We provide a wide range of specialist services related to construction and property
developments including core services and value added services
developments including core services and value added services
‘Our early engagement allows us to leverage our extensive experience and lay a solid foundation for successful project delivery ’
- ABAC Pty Ltd –
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An Introduction to Australian Built Asset Consultancy (ABAC) Pty Ltd
ABAC Pty Ltd was founded in 2021 by its managing director Antony Johnson who has 25 years of
industry experience, and the company specialises in construction consultancy services. Antony brings
together construction consultancy experience gained at leading companies such as Cost Consultancy
Services (Asia), DG Jones (Australia), EC Harris and Arcadis (Middle East), and MP Cordia &
Associates (Australia). He has worked on projects in Australia, Asia (Maldives, Sri Lanka, and Hong
Kong), Middle East (UAE, Oman, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia) as a Senior Consultant and Service
Leader.
Antony has a Bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying (with a first class grade, completed in 1999)
and Master’s degree in Applied Science (Building and BE, RMIT, completed in 2004).
Antony is also currently on the RICS APC Panels (PM and QS streams) as the Chairman and
Assessor, and he is a Chartered QS (MRICS from 2006 with registration No 1237974) and Member of
the AIQS (MAIQS from 2005 with registration No 5326). These are the leading global professional
institutes which look after the interests of the quantity surveying, project management, and other
construction related professionals.
Our key Australian employees have previously worked with D G Jones Australia and MP Cordia &
Associates and some have over 40 years of local and international consulting and construction
experience. Thus, the ABAC team’s professional experience spans over 40 years mainly in providing
construction consultancy and property advisory services including to some of the world’s leading
private and public clients.
Our Services
Quantity Surveying (QS) (and Cost and Commercial Management)
This is our core service based on our substantial market and service delivery knowledge, experience, and expertise. We ensure the certainty of the cost, and our advice will be based on the best practices.
Contract Solutions (CS) (Contract and Claims Management)
The state-of-the art contract solution service deals with the design of the contract, procurement advice, contract negotiation and award, contract administration, claims assessment and defence, mediation, and negotiations.
Risk Management (RM)
This is also our prime and value-added service aimed at the owners, developers and financiers and is based on a wealth of our service delivery experience on projects of all sizes including megaprojects (worth over A$1.37bn or US$1bn) working for investors in all sectors.
Property Advisory Services (PAS)
As we work across full spectrum of the construction sectors and clients/parties, we can provide professional, comprehensive, risk management, and technical 'project specific' advice on the investment from acquisition throughout their life cycle.
Project Management (PM)
From the outset we are the client's independent representative providing advice and assurance on each project representing the Client's interests first and foremost at every stage of the development process. To us, effective project management means proactive risk management, excellence in construction, and meeting client’s business case objectives and goals.
‘Our early engagement allows us to leverage our extensive experience and lay a solid foundation
for successful project delivery ’
- ABAC Pty Ltd –
Frequently asked questions
Though we are Melbourne based, YES we can deliver services though our partners in other Australian cities as well as in the international arena.
As we are a small organisation with 10 staff members (however we can tap into wider and talented staff pool, if required), our fees are very competitive. Probably the lowest in the Melbourne market.
We are long-term focused. We are trying to expand and attract customers because we value the long-term win-win relationship with our strategic and new clients. We want to be our clients’ trusted partners. We always have the intrinsic desire to position ourselves to gain repetitive business opportunities. We put great efforts to continually learn and improve our service delivery and have systems in place for knowledge management, achieve staff CPDs, and sponsor L&D activities. We also focus on staff retention and their personal and professional development. Our staff is our core strength.
We are a fast-paced organisation as we work with a sense of urgency while maintaining the quality and accuracy of the services delivered. We believe in cordial relationships and work hard to achieve that. Because such relationships and team sprits will then enable us to demonstrate our service differentiators and showcase our talents. We always focus on providing the best possible outcomes for our client. That culture is cultivated and intrinsically driven amongst our staff members from the top (MD) to bottom (our trainees) in our organisation.
We time to time embark on recruitment drives based on project requirements. If you are looking for any relevant positions and think that you are a best fit for our company, please send us an e-mail at info@abacau.com.au .We will get back to you as soon as possible.
This is how our regular clients perceive our services and how they value our service quality and promptness. We are contributing to make Victoria a Better State to study & live!!
"I believe your tender assessment ticks all the boxes, so much appreciated "
Christopher Smith
Senior Project Manager Programme Management and Capital Works Unit |
Asset Management
Homes Victoria
Asset Management
Homes Victoria
"Thank you so much for your attention to details in assessing and advising on the Contractual Risks on behalf of the Bank while benefiting us along the process "
Stefan M
Luxury House Builder
"Thank you so much for this. Great to have the numbers on this from a m² perspective and the check prices from the market (Concreter)."
JAMES HOLT
Architect, Brandrick Architects
"We are very comfortable working with you and your team as you guys have so much hands-on experience that we greatly benefit from. Each project is a learning curve for us and we are becoming more & more capable every day – Thank you- "
A Luxury House Developer
"This work looks great. Everything appears to make sense. Thank you"
IAN JONES
OTS Architecture
"Over 20 years working with you and Michael on repetitive projects, our relationships has grown from strength to strength. We know you work on over 50 school and TAFE expansion projects every year. That is a massive contribution to our VIC state "
An Architect specializes in Schools
"Thanks so much for the great enthusiasm shown throughout the Pre-contract period of the Hospital project. Do you guys have life outside work? (in a good way!)"
PATRICK DEWHIRST
HSPC Health Architects
"We have a long-term relationship and fulfilled urgent community needs successfully with fast-tracked delivery. With your help we have successfully delivered so many high-quality Aged Care projects & moved on from traditional construction to ‘pre-built’ incl high dependence facilities "
An Aged Care Developer
"Thank you so much for turning this around so quickly! Our client highly appreciates this." "
An Architect in VIC
"A Brilliant service and good work ethics too! Keep up the good work."
An Developer in VIC
"As your cost plans and VE exercises readily come with cost benchmarking information and market insights, we get to make proper ‘commercial’ decisions. Thanks for facilitating this."
An Emerging Architect in VIC