PAC Process

• The pre-construction process is a collaborative approach between Coy's Constructions and your design during the pre-construction phase.
• Coy's Constructions provides an independent, separate service that will prepare you for the construction phase and have the absolute best project possible delivered for your budget.
• There are three main focus areas during this pre-construction phase:
  • We work with you and your designer to ensure your dream design can be delivered within your budget.
  • ‘Buildability’ – we ensure that your project can be built efficiently, in accordance with building regulations and avoid construction obstacles onsite.
  • Cost Analysis – we provide breakdowns of cost in particular areas to allow you to make educated decisions about inclusions and exclusions, and elements which could blow your budget.
• What happens during this process?
• We work closely with your chosen designer to take your home from concept to build. With all the design documents in place, your chosen builder can provide a detailed scope of work, construction timeline and cost analysis.
• The process includes a number of services including but not limited to:
  • Existing property inspections
  • Design consultations
  • Project Proposal
• Coy's Constructions will be a personalised, open and honest resource that will give you the confidence and certainty to take your project from concept to completion with exceptional building standards, on time and within budgets

• A preliminary estimate based on your initial design, current prices and past experience.
• Post estimate discussion to run through your final quote in detail.
• A final itemised quote, based on your final design once all drawings are received.
• Up to 3 x 60-minute meetings to discuss plans, specifications, address concerns.
• Up to 3 x 60-minute meetings with your Architect/designer/draftsperson to discuss the buildability of the project. - Up to 4 x Supplier visits with a Coys employee if needed.
• Professional advice on all aspects of the build saving you time and money.
• Full joinery design including floorplans and up to 3 x revisions.
• A walk through of a current or completed project by Coy’s Constructions.

Optional:

• A 30min or 1 hour visit to Big plans in Melbourne to view a 1:1 scale plan of your dream home.
• 3D renderings of your plan including a virtual ‘Walkthrough’ and renders of framework addressing any design faults. For example, roofing layout or engineering oversights, saving you time and money later in the process.

If you chose to continue with Coys Constructions as your chosen builder, you can enjoy:

• Access to our online portal giving you daily updated progress and photos.
• Confidence that you’re working with qualified professionals in both the Coys carpentry team and our suppliers and associated tradespeople.
• Coy’s commitment to sustainability in both our building methods and our office working more and more towards paperless solutions everyday.
• The opportunity to partake in our maintenance service to keep your home looking new for years to come and the peace of mind of an extended warranty with Coys Maintenance services.

At our current workload, we anticipate being able to provide a full building quote within 2 to 3 weeks after receiving all the necessary documentation from you.

Items that may not be included in the contract are asbestos removal, demolition of existing home (unless specified otherwise) landscaping or fencing, retaining walls, driveways and paths, soil removal from site as a result from excavation, power and gas disconnection and reconnection to property. However, all of these items can be added to the contract if you wish, and additional costs will be discussed and agree upon during the contract process.

The total cost of the contract is $6,500 including GST. We ask for a $650 including GST deposit when signing with the balance due when the first meeting is booked.

Based on previous clients’ experience, generally clients will have 1 to 3 meetings included in the PAC (Pre-Construction) contract. After the 1 to 3 meetings, if further meetings are required, we can come to an agreement on additional fees.

The 4 included supplier visits can be any combination you like, such as 2 joinery visits and 2 plumbing visits, or any other combination. If you require additional visits beyond the 4 included visits, we can arrange them free of charge.

No, if you have one then great! If not, don’t stress, we will include standard builders items and discuss and alter this with you throughout this process.

No, the “full building estimate” refers to a detailed estimate of the total cost of the project, which we have not provided yet. The ballpark figure provided was to ensure your budget aligns with the plans, but it is not the same as the “full building estimate”.

Yes, a HIA (Housing Industry Association) contract can be used without a HIA membership. As a registered builder, we can use a HIA contract, but for our PAC process, we prefer to use a New Home Master Builders Contract for the building contract.

Your designer/architect will develop the working drawings, which will include floorplans and elevations.

Your designer/architect should include details such as lighting and powerpoints in the working drawings as part of the design package. However, if this is not the case, our electrician can create a lighting and power schedule for you at an additional charge of $200+GST.

There are certain owner-supplied items that we allow in the contract without any additional fee. However, there are some items we prefer you not to supply for the reasons of the flow of schedule and keeping the job on time and budget. Kindly provide us a list of the items that you would like to supply and we can discuss this in our PAC meetings.

The PAC costs of $6,500 (inc GST) are paid up front, however if you were to withdraw after the initial quote was provided, we would charge a minimum fee of $3,250 (Inc GST), which is derived from our costs incurred for our estimator (16-20 hours), Tom's time & other administrative costs. We would refund costs past this time on a pro-rata basis.

Yes, we have Certificate of Builders Insurance - Contract Works & Public Liability, and Workcover Insurance Certificate of Currency