Completed

172 Detached Houses (Independent Living Units), Caloundra, Qld
Design & Construct
Client: Halcyon Management
Project Duration: 102 weeks (Sales dependent)
Original Contract Value - $24.15m
Final Contract Value - $25.18m
Due to the nature of the project homes were constructed in accordance with sales driven variations. Also additional landscaping of common areas. No significant variations were generated via 50plus.
Improvements in design were carried out throughout the project which provided better buildability and provided a better standard of finish which improved sales margins for the client.

100 Detached Houses (Independent Living Units) Hope Island, Qld
Design & Construct
Client: Halcyon Management
Project Duration 104 Weeks (Sales dependent)
Original Contract Value - $19.67m
Final Contract Value - $22.06m
Due to the nature of the project homes were constructed in accordance with sales driven variations. Significant scope increases in fencing, landscaping. No significant variations were generated via 50plus.
Improvements in design were carried out throughout the course of the project. Eg. Replacement of timber features with aluminium sections to avoid maintenance with timber over time, handing over of “defect free” homes to home owners, overall improvements in quality of fixtures and fittings which assisted in improved sales margins.

40 Detached Houses (Independent Living Units) Hope Island, Qld
Design & Construct
Client: Halcyon Management
Project Duration 64 Weeks
Original Contract Value - $11.84m
Final Contract Value - $12.16m
Due to the nature of the project homes were constructed in accordance with sales driven variations. Increases in contract value included supply and installation of water tanks, additional landscaping and home owner variations. No variations were instigated by 50plus.
Improvements in design were carried out throughout the course of the project. Eg. Replacement of timber features with aluminium sections to avoid maintenance with timber over time, handing over of “defect free” homes to home owners, overall improvements in quality of fixtures and fittings which assisted in improved sales margins.
Homes were handed over to home owners directly by 50plus thus homes were meticulously cleaned for the handover process. Handover included induction to community as well as use of appliances in their homes and the maintenance of home.

50 Independent Living Units (ILU’s) Thornlands, Qld
Lump Sum Contract
Client: RSL Care
Project Duration 38 Weeks
Original Contract Value - $10.29m
Final Contract Value - $10.68m
Increased in contract sum was in relation to landscaping of the common areas throughout the development.
Introduced aluminium screens to project in lieu of high maintenance timber. Introduced more typical type residential construction materials and buildability to the project which reduced initial costs. Eg. Waffle pod slabs, brickwork detailing.

Design & Construct
41 Independent Living Units (ILU’s) Thornlands, Qld
Client: RSL Care
Project Duration 30 Weeks
Original Contract Value $8.63m
Final Contract Value - $9.28m
Stage 2 was a negotiated design and construct based upon our performance in stage 1. A cost reduction of 10% per square metre was achieved for the stage 2 project which was used by the client to increase the size of their ILU’s.
Designed ILU’s based upon feedback from trades on buildability issues. Introduced site specific safety procedures to accommodate risk related activities adjacent other work areas due the close proximity of ILU’s to each other. Designs complied to AS 4299-Adaptable Housing for adaptable design. Our designs have been further refined for stage 3 and are now being used as RSL Care’s generic design for all their ILU projects.

Design & Construct
33 Independent Living Units (ILU’s) Thornlands, Qld
Client: RSL Care
Project Duration 30 Weeks
Original Contract Value: $7.04M
Final Contract Value: $7.41M
Stage 3 was a follow on from Stages 1 & 2. Stage 4 looking to commence construction in January 2010.