Change in the timing of submission of water and sewer as-constructed drawings for developer contributed assets
From 1 November 2019, City of Gold Coast will require water and sewer as-constructed drawings for developer contributed assets to be submitted prior to making the final live connection to the network. This change will affect developer contributed works on the Gold Coast.
Why the change?
The current process requires as-constructed drawings to be lodged and approved prior to the development being accepted on-maintenance.
This creates challenges due to the lag time between when the water and/or sewer assets are being made live, and when the as-constructed drawings are lodged.
This delay exposes the City to uncontrolled risks, such as the following:
- damage caused by a third party
- maintenance staff not having access to the newly constructed assets
- unable to provide customers with accurate information during a search request for water and sewer assets
- unable to effectively assess development applications and build over sewer referrals due to missing asset information
- inaccurate planning assumptions and network modelling due to missing information on newly constructed water and sewer assets.
Changing the current process will address the uncontrolled risks which have been identified above by ensuring that the City receives water and sewer as-constructed drawings earlier in the development process.
Timing of the change
From 1 November 2019, consultants will be required to submit water and/or sewer as-constructed information as part of the acceptance testing process and prior to making the final live connection to the water and sewer network.
Any connection approval application lodged after 1 November 2019 will need to be accompanied by water and sewer as-constructed drawings in addition to the existing requirements.
Further information can be provided to you at your next project pre-start meeting. If you have any queries please contact Coordinator Asset Audit and Handover, Roman Thomas on 07 5582 8313.
