For Contractors

Forensic Inspections & Legally Recognised Reports

As a contractor, working within licensing regulations and to Australian Standards is imperative. Even when you think you’ve done everything right, managing clients’ expectations can still result in unresolved issues. When this happens, Mud Cake Consultancy is available to help! We offer contractor support services which includes detailed investigating if your project has been installed and completed according to Australian Standards.

Mud Cake Consultancy also offer contractual advice where your client may have a project dispute that involves another contractor included in your project fee. Our forensic inspections and legally recognised reports can help reduce proportional liability costs where you have subcontracted a portion of your project to another contractor and where their work is not compliant to the building codes.

Licensing Laws & Contractor Consultant

In SA, individual and business contractors must be licensed as building contractors, including subcontractors if they run a business that carries out or organises building work. With over 40 licence sub-categories in outdoor construction alone, many contractors often operate outside of their licensing restrictions or carry no licence.

If you're a contractor with licensing questions, we guarantee that Mud Cake Consulting have your answer. We offer a premium consulting service for our contractor clients on how to comply with licensing regulations. Mud Cake Consultancy can also help contractors prepare for licence registrations, upgrades and more. We can also offer advice on appropriate insurance and can recommend our associated broker.

DID YOU KNOW?

Penalties apply for performing unlicensed building work are set out in the Building Work Contractors Act 1995.

Part 2—Licensing of building work contractors
6—Obligation of building work contractors to be licensed

(1) A person must not--

carry on business as a building work contractor except as authorised by a licence under this Part; or
advertise or otherwise hold himself or herself out as being entitled to carry on business as a building work contractor unless authorised to carry on business as such a contractor by a licence under this Part.

Maximum penalty:
(a) for an offence committed by a natural person--

for a first or second offence—$50 000; or
for a third or subsequent offence—$50 000 or 12 months imprisonment or both; or

(b) for an offence committed by a body corporate—$250 000.

Our Packages

Option 1: Basic Package 12 months

Includes the below listed services plus a quarterly check on your company and/or supervisors’ licences to ensure that you are working within your licence conditions.

New Licence Applications $ 695.00 (additional costs on lodging application will be incurred with C.B.S.)
Licence Upgrade $ 495.00
Q & A if required prior to C.B.S Interview $150.00
Check your Public Liability Insurance is current and that it meets your Licence Conditions.
Provide directions and appropriate referrals to qualified professionals on business structure e.g. sole trader, partnership, or Pty Ltd Company.
Provide minor technical advice from the Australian Standards, limited to 2 x phone calls per month.
Cost $ 995.00
An additional fee of $325.00 will be incurred per onsite call out within the metropolitan area.

Option 2: Premium Package 12 months

Includes the below listed services plus a quarterly check on your company and/or supervisors’ licences to ensure that you are working within your licence conditions.

New Licence Applications $ 695.00 (additional costs on lodging application will be incurred with C.B.S.)
Licence Upgrade $ 495.00
Q & A if required prior to C.B.S Interview $150.00
Provide a liaison service with Consumer and Business Services and advise on necessary licence upgrades for both company and supervisors to ensure you work within your licence conditions.
Advise on new C.B.S licence standard changes, example Stone Masonry Ltd to Free Standing Walls applied in March 2020, Wall and Floor tiling
Wall and Floor Tiling, limited to External
A reminder by way of a telephone call to ensure your C.B.S licences are paid to avoid suspension of licence and fines.
A quarterly check on your company’s nominated supervisors to ensure they are current.
Check that you have the appropriate Builders/Indemnity and Warranty Insurance if necessary.
Check your Public Liability is in place and meets your Licence Conditions.
Provide directions and appropriate referrals to qualified professionals on business structure e.g. sole trader, partnership, or Pty Ltd Company
Provide detailed technical advice as per the Australian Standards and National Construction Codes, limited to 5 x phone calls per month to you or your registered site supervisor.
Provide information supplied by the Government Officer of Technical Support regarding any relevant state regulation.
Cost $1,395.00
An additional fee of $295.00 will be incurred per onsite call out within the metropolitan area.

Tailored packages can also be negotiated depending on your licensing and business needs and support. For tailored solutions, contact Mud Cake Consultancy today!

Don’t wait until it’s too late.

To safeguard any expensive remedial works, we recommend you commission Mud Cake Consultancy to perform staged inspections throughout the construction stages.