Our Services

go2wo Project Services offers the new home builder a wide range of services aimed at making the whole building process as painless and as risk free as possible. Our systems approach ensures that nothing gets overlooked from the moment we meet you to the day the builder hands over the keys to your new home.

THE STEPS WE TAKE

The services we can provide our clients are separated into the three main steps taken to achieve a final outcome. Clients may choose to use all or just some of these services, although obviously there are advantages in including all of our services into the one package.

Step One: Requirements and Design

• Develop a design brief based on our discussions with you, a systematic investigation of the site, and a thorough analysis of your requirements, statutory requirements and good building design.
• Oversee the preparation of design sketches to satisfy the brief.
• Discuss the sketches and proposed inclusions, to your satisfaction, ready for documentation.
• Coordinate consultants (engineering, surveying, soil testing, etc) as required for the project.
• Prepare a construction budget and project schedule.

Step Two: Council Applications and Tendering

• Oversee the preparation of 1:100 scale drawings and schedules, including basic finishes and materials, full dimensions and notes.
• Prepare a detailed specification for both council submission and tendering.
• Coordinate specialist services with consultants required on the project.
• Apply to council for Development Approval.
• Oversee the preparation of documentation suitable for construction, including large scale details of bathrooms, kitchen, laundry, electrical and lighting layouts, and a landscaping plan.
• Call for competitive tenders from suitable builders, field queries during the tender process, and receive tenders.
• Report on the tenders received and advise on the choice of a builder.
• Negotiate a Building Contract on behalf of the client.

Step Three: Contract Administration

• Undertake regular site visits and meetings with the builder and designer for the duration of the construction period, acting as the client’s agent in administering the contract to ensure adherence to the contract documents.
• Maintain a comprehensive web site showing progress of the construction of your home.
• Administer progress claims to the builder for work completed to ensure that payment by the client is made only for work that is complete.
• Process statements, architect’s instructions, variations, extension-of-time claims, and all other paperwork associated with the contract.
• Call for Practical Completion at the end of the project and administer the 6-month defects liability period.

A word about fees ...

Our fees are charged on a fixed price basis and calculated according to the scope and complexity of the project. Once they are fixed, our fixed fees allow the client to lock them into a project budget. We actually prefer to spend more time on the design and planning stage until the client is happy with the design, so -- regardless of how long that may take -- our fee remains fixed.

Naturally, our clients want to know roughly how much we charge. In very simple terms, our total fee for a complete package is roughly $10,000 for an average sized home.

Please note that our fees policy also applies to commercial, industrial or multi-unit residential projects. Contact us for a fee proposal tailored to suit your project.