What is early contractor involvement?
Early contractor involvement – or ECI – that is delivered by an enabling works contractor can help developers overcome the myriad of challenges they face in today’s challenging construction market.
Between inflationary pressure, tightening project finance, escalating supply costs, competition for skilled labour, increasing regulations, growing sustainability expectations, builders going bust, and historically high builder insolvencies and demand for housing, Australian property developers face a perfect storm.
With potential for any one of these factors to impact project economics and delivery, commercial developers and the broader construction sector must innovate and collaborate to devise solutions. This makes every potential opportunity to reduce costs and risks worthy of consideration.
Developers – even experienced tier one companies – do not realise a specialist enabling works contractor can help them avoid hidden project costs and risks that impact project outcomes.
Developer challenges solved by enabling works contractor
Insufficient time for understanding a project leads to apples with oranges price comparisons.
Inaccurate assessments means insufficient allowance for hazmat removal and variations
Choosing the wrong methodology can mean compliance breaches, site shutdowns, and delays.
Failing to consider all options means the project approach is not even close to optimised.
Without considering the project holistically, there is great potential for risks to be underestimated, or even overlooked.
Failing to collaborate with specialist contractors to capitalise on their smarts means that opportunities to value engineer and optimise works sequencing are missed.
What to expect from an early works contractor
Under an ECI arrangement with an early works contractor, you can expect:
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Improved forecasting
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Fewer project administration headaches and costs
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More accurate estimates for enabling works
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Reduced risk
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Fewer transitions between trades
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Value engineering opportunities
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Reduced likelihood of program overruns.
Early contractor involvement – or ECI – allows for a transparent approach to pricing and delivery of a project’s front end enabling works and demolition. The transparency of a collaborative ECI contract this arrangement provides developers with a more accurate assessment of early stage delivery options, as well as costs and risks.
Struggling to find efficiencies at the front end of your development project? Download the ECI Guide for Developers.
Recent Project Success
Fox Road, Acacia Ridge, QLD
Factory demolition, asbestos removal, and civil earthworks
Recent Project Success
Fox Road, Acacia Ridge, QLD
Factory demolition, asbestos removal, and civil earthworks
Project Showcase
347 LYTTON ROAD
DEMEX was engaged as principal contractor to undertake asbestos removal and demolition of the large cold store warehouse facility in East Brisbane, making way for future redevelopment.
+Learn more about this projectTHURSDAY ISLAND
DEMEX completed asbestos removal and demolition works associated with multiple structures on Thursday Island; a remote location 39 kilometres north of Cape York Peninsula in Queensland.
+Learn more about this projectWHITE’S SHED DECONSTRUCTION
DEMEX was engaged by Ports North to undertake deconstruction of the ageing White’s Shed, an historic sugar handling facility at the port, which had not been in use since the 1960’s.
+Learn more about this projectLEICHHARDT HOTEL
DEMEX was contracted to take over as principal contractor to demolish the Leichhardt Hotel in Rockhampton CBD following a Prohibition Notice issued on the previous contractor by WorkSafe Queensland.
+Learn more about this projectPALM BEACH TO TUGUN M1 UPGRADE
DEMEX was engaged to safely demolish seven bridges in a five kilometre stretch of the Pacific Motorway upgrade project representing Package C of the greater $1.5 billion-dollar Pacific Motorway upgrade project.
+Learn more about this projectST BEES ISLAND
As principal contractor DEMEX was engaged to undertake demolition, asbestos removal, and remediation works to enable restoration to natural bush of the 4.2-hectare parcel of land holding residences, human infrastructure, and 120 years of accumulated waste.
+Learn more about this projectPLANT DISMANTLE & RELOCATION (WA)
DEMEX was engaged as principal contractor to dismantle and relocate a waste processing plant located in an industrial precinct in the outer suburbs of Perth.
