BUILDING CODE COMPLIANCE & APPROVALS CONSULTANTS (SYDNEY)

CONFUSED BY THE NCC/BCA PLANNING & BUILDING APPROVALS PROCESS? WE CUT THROUGH COUNCIL'S AND CERTIFIER'S RED TAPE

Strata Managers

Residential

Commerical

Industrial

Industry Professional

COUNCIL FIRE ORDER MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS (SYDNEY)
HAVE YOU BEEN SERVED WITH A COUNCIL FIRE ORDER? WE CAN HELP YOU OVERCOME & COMPLY

All Fire Orders

Fire Notices & Corrective action letters

Residential & Strata

Commerical & Industrial

Building Code & Fire Safety
Management Consultancy (Sydney)

Strata Specialists

INDEPENDENT APPROVALS
Management & ADVISOR

FAST TRACK YOUR
APPROVALS + APPLICATIONS

Making complicated processes manageable

Our unique construction project management & building surveying background (as former private and Council building certifiers) enables us to focus on making the complex BCA building approvals and development process a seamless one for our customers.

We believe that “once you understand the steps in the process and know what each party needs, you can proceed with confidence and ease”

council Fire Order Management

FIRE Upgrade Management

We manage fire order compliance from end to end, handling all liaison with council, management throughout the project, and then closeout.

Overseeing the entire fire order design, construction and compliance process
Managing the fire works design process
Fire related tender and quoting process (including vetting subcontractors, builders, consultants)
Building contract execution management (before work starts)
Construction management during upgrade building works
Management of final inspection and certification with council

We specialise in the management of fire order compliance for strata (residential & commercial) clients.

Check out some of our PrOjects

Commercial

422 Sussex St Haymarket, Chinatown, Sydney

Fire order upgrade works to existing multi-level commercial building

(For: Raymond Wu – Building Owner)

Residential / Commercial (Mixed Use)

126 Ramsgate Ave North Bondi, Sydney

Fire safety upgrade to existing café and residential flat building

(For: Conti Strata Management c/- the Owners Corporation)

Residential / Commercial (Mixed Use)

805-813 Anzac Parade Mourabra, Sydney

Project management of fire order issued to owners corporation, due to the Annual Fire Safety Statement (AFSS) that could not be signed off by the incumbent fire safety assessor.

(For: Owners Corporation c/- Precise Property)

Mixed Use (Other)

6 Grange Road Leumeah, Sydney

(For: Silo Storage Sales and Marketing Pty Ltd)

Project Mgmt & Coordination - change of use of 10,000m2 + building from existing Council approved bulky goods to mixed use (storage, childcare, café, health services, carparking, office spaces)

Residential / Commercial (Mixed Use)

126 Ramsgate Ave North Bondi, Sydney

(For: Conti Strata Management c/- the Owners Corporation)

Fire safety upgrade to existing café and residential flat building

Residential / Commercial (Mixed Use)

805-813 Anzac Parade Mourabra, Sydney

(For: Owners Corporation c/- Precise Property)

Project management of fire order issued to owners corporation, due to the Annual Fire Safety Statement (AFSS) that could not be signed off by the incumbent fire safety assessor.

About our Services

Vision & Inspiration

BCA / NCC & Fire Safety compliance & Approvals Management ConsultanTs (Sydney)

Development & Building Approvals Management

We can expedite the Building and Development Certification / Approvals application process for you. This includes:

Development Approvals (DA)

Construction Certificates (CC)

Complying Development Certificates (CDC)

Occupation Certificates (OC)

Building Information Certificates (BIC)

Strata Certificates (SC)

Subdivision Works Certificates (SWC)

Council Regulatory & Compliance Management

We specialise in analysing, advising and managing projects to overcome complex issues and achieve compliance. This include works related to:

Annual Fire Safety Statements (AFSS)

Unauthorised building works

Building without permission

Council notices and orders

Retrospective Council DA & BIC

Council issued Corrective Action Letters (CAL)

Fire Order Management

We manage fire order upgrade and compliance projects, that include the following phases:

Oversee specialised contractors to carry out fire safety audits

Identifying fire safety measure compliance gaps, leading to scope of works

Fire Safety Engineering and Strategy

Manage the design process and liaise with council

Preparation and evaluation of quotes or tenders, and selection of contractors

Preparation of building contracts and overseeing execution

End to end contract management

End to end construction project management

Prepare final documentation for council final inspection and close out

Are you a Strata or Building manager ?

