Currently under construction, the Parramatta Square Precinct is part of one of the largest urban renewal projects in Australia. The precinct contains a mix of office space, retail and civic facilities which will become part of a second CBD for Sydney, revitalising the suburb of Parramatta and Western Sydney.

Currently under construction, the Parramatta Square Precinct is part of one of the largest urban renewal projects in Australia. The precinct contains a mix of office space, retail and civic facilities which will become part of a second CBD for Sydney, revitalising the suburb of Parramatta and Western Sydney.

The largest, premium grade commercial tower constructed in Melbourne since 1990, this 26-level building at 567 Collins Street has a floor area of almost 55,000 square metres.  At ground level, there is a dramatic, three-level high foyer area opening on to Collins Street, with extensive café and retail tenancies. Above that, two levels of health club, seven levels of podium campus offices, 15 levels of upper tower offices, and a special client floor on Level 26 with extensive views to Port Phillip Bay.

A lower ground floor accommodates approximately 160 car spaces, change rooms, locker amenities and a loading bay. Atriums are located on levels five through to eight and on Level 10, while service plant rooms are located on the lower ground, Level 3, and tower rooftop. Designed by the Spowers-Cox Architects Joint Venture to meet a 5-Star Green Star as-built rating and 5-Star NABERS energy rating, the building offers an efficient, effective and flexible environment to suit contemporary workplace needs.

Zutec was engaged to manage the very complex handover of this facility which included all Digital Operation & Maintenance Manuals. All information uploaded was brought through a workflow and validated by the various certifiers. The Digital Operation & Maintenance Manuals provided real time reports on the handover documentation progress which enabled Leighton to effectively track and capture all the required documentation in time for handover.

The Asset Register was also used to capture, manage and monitor the assets in one centralised repository. The asset data needed to be formatted in a bespoke structure to meet the COBie data requirement needs of the client.

The project also managed the collection and management of all defects data throughout the construction phase with Zutec’s Snagging & Defect Management “Onsite” application. The tool was used to capture all tasks such as snags, defects, observations, incomplete works, outstanding works and clean up notices and raise them against the responsible subcontractors.

Lend Lease reviewed the capabilities of several Document Management Systems available in the market for use on the new Royal Children’s Hospital Project.

Flexibility – the ability to tailor a solution to the needs of Lend Lease was a key driver in the selection process. When asked the reasons behind selecting Zutec, Julia Hicks (Senior Project Engineer – Finalisation) was prompt in her response. “The bespoke tree structure with unlimited folder levels meant we would not be constrained by three-five levels only” Julia explained. “It was an easy decision. Zutec is a web based application which was going to give Lendlease, the State Government, and Spotless (FM) visibility and access simultaneously. Zutec has one single repository which would guarantee us that no superseded files could remain available to the end user.” This was an important factor for the project team to consider in its selection. In conjunction with the Victorian Department of Health (the client), Lendlease developed the folder structure to meet the needs of the contract and the project.

Involving the subcontractors during the development of the folder structure ensure they would take ownership of the process of their designated folders that required information. “The sub contractors were quick to realise that by uploading their data into Zutec it would eliminate the creation of any hard copy documentation that they were required to produce under their contractors” Julia said. “Training them would never take longer than one hour”.

Paul Barnes from CDC Plumbing was a leading sub contractor on the RCH project. He believes that the benefit to producing a world class handover package to the client is all about timing. “Zutec’s Digital Operations & Maintenance Manual is a great solution. The earlier this type of application is implemented in a project, the greater the benefit for all parties”.

Other key benefits to Lendlease including the search function. “This functionality is very powerful if you place the right control in place. The Hyperlink functionality also gave us the ability to link back to anywhere within the repository very quickly which is very important when someone who is time poor may be looking for a piece of information”.

The new Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne, Victoria combines new facilities, innovative models of care and leading edge research and education to provide the best health care and environment for patients, families and staff. The RCH is already recognised for providing world-class health care and it now has a world-class building as well.

Site preparation commenced late 2007 and the New Royal Children’s Hospital opened on November 30th, 2011. The new Royal Children’s Hospital was delivered by the State Government of Victoria as a public private partnership (PPP).

When it comes to convention centres the Melbourne Convention Centre is like no other. Sitting right in the heart of Melbourne, the centre is easily accessible from every direction by foot, car or public transport and is surrounded by cafes, bars, shopping and fine restaurants, with the Yarra River lapping at its edges. Opened for business in mid 2009, the convention centre is fully integrated with the existing exhibition centre to create the most versatile and advanced convention and exhibition centre in the Southern Hemisphere.

Setting new world benchmarks as the first convention centre to be awarded a ‘6 Star Green Star’ environmental rating by the Green Building Council of Australia, the centre is also raising standards to new heights in innovation, technology, imaginative catering and service options.

Thirty-two meeting rooms of various sizes, a grand ballroom and a state-of-the-art plenary hall that can be divided into three self-contained, acoustically separate theatres, offers client’s unlimited options in event planning.

The most sophisticated but simple to use audio visual, communications and information technology available is inbuilt into every meeting room of the new convention centre which significantly reduces the normal additional costs associated with the provision of this level of technology. New self prompting ‘smart lecterns’ offer event organisers and guest speakers unprecedented self-manageable capabilities all monitored in-house via centralised or satellite control rooms.

The Zutec solutions that were used on this project were – Complete Hand-Over Online (including Completion Manual / Facilities Management Plan / Sub-Contractors Documentation / Independent Tests / As-Built Drawings / Commissioning Data).

Primarily in use by Melbourne & Olympic Parks and Tennis Australia, the building provides a range of facilities including commercial office space, plant rooms and function and media overlay space. Full height glazing allows natural daylight deep into the floor plate, and provides the occupants with 360 degree views towards the MCG, CBD, across Melbourne Park and Garden Square.

Zutec was engaged to manage the complex handover of this facility which included all Digital Operation and Maintenance Manuals. Asset data was collected in bespoke asset registers in keeping with the needs of the end client.

The project also managed the collection and management of all defects and fire wall penetration data throughout the construction phase with Zutec “On-Site” application.

QT Melbourne delivers hospitality and business spaces to compliment its primary use as a residential hotel. Alongside a ground level cafe and spa, the building incorporates a restaurant, two bars and a number of meeting rooms to meet the needs of guests and residents. In addition, a tavern permit has been granted for level 11 which includes a bar and views of the sophisticated city of Melbourne. The new 12 level hotel with 2 levels of basement parking. The project consists of high quality hotel rooms on levels 2 to 8 and on level 11, in addition to private apartments on levels 9 and 10.

The site was previously home to the Greater Union Theatre, which was completely demolished to make way for the new development.

Zutec was involved in the consultation and development of a Quality Assurance solution to suit the needs of the project. Bespoke electronic forms were designed to enable all Trades to complete their checklists utilising the Zutec Snagging & Defect Management mobile application. The checklists and relevant photos were synced to the Zutec Online platform where the Built project team could view progress through the electronic Room Completion Wall Chart Report in real time.

The project team also used Zutec’s Snagging & Defect Management mobile application to track all activities of their predetermined site areas. The percentage complete of each site activity was an input on the mobile device whilst completing site inspections. This data was synced to the Zutec Online platform and a detailed progress report based on Room/Area by Activity displayed the live progress of completed works. The project also managed the collection and management of all defects throughout the construction phase with Zutec’s Snagging & Defect Management application.