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What should I do once I’ve awarded the contract?

We encourage you to notify the ABCC when a tender process is completed and a building contractor or building industry participant has been awarded a contract to undertake Commonwealth funded building work.

Funding recipients are encouraged to provide the ABCC with:

the name and contact details of the code covered entity
a description of the proposed work
the location of the proposed work
the cost of the project
proposed project start and completion dates.

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I am a head contractor on a Building Code 2013 project. What happens if I engage subcontractors to undertake building work on that project after 2 December 2016?

Subcontractors who submit an EOI or tender for any project after 2 December 2016 become subject to the Code. This makes them code covered entities.

The Building Code 2013 continues to apply to you as the head contractor for the life of the project.

I'm a head contractor or subcontractor who submitted my expression of interest for Commonwealth funded building work prior to 2 Dec 2016, but submitted my tender for the same work after 2 Dec 2016. Which code would I be subject to for this project?

You would be subject to the Code on this project. The Building and Construction Industry (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Rules 2016 provides that where both codes may otherwise apply, the Code takes priority.

This means that where an expression of interest was submitted prior to 2 December 2016 but a tender for the same work was submitted from 2 December 2016 onwards, the head contractor or subcontractor would be subject to the Code for the work. The head contractor would also need to demonstrate compliance with the Code requirements in order to be eligible to tender for and be awarded the work.

When does the Building Code 2013 apply?

The Building Code 2013 continues to apply in relation to building work to which it applied immediately before 2 December 2016. To find out which Building Code applies to you, use our Building Code assessment tool.

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I am a head contractor on a Building Code 2013 project. What happens if I engage subcontractors to undertake building work on that project after 2 December 2016?

I'm a head contractor or subcontractor who submitted my expression of interest for Commonwealth funded building work prior to 2 Dec 2016, but submitted my tender for the same work after 2 Dec 2016. Which code would I be subject to for this project?

When does the Building Code 2013 apply?