Sarahana Construction: Elderly Village Construction Project Report

This report, prepared by Sarahana Construction Company for the Elderly Village Construction Project near Adam Street, Victoria, provides a comprehensive analysis of the project's stages 6 and 7. It includes a detailed examination of the site conditions, building parameters, project legislation, and tender documentation. The report outlines procurement strategies, approval requirements, and the roles of various stakeholders, including the building surveyor, builder, and project manager. It also covers design responses, safety considerations, and environmental and heritage considerations. The report concludes with a discussion of risks, references, and appendices, offering a complete overview of the project from documentation to construction, with a focus on legal considerations and stakeholder services, and adhering to Victorian state building regulations.

Elderly Village Construction Project 1
Elderly Village Construction Project
Conducted by:
SARAHANA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
SRM750
ASSIGNMENT 2
TRIMESTER 1, 2018
Student Name
Chekuri, Eswar Varma
Godavarthi, Adithya
Kondreddy, Satya Sai Lohith
Kundanamadugu, Sai Chandrasekhar
Course Name and Code: Built Environment Professional Practice (SRM750)
Date:

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Client: Antony Clifford
203 Munibung Rd,
Cardiff NSW 2033, VICTORIA
Dear Sir,
PROGRESS REPORT
PROPOSED ELDERLY VILLAGE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT OF PHASE 6 & 7
NEAR ADAM STREET
This report is to give a progressive analysis on the various activities which the Sarahana
Construction Company would proposed for stage, (6 & 7) in line with the proposed Elderly
village constructions project. In essence, this report is submitted with reference to all previous
sections which have been submitted on sections such as (1,2,3,4 &5) respectively. All the
analysis in this reported are presented with respect to the documentation approval acts and the
overall Architect instructions at this phase. Moreover, this report aims at establishing all the
necessary approaches and consultations which need to be considered and reworked on in order to
enable the commencement of proposed Elderly village construction project. Thus, this report will
cover the following sections with reference to the overall documentation;
 Detailed cross-examination of the existing and current site condition
 All the parameters associated with the current as well as the proposed building
 All the required project legislation
 Tender documentation
Kindly note that the Sarahana Construction Company has worked and established all the
documentations which are required to take this project from this level to the next stage. Any
required as well as relevant information and documentations have been for perusal. Therefore,
we are humbled to present this document and we are quite sure that it will give you an overview
and in-depth understanding on how to start the proposed construction project. Kindly, do not
hesitate to contact as on any inquiry and query.
Yours Faithfully
Sarahana Construction Company

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Contents
Executive Summary.........................................................................................................................4
Company Summary.........................................................................................................................5
Company History.........................................................................................................................5
Mission Statement.......................................................................................................................5
Company Objectives and Goals...................................................................................................5
Company Services.......................................................................................................................5
Principal Activities......................................................................................................................6
Directors......................................................................................................................................6
Organization Structure.................................................................................................................6
Project Brief.....................................................................................................................................8
Site Details...................................................................................................................................8
Site Location................................................................................................................................8
Site Neighborhood.......................................................................................................................9
Site Zoning...................................................................................................................................9
Site Overlays................................................................................................................................9
Procurement Strategies..................................................................................................................10
Approvals, Licenses and Permits Requirements before Construction.......................................10
Building Approval Certificate...............................................................................................10
Licensed Building Surveyor......................................................................................................11
Licensed Builder....................................................................................................................11
Fee Payment...........................................................................................................................11
Plumbing Approval................................................................................................................12
Documentation for Supporting Drawings..................................................................................12
Building Surveyor Roles in the Project.....................................................................................12

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Builder.......................................................................................................................................13
Procurement Methods................................................................................................................13
Traditional Method................................................................................................................13
Non-Traditional Procurement Method..................................................................................14
Appropriate Procurement Method.........................................................................................15
Recommendation Reason......................................................................................................15
Development Approval..................................................................................................................16
Design Response........................................................................................................................17
Accommodating Space and Unit...........................................................................................17
Surrounding Outlook.............................................................................................................18
Safety Considerations............................................................................................................18
Common Objectives and Property.........................................................................................19
Facilities and Onsite Amenities.............................................................................................19
Environmental Criteria and Heritage Considerations................................................................19
Heritage Criteria....................................................................................................................20
State-based Strategic Plans........................................................................................................21
Graphical Analysis.................................................................................................................21
Site Coverage.........................................................................................................................22
Construction Procurement.............................................................................................................23
Construction Procurement Recommendation Form..................................................................23
Lump Sum.................................................................................................................................24
Construction Managers..........................................................................................................25
Project Manager.....................................................................................................................25
Architect................................................................................................................................26
Contractor..............................................................................................................................26

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Client......................................................................................................................................26
Building Surveyor..................................................................................................................27
Risks to the Members................................................................................................................27
Architect................................................................................................................................27
Contractor..............................................................................................................................27
Construction Manager...........................................................................................................28
Client......................................................................................................................................28
Project Manager.....................................................................................................................28
Building Surveyor..................................................................................................................28
References......................................................................................................................................29
Appendices....................................................................................................................................33

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Executive Summary
This report mainly outlines and appraises all the developmental stages which are required in the
implementation of Elderly Village construction project proposal. The project is to be carried out
near Adam Street, Victoria by Sarahana Construction Company. All the considerations which
should taken into account;
 Appraising all the documentation steps taken when developing the approval
 Selecting a appropriate and viable procurement method to be used in the construction
proposal
Furthermore, the project construction stages such as the initiation, construction and completion
phases can also be in evaluating the entire process from the documentation level to the overall
detailed and design analysis. Moreover, this study also focuses on establishing all the legal
considerations and implications as well as their applications which need to be considered and
apply in this project. Subsequently, the stakeholders’ services and considerations in the pre-
construction stage is also procured and evaluated in this report. The report mainly prepared with
references to all the code and principles which regulates the construction processes in Victorian
State alongside the building regulations.

