Australian Capital Territory
Building (General) (Cost of Building Work) Determination 2008 (No 1)*
Notifiable Instrument NI 2008—116
made under the
Building (General) Regulation 2008, Section 11 (1) (a)

1.	This is the Building (Cost of Building Work) Determination 2008, made under the Building (General) Regulation 2008, section 11 (1) (a).
2.	I determine that, subject to the other sections of this instrument, the method that must be used under Building (General) Regulation 2008, section 11 (1) (a), to calculate the estimated cost of building work, which is required to be contained in an application for building approval under the Building Act 2004 is as follows—
(a)	for the building work described by combining columns 1 to 3 of the schedule, apply the relevant rate prescribed in column 4 of the schedule to give the estimated cost of the work in dollars; and
(b)	where units are described in column 4 as m2, the unit shall be applied as being is respect of the gross floor area of the building work; and
(c)	if column 4 stipulates a relevant variation to this method, this method as varied shall be applied.
Note, section 5 provides for where certain tax amounts must also be applied to the estimate in the case of certain kinds of building work.
3.	In cases where an element of the building work does not correlate with a description in the schedule, the method to calculate the estimated cost may be varied as follows—
(a)	 the cost of building work specified in a relevant written contract, less goods and services tax (GST), may be used as the estimated cost of the work for the extent of the lack of correlation; or
(b)	if there is no relevant written contract, the cost of the work, net of GST, determined and certified by a qualified cost estimator or qualified quantity surveyor may be used as the estimated cost of the work for the extent of the lack of correlation; or
(c)	if the ACT construction occupations registrar is not satisfied that the cost set by a written contract or determined by a cost estimator or quantity surveyor is fair and reasonable, the estimated cost of the building work is an amount agreed to by the registrar and the applicant for the building work, or, if no agreement is reached, an amount that the registrar considers to be fair and reasonable.
4.	The amounts mentioned in the schedule do not include an allowance for any GST payable.  In the case of a class 1, 2 or 10 building, the method mentioned in section 2 of this determination must be adjusted by adding the applicable rate of GST to the amount mentioned in schedule 1, column 4.
5.	This instrument commences at the start of the day after it is notified on the ACT legislation register.

Craig Simmons
Construction Occupations Registrar

16 April 2008

This is page 1 of the schedule to the declaration made by the Registrar under the Building (General) Regulation 2008

BUILDING REGULATION 2008
BUILDING WORK COST
SCHEDULE

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Classification
(1)	Category
(2)	Type
(3)	$ cost/unit
(4)	
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS	Houses	Single detached dwelling (all types)	900.00/m2	
	Multi Unit	Townhouses or Flats (all types)	1000.00/m2	
		Parking areas – under cover, concrete floor, columns, beams, line marking	95.00/m2	
		Individual lockup garages etc.	550.00/m2	
	Additions and alterations to residential buildings	Houses and Multi-unit  (all types)	1,150.00/m2	
	Swimming pools 	Concrete	26,500.00/pool	
		In-ground other (fibreglass vinyl etc)	17,000.00/pool	
		Above-ground (fibreglass vinyl etc)	9,550.00/pool	
	Other BCA Class 10 Structures	Metal garage, metal carport, pergola, deck, timber deck, verandah, etc	300.00/m2	
		Brick garage (detached from residence or a later addition under the same roofline)	600.00/m2	
DEMOLITION WORK	Residential and Commercial 	Residential buildings	50.00/m2	
		Commercial buildings 	75.00/m2	
COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS	Educational/Institutional 	Community hall	700.00/m2	
		Church – single storey	1,050.00/m2	
		School – single storey	1,125.00/m2	
	Factories and Warehouses	Single storey (including first floor offices)	600.00/m2	
		Service stations	1,250.00/m2	
	Health	Medical centre, neighbourhood type	1,500.00/m2	
		Hospital – private, 30 bed, single storey	2,100.00/m2	
		Hospital – private, 100 bed, two storey	2,400.00/m2	
	Hotels/Motels/Clubs	Motel, Hotel, Club up to 3 storeys	1,550.00/m2	
		Motel, Hotel more than 3 storeys	2,550.00/m2	

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	Offices	Up to 3 storeys	1,200.00/m2	
		4 to 8 storeys	1,400.00/m2	
		Over 8 storeys	1,950.00/m2	
		Parking areas (underground with suspended floors includes sprinklers and lifts, etc)	800.00/m2	
	Shops	Shop awnings	375.00/m2	
		Single storey lockup	675.00/m2	
		Shopping Centre (suburban)	850.00/m2	
		Supermarket	950.00/m2	
		Department store	1,200.00/m2	
	Fire Protection	Thermal detector	16.00/m2	
		Smoke detector	11.00/m2	
		Sprinkler system	52.00/m2	
	Mechanical Services (Air Conditioning)	Shopping centres	250.00/m2	
		Offices	310.00/m2	
		Clubs	540.00/m2	
	Commercial Additions and Alterations	The cost of building work is to be estimated using 1.06 times the cost per square metre value given for items herein
For example, alterations to a single storey warehouse = 1.06 x 580 = $615 per m2
The increase in value allows for the cost of removal of existing work.		
	Office Refurbishment	Basic standard refurbishment, including partitioning, (no work to services)	310.00/m2	
		Refurbishment including partitioning, electrical, fire and mechanical services etc	700.00/m2	
	Parking Areas	Open, not on-grade	95.00/m2	
		Undercover (includes concrete floor, sprinklers and lifts etc)	780.00/m2	

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