Independent superintendent and contract administration under AS 4000 and AS 4902, client-side project management, and facilities management for clubs, hospitality groups and asset owners across Greater Sydney, the Central Coast and the Hunter. From North Sydney, engaged by owners only.
Your interests. Our discipline. Every stage.
Hunter FPM was established in Sydney in 2018 to do one thing: represent the owner, independently and at senior level, on capital projects and the facilities that follow them. The record since then is on the projects page: the $100M Sydney Coliseum Theatre at West HQ, the lounge and courtyard refurbishment at Balgowlah RSL under an amended AS 4000, The Verandah Beecroft and the gaming and amenities works at Norths Cammeray, all delivered while the venue traded.
New South Wales has its own clocks. A payment claim under the Security of Payment Act starts a ten business day period the day it is served. Annual fire safety statements fall due whether or not anyone is watching. Registered club boards carry a duty to approve and monitor major capital expenditure, and industry best practice guidance for major capital works expects independent, documented oversight. That is the layer we provide, in writing, every month, to boards and general managers who have to answer for the outcome.
Robert Hunter is in Sydney every week and attends site on the projects he administers. Aged care, education, medical and commercial owners are welcome; the discipline is the same whatever the building.
Independent means engaged by the owner and by nobody else on the project. Not the architect certifying variations that flow from its own drawings, not the builder's contracts administrator refereeing a match it is playing in. Hunter FPM holds no interest in any contractor it manages or recommends, and every certificate is issued in writing with reasons the other side can read. The full service is on the superintendent page.
From the decision to build, through the contract, to the register you keep afterwards. As project manager we act for you. As superintendent we certify reasonably and in good faith, because a certificate that would not survive scrutiny protects nobody, least of all the owner.
For boards and operators with works coming: refurbishments, extensions, new venues, staged redevelopments, all while the business keeps trading.
Scope, budget and programme reality checks, procurement strategy, consultant selection, the development approval pathway with council.
Tender documents, evaluation, contract form and special conditions negotiated from the owner's side.
Design management, cost and programme control, site attendance, project control group, board reporting.
Superintendent or Principal's representative under AS 4000, AS 4902 and related Australian Standard forms, with every clause verified against the executed contract.
Progress claim assessment and payment schedules inside the contract and Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) timeframes.
Variation directions and determinations, extension of time assessments, delay and disruption positions documented as they arise.
Practical completion, defects liability period management, final certificate, handover records the owner can rely on.
Delivering project and facilities management for Sydney clubs and operators since 2018. For owners who want the discipline of a facilities department without building one.
Essential fire safety measures on a calendar with the evidence attached, so the annual fire safety statement is a formality, not a scramble.
Service contract scoping, tendering and management, performance reporting, cost control.
Planned maintenance programmes, defect and warranty management, capital works coordination.
We capture what you own, its condition, remaining life and compliance status, into a register you keep. Built on Standara. Strata schemes planning their capital works fund welcome.
On-site survey of plant, equipment and building elements, photographed, tagged and rated.
A live register with maintenance schedules and replacement years, owned by you, not by a contractor.
New works commissioned straight into the register, so the day the builder leaves is the day the record starts.
Working with Robert Hunter and Hunter FPM was a seamless experience. Their ability to collaborate effectively with all stakeholders meant our project progressed smoothly, meeting both programme and budget requirements while maintaining high-quality outcomes.
Despite the challenges of working in an active environment, HFPM coordinated all design disciplines, managed the tender process, and administered the contract to ensure the project was delivered on time and budget.
Four Sydney projects in detail on the projects page. Named references on request.
Engaged by the owner and by nobody else on the project. Not the architect certifying variations that flow from its own drawings, and not the builder's contracts administrator. Hunter FPM is engaged only by owners and operators, carries no work for builders, developers or architects, and holds no interest in any contractor it manages or recommends.
Yes, and on many smaller projects the architect does. The risk is that the architect ends up certifying the cost of variations arising from its own documents. Where the architect keeps the role, Hunter FPM can act as superintendent's representative for the site and certification functions, appointed by written notice to the builder.
Greater Sydney from the North Shore and Northern Beaches to Western Sydney, the Central Coast, and Newcastle and the Hunter, from our North Sydney office. Robert Hunter is in Sydney every week and on site for the projects he administers.
Under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW), a payment schedule must be served within 10 business days of receiving a payment claim, or within a shorter period if the contract says so. Miss it and the owner can become liable for the full amount claimed. We diarise every claim date and response deadline on day one of an engagement.
Yes. Registered clubs and RSLs are the core of the practice. Our delivered projects include the Sydney Coliseum Theatre at West HQ, the lounge and courtyard at Balgowlah RSL, and two venues for Norths Collective. Named references are available on request.
Yes. Superintendent, Principal's representative and contract administrator on the Australian Standard forms, with every clause verified against the executed contract for that project rather than the standard form. More on the superintendent page.
Yes. We start with a health check of the contract, the claims to date, the variation and extension of time registers and the programme against the owner's rights, with written findings inside ten business days, then take over administration from the next claim cycle if the project warrants it.
Quoted on enquiry after a short scoping call. Construction-phase oversight is a fixed monthly retainer for the contracted construction period. A pre-contract review is a fixed fee agreed before we start. Facilities management engagements are a fixed monthly fee for an agreed term.
A 30-minute call with Robert Hunter. We tell you whether we are the right fit and what proper oversight would look like. No obligation. Robert replies within one business day.