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A sensible order for a first Auckland residential project
Use this pathway to understand the order of decisions and records. A real project will loop between stages as new information arrives, but purchase, design, insurance, consent, procurement and construction decisions should not be based on hidden assumptions.
Choose your path
I am developing property
Start with site strategy, opportunity screening, feasibility, due diligence, planning, professional advice and consent.
Open the development path →Choose your path
I am managing construction
Control project setup, procurement, programme, site work, inspections, defects, CCC, handover and warranties.
Open the construction path →Choose your path
I am developing and managing the build
Connect feasibility and approvals to procurement, site delivery, evidence, cost, programme and exit decisions.
Open the integrated path →Working away from site?
The remote project-management layer adds an on-site representative, evidence rules, WhatsApp review, formal records, hold points and site-visit triggers to any of the three pathways.
Open remote PM controlsSearch the resource
Find the term, task, document or problem in front of you
Find a site
Define the strategy, search area, target product, available equity and screening rules before falling in love with a property.
Open the next guideCheck feasibility
Test land, yield, revenue, consultants, council, construction, finance, insurance, contingency and downside assumptions.
Open the next guideReview title, LIM, property file and planning
Separate verified site facts from assumptions and keep a due-diligence action list with owners and decision dates.
Open the next guideGet professional advice
Brief the planner, surveyor, architect, engineers, QS, lawyer, accountant, lender, valuer and other specialists needed for the site.
Open the next guideGet insurance
Allocate responsibility in the contracts, prepare the underwriting information and confirm cover in writing before works start.
Open the next guideApply for consent
Coordinate resource consent, engineering approvals, Watercare and building consent requirements for the actual proposal.
Open the next guideGet quotes
Issue consistent scope and documents, compare inclusions and exclusions, check credentials and record approvals.
Open the next guideManage construction
Control programme, tasks, documents, trades, safety, quality, RFIs, variations, costs and daily records.
Open the next guideTrack inspections
Plan hold points, confirm readiness, save results and close failed items before work is covered.
Open the next guideClose out, hand over and manage defects
Collect CCC evidence, producer statements, certificates, as-builts, warranties, manuals, keys and closed defects.
Open the next guideSet up the project controls once
Open the Full Project Checklist for the lifecycle, the Quote Register for procurement, Forms & Documents for controlled records, and the Project Workspace for tasks, cost, people, inspections, defects and close-out.
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BuildPath NZ is an educational guide and project-management resource only. It does not replace advice from Auckland Council, a planner, architect, engineer, surveyor, quantity surveyor, lawyer, accountant, lender, insurer, insurance broker, WorkSafe, Watercare, utility provider, building consent authority or other qualified professional.
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