+Learn more about this projectLITHGOW SMALL ARMS FACTORY
As part of ongoing redevelopment works at the Lithgow Small Arms Factory, DEMEX was engaged as principal contractor by Thales (Australia) to undertake full and partial demolition of multiple structures and site remediation.
+Learn more about this projectMUL057 MULWALA EXPLOSIVES FACILITY
DEMEX was engaged as a subcontractor by Thales to undertake demolition and asbestos removal works at the Mulwala Explosives Facility in regional New South Wales.Â
+Learn more about this projectQUEENSLAND BUY BACK SCHEME DEMOLITION
DEMEX was engaged as principal contractor to undertake demolition of multiple structures affected by the South East Queensland floods in January 2022.
+Learn more about this projectCALLIDE POWER STATION
The client engaged DEMEX initially to undertake the removal of the disassembled gas turbine from the site prior to commencement of subsequent works to demolish and remove two redundant cooling towers 200 metres in length, 20 metres wide and 15 metres high.
+Learn more about this projectWILD DUCK ISLAND
DEMEX was engaged as principal contractor by QBuild, the Queensland State Government’s builder, working in conjunction with Queensland Parks and Wildlife, to demolish 20 tourist unit structures and associated facilities on Wild Duck Island off the Central Queensland Coast within a six-week timeframe.
+Learn more about this projectCOFFS HARBOUR PRECAST YARD
DEMEX was engaged as a subcontractor to demolish a pre-cast concrete batching facility, which was custom built to support the construction of the Cross River Rail project in Brisbane.
+Learn more about this projectBOYNE ISLAND SMELTER TANK REMOVAL
DEMEX was engaged by Boyne Smelters Limited as a principal contractor to undertake removal of hazardous Spent Cell Lining material from five 5,000m³ tanks and demolition of the tanks.
+Learn more about this projectACACIA RIDGE BUSINESS PARK
DEMEX was engaged as principal contractor by the developer ESR to complete asbestos removal, demolition, and civil earthworks at this 17 hectare site located in the Brisbane western suburb of Acacia Ridge.
+Learn more about this projectTAB CORP BUILDING STRIP OUT
DEMEX was engaged as principal contractor to undertake this internal strip out of a nine storey office building in Albion, a Brisbane inner city northside suburb. The works involved removal of all building materials back to a concrete shell, including the external building.
+Learn more about this projectPICKLES AUCTION HOUSE
Following the relocation of Pickles Auctions to a new, location, DEMEX was engaged as principal contractor by property developer Aliro Group, to undertake the demolition, remediation, and civil works on this large industrial site spanning some 57,800m² on Brisbane’s northside.
+Learn more about this projectMAYNE YARD STAGE 1&2
DEMEX was engaged as a subcontractor by CPB to undertake structural demolition of Queensland Rail buildings on this Brisbane northside site.
+Learn more about this projectASCOT GREEN BY MIRVAC
Ascot Green by Mirvac is located in Brisbane’s northside. As part of ongoing residential developments, DEMEX was engaged by Mirvac to undertake bulk earthworks, shotcreting, installation of FRP capping beams, stormwater works, and other minor site works for Tower C (Charlton House) of the development, the third tower in the series.
NIECON PLAZA
DEMEX was engaged by property developer Iris Capital to undertake the demolition of iconic Niecon Plaza to make way for a new billion dollar mixed use Broadbeach development.
+Learn more about this projectDEMEX: A specialist enabling works contractor for Australian developers
DEMEX is a specialist enabling works contractor working with Australian property developers and builders operating in delivery of residential, commercial and light industrial developments in the construction sector.
Established over 25 years, DEMEX is proudly Gold Coast based and has capacity to deliver service disconnections, hazmat removal, demolition, remediation, and associated civil works for development projects in diverse sectors.
We strive to be a trusted project partner for our clients by delivering value and innovative solutions to clients by drawing on inhouse project managers, engineering, trade teams, and specialist contractors.
To learn more about solving your development project challenges with early contractor involvement, download our ECI Guide for Developers. Â
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