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Construction

Acumen has significant experience in all aspects of the construction industry

Our services include:
  • Development of management systems - Quality - ISO 9001, OH&S - AS 4801, Environment - ISO 14001.
  • Compliance with NSW Government requirements (Department of Commerce)
  • Compliance with Department of Infrastructure (Vic) requirements
  • Compliance with Federal Safety Commission
  • Compliance with National Code for Construction Industry
  • Develop of project specific plans eg Quality, Safety, Environment, Aboriginal Participation, Waste, Erosion, Noise, etc
  • System and project audits - quality, safety and environmental
  • Subcontractor auditing
  • Ongoing management of quality system

 

 

 NSW Government Procurement Requirements

 Acumen’s Services

$500,000 up to $1,000,000

Applicants must demonstrate relevant experience, financial capacity and capability to:

  • systematically plan and manage site safety by way of site safety management plans;
  • systematically plan and manage the site environment by way of site-specific environmental management plans; and
  • systematically plan and manage the quality of their work by way of development and implementation of Inspection and Test Plans.

Development of:

  • Site Safety Plans
  • Environmental Management Plans
  • Inspection & Test Plans (ITPS)

$1,000,000 up to $10,000,000

Applicants must demonstrate relevant experience, financial capacity and have specified management systems including:

  • a NSW Government agency accredited OHS Management System in accordance with the OHS Management Systems Guidelines, 4th edition (Note that certification to AS4801 is not acceptable for this application);
  • a quality management system certified to the requirements of AS/NZS ISO 9001:2000.
  • systematically plan and manage the site environment by way of site-specific environmental management plans.

Development & implementation of:

  • OHS Management Systems to OHS Management Systems Guidelines Ed 4
  • ISO9001 Quality Management System
  • Environmental Management Plans

$10,000,000 and above

Applicants must demonstrate relevant experience, financial capacity and have the specified management systems including:

  • a NSW Government agency accredited OHS Management System in accordance with the OHS Management Systems Guidelines, 4th edition (Note that certification to AS4801 is not acceptable for this application);
  • a NSW Government agency accredited Environmental Management System in accordance with the Environmental Management Systems Guidelines;
  • a quality management system certified to the requirements of AS/NZS ISO 9001:2000.

Development & implementation of:

  • OHS Management Systems to OHS Management Systems Guidelines Ed 4
  • ISO9001 Quality Management System
  • Environmental Management System in accordance with NSW Government Guidelines
  • ISO14001 Management System

Best Practice Accreditation

Contractors must be prequalified with the 2008-2010 Contractor Prequalification and Best Practice Accreditation Scheme for works valued over $2.5 Million.

 

Contractors are required to have evidence from independent 3rd party auditors that a satisfactory standard has been achieved during the preceding 3 years for:

  • Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems
  • Quality Management Systems
  • Environmental Management Systems for projects over $10 Million

Assistance with best practice requirements & the development & implementation of:

  • OHS Management Systems to OHS Management Systems Guidelines Ed 4
  • ISO9001 Quality Management System ISO14001
  • Environmental Management System
  • AS4801 OHS Management System

Federally Funded Projects

Acumen’s Services

The Scheme must be applied to all directly funded building work with a value of $3 million and above (including GST).

 

The Scheme must be applied to all indirectly funded building work where the Australian Government contribution to the project is $5 million and represents at least 50 per cent of the total project value; or $10 million, irrespective of the overall proportion

 

Applicants must be complaint to

  • the National Code for the Construction Industry
  • accredited wby the Federal Safety Commission

 

Applicants must satisfy the following criteria to obtain accreditation to Federal Safety Commission requirements:

  • Evidence of an OHS management system (OHSMS). This needs to be certified to Australian Standard AS/NZS 4801:2001 Occupational health and safety management systems – Specifications with guidance for use or, alternatively, certified to OHSAS 18001:1999 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems – Specifications. Certification needs to be undertaken by a Joint Accreditation System of Australia and New Zealand (JAS-ANZ) accredited certification body.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage construction hazards and high risk activities.
  • Records in relation to workplace safety.
    • On-site audit results.
    • Performance against the following focus points:
    • demonstrated senior management commitment to OHS;
    • integration of safe design principles into the risk management process;
    • whole of project OHS consultation and communication;
    • demonstrated effective subcontractor OHS management arrangements across building and construction projects;
    • whole of project performance measurement; and
    • OHS training and competency to deal with safety risks.

Development & implementation of:

  • ISO9001 Quality Management System
  • AS4801 or OHSAS18001 OHS Management System

 

Assistance with:

  • Upgrading the OHS Management System to meet Federal Safety Commission criteria
  • Making the ISO9001 Management System Code Compliant

Green Star

Acumen’s Services

In order to achieve green star rating poiints, an environmental management system to ISO 14001 is required.

Development & implementation of:

  • ISO14001 Environmental Management System