• Measure SOQ

          Skilled software operator: Standardising building project scope with: a) Schedule of quantities (SOQ) b) Materials list creation

      2. Pricing SOQ

        Price SOQ with local suppliers, labor, contractors, fees, compliance, NHBRC, and overheads. Ensure client transparency on profit and scope, preventing scope creep.

      3. Standard Reporting

        Concise monthly report: a) Work progress b) Projected completion c) Delay records d) Notifications on transgressions for Serv 4,5,6.

      4. Certification & Reporting update

        Certification and draw system for the owner or authorised Project Principal.

      5. Bank submissions & Tracking

        Manage banking submissions, payments with expertise on 6 major banks' procedures.

      1. Program SOQ

        Skilled Scheduler: Construction programs are dynamic documents, adaptable to changes and shared with stakeholders for progress tracking and expectations management, crucial for complex projects and specialised needs or time constraints.

      2. MI SOQ

        Integrate skills/data into a unified matrix and reporting structure for Specialised Services notifications on complex contracts.

        • Measure SOQ

          Skilled software operator: Standardising building project scope with: a) Schedule of quantities (SOQ) b) Materials list creation

      2. Pricing SOQ

        Price SOQ with local suppliers, labor, contractors, fees, compliance, NHBRC, and overheads. Ensure client transparency on profit and scope, preventing scope creep.

      3. Standard Reporting

        Concise monthly report: a) Work progress b) Projected completion c) Delay records d) Notifications on transgressions for Serv 4,5,6.

      4. Certification & Reporting update

        Certification and draw system for Owner or authorised Project Principal.

      5. Bank submissions & Tracking

        Manage banking submissions, payments with expertise on 6 major banks' procedures.

      1. Program SOQ

        Skilled Scheduler: Construction programs are dynamic documents, adaptable to changes and shared with stakeholders for progress tracking and expectations management, crucial for complex projects and specialised needs or time constraints.

      2. MI SOQ

        Integrate skills/data into a unified matrix and reporting structure for Specialised Services notifications on complex contracts.

        • MI SOQ

          Integrate skills/data into a unified matrix and reporting structure for Specialised Services notifications on complex contracts.

        • Pay as you go ( Collaborative area data)

          If your Risk Profile suggests high variability, you can obtain a detailed Risk Report outlining key risks, incl. pricing omissions, stock availability issues, circumvention methods, scope creep, and compliance deficiencies.

        • Integrated system (Based on risk profile analyses)

          We can assist with basic contract assistance pending your unique Risk Signature Analyses.

        • Measure SOQ

          Skilled software operator: Standardising building project scope with: a) Schedule of quantities (SOQ) b) Materials list creation

      2. Pricing SOQ

        Price SOQ with local suppliers, labor, contractors, fees, compliance, NHBRC, and overheads. Ensure client transparency on profit and scope, preventing scope creep.

      3. Standard Reporting

        Concise monthly report: a) Work progress b) Projected completion c) Delay records d) Notifications on transgressions for Serv 4,5,6.

      4. Certification & Reporting update

        Certification and draw system for Owner or authorised Project Principal.

      5. Bank submissions & Tracking

        Manage banking submissions, payments with expertise on 6 major banks' procedures.

      1. Program SOQ

        Skilled Scheduler: Construction programs are dynamic documents, adaptable to changes and shared with stakeholders for progress tracking and expectations management, crucial for complex projects and specialised needs or time constraints.

      2. MI SOQ

        Integrate skills/data into a unified matrix and reporting structure for Specialised Services notifications on complex contracts.

        • Pay as you go ( Collaborative area data)

          If your Risk Profile suggests high variability, you can obtain a detailed Risk Report outlining key risks, incl. pricing omissions, stock availability issues, circumvention methods, scope creep, and compliance deficiencies.

        • Integrated system (Based on risk profile analyses)

          We can assist with basic contract assistance pending your unique Risk Signature Analyses.

