Construction Planning: Proposed Low Cost Boarding Houses in Newcastle, NSW

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CONSTRUCTION PLANNING: PROPOSED LOW COST BOARDING HOUSES IN
NEWCASTLE, NSW
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction.......................................................................................................................................3
2. Project Scope......................................................................................................................................4
3. Project Objectives..............................................................................................................................4
4. Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).................................................................................................5
5. Conclusion..........................................................................................................................................9
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1. Introduction
The state government of New South Wales (NSW) recently enacted the State Environmental
Planning Policy (Affordable Rental Housing) 2009, which requires the state to provide or put in
place strategies that will promote provision of low cost rental accommodation (boarding houses)
near major employment areas. One of the strategies that the NSW state government is using to
attract private investors to maintain, upgrade or develop low cost boarding houses in these areas
is to provide land tax exemptions, grants and financial assistance for existing and new projects.
A developer has already identified a potential site in the City of Newcastle where he can
build affordable boarding houses in accordance with the recently passed law. The developer has
consulted relevant state and local government authorities and already drawn plans by following
the requirements of affordable rental housing policy. The requirements include: layout of the
boarding units, specific rooms in each unit, number of floors, services, facilities and parking
areas, among others. The developer has by this time submitted a development application (DA)
to the council. The proposed three storey property comprises of the following elements: 27
boarding house units, three studios (with separate bedroom) and a small commercial/retail space
distributed on the three levels (ground floor, first floor and second floor); a kitchen, laundry,
drying areas and a common recreation room located on the upper-ground floor; seven car spaces
for off-street visitor parking and bike storing facilities for tenants on the ground floor.
Completion of the project is expected not to take more than two years and the total cost should
be realistic.
The purpose of this report is to prepare a tender construction program for the proposed
boarding house project, specifically the work breakdown structure (WBS). The WBS should