Hi all,
I am doing 13 lots sub-division. I need someone to tell me what is my first step in constructing a road. My DA is already approved.
I am not being able to find anyone that can actually do the road work for me. Where is my starting point.
Thank you
MY drawings were already done by engineer and submitted to council for approval. They have approved DA. Now shall i still need to talk to engineer or find some construction people to do.
Depending on your location, you will need to submit a Construction Certificate with relevant engineer drawings to a Principle Certifying Authority (Council or other) The person/people/firm that completed your DA drawings I'm assuming a Town planner should be able to recommend a suitable construction company that deals with road construction - failing this your council will have a list of recommended contractors - contract the council officer that approved your plans.
Could you not a quote from the council to do the works for you?
Council (at least mine) subcontracts the work. You'd be paying council to pay someone.
I happen to know a few people working for the companies the council contracts. Council grossly overpays for the jobs. Much cheaper to approach them directly. I did for my driveway.
I've read different. Councils can get it done cheaper rather than private, i'm guessing because it's more lucrative for a company to get constant council contracts?
I guess it depends on the council.
They have lower hourly rates for council but they grossly inflate the number of hours.
As a Civil Engineer, I beg you, leave this one to the professionals. You're only going to make it harder and much, much more expensive.
OP has got professional advice and is looking for professional approach to break ground.
I am a professional. My advice is don't do it yourself, find a civil contractor to do the work.
I think I read it different, I thought OP is trying to look for a civil engineer to oversee the road construction so we are essentially saying the same thing.
this.
There are 142 asphalt & bitumen companies in the Yellow Pages in Sydney. I doubt they are all simultaneously too busy to build a road.
Anyone else thinking that if OP can't arrange a road to be built, the subdivision is probably not going to go well?
Cart before the horse…
Literally cart before the horse. I'm no civil engineer but you need to put the underground utilities in first.
But before you do that you get a surveyor in to peg it out. There is probably other stuff to but I'm no expert.
Literally cart before the horse
No, it is only figurative.
OP was apparently a first home buyer less than 2 years ago, so pretty impressed at the speed he/she has moved along!
Better idea…Amish community. They don't need roads and they'll even do their own barn raisings.
I know you have DA approval , But do you have the operational works approved ? In QLD this is a separate approval.
The DA gives you permission for the development , The operational works approval sets out the design specifications of how the infrastructure must be built, sewer lines , power , telecom , sidewalks , roads , etc….
Professor Brown: "Roads? Where we're going we don't need….roads."
Speak to a civil engineer