Commercial Construction & Refurbishment Services
Construction delivered while your facility keeps operating
CBC Group began as a construction company before adding facilities management and asset management to our service offering. This ability to deliver construction projects in the form of major and minor capital works, provides a more holistic approach, giving greater value to our clients.
Most building upgrades don’t happen on empty sites. They take place in schools during the term, offices during working hours, retail environments that are open to the public, and care facilities that never close. In these environments, shutting down the building is rarely an option.
Construction therefore isn’t just about completing works. It’s about managing risk, communication and safety while people continue to use the building.
CBC Group specialises in construction within operating facilities. We plan and deliver building works so organisations can improve their assets without interrupting day-to-day operations.
Our role is not only to build, it is to help your facility continue functioning safely throughout the project.
Collaboration and Integrated Solutions
The challenge with traditional construction approaches
Traditional construction assumes a vacant site. Operational buildings cannot be treated that way.
Without careful coordination, projects can create real operational problems:
- excessive noise and disruption
- business interruption
- tenant complaints
- safety risks to staff and the public
- access control issues
- compliance exposure
Projects in occupied facilities require a different approach, one based on staging, planning and communication.
One factor in CBC’s success has been our unwavering approach to collaborating with clients. We integrate with our clients to deliver long-term value across their asset portfolio. We pride ourselves on our ability to tailor a solution that allows an asset to be planned, designed, delivered and commissioned without comprimising on quality or effieciency.
Before work begins, we focus on understanding how your building operates.
We develop:
- Staging and sequencing plans
- Access and isolation procedures
- Safety management plans
- Stakeholder communication schedules
- Project risk assessments
The objective is simple: identify operational impacts early and manage them before works commence.
Works are coordinated to protect occupants and daily activity.
This includes:
- Controlled work zones
- After-hours or staged works where required
- Access management
- Noise and disruption mitigation
- Supervised contractor activity
Facilities remain functional while upgrades are completed.
Construction in an occupied building carries additional responsibilities.
We manage:
- Site safety procedures
- Inductions and permits
- Contractor accreditation
- Service isolation procedures
- Regulatory compliance requirements
This protects both occupants and the building owner’s legal obligations.
Because CBC Group also manages facilities and assets, construction is coordinated with operational requirements rather than working against them.
We align works with:
- Maintenance schedules
- Inspections
- Operational needs
- Compliance servicing
This significantly reduces shutdowns and prevents rework.
A project is not finished when the building work ends. It is finished when the building can operate normally again.
At completion we provide:
- Compliance documentation
- Commissioning records
- Updated asset information
- Operational handover support
The building is ready to use immediately, not weeks later.
Early Contractor Involvement (ECI)
What is Early Contractor Involvement?
Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) is a collaborative project delivery approach where a construction contractor is appointed during design and planning rather than after documentation is complete.
Instead of tendering a finished design, the contractor works alongside designers, engineers and asset stakeholders to:
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Review constructability
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Plan staging and site logistics
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Identify operational risks
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Forecast realistic project costs
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Optimise build methodology
This bridges the gap between design intent and real-world delivery. The result is a project that is not only well designed — but actually buildable, safe and predictable. CBC Group’s construction capability specifically uses ECI to refine designs, improve constructability and identify cost-saving opportunities before construction commences.
The Practical Difference
Traditional Delivery |
Early Contractor Involvement |
|---|---|
| Contractor engaged after design | Contractor engaged during design |
| Pricing based on assumptions | Pricing based on methodology |
| Risks discovered during works | Risks identified early |
| Variations common | Variations reduced |
| Programme uncertainty | Programme clarity |
| Reactive problem solving | Planned delivery strategy |
Turnkey Project Management
Defined as a single contract between the project owner and the contractor who complete all stages of the job, turnkey project management means CBC is responsible for the planning, management and execution of the project. Advantages of this contract method include:
- Pricing certainty as the financial unknowns are removed at the beginning of the project through risk management of all stages.
- Better alignment of the project as the client’s needs, design deliverables and construction methodology are established early.
- Reduced cost overruns due to continuity from engineering to construction and early contractor involvement in the design.
- Condensed project timelines as scheduling allows concurrent delivery.
- Risk transference with CBC being responsible and accountable for the project’s schedule, cost and performance.
How We Deliver Projects in Live Environments
Types of Projects we Deliver
We complete a range of commercial construction and refurbishment works, including:
- Internal refurbishments
- Amenities upgrades
- Fit-outs and reconfigurations
- Accessibility upgrades
- Compliance upgrades
- Façade and building fabric works
- Minor and major capital works programs in commericial and industrial environments
Our Construction Services Support:
- Aviation environments
- Education campuses
- Aged care and Healthcare facilities
- Commercial property
- Retail centres
- Public buildings
- Multi-site property portfolios
