Talk with Tim about your project
The first conversation at TCON is with Tim. You do not need a finished tender set before making contact. A site address, brief, architect's concept, planning drawings or developed construction documents can provide a useful beginning. Tim will ask about the property, intended scope, design team, current stage, budget thinking, approvals and timing. The aim is to understand whether TCON suits the work and what information is needed next. Pricing is prepared when the project has a concept design or sufficient documentation to establish a measured and qualified basis. Early contact creates more room to discuss feasibility, buildability, procurement and the construction path before major decisions are fixed. The Surrey Hills office places TCON close to much of its work across Boroondara, Stonnington and Bayside. Initial enquiries are considered directly against TCON's current project load and fit.
When to make contact
Contact TCON when you are choosing an architect, during concept or schematic design, while town planning or documentation is progressing, or when a completed set is ready for tender. Each stage supports a different conversation. Before design, Tim can discuss the site, brief and type of design practice that may suit the work. At concept stage, TCON can consider a feasibility study and entry into the Pre-Construction Program. During documentation, cost, buildability, procurement and program can be refined. With a completed set, TCON can review the tender basis, intended contract path and current delivery capacity. The useful step depends on the information already available.
The work TCON is suited to
TCON builds new architect-designed homes, heritage renovations, substantial additions, basements, detailed interiors and coordinated external works. TCON's architectural work runs to $7 million and above. Standalone interior fitouts run to $1.5 million and above. These figures indicate the scope the business can carry and are not minimum project values. Projects are concentrated across Melbourne's inner east, inner south east and Bayside, including Kew, Hawthorn, Camberwell, Canterbury, South Yarra, Brighton and nearby suburbs. The strongest fit is work where architecture, existing conditions, below-ground construction, interiors or external interfaces require careful planning and named project leadership.
What to send
Send the site address and any information that currently exists. This may include a written brief, survey, concept drawings, town planning set, architectural documentation, engineering, interior schedules, consultant reports or photographs of the property. A short explanation of the intended scope, design team, target timing and budget thinking helps Tim understand the context. Incomplete information is acceptable at an early stage if it is identified as such. TCON will not treat a preliminary conversation as a quotation. The first review establishes what can be assessed now, which assumptions would be required and whether a feasibility study, Pre-Construction engagement, tender or later discussion is the appropriate next step.
What the first conversation covers
Tim will discuss the site, architecture, existing building, scope, consultant team, procurement path and timing. He will also ask what the client wants from the builder during design and construction. Where the project appears to fit, the next step may be a meeting with the architect, review of concept information or agreement on the feasibility work required. Where timing, scope or capacity does not align, Tim will explain that directly. Across completed TCON Pre-Construction engagements, the first feasibility estimate has generally been within about 10 per cent of the eventual contract sum where the brief and scope remained substantially consistent. The project-specific assumptions remain essential to understanding any estimate.
Get in touch
Project, career and trade enquiries
The project enquiry form is for homeowners, architects, interior designers and client advisors considering work with TCON. Include the project type, address and a short description of what is planned. If you prefer to talk, call the Surrey Hills office on (03) 9808 5632. People interested in joining TCON can use the careers form with their role, experience and contact details. Trades and specialist subcontractors can register through the trades form with their capability, insurance and relevant architectural project experience. Directing each enquiry to the appropriate team gives the project information, employment application or trade registration the context required for a useful response.
The TCON difference: the builder at the design table through a negotiated tender, and a feasibility studybefore you commit. Feasibility to contract alignment sits within 10 per cent where the brief and scope remained substantially consistent.