Telecommunications infrastructure
MDU Infrastructure Construction
Upgrading telecommunications infrastructure in existing apartment buildings requires careful coordination between external civil works, building pathways, existing services and site access.
KZ COM provides construction capabilities relevant to multi-dwelling unit infrastructure, supporting pit-and-pipe, lead-in conduits, pathway construction and associated reinstatement in complex building environments.
Scope at a glance
- External civil worksPit-and-pipe, lead-ins and service exposure
- Building pathwaysEntries, basements, risers and common areas
- Occupied buildingsAccess, residents and essential services
- ReinstatementSurfaces made good as each area closes
- Construction recordsPhotos, reinstatement details and as-builts
- Where it fits
- Existing apartment buildings and multi-dwelling developments, from the street connection to the building pathways.
- Typically engaged by
- Principal contractors, network delivery contractors, builders and developers.
Scope
Construction scope on MDU projects
Scoped to the agreed work package. Responsibilities, access arrangements and interfaces with other parties are confirmed with the principal contractor before pricing.
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External civil infrastructure
External works can include excavation and trenching, pit installation or modification, conduit construction, lead-in pathways and service exposure.
Works are coordinated around the issued design, existing assets, local access requirements and reinstatement obligations.
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Building pathways and common areas
MDU construction may involve shared building entries, basements, risers, corridors and common areas where access, limited space and existing services influence construction planning.
Where included in an agreed work package, pathways may require conduits, cable-support systems, access arrangements and coordination of penetrations and fire-stopping requirements with appropriately qualified parties.
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Construction in occupied buildings
Works within occupied buildings require attention to access, stakeholder communication, site presentation, resident safety and the continuity of essential building services.
Site constraints, construction interfaces and coordination requirements are identified with the principal contractor before work commences.
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Quality and completion
Construction records, site photographs, reinstatement details and relevant as-built information support a clear handover to the principal contractor and project delivery team.
Delivery
How MDU works run
The order the work runs on site. Services are located and exposed before any machine excavation.
- Step 1
Site survey
Building entries, basements, risers, common areas and existing services inspected, with constraints and interfaces recorded.
- Step 2
Access and coordination
Work areas, access times, resident communication and essential services agreed with the principal contractor and the building manager.
- Step 3
External civils and pathways
Pit-and-pipe, lead-ins and building pathways constructed to the issued design, with penetrations coordinated for fire-stopping.
- Step 4
Reinstate and record
Surfaces made good, with photos, reinstatement details and as-built information supplied for handover.
Interfaces and records
Coordination, site constraints and handover records
What KZ COM coordinates with the other parties on the job, the constraints planned for before mobilising, and the records supplied at handover.
Delivery interfaces
- Principal contractor
- Work package boundaries, programme, access approvals and the format for handover records.
- Building manager or owners corporation
- Access times, common-property rules, keys and notice to residents.
- Residents and occupants
- Entries, car parks and essential building services kept usable around the works.
- Fire-stopping and other trades
- Penetrations through fire-rated elements, shared risers and cable-support routes.
- Designer and network owner
- The issued design, building pathway requirements and as-built information.
Site constraints planned for
- Occupied units and shared entries
- Basements, risers and limited ceiling space
- Existing services in the ground and the building
- Penetrations through fire-rated elements
- Access hours and notice to residents
- Finishes and surfaces to reinstate
Records supplied
- Site survey findings and constraints
- Pathway routes by level and area
- Photos before close-in and at completion
- Reinstatement details
- As-built information for handover
Fieldwork
Work from KZ COM sites
Building-pathway and external civil work, photographed on KZ COM sites.
Health, safety & quality
Safety and quality on this scope
The controls and checks that matter most on this work.
Existing asset protection
Identification and protection of existing underground services are critical considerations before excavation and pathway construction.
Occupied and live environments
Access planning, work-area separation and communication with relevant site stakeholders support controlled construction activities.
Environmental and site management
Site housekeeping, spoil handling, appropriate waste management and progressive reinstatement help minimise disruption during civil works.
Construction quality
Construction to the issued design and agreed scope, supported by relevant inspection, photographic and as-built records.
For estimators
Information needed to price it
- Building address, number of levels and dwellings
- Issued design or pathway specification, if available
- Access arrangements and building manager contact
- Lead-in route and the surfaces it crosses
- Which parts of the work package KZ COM is asked to deliver
Scope and responsibilities
- Pathways are built to the design and specification issued for the project; nbn publishes building pathway requirements by building type (nbn: Pathway (opens in a new tab)).
- Fire-stopping is completed by an appropriately qualified party and customer cabling by a registered cabler (ACMA cabling provider rules (opens in a new tab)). KZ COM coordinates its scope around them.
Tell us who is engaging the work and what your specification requires, and KZ COM will confirm its part before pricing.
Related capabilities
Discuss an MDU project
Send the building address, the issued design or pathway specification, and the parts of the work package you need delivered.