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Company Summary
Company History
The Sarahana Construction Company developed in 2010, and this was under the
partnership between the way blotch Construction Company and Shrine architects. There are
specific factors which led to the formation of the company. For instance, the desire to raise the
profit margin by providing construction and design services in a variety of packages being the
primary activity and heritage. For many years the company has offered commercial
infrastructure and residential services in many geographical regions such as Australia. The
services that were provided by the company included the design and construction services,
building and construction services and project management services and they achieved the
provision of the above services using technical expertise and advanced skills. However, the firm
currently deals with the design and constructs the system, and it also shares the different
workloads among the partners.
Mission Statement
The mission of the company is to offer different customers with high-value construction
services through building a strong partnership in the course of the delivery process. It is the duty
of the firm to services to the clients, and this will involve ensuring that the quality of work done
and services delivery extends beyond their expectations daily.
Company Objectives and Goals
The primary objective of the company is to make a massive contribution to every aspect of
infrastructure delivery and project in the modern construction. The other objectives include;
 To Supervise and monitor totally the whole construction process
 To treat all the project feature using the same range of commitment
 To channel and allocate the company’s services effectively
 To diversify the company’s expertise
Company Services
The company offers services in design and construction, and this is in the form of;
 Construction

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 Permits and zoning applications
 Feasibility studies
 Finance and management
 Preliminary design studies
Principal Activities
The principal activity is a general construction that is design and construction, and it includes
refurbishment and renovation works as shown in the table below.
Licensed Builders
Licensing Code GBS
Description General Construction and
Formworks
Directors
 Chekuri, Eswar Varma
 Godavarthi, Adithya
 Kondreddy, Satya Sai Lohith
 Kundanamadugu, Sai Chandrasekhar
The total number of staff as at January 2018 was about 100
Organization Structure
The company has four departments and is headed by four principal partners with diverse
professionalism and expertise since it is a partnership business. Every department has a team of
employees who help in running the operations through finance, management, construction and
design documentation. The various directors and their roles mainly summarized as shown in the
below

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Project Brief
The project entails the establishment of elderly people's village. The whole report includes
the finalization of stages 6 and 7 of the project. Also, it outlines all the processes to enable the
whole project to begin. The project brief covers a variety of details and information of the site
and also information about the client.
Site Details
The information on the details of the site provided in the site below is based on a report from
services.land.vic.gov.au, 2018).
Figure showing Site Information
Site Location
The site is located at approximately 0.7km east of the Prince highway. It is surrounded by
Broughton Street, and it is sited within the local government region of the Geelong city council.
Site Conditions

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The site has been developed partially that is phase 1-6, and it has several services such as
electricity and portable water.
Site Neighborhood
The surrounding of the site contains a mixture of a variety of building types and sizes
each with a maximum height of 7m. The influence based on architectural design is due to the
many surrounding buildings which are residential constructed with timber and bricks. Also, the
buildings have pockets of green spaces distributed across the streetscape.
Site Zoning
The site is located within the general residential zone, and this is in regards to the Greater
Geelong city council. The site zoning mainly summarized as shown in the table below
Site Overlays
The site is surrounded by an overlay, and hence it will require the development proposed to
attain specific building and design standards. However, the site will be impacted greatly by a
heritage overlay even though it is next to zone falls within the Victorian heritage overlays.

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Procurement Strategies
The analysis on section this mainly focuses on the procurement strategies for this organization.
In fact, the intra-team gives imminent articulations on the different elements as far as the
procurement and the potential permit requirements are concerned in the process as a whole
(Love, et al, 2011, p. 317). The sections on the requirement aspects and strategies are therefore,
discussed in the details as follows
Approvals, Licenses and Permits Requirements before Construction
Before the commencement of this elderly village construction project; it is important that
the following parameters be considered as far as the approvals, licenses as well as permits for the
whole site work are concerned (Leśniak, and Zima, 2013, p. 315)
Building Approval Certificate
First and foremost, building approval is not only an important document in the construction
but also an essential parameter which is used to determine whether or not the building meets the
building and constructions laws (Karlsson,Wennström and Enocksson, 2012). Moreover,
building approval is only given out, once the developmental approval has been issued in line
with construction proposal. Some of the building approval documents include;
Construction Certificate
Include all the certificates which are issued as a go-ahead for the construction process to
commence.
Completion
Issued once the overall project has come to completion and this is what gives the client and the
occupant the go-ahead to start using the building.
As Built Plans
The certificate issued to show and verify that the construction be done as per the architectural
plans and provision.