Development phase

The development phase of any property often encounters complications – and therefore, risk. This can result from multiple parties being involved, and the common use of the ‘Design and Construct’ building contract form in Australia.

To ensure successful development, we provide investors, developers, financiers and their advisors with reporting around cost and risk from inception through to the Defects Liability Period, typically 12 months after construction completion.

Our Quantity Surveying team provides cost planning advice, Independent Design Cost Engineering reviews, Project Monitoring during construction and Defects Liability Reviews post construction completion.

On completion, our Registered Tax Agents prepare Tax Depreciation Assessments which provide tax benefits associated with development costs.

Our cost and risk advice gives our clients confidence to make informed decisions throughout the development phase.

Giving investors, developers and financiers a clear understanding of the costs and risk probability associated with new investments.
Handling contracts and reporting from inception through to the Defects Liability Period, often 12 months after completion of construction.
Guiding clients through asset management complexities with expert advice to extend asset lifespan, reduce costs, and maximise capital savings.
Helping clients maximise the potential of commercial assets through improvements.
We’ll help you prepare your commercial assets for sale through our Independent and trustworthy Technical Due Diligence reporting.

Napier & Blakeley services at Development

  • Cost Planning / Estimates, Bills of Quantities
  • Tender Interviews, Advice and Evaluation
  • Financier’s Initial Reporting and Drawdown Recommendations
  • Progress Claims Assessment and Certification
  • Variation Assessments
  • Superintendent Services
  • Upfront Embodied Carbon Assessment
  • Independent Certifier
  • Infrastructure Cost Management
  • Reinstatement Cost Assessment
  • Climate Risk Historical
  • Climate Risk Future / Climate Resilience
  • NABERS/BEEC Review (Energy and Water)
  • Sustainability Review
  • Electrification Roadmap
  • Net Zero Roadmap
  • Flood Reviews
  • Independent Design Review
  • Detailed Tax Depreciation Schedules
  • Indicative Tax Depreciation Assessments before purchase
  • Detailed Asset Registers
  • Sale and Leasebank Assessments
  • Write-off Assessments for Demolished Assets
  • Technical Due Diligence / CAPEX Forecast (Purchaser)
  • Building Defects Reporting (new builds)
  • Development / Project Monitoring
  • Facilities Management Review / Investor Due Diligence / Design reviews for Funds Throughs
  • Opex Reviews
  • Property Condition Assessments
  • Land Transaction Technical Due Diligence
  • Environmental and Hazardous Materials Assessment
  • Regulatory Compliance Reports, BCA OHS/WHS, ESM
  • Town Planning Reviews
  • Land and Lease Surveys
  • Landlord and Tenant Dilapidations

We’re regulated by RICS

Regulation under the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors means we adhere to stringent requirements around professional ethics, anti-discrimination, diversity and inclusion.

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