Platform

Our area-driven estimation tool offers quick and accurate pricing estimates based on regional indices.

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Why?

Collaboration will improve knowledge.

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  • Facilitates smaller projects by mitigating the financial burden of professional service costs.

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  • Centralises key construction information, fostering collaboration among stakeholders.

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  • Enhances efficiency through multi-disciplinary integration and area-driven insights.

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  • Provides access to detailed information flow without subscription fees, but on a pay-as-you-go basis.

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  • Equips clients to tackle their building projects with confidence.

Who We Serve and How

All Collaborative structures are to enhance the functional abilities from a novice owner builder who wants to save costs, to assisting specialised consultants with complex projects, utilizing our unique disciplinary integration.

Building Contractor

  • Enhance Efficiency: Access resources and tools to streamline operations and maximise productivity, allowing for more efficient project execution.
  • Improve Deliverables: Utilise collaborative structures and best practices to elevate the quality of workmanship, and meet client expectations consistently.
  • Save Costs: Benefit from cost-saving strategies and insights, optimising resource allocation and procurement processes to minimise expenses.
  • Focus on Construction: By leveraging strategic area intelligence, allocate more time and resources to core construction activities, ensuring timely project completion.
  • Empowered Tender Assessment: Gain access to comprehensive area intelligence, enabling informed decision-making during tender quote assessments and enhancing competitiveness in the marketplace.

Supply and Fix-Contractor

  • Compliance Risk Mitigation: Ensure adherence to compliance standards by implementing equitable selection criteria for electrical and plumbing contractors, particularly in rural construction projects where risks may be heightened.
  • Specialised Installations Management: Navigate the complexities of specialised installations such as integrated security systems, smart technology solutions, and home theatres, which often require meticulous coordination and contractual clarity to mitigate potential time and financial impacts.
  • Coordination Challenges: Address coordination challenges inherent in rural construction projects, where contractors may lack the technical experience to effectively manage and understand the implications of specialised installations. Failure to do so may result in delays and cost overruns.
  • Pricing Accuracy: Recognise the importance of accurately pricing specialised installations to reflect the true costs associated with coordination, time, and potential financial consequences, ensuring project viability and profitability.

Quantity Surveyor

  • Project Management Support: Provide tailored management criteria and methodologies such as work breakdown structures and coordinated program workflows to navigate complex projects in outlying areas, ensuring adherence to contractual constraints and optimising performance management.
  • Purpose-built Solutions: Explore our purpose-built solutions designed specifically for remote, Peri-urban, and Rural Southern Africa, leveraging innovative technology to provide continuous functionality even in unique and challenging situations, tailored to criteria-driven situational responses.
  • Affordable Multi-disciplinary Integration: Offer affordable multi-disciplinary information integration services for smaller once-off projects, addressing the challenge of accessing critical professional services that may not always be financially feasible for capital-intensive projects.
  • Risk Analysis Support: Gain access to area-driven indices integrated into our Risk Analyzer functionality, enhancing your understanding of local conditions and industry constraints to mitigate risks and make informed decisions.

Project Manager

  • Local Supplier Pricing and Elemental Estimates: Utilise local supplier pricing and indices to generate functional elemental estimates for once-off complex projects in outlying areas, ensuring accurate budgeting and cost management.
  • Purpose-built Solutions: Inquire about our purpose-built solutions tailored for remote, Peri-urban, and Rural Southern Africa. We leverage innovative technology to provide continuous functionality and support, adapting to unique project requirements through criteria-driven situational responses.
  • Area Intelligence for Risk Reduction: Benefit from our indices and unique area intelligence to enhance risk management and reduce project timelines by facilitating design criteria in rural areas, mitigating potential challenges, and optimising project outcomes.
  • Affordable Multi-disciplinary Integration: Access multi-disciplinary information integration services at affordable rates for smaller once-off projects, where critical professional services may be cost-prohibitive. We offer cost-effective solutions and software tailored to the needs of capital-intensive projects.
  • Area-Driven Indices for Risk Analysis: Gain access to area-driven indices integrated into our Risk Analyzer functionality, bridging knowledge gaps and enhancing understanding of local conditions, industry deficiencies, and constraints to inform decision-making and risk mitigation strategies.

