Pre-Start Review: Walk onto site with your budget, contracts and sequence already checked.
Reviewed personally by Jesse Barrass — Diploma of Building & Construction • former building-company director • current commercial Site Engineer.
Who this is for
- You have approvals in hand (or close) and trades are starting to quote
- Your budget was built from cost guides and you want it tested against reality
- You want the inspection schedule and build sequence locked before the slab, not discovered after it
Exactly what you get
- Full budget and contingency review against real current costs for your region and build type
- Scope check across your trade packages — the missing items that otherwise arrive later as variations
- Your build sequence and certifier inspection schedule mapped, with the point-of-no-return moments flagged
- A written pre-start report plus a call to walk through every finding
This is the actual deliverable
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The report lists each budget line against a realistic band, each scope gap, and your sequenced inspection map.
From the Savings Ledger
$14,700
A Pre-Start caught an uncosted retaining wall and a slab quote assuming fill the block did not have.
More proofWhat this is not — in plain English
This is not project management. It is the pre-flight check that means you start in control and stay there.
Full details in our terms anddisclaimer — written to be read, not buried.
Common questions
When is the right time for this?
After design is locked and before you sign major trade contracts. That is the last window where a found problem costs a phone call instead of a variation.
What does the budget review actually compare against?
Current real quote data and commercial estimating experience — not the online cost guides, which typically run 12–24 months behind the market.
Do you deal with my certifier?
No — the certifier relationship stays yours. We map their required inspections into your sequence so nothing gets sheeted, poured or covered before it’s been looked at.
Is one week guaranteed?
One week from receiving your documents is the standard turnaround. If your build is unusually complex we’ll tell you the real timeline before you pay.
Ready? Book your Pre-Start Review — $790
Fixed fee, 1 week. Book through the form, or call 0484 508 363 and talk it through first.