Construction Certificate Surcharges

Hello Friends
we are now in a position to apply for the construction certifcate and wonder about some new charges...

1. Roadside or kerb deposit of $1820 (we already paid this)
2. Inspection fees $880
3. Long Service levy $868
4. Registration fee for Accredited certifier (green fields)

Would anyone know what fees am I supposed to pay of of these ? we have already agreed to pay $8000 as council surcharge for building in our council ..

lobo

Hi Lobo
Sorry not able to answer your question, but in a new suburb where i am building at the moment, there is no such charges (at least i am not aware of it up to this stage).

Clarendon Should apply construction certifcate for you, and their fee should be included in your tender, at least item 3 and 4.

We didn't pay anything extra for the construction certificate. It was included in the tender under "Site costs due to site conditions and Council and Waterboard requirements."

I think those charges you've incurred must be specific to your council requirements

Clarendon now clarified that they will pay the Builders Levy, but I have to pay the rest. The tender does not address any of these costs

We didn't have any of those charges either - Clarendon applied for the Construction Certificate. Although, I think we may have to pay $275 for the certifier (?) in the final stages.

never ever heard of these charges.... sorry can't help!

We put forward our views to Clarendon who were all along insisting that we pay these charges. Basically we insisted that these expenses were not part of tender, and Clarendon checked back with council who said that we do not have to pay expense 3 and 4. Clarendon pays the Building Levy....
Wow thats a relief, moral of the story do not just listen to your CSO and act... keep checking councils do make mistakes. If we had paid these as Clarendon wanted us to do, we would have never known about this mistake.
So its all good now

Great to hear!