Our Services

Our STAR PMCA project management team guide our clients’ commercial construction projects from initial project concept, through to delivery of the finished, built product.

We work on both private and publicly funded construction development projects throughout Australia, with offices in Brisbane and Sydney.

Our team of STAR PMs offers project management, contract administration, procurement management, cost management and asset management services across the full project lifecycle. We can help guide your way on your next project from end-to-end, or can assist in delivering specific areas of support to your team.

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Project 
Strategic 
Planning

  • Feasibility assessments.
  • Assistance with business case planning and documentation for approval.
  • Due diligence for development site investigations.

Governance
Frameworks
Planning

  • Establishment of tailored project governance frameworks for delivery.
  • Documented project plans. Together we map out your project journey.
  • Collaborating on a tailored project charter, capturing the vision, mission and objectives of your project development outcome.

Project 
Management

  • Implementing project lifecycle governance.
  • Day-to-day management of project opportunities, issues and legislative requirements, and mitigation of risks.
  • Managing the hard conversations needed to make sure your project stays on track.
  • Management of, and communication with, all stakeholders and the project team including consultants, contractors and all third parties.

Project 
Administration

  • Project administration including budget, time, quality, risk, safety and contract management.
  • Administration of contracting engagements with all project development parties, consultants and contractors.

Cost
Management

  • Budget and cost planning for feasibility assessments, business cases and initial project planning.
  • Management of the contracted budget, budget contingency, planned costs, CAPEX use and OPEX forecasting throughout construction.
  • Value Management and Value Engineering.
  • Budget, commitment and expenditure forecasting and tracking for the project development lifecycle.

Project 
Procurement

  • Leading and managing the project tendering process including writing tenders, probity management, and tender panel management.
  • Development and agreement of contract requirements for services and works for a range of contract methodologies.
  • Managing the contract execution process for consultants and construction contractors.

Contract 
Administration

  • Administration of time and cost claims, and the assessment of progress claims of all parties engaged by the client.
  • Upholding contract obligations of scope and service to the required outcomes of the engagement.

Contract
Superintendency

  • Management and administration of the construction contract as superintendent.
  • Administration of time and cost claims, and assessment of progress claims.
  • Managing closure of the contract at project completion.

Project 
Commissioning

  • Project commissioning of the building, services and all working systems, plant and equipment, including testing and business transition planning.
  • Management of consultants and contractors to complete and certify the commissioning process.
  • Inspections for defect rectification and management of the defect rectification program until defect free.

Project
Completion and
Closure

  • Management of project completion and handover, including finalising as constructed documents and building operational manuals, contract closure, and close of financial commitments.
  • Business transition planning, decanting, information transfer, and facilitation of day one operational commencement inside the completed development.

Lessons 
Learned

  • Undertaking lessons learned and benefit realisation workshops with the client and project management team following project completion.

Project Strategic Planning

  • Feasibility assessments.
  • Assistance with business case planning and documentation for approval.
  • Due diligence for development site investigations.

Governance Frameworks and Planning

  • Establishment of tailored project governance frameworks for delivery.
  • Documented project plans. Together we map out your project journey.
  • Collaborating on a tailored project charter, capturing the vision, mission and objectives of your project development outcome.

Project Management throughout Construction

  • Implementing project lifecycle governance using a project management plan.
  • Day-to-day managment of project opportunities, challenges, risks, issues and legislative requirements throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Look ahead to forsee and mitigate potential issues and risks, and have the hard conversations needed to make sure your project stays on track.
  • Management of stakeholders and the project team including consultants, contractors and all third parties.
  • Communications management with internal and external key stakeholders and decision makers.

Project Administration and Cost Management

  • Project administration including budget, time, quality, risk, safety and contract management.
  • Administration of contracting engagements with all project development parties, consultants and contractors.
  • Budget and cost planning for feasibility assessments, business cases and initial project planning.
  • Management of the contracted budget, budget contingency, planned costs, CAPEX use and OPEX forecasting throughout construction.
  • Value management and value engineering.
  • Budget, commitment and expenditure forecasting and tracking for the project development lifecycle.

Project Procurement

  • Leading and managing the project tendering process on behalf of clients, including writing tenders, probity management, and tenderpanel management.
  • Managing the development and agreement of contract requirements for services and works for a range of contract methodologies.
  • Managing the contract execution process for consultants and construction contractors.

Contract Administration and Superintendency

  • Administration of time and cost claims, and the assessment of progress claims or all parties engaged by the client.
  • Upholding contract obligations of scope and service to the required outcomes of the engagement.
  • Management and administration of the construction contract as superintendent.
  • Managing closure of the contract at project completion.

Project Comissioning

  • Project commissioning of the building, services and all working systems, plant and equipment, including testing and business transition planning.
  • Management of consultants and contractors to complete and certify the commissioning process.
  • Inspections for defect rectification and management of the defect rectification program until defect free.

Project Completion and Closure

  • Management of project completion and handover, including finalising as constructed documents and building operational manuals, contract closure, and close of financial commitments.
  • Business transition planning, decanting, and facilitation of day one operational commencement inside the completed development.
  • Facilitation of information transfer to facilities management, operational cleaning, and maintenance teams.

Lessons Learned

  • Undertaking lessons learned and benefit realisation workshops with the client and project management team following project completion.

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If you’d like to find out more about how we can help guide your way on your next construction project, get in touch with us today.
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Institute of Project Management

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