WE ASSIST STRATA & BUILDINGS MANAGERS WITH:

Managing Fire Safety Orders & Upgrades

Annual Fire Safety Statements (AFSS) compliance resolution

Managing Orders & Notices and orders issued by Council

Building upgrades e.g. refurbishments

Managing Development Approvals

Managing Constructions Certificates

Managing Occupation Certificates

Managing Building Information Certificates

1300 928 863

David Watt

- Founder / Director

25+ years of witnessing various project stakeholders’ struggle through the development and building approvals maze caused by the lack of understanding of the complex process - motivated David to open his own business and pioneer a new service offering, the first of its kind in Australia.

Since opening, Watt Next Management has successfully offered a distinctive range of consulting services across Australia, specialising in managing and expediting the Building, Development and Strata Certification processes.

David’s success lies within his unique forte to foresee risks and resolve issues in the application process across all asset classes due to his background as a former council / private Building Certifier (A1 unrestricted level) and Project / Development Manager for Australia’s largest residential high rise builder / developer (Meriton Apartments).

His project management experience includes the entire development cycle (design management, procurement, approvals, contract administration, delivery and handover) of large scale multi-unit high rise residential / serviced apartments up to $250 million.

In addition he has acted as an in-house Building Code of Australia specialist at Meriton Apartments and project managed upgrades and refurbishments of large commercial buildings on behalf of Blue Chip clients.

For 7 years he also shared his knowledge and passion for the industry with the next generation, as a lecturer for High Rise Construction at the University of Technology, Sydney.

WHY CHOOSE WATT NEXT?

Strata Specialists

We co-ordinate, manage and work with all strata project stakeholders,including; Strata Committee members, Owners Corporations, Strata Managers, Strata Contractors, Council Officers, Specialist Consultants

Fire Order Management

We manage fire order compliance for clients in a diverse range of industry segments. We can help if your local council has served your building with a corrective action letter or notice, or a fire order.

BCA Industry Experience

25+ years experience within council, building certification and project & development management.

We Speak Your Language

Our experience enables us to act as an interpreter / negotiator between all parties. We understand the needs of every side of the fence.

Simplicity and Ease

We focus on making the complex building approvals and development proposal a seamless one for our customers.

Compliance & Approvals Guidance

We can guide you through the process at different project stages and milestones, or partially manage / completely on your behalf.

What Our Clients Are Saying

James, Residential Flat Building Owner, Bondi Beach / Waverley Council

Finding the optimal path to comply with council fire order (Waverley Council) quickly and for much less the was originally feared.

MELISSA CHAPMAN, BRONTE PHYSIO

Obtaining Occupation Certificate (OC) for commercial premises requiring a change of use DA (with no required building works).
www.brontephysio.com.au

PATRICK THOMSON, SORTED PROJECTS
(Builder, Building Practitioner)

Residential Strata Apartment Block (Class 2 building) - NSW Planning Portal issues & obtained modified Complying Development Certificate & Occupation Certificate (CDC & OC).
www.sortedprojects.com.au

SERENA AGIUS, AGIUS DESIGN & INTERIORS
(Architect Reg NSW 5361, Registered Architectural Design Practitioner DEP 0004319)

Alterations to a Residential Unit (Class 2), Strata complex: NSW Planning Portal Issues & seeking Occupation Certificate (OC).
www.acolourid.com.au

RONNIE ELIAS, STRATA COMMITTEE MEMBER & OWNER

Problems with Council Annual Fire Safety (AFSS) & Fire Engineering leading to CDC approval and subsequent building works

MARK, CAFE OWNER

Unauthorised building works after obtaining a DA. Subsequent BIC (Building Information Certificate application to council) for retrospective permission.

RAYMOND, BUILDING OWNER

Council (Fire Order) matter with a commercial building

TEA, HOME OWNER

Residential duplex (Class 2 building) - Obtaining modified DA (S4.55)

I highly recommend David Watt from Watt Next Management who we employed to oversee and manage the Fire Order on our residential building of nine units in Kensington, NSW. David's expertise saved us tens of thousands of dollars as he was able to get the right specialists to propose cost saving solutions unique to our building, in response to the Council's requirements. David followed up on tradespeople and ensured their work was compliant. David also protected us from companies that did not offer insurance to cover their works, so our building will be protected in the future should any issues arise. I would recommend David's services without hesitation, as he ensured this long term project spanning three years stayed on track, and the costs were evenly distributed over those years so we could afford it without financial stress.

- Nicole Doria, Unit owner