CDC Consulting / Services
The right eyes on the project.
CDC Consulting provides independent project representation, coordination and oversight for property owners undertaking new builds, renovations and selected commercial projects.
There is more to a building project than what you can see at first glance.
CDC helps coordinate the information, people, work and deadlines involved in the process. While keeping the property owner's interests at the center.
Independent. Practical. Detail-driven.
Representation / Coordination / Quality / Completion
01 / What CDC does
Practical involvement from contract to completion.
CDC's involvement can be tailored to the requirements of the property owner and the project.
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Client Representation
CDC represents the property owner and acts as an independent point of contact between the client, professional team, main contractor and subcontractors.
Your interests / Your representative
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Project Coordination
CDC represents the property owner and acts as an independent point of contact between the client, professional team, main contractor and subcontractors.
Trades / Timing / Coordination
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Quality Control
Looking closely at workmanship, finishing, defects and outstanding items to help identify issues before they become bigger problems.
Quality / Workmanship / Detail
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Cost Control & Measurements
Recording actual progress and measurements of work completed to assist with payment evaluations and project tracking.
Progress / Measurements / Records
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Contract Management
Supporting the property owner through the contract phase and the responsibilities involved in moving the project towards completion.
Contract / Responsibility / Completion
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Snagging & Final Completion
Identifying defects, incomplete work and outstanding details, then recording and following those items through to completion and handover.
Snags / Defects / Handover
02 / From idea to finished work
It starts on paper. It ends on site.
A building project is a process. An idea becomes a drawing. The drawing becomes a plan. Trades turn the plan into something physical. Details get measured, coordinated, built, checked and finished.
CDC's role is to help keep that process connected.
Concept & planning
Idea for outdoor braai area.
The idea
Built & completed
The finished space, ready to be used.
The result
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03 / Client representation
Someone needs to see the project from your side.
Property owners are often expected to coordinate a surprisingly large number of people and decisions.
Architects, engineers, contractors, subcontractors and different trades all have a role to play. CDC helps bring those moving parts together while remaining focused on the property owner's interests.
The goal is not to take over everyone's job. It is to make sure the people involved understand what needs to happen, when it needs to happen and what still needs attention.
QC
Quality Control
CC
Cost Control
CM
Contract Management
04 / Project types
Different projects. The same attention to detail.
CDC can assist with a range of building, renovation and property improvement projects.
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New Builds
Independent project representation and coordination throughout the building process.
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Renovations
Coordination of multiple trades, activities and finishes during renovation work.
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Upmarket Residential
Quality-focused oversight for residential projects where detail and execution matter.
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Small Commercial
Selected commercial projects requiring independent representation and coordination.
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Kitchens & Bathrooms
Smaller projects where trades, measurements, materials and finishing need to come together.
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Outdoor Spaces
Including pathways, decks and purpose-designed outdoor elements.
05 / Independent assessment
Already have a problem?
Let's look a little closer.
CDC's involvement does not have to begin at the start of a project.
Where a property owner has concerns about completed or incomplete work, CDC can provide an independent assessment of what needs attention.
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Assess
Determine what has been completed and what still requires attention.
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Document
Record defects, incomplete work and relevant outstanding items.
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Advise
Prepare documentation for the property owner to use when addressing the matter.
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Represent
Where required, communicate with the relevant people on the client's behalf.
06 / Bespoke design
Purpose-made.
CDC also provides bespoke design services for selected property elements. Creating purpose-made solutions for the project and the client.
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Gates
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Furniture
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Pathways
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Decks
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Custom Elements
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Purpose-made Design
07 / Your project
Not sure exactly what you need? Let's look at the project together.
Every project is different. CDC can discuss where you are in the process, what is involved and what level of assistance would make sense.