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Starting a construction business
Owner-operator · Carterton
MBIE — Licensed Building Practitioner
$220.80Local council — Building consent (typical)
$2,400.00WorkSafe — Health & Safety plan
$20.00IRD — GST registration
$20.00ACC — Employer levy registration
$20.00Includes all govt filing fees · NZD
Dave Cooper
Owner-operator · Cooper Construction Ltd
Sole-director residential builder, 8 years on the tools as his own boss. Employs one carpenter and an apprentice, Carl, in his second year. Six to eight jobs running across Wairarapa at any time. Books done at the kitchen table on Sundays.
11+
regulators
8+
pieces of legislation
Building consents & Code
Four councils, four filing processes, differing fees and turnaround times. Code of Compliance certification, earthquake-prone rules, accessibility requirements.
Licensed Building Practitioner
Annual licence renewal, Memorandum of Records for every project, CPD requirements, supervision of all Restricted Building Work.
Health & Safety
HSWA PCBU duties on every site. Working at heights, asbestos in pre-2000 homes, scaffolding notifiables, site-specific safety plans.
Tax, ACC & contracts
Construction Contracts Act payment claims, retentions held in trust, defect periods. Payroll, ACC levies, PAYE for Carl.