PROJECT HIGHLIGHT Gold Coast Arena
Project Highlight by Yvion Lee.
My 7 Years at Collaborative Cost Management is 25% of my Quantity Surveying career to date! Throughout the years, I have been given many great opportunities to get involved in many projects across different stages. Over the last 3 years, I have been heavily involved in the pre-contract project stages.
There is one project that really attracted my interest. The Gold Coast Arena project is a world-class indoor live-entertainment venue. The project will be designed for multipurpose use, accommodating various events, including sports. It complements the existing venues and enhances the overall entertainment offered for residents and visitors to the City of Gold Coast. CCM were engaged to provide business case cost management services, including the provision of masterplan estimates, risk register, and life cycle costing.
I must say, I was overwhelmed with the feasibility reports and design that were provided at that time. Having to go through them all in detail, digest the data, capture the relevant information, and then interpret them from words to dollar signs. Not to mention in a timely manner too; that was a challenge for me. In saying that, having worked on this project, I appreciate the knowledge and technical expertise I have gained throughout the years of experience from a variety of projects. It enabled me to navigate through the project complexity and allowed me to provide valuable cost advice for the project. Also, I cannot describe how important it was to have collaborative communication with the project stakeholders to ensure we were all on the same page moving towards achieving this project’s objectives.
Looking forward to the next milestone achievement with CCM and our clients!