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Questions, answered.
Common questions about Monument Environments and how NSW government and institutional construction is delivered inside live, operational environments.
About the company
Prequalification, certification and compliance
- What is the NSW Government SCM 1461 scheme, and is Monument prequalified?
- What is SCM 0256 and what work does it cover?
- What ISO certifications does Monument Environments hold?
- What does ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 certification mean for a construction contractor?
- Which government panels and schemes is Monument accredited under?
- Is Monument compliant for NSW government construction work?
- What is SCM 1461 prequalification?
- What is SCM 0256 prequalification?
- What does working on the Sydney Trains network require?
- What licensing, insurance and certification should a principal contractor hold?
- What environmental controls apply on a construction site?
- What screening and inductions are required for workers on a school or rail site?
Delivering in live and high-risk environments
- How do you carry out construction while a school stays open?
- How is construction delivered inside a live, operational environment?
- How do you build in a high-risk or secure environment such as corrections or rail?
- How do contractors deliver works during school holidays for a Day 1 Term 1 handover?
- How do you keep a public park or facility open during construction?
- What safety controls are used when working around students or the public?
- What does building in a live environment involve?
- How is construction managed on an operating school?
- What is different about construction on a secure site?
- How is asbestos managed in an older school refurbishment?
- How is wet weather managed on a fixed-window construction programme?
- How are deliveries and traffic managed at a site that stays open?
- How is noise and vibration controlled next to occupied buildings?
Capability-specific questions
- How are school toilet and amenity blocks upgraded to the new NSW facilities standards?
- Who builds council amenity buildings and clubhouses in Sydney?
- How is a community changeroom upgraded to meet Cricket Australia guidelines?
- How are heritage school or institutional buildings refurbished while preserving heritage fabric?
- How is a school library fitted out?
- How is a fire-damaged school building remediated and rebuilt?
- How are school canteens refurbished to NSW facilities guidelines?
- How is asphalt resurfacing done on a live school playground?
- How is a multi-use sports court built for a NSW school?
- How is a cricket pitch or training nets facility built to Cricket Australia standards?
- How is an artificial turf sports field installed?
- How are accessible ramps and chair-lifts installed for disability access in schools?
- How is an accessible drop-off zone and driveway built at a school?
- How is a whole-of-school landscape and playground upgrade delivered?
- How are preschool playgrounds resurfaced with new softfall?
- How is a boat ramp or waterside public facility upgraded?
- What is involved in a disability access upgrade?
- What does heritage stone repair involve?
- How is playground softfall specified?
- What makes amenities buildings difficult to build well?
- What determines how long a sports court lasts?
- How is a covered outdoor learning area built at a school?
- How are demountable classrooms installed and connected at a school?
- How are stormwater and drainage upgrades delivered on a live site?
- How are sports field floodlights installed?
- How are school fencing and security upgrades delivered?
- How is a roof replaced on a building that stays occupied?
- How are air conditioning and mechanical upgrades delivered in occupied buildings?
- How are painting and refurbishment programmes run in occupied buildings?
Clients and sectors
- Who delivers construction projects for the NSW Department of Education?
- Who builds amenities and facilities for the City of Canterbury Bankstown?
- What contractors do heritage and operational rail station works for Sydney Trains?
- Who is accredited to work on Greater Sydney Parklands?
- What contractors work with Defence Housing Australia?
- Who does grounds maintenance and asset protection on NSW Crown land?
Process and engagement
- How do you engage Monument Environments for a project?
- Does Monument Environments do design and construct?
- How does Monument manage a project from tender to handover?
- What is Monument's approach or philosophy?
- How does Monument handle council approvals and road-opening permits?
- Can Monument deliver projects on a fixed end-of-year holiday window?
- What is a principal contractor responsible for?
- What happens during the defects liability period?
- How does a contractor work with a superintendent on a project?
- How are variations managed during a construction project?
- What should a client provide when going to tender?