Pinesong Manukau Building

The Pinesong Manukau Building was a brownfield development within the existing Pinesong Village. The project involved the demolition of an existing three-level apartment building and the construction of a seven-level, 48-unit apartment building with an undercroft carpark.

The project was delivered in a single stage with one main contractor and was completed in June 2018, on time and within budget.

Cuesko’s Role:
Cuesko was initially engaged to provide cost estimates for alternative options, including materiality reviews. The project then followed an Early Contractor Engagement (ECI) procurement strategy, with a main contractor appointed to work alongside the design team.

Once the design reached the detailed design stage, all trade packages were competitively tendered on an open-book basis, ensuring the client achieved the most cost-effective rates for each trade. After procurement was complete, the total works were consolidated as a variation to the initial ECI contract and converted to a traditional Lump Sum Contract