a review of the development consent or concept, and a priced proposal against a defined scope, with the programme and the assumptions written down.
Design development
Calibre appoints and manages the design team. The approved design is developed to construction documentation, coordinated across disciplines and checked for buildability before it is priced in detail.
Approvals and certification
Construction certificate, regulated design declarations under the Design and Building Practitioners Act, and the conditions of consent are managed by Calibre with the certifier.
Construction
Structure, envelope, services and fit-out delivered against the programme, with a construction manager on site.
Completion and handover
Occupation certificate, defects inspection, handover documentation and the start of the defects liability period.
A site that suits this contract form? We will tell you early whether the scope fits the budget.
Questions developers ask
What does design and construct include?
Design consultants, design coordination, approvals after the development application, construction and handover, under one contract with one contract sum.
Can Calibre take a project from a development application?
Yes. Most engagements start from an approved development application. Calibre can also be involved earlier, at concept stage, where a developer wants buildability and cost input before lodging.
Who carries the design risk?
Calibre does, under the contract. Design coordination and documentation are Calibre's responsibility once the contract is signed.
How is the price set?
Against a documented scope and a programme, before the contract is signed. Changes to scope are priced as variations; coordination and buildability issues within the scope are not.
Delivered this way
Every project on the register that states its delivery form was delivered under design and construct.
Send the address.
Send the address and the stage the project has reached. We read every enquiry.
What to send
- Site address or suburb
- Stage the project has reached
- Approximate number of apartments
- Contract form in mind