Remedial projects are where bodies corporate are most exposed: six- and seven-figure contracts, technical scopes, and a committee of volunteers across the table from a professional contractor. An independent superintendent levels that table.
Without one, the contractor’s claims are effectively self-assessed, variations become negotiations the committee is not equipped to have, and the owners carry the risk. A superintendent gives the scheme professional contract administration, a defensible paper trail, and one experienced voice whose only interest is the contract being performed properly.
We complement — not replace — your strata manager, remedial engineer and body corporate lawyer. Each has a lane; ours is the building contract and the money that moves under it.
Over 25 years of client-side project management on complex buildings, including multi-storey residential — brought to the scale and governance realities of strata schemes.
Talk to us before you sign the contract: call 07 5535 7958 or send an enquiry. Early involvement — at tender or contract negotiation — is where the most value is added.
Related services: Superintendent Services · Contract Administration · Building Contract & Tender Review · Client-Side Project Management
Because without one, the contractor’s claims are effectively self-assessed. Remedial contracts are commonly six or seven figures, technically complex, and administered by a volunteer committee facing a professional contractor. An independent superintendent certifies what has actually been done, tests variations on their merits, and gives the scheme a defensible paper trail.
The remedial engineer owns the technical scope — diagnosis, specification and inspections. The superintendent owns the contract and the money that moves under it — claims, variations, extensions of time, directions and certificates. They work together; one does not replace the other.
Generally no. Administering a building contract is building work under Queensland law and requires the appropriate QBCC licence, and it sits outside most strata management agreements and professional indemnity cover. Strata managers coordinate; the building contract needs a construction professional.
Typically a fixed lump sum of around 3–7% of the contract value, drawn down monthly across the project — quoted upfront so the committee can budget it in the special levy alongside the works. On most schemes the certification discipline alone recovers more than the fee.
Before the remedial contract is signed — ideally at tender stage. Reviewing the contract terms, programme and payment schedule before award is where the most protection is added; appointing after problems emerge still helps, but some rights may already be compromised.