Builder want us to scrap the land to soil

diablo.chandan · Oct 07, 2023 11:43 am

Hi , Builder want me to scrap the land to soil- they are saying that grass is termed as contamination, is it right? my Land looks like this at the moment.

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alexp79 · Oct 07, 2023 1:16 pm

It is normal and pretty standard

diablo.chandan · Oct 07, 2023 2:28 pm

alexp79

It is normal and pretty standard

Hi, thank you for the information, any suggestions how can i do it?
Cost?

alexp79 · Oct 07, 2023 2:56 pm

The builder should be organising it as part of the site works. It will involve excavator + dump truck to get rid of the soil.

diablo.chandan · Oct 07, 2023 3:21 pm

alexp79

The builder should be organising it as part of the site works. It will involve excavator + dump truck to get rid of the soil.

Hi Alex, Thank you. But it is in contract that client need to remove any vegetation from the land. and builder want us to scrap it to soil. then they can excavate.

I have attached the screenshot of tender and what they are saying now in email-- i am just confused.

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building-expert · Oct 08, 2023 8:41 am

This is typical example why you should have had pre contract review, where itms such as this are explained.
Normally site scrape and excavation is builders job and in my opinion vegetation is anything more than grass (shrubs and trees)

diablo.chandan · Oct 08, 2023 9:05 am

building-expert

This is typical example why you should have had pre contract review, where itms such as this are explained.
Normally site scrape and excavation is builders job and in my opinion vegetation is anything more than grass (shrubs and trees)

Thank you for the information. Earlier they said verbaly that if you don’t have any trees on the land then it should be fine when signing the contract.
Now other team member saying it need to be scrapped to soil. Grass is contamination.

I am thinking of removing grass by using weed and grass killer.

building-expert · Oct 08, 2023 10:30 am

diablo.chandan

building-expert

This is typical example why you should have had pre contract review, where itms such as this are explained.
Normally site scrape and excavation is builders job and in my opinion vegetation is anything more than grass (shrubs and trees)

Thank you for the information. Earlier they said verbaly that if you don’t have any trees on the land then it should be fine when signing the contract.
Now other team member saying it need to be scrapped to soil. Grass is contamination.

I am thinking of removing grass by using weed and grass killer.

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Ashington Homes · Oct 09, 2023 6:42 am

diablo.chandan

Hi , Builder want me to scrap the land to soil- they are saying that grass is termed as contamination, is it right? my Land looks like this at the moment.

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Where are you located?

I can PM you the details of someone who can do it for you if you are in Sydney

Cheers

Simeon

groundzero · Oct 15, 2023 7:30 pm

Sounds like rubbish to me. Ask for the contamination report which I doubt they have. If it's part of a normal subdivision it would have had a contamination report done before the subdivision was constructed.If the ground was contaminated the subdivision wouldn't go ahead until the issue was resolved.