SCE Corp was engaged as the construct-only remediation contractor for Project 329 at a residential strata building in Belmont, NSW. The Project Remediate scope involved removing nominated aluminium composite panel cladding and related combustible materials and installing the replacement façade work in accordance with the issued regulated design documentation.
SCE managed construction planning, site access, removal, replacement installation, inspection responses and contractor close-out. The project brought those activities together with the separately appointed design, façade-engineering, superintendent and assurance teams.
Project outcome: the Superintendent certified that practical completion was achieved on 9 May 2025. Subsequent façade certification and independent assurance were issued by the separately appointed consultants for their stated scopes.
The building entered NSW Government Project Remediate for a defined external-wall cladding remediation scope. The independent assurance record describes the work as the removal and replacement of aluminium composite panel cladding and related combustible materials within the nominated areas.
The contracted scope covered nominated external-wall cladding and related combustible materials. SCE planned the removal and replacement works around the existing building and managed exposed interfaces through the inspection process.
The completed façade work is supported by the project’s practical-completion, façade-engineering and independent-assurance records for the remediated areas.
The contract allocated SCE the construct-only contractor role. The Principal procured the regulated designs and design compliance declarations. SCE was responsible for delivering the contracted building work, construction controls, required contractor records and building-practitioner close-out obligations.
SCE reviewed the proposed removal of existing self-tapping screws and queried whether the same-size screws should be used again. The team raised the concern with the designers through a request for information (RFI), and the designers amended the detail.
The revised solution used larger screws where possible. Where larger screws were unavailable, an additional member was added behind the structure to strengthen the fixing. SCE coordinated the construction query with the appointed designers, who retained responsibility for the design.
The Belmont replacement involved moving from bonded composite sheets to solid aluminium panels with folded cassette edges. SCE had to resolve the finish, panel dimensions, fixing arrangement and supporting construction together, while working within the existing façade appearance requirements.
The building’s coastal setting made the specified finish an important part of material selection. SCE considered the coating’s suitability for that exposure alongside the required colour and appearance. Colour selection and protective performance had to be addressed together.
Folding the edges into a cassette uses part of the sheet, reducing the visible face available from a given blank. The team coordinated the panel set-out, joints and returns with the building’s existing geometry and required panel pattern, rather than treating a flat sheet and a finished cassette as the same size.
The selected solid aluminium system required a different support and fixing arrangement from the existing bonded sheets. SCE changed the supporting construction, accommodated the resulting depth at side interfaces and addressed corroded components exposed during the work. The work also included replacing existing drainage pipes and addressing moisture escape and ventilation behind the cladding.
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Delivered the construct-only remediation work, coordinated site activities, installed the work to the issued design documentation and provided contractor-side quality and close-out records.
Prepared or certified their respective design and specialist engineering deliverables. Their inspections and certificates retained their stated scopes, assumptions and limitations.
The Superintendent certified practical completion. The independent assurer separately assessed the documented Project Remediate scope against the identified order and applicable project requirements.
The project combined SCE’s construction and contractor records with separately issued design, engineering, practical-completion and assurance documentation.
SCE converted the issued design and contract requirements into work sequencing, access arrangements, safety controls, procurement and inspection points suitable for an occupied residential setting. A safe passage was established for residents and guarded by traffic controllers.
Nominated cladding and related materials were removed in controlled stages so the relevant façade areas could be accessed and the replacement work progressed. Timber members identified during the work were removed and disposed of, with sign-off by the designers.
Exposed façade conditions, framing, flashings, fixings, sealants and relevant interfaces were presented for review and managed through the project inspection and instruction process.
Replacement façade components were installed against the regulated designs and specifications, with construction records used to support traceability and review.
The façade engineer inspected selected work stages. Where comments were issued, SCE provided responses and photographs for close-out through the consultant process.
Contractor declarations, installation records, product information, inspection evidence and as-built documentation were assembled for the project close-out and assurance process.
View the Belmont recladding works and completed façade.
The Superintendent's certificate dated 25 July 2025 records that practical completion was achieved on 9 May 2025. It also records the close-out position and the remaining monitoring item under the defects-liability arrangements at the date of certification.
ACOR Consultants recorded three construction inspections. Its final certification states that the inspected work generally conformed with the façade engineering drawings and specification and that SCE supplied responses and photographs to close inspection comments.
The Remediation Assurance Certificate confirms review of the Project Remediate work for the remediated external-wall sections. It expressly excludes unrelated building areas and existing elements outside the defined scope.
SCE delivered the recladding works against the principal-procured regulated designs, coordinating site activities, installation, quality records, inspection responses and contractor close-out.
Façade remediation requires planned access, secure work zones, staged removal and reinstatement, communication, weather protection and daily coordination.
Inspection records, photographs, contractor declarations, product traceability and as-built documents support consultant review, completion and future asset records.
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It was Project Remediate Project 329 at a residential strata building in Belmont, NSW. The defined scope involved removing nominated aluminium composite panel cladding and related combustible materials and delivering replacement façade work.
SCE was the construct-only remediation contractor. SCE delivered the contracted building work against the issued design documentation and provided the required contractor-side construction, quality and close-out records.
No. The Principal procured the regulated designs and design compliance declarations. Design consultants, the Superintendent and the independent assurer retained their separate roles. SCE did not independently certify or assure its own work.
The Superintendent's certificate records that practical completion was achieved on 9 May 2025. The certificate itself was dated 25 July 2025.
ACOR Consultants recorded staged façade inspections and stated that the inspected work generally conformed with the façade engineering drawings and specification. It also recorded that SCE supplied responses and photographs to close inspection comments.
It covered the Project Remediate scope for the external-wall sections where cladding and related nominated materials were removed and replaced, based on the documents and representative inspections identified in the certificate.
No. The certificate expressly limits its assessment to the remediated external-wall scope and excludes unrelated areas and existing elements outside that defined work.
SCE delivers assessment, engineering and design, procurement, construction, testing and handover as a coordinated recladding package, including required design declarations and certification through appropriately qualified and appointed practitioners. Statutory approvals and independent certification remain with the relevant authorities and independent certifiers.
Send the available condition reports, drawings, approvals, access constraints and programme requirements. SCE’s engineering and construction team can develop a coordinated scope from assessment and design through procurement, construction, testing, required certification and handover. Review SCE’s practitioner registrations and ISO certifications.
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