You will also have to engage a survey or engineering consultant to supervise the construction and certify to Council that the works are completed in accordance with the Council s standards. Once all public engineering works are completed, as-built plans must be submitted to the Council which detail final levels and dimensions of construction. The plans are for Council records, and the works usually become part of the City s infrastructure. As an alternative to physically completing all the conditions of consent you may be able to bond for some of them, for example, the formation of a driveway. Cash bonds are assessed as 1.5 times the value of the work, and are usually based on quotes from contractors.
Council holds the bond until all the works have been satisfactorily completed.
Alternatively a guaranteed paper bond may be accepted at twice the value of the work. Council may also impose Maintenance Bonds to ensure that the work is free of defects. These are usually held for 6 months and returned after you request an inspection, and pay any additional fees. Certificate and other documentation to the District Land Registrar. If complete, the survey plan is deposited and the titles are issued for the subdivided lots.