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Civil Engineering agri-construction/planning consultancy service

  • 04-10-2017 1:14am
    #1
    onrail
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    Putting the feelers out here before diving head in.

    I’m a chartered civil engineer by training, coming from a mixed farming background. Following a bit of travel in Oz and New Zealand, there seems to be real culture there of farmers employing Engineers rather than Architects to provide a range design and construction services when building sheds, parlours, roadways etc. It’s a different scale here I concede, but think there’s definitely a need for such a service.

    Wondering whether there is a desire in the industry to take on a Civil Engineer as a designer and/or manager during the planning and construction of new agri buildings, infrastructure effluent storage etc? This wouldn’t necessarily be a full-time foreman role (unless you want to pay for it!) but a general design and overseeing/consultancy role. So that might include: producing and overall masterplan/design, drawings, planning, contracts for and helping to procure the building work, occasional visits to ensure the work meets specifications etc etc.

    I know a lot of lads tend to take on Architects to put together drawings and get projects through planning, but from what I’ve seen, many these Archs know next to nothing about the nuts & bolts of earthworks, water supply, contract management etc….. Never mind the workings of a farm!

    Sure, many jobs are done on bare bones without too many problems, but what farms would really benefit from is a reduction of your risk. No one wants to see their costs rise from an initial €250k to €350k due to ‘poor ground’ etc etc. I’ve seen such problems happen at least three times in the last year :eek:

    I’m sure you’ve all seen far too many poorly planned and constructed operations as well as builders taking advantage of farmers, mainly because there’s no contract in place!

    So what are your thoughts??


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