Following the completion of the Working Drawings phase, you may wish to continue employing our services to ensure that the building is built in accordance with the contractual docmentation.

Our Project Management service is designed to ensure that the contractor builds the building as has been developed throughout the design process, whilst also encouraging the builder to finish the project below budget.

The Project Management phase is an important quality control aspect of building a design, and having one of our architects acting as your agent will ensure that the end result is a high quality building.

Basically we negotiate an upper limit guarantee price for the project with a builder often sought through a tender process.  Generally it is a lump sum contract with a special condition of transparency so all invoices can be visible, documented and monitored by the practice. Ecotect-Architects has devised its own special conditions to suit this type of contract.  Often a bonus system is engaged to reward the builder for saving money back from the upper limit guarantee.

From experience with the project management approach over many years we have found this system delivers better value for money for the client.  There is more control of decisions during the building process.  It tends to improve quality without any cost penalty.

The key to this process is the standard tender process remaining setting an upper limit guarantee with transparency provisions being written into special lump sum contract conditions.  This approach is particularly attractive when non-profit community groups are involved and financing is very tight.

• 1979, Rugby Club facilities at Hilton Reserve for the City of Fremantle
• 1992,  Scout Hall for City of South Perth
• 1998- 2000,  Piney Lakes environmental education centre, City of Melville

It usually costs about 3% - 4% of construction costs, plus bookkeeping fees, to track and comprehensively control a project.  The scale and scope will define the appropriate fee.

Interested in this service? Why not contact us for information on how we can work with you.