The Department of Housing, Local Government, Planning and Public Works of the Queensland Government conduct annual valuations of all Department Owned Assets. As component to this Valuation, Asset Replacement Costs and Remaining Useful Life Costings are conducted based on the theoretical construction cost to replace these assets. The Queens Wharf precinct is one of the largest Government owned public realm assets in the city and includes key social linkage to the foreshore of the Brisbane River. The costings were undertaken considering the:

• Bikeway
• Boathouse
• Mangrove Walk
• Waterline Park.

Commercial & Infrastructure were engaged to provide cost-estimation services for the Asset Replacement Costs, as well as depreciation calculations and key inputs to the valuation reports. The scope of works included quantity survey and project estimating which required population of a Bill of Quantities. In particular, the services required include:

• Cost estimating including validation of key trade and material supply rates
• Asset Depreciation Costing based on Remaining Useful Life
• Escalation calculations
• Valuation Reporting and Estimation Reports.