Astutus - Property Development & Infrastructure Consultants
Astutus Civil Engineering
Draw on our years of experience to design your civil infrastructure and provide economical and practical outcomes for your development or infrastructure project.
Astutus Civil Engineering utilizes leading edge software to prepare designs and provide accurate quantities for preparing estimates and tender documentation, ensuring that construction time and materials costs are minimised.
Our knowledge of council and authority processes and expectations combined with our practical knowledge of construction techniques and standards ensure that we succeed in obtaining any necessary approvals in a minimal time frame.
Our success is built upon our commitment to communicate with all project stakeholders – particularly our client, councils, authorities, financiers and other consultant team members.
Astutus Civil Engineering services extend across the infrastructure and property development industries providing design and expert advice to individuals, property developers, private businesses, corporate bodies, councils, authorities, financiers and aid agencies.
Whether your project be a property redevelopment, infrastructure construction or renewal, rural, urban or commercial land subdivision, we can assist you with the following services:
- Civil Engineering Design
- Construction Works / Contract Management
- Liaison with Stakeholders and Facilitation of Approvals
- Expert Advice and Reporting. Economical
Civil Engineering Design
- Urban and rural road design ( widening, intersections, services relocation)
- Earthworks design
- Car park and hard stand area design
- Sewer and water main reticulation design
- Drainage engineering and design incorporating water sensitive urban design
- Stormwater detention system / retarding basin design
- Foot and cycle path design
- Services relocation
- Technical specifications
- Drainage system analysis
- Extractive Industry Licence applications and work plans
Construction Works / Contract Management
- Preparation of tender and contract documentation including schedules and specifications
- Construction / contractual advice
- Construction surveillance / field audits
- Quantities and schedules
- Performing superintendent’s role
- Tender and contract management
Liaison with Stakeholders and Facilitation of Approvals
- Liaison with authorities to facilitate approval of proposed developments
- Stakeholder consultation and negotiation
- Electrical, gas and telecommunications coordination
- Reporting and certification to project stakeholders
- Financier certification and reporting
Expert Advice and Reporting
- Provision of civil engineering expertise to assist with strategic and statutory planning processes
- Presentation of expert evidence to VCAT and panel hearings
- Servicing advice for developments including services master planning and conceptual design
- Preparation of servicing and drainage strategy reports
- Peer and critical review of expert reports
- Development of site environmental management plans
- Preliminary and detailed cost estimates
