Cost Summary Report for DA (NSW Councils)

In most cases, we can prepare NSW Council Cost Summary Report for DA for residential dwellings within 3 business days. We will confirm this in the fee proposal. If you require a fast turnaround,  please contact us.

For almost all NSW Council DA Estimates - no. All the information we require is usually in the DA documentation. If not we will have a chat with you or the Architect to ensure we have all the info we need.

Yes! We do this all for you. We fill in the forms and sign the it including our Registered Quantity Surveyor AIQS member credentials Please note that some councils do not have a Cost Summary Report for DA template but we will provide a generic format which meets their NSW Council DA estimate requirements.

We prepare the Registered Quantity Surveyor Cost Summary Report for DA in accordance with your council guidelines, requirements & format:

• Reviewing the plans which are to be submitted as part of the DA or CC;
• The preparation of an estimate generally in accordance with the Australian Cost Management Manuals from the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors;
• Calculating the development costs in accordance with the definition of the Local Council
• The inclusion of GST in the calculation;
• Measurement of  Gross Floor Areas in accordance with the Method of Measurement of Building Areas in the AIQS Cost Management Manual Volume 1, Appendix A2.
• Populating and signing the forms required by Council, if applicable

The easiest way to get going on your registered quantity surveyor cost summary report for DA is to click on the link provided at the top of this page and fill in the form. Don't forget to attach the drawings so we can see what we are quoting on.

Once we receive your request, we will respond (usually the same day) with a quote. If you are happy with the quote, you can follow the simple instructions provided to accept the quote (it's really easy)

Once you accept, the rest is up to us - well until we send you that pesky invoice. Easy!

Of course if prefer to get going the 20th century way with phone calls and emails - just contact us (details at the bottom of this page). 

We look forward to hearing from you.