Architects

  • Local Supplier Pricing and Elemental Estimates: Collaborate with local suppliers and utilise indices to generate functional elemental estimates for once-off complex projects in outlying areas, ensuring accurate project budgeting and cost estimation.
  • Purpose-built Solutions: Inquire about our purpose-built solutions designed specifically for remote, Peri-urban, and Rural Southern Africa. We leverage innovative technology to provide continuous support and functionality tailored to your unique project requirements and situational responses.
  • Area Intelligence for Risk Reduction: Benefit from our indices and unique area intelligence to mitigate risks and reduce project timelines by facilitating design criteria in rural areas, enhancing efficiency, and optimising project outcomes.
  • Affordable Multi-disciplinary Integration: Access multi-disciplinary information integration services at affordable rates for smaller once-off projects, addressing the challenge of accessing critical professional services that may be cost-prohibitive. We offer cost-effective solutions and software tailored to both small and capital-intensive projects.
  • Area-Driven Indices for Risk Analysis: Gain access to area-driven indices integrated into our Risk Analyzer functionality, bridging knowledge gaps and enhancing understanding of local conditions, industry deficiencies, and constraints to inform decision-making and mitigate project risks effectively.

Engineers Structural

  • Local Supplier Pricing and Elemental Estimates: Partner with local suppliers and leverage indices to generate accurate elemental estimates for complex projects in outlying areas, ensuring precise project budgeting and cost estimation.
  • Tailored Solutions: Explore our purpose-built solutions crafted specifically for remote, Peri-urban, and Rural Southern Africa. We harness innovative technology to deliver continuous support and functionality tailored to meet your project's unique requirements and situational demands.
  • Area Intelligence for Risk Mitigation: Harness our indices and specialised area intelligence to mitigate risks and streamline project timelines by facilitating rural design criteria, enhancing operational efficiency, and maximizing project success.
  • Affordable Multi-disciplinary Integration: Access cost-effective multi-disciplinary information integration services for smaller one-off projects, overcoming the challenge of obtaining critical professional services that may be financially prohibitive. Our solutions cater to projects of varying scales, ensuring accessibility and affordability.
  • Area-Driven Indices for Informed Decision-Making: Gain access to area-driven indices integrated into our Risk Analyzer functionality, bridging knowledge gaps, and providing insights into local conditions, industry challenges, and constraints. Utilise this information to make informed decisions and effectively mitigate project risks.

Client / Owner Services

  • Area-driven Quick Estimation Tool: Utilise our quick estimation tool, driven by area indices, to swiftly provide basic elemental pricing estimates, facilitating informed decision-making.
  • Transparent Budgeting: Avoid the uncertainty surrounding construction costs commonly faced by rural homeowners. Our services enable you to accurately price the Schedule of Quantity (SOQ), covering all relevant factors such as supplier costs, labour fees, municipal fees, design fees, compliance, and certification.
  • Clear Scope of Work: Ensure clarity in project scope and cost by establishing boundaries and profit margins for contractors, preventing scope creep, and maintaining budget control.
  • Standardised Pricing: Enable consistency among building contractors by pricing the SOQ uniformly, particularly regarding overheads, site criteria, and provisional costs.
  • Unique Micro-services: Explore Collabrinet's micro-services, including insights into typical pitfalls to avoid during home theatre installations/system coordination, enhancing project efficiency and effectiveness.
  • Video Enquiry System: Benefit from our video enquiry system on WhatsApp, allowing you to submit a 15-second video showcasing any issues. Our team will respond within 24 hours during working hours, providing potential solutions, or connecting you with relevant specialists as needed.
  • Commitment to Satisfaction: Our priority is to eliminate uncertainty and address concerns promptly to ensure your satisfaction throughout the project lifecycle. We proactively tackle issues to uphold your happiness and project success.

