We Represent.
Your asset, our reputation.

Acting on behalf of strata managers, owners corporations, and asset custodians, we deliver independent client-side project and remedial management across industrial, commercial, and class 2 residential portfolios. A family-run Sydney practice established 1997, with 40 years of construction and building pathology experience, 100% client-side engagements, and zero NCAT cases on record.

Residential

Class 2 · Strata · Heritage residences

Commercial

Fit-out · Base-build · Heritage · Capex

Industrial

Warehouses · Distribution · Capex

About the practice

Our loyalty is to the project.

Giakson is a Sydney-based, family-run practice founded in 1997. From brief to defect liability, the principal you meet at briefing is the principal administering the contract, chairing the PCG, and signing the final certificate.

We are engaged by owners corporations, strata entities, developers, and asset custodians on commercial, industrial, class 2 residential, heritage, and remedial works across Sydney and regional NSW. We work in collaboration with the client, and we hold no contractor, trade, or supplier relationships that compromise our independence.

"A small practice by design, using a building pathology led approach grounded in the principles of Building Science and Forensic Engineering." Nicholas Giakoumelos · Founding Principal

Capabilities & Services

Four disciplines.
One obligation.

Building diagnostic reporting, early contractor involvement, superintendency, and project intervention. Each service is structured to protect the owner's position technically, commercially, and contractually.

Diagnostic & investigation

Building Diagnostic Reporting

Pre-engagement building pathology and defect investigation. Independent written reports that document the asset's condition, the root cause of identified issues, and the evidence base behind the works proposed, before any contractor is engaged.

Building pathology investigation
Root-cause & forensic analysis
On-site inspection & photographic record
Independent written report
Likely-cause & indicative-cost commentary
DBP Act & strata-relevant findings
NCAT-defensible documentation
Pre-engagement scope diagnostics

Pre-construction

Early Contractor Involvement

Scope of works, technical specifications, and pre-tender reports that bring clarity and certainty to procurement. ECI engagements de-risk tender by testing scope, sequencing, and buildability with market-capable contractors before commitment.

Scope of works & specifications
Consultant-brief co-ordination
Pre-tender cost & program reports
ECI workshops with shortlisted builders
Tender evaluation & recommendation
Risk & buildability review

Contract administration

Contract Superintendency

Acting as superintendent under standard and amended forms (AS4000, AS4902, AS4300, bespoke). Administering the contract impartially, assessing claims, certifying progress, and managing variations, EOTs, and defects through to final certification.

Contract administration: AS4000, AS4902, AS4300, bespoke
Progress assessment & certification
Variation & EOT assessment
Defects management to final certificate
Dispute avoidance & security of payment
Owners Corporation liaison & reporting
Bespoke contract drafting review
PCG chairing & minute issuance

Recovery & intervention

Project Intervention

When projects stall, exceed budget, or lose direction, we step in. Engagements are structured to diagnose, stabilise, and reset, under confidentiality and at speed.

Project health & exposure review
Program & cost recovery planning
Contractor performance management
Contract reset & replacement procurement
Expert reports & evidence preparation
Expert witnessing & testimony
Stalled-project handover & completion

Credentials

For the record.

Memberships, systems, and the documented basis on which we accept appointments.

AIPM Member Australian Institute of Project Management

MAIPM / CPPD

Industry Memberships Strata Community Association & ACA

SCA · ACA

Quality & Compliance WHS management system · ISO 9001 equivalent · Australian Privacy Principles · NSW Gov / council prequalifications

Documented

We Represent.Your asset, our reputation.