Suppliers

  • Localised Supplier Pricing Insights: Gain insights into current area prices from top local suppliers, including delivery costs and procurement criteria, facilitating informed decision-making and cost-effective sourcing strategies.
  • Payment Coordination and Certification Management: Coordinate direct payments and manage certification processes seamlessly, ensuring smooth transactions and compliance with regulatory requirements.
  • Specialised Material Sourcing: Access information on locally or city-sourced specialised materials, enabling targeted sourcing strategies and enhancing project quality and efficiency.
  • Proximity Analysis: Identify nearby suppliers best suited to your area and project needs, optimising logistics and reducing transportation costs while ensuring timely delivery of materials.

Labour-only contractors

  • Localised Labour Pricing Insights: Obtain current area prices for labour-only contractors specialising in specific trades, enabling informed decision-making and cost-effective hiring strategies.
  • Payment Coordination and Certification Management: Streamline payment processes and manage certification requirements directly, ensuring smooth transactions and compliance with regulatory standards.
  • Specialised Labour Sourcing: Access information on locally or city-sourced specialised labour-only contractors, facilitating targeted recruitment efforts and enhancing project efficiency.

Banks

  • Banking Submission Tracking: Monitor banking submissions and compile payment data, leveraging comprehensive knowledge of major banks' building-draw approvals and payment procedures to facilitate smooth transaction processes.
  • Budgetary Transparency: Estimate bond payments, interim interest, and holding costs associated with each project, ensuring transparency in budgeting and financial planning.

Students

  • Explore incubation and mentorship opportunities tailored to your needs and aspirations in the construction industry.

Realtors

  • Open-source Collaboration: Join our network of open-source collaborators, where potential clients, investors, and homeowners can access area-driven real estate expertise and connect with reputable realtors.
  • Mutual Referral System: Participate in a mutual referral system where you can refer clients to our area-driven quick estimation tool, providing them with basic elemental pricing estimates based on area indices for affordability assessment.
  • Empowerment Through Knowledge: Empower potential clients to research area-driven knowledge relevant to their specific project and needs, facilitating informed decision-making throughout the real estate process.
  • Microservices Support: Access micro-services tailored to address specific challenges, such as insights into typical pitfalls when coordinating home theatre systems, enhancing the overall client experience.
  • Property Insights: Provide information on the types of properties typically available in specific areas, aiding clients in understanding the local real estate market and making informed property choices.
  • HOA Compliance Awareness: Educate clients about any applicable homeowners' association (HOA) regulations and mandatory compliance criteria, ensuring transparency and compliance throughout the property transaction process.

Municipality

  • Tax and Holding Cost Analysis: Provide information on municipal taxes and holding costs incurred during construction, aiding individuals in assessing financial implications before purchasing land and embarking on new construction projects.
  • Property Purchase Consideration: Offer insights into the feasibility of purchasing land (erf) and building a new house, including an assessment of associated costs and potential benefits.
  • Plan Submission Procedures: Outline typical plan submission fees, procedures, and associated holding costs, ensuring clarity and transparency throughout the application process.
  • Compliance Certification Guidance: Detail typical compliance certification requirements, guiding individuals through the necessary steps to ensure regulatory compliance for construction projects.
  • Approval Duration Estimates: Provide estimates of typical approval durations for construction projects, enabling stakeholders to anticipate timelines and plan accordingly for project execution.

Where?

Please follow our pricing calculator which shows current available areas.

  • Peri-Urban/Rural areas
  • West Coast Southern Africa
  • As this is a gradual process and we will be compiling strategic information as we go.
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How?

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