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Our Values

Transparency and Collaboration

At MNL Projects our core values are transparency and integrity. We pride ourselves on our relationships with our clients. Collaborating through every stage of a development from concept through to handover gives our clients confidence, an understanding of the process, and a sense of ease they are in good hands.

We need our clients, and our clients need us. It's a true partnership from day one.

For both sides its extremely important that from that day one we all lead with transparency. Real budgets and real expectations can effect decision making at the front end, and these decisions can have a positive or negative impact on the project and the overall development. How the development or project finishes means everything.

MNL Projects is founded on the relationships built in the industry over 20 years through honesty and integrity.

The only way MNL Projects can continue to do business into the future is if we can finish each project with a strong YES to these questions:

• Did both parties stay true to their word?
• Did we look after our purchasers, tenants, subcontractors and consultants along the way?
• Did we deliver a quality product?
• Did we deliver on time?
• Did we deliver on budget?
• Do we want to continue our working relationship and referrals into the future?

All of us involved must invest in this Ethos or the collaboration simply doesn't work.

Our goal is to help you achieve your goal, in any and every way we know how.

What We Do

Our Services

Construct Only

Some of our clients simply want a builder they can trust to help them tender and build their designs. At MNL Projects we pride ourselves on being able to obtain the sharpest pricing with the most professional and industry leading consultant and subcontracting base.

We will help you with this process reviewing the drawings with your consultants, detail the scope of works, tender and negotiate with the market to obtain true Lump Sum trade quotes.

Once the tendering is complete, we will sit with our clients, review the quotes and agree what the overall project duration and cost should be.

Once we agree, we partner in the project and deliver on our promise.

Design and Construct

This is where MNL Projects can assist the most. Early engagement with the design consultants and clients, we can set a clear benchmark from commencement. Constructability and efficiency can be at the forefront.

During the design we involve our partnership subcontracting groups to provide input into the development to ensure the best possible outcome during project execution. Early engagement with our subcontractors is critical to obtaining sharpest subcontractor market pricing and confirming the availability of the trades prior to the design being finalised.

The design must be completed to a level of detail that gives the subcontractors comfort in locking in their Lump Sum quotations. Any earlier will create pricing fluctuations and ambiguity in the subcontract agreements.

Similar to the construct only process, once the quotations are received, we will sit with our clients, present the quotations and agree the project overall cost through a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) Agreement. We then agree the project construction duration with ultimate focus on a realistic and achievable timeline.

Next stage is to partner in the development and make good on our promises.

Early Market Engagement

MNL Projects is available to assist with clients from concept stage as a design and construct consultant. Engaging the broader consultant group early with the constructability, efficiency and value engineering.

This can streamline the design process, the DA Process and assist early engagement with the subcontracting groups to obtain competitive and realistic rates for the build.

Our experience is that if this process is missed, the design changes can be extensive. A very lengthy DA amendment process could be needed placing risk on the project delivery timeline and not to mention the redrafting and design coordination.

MNL Projects can lead the design, develop the programme, early tender to subcontractors and generate a quotation backed cost plan.

By doing this early gives our clients the edge prior to engaging with the broader 3rd party construction market. Knowledge is key, and engaging MNL Projects on an EME Agreement will give our clients a clear path forward.

Spotlight

Our Latest Project

The Lawson

Canberra

Your private sanctuary.... as nature intended.

• Full EME and ECI Engagement.
• 4 buildings.
• Circa 260 Apartments.
• 3 Level Basement.
• World Class Wellness Centre and Amenities.
• Precast Façade with insitu load bearing elements.
• Construction Commencing Mid-2026.

View The Lawson

Leadership

The Structure

Mitchel Smith

Director

Mitchel has over 20 years' experience in the construction industry working predominantly in the residential and commercial sectors. He has delivered a multitude of high-rise apartment complexes and commercial towers for construction companies and developers including Morris Property Group and Hutchinson Builders.

Mitchel possesses strong leadership skills with the ability to problem solve, delegate and effectively operate in high pressure environments with time constraints.

His genuine and heartfelt approach has developed long lasting working relationships within the construction industry. He understands the importance of operating in a transparent and honest manner and displays these traits to stakeholders of all levels.

Mitchel is Open Licensed in QLD and carries a Class A License in the ACT. We can deliver any scale or class of building on the Eastern Seaboard.

Our Fee Structure

Construct Only
Design/Construct
EME Agreements (Early Market Engagement)
Project Management
Design Management
Tender Evaluations

Each project and client will require a different level of service.

We have a clear arrangement of fees for all our services and can tailor them to the project size, scale, complexity and duration.

We want to remain transparent with our clients and our fees, including our staffing costs to ensure our clients are confident they are getting what they are paying for.

As a collaboration we will meet with our clients and gain an understanding of what is needed. There's so many ways we can help.

Portfolio

Our Projects

John Gordon Campus Carpark

Canberra

John Gordon Campus Carpark

Department of Finance on behalf of the National Capital Authority

• 1100 space 4 level inclusive of EV Charging above ground carpark.
• Class 1 and Polish Precast Façade.
• 12mm Corten Folded Profile Feature Louvres.
• Linit Glazing and feature lozenge stair.
• Internal Precast Core Structure and insitu columns.
• PF substructure and PT suspended slabs.
• 40,000m2 of FRP.

The Markets Residence

Canberra

The Markets Residence

BELDEV

• 338 Residences inclusive of 22 bespoke penthouse apartments.
• 4 level basement with a Structural Shotcrete anchored retention system.
• Curved brick pattern Precast Façade with insitu cores.
• Roof top pool and private courtyards.
• 600 Car spaces.
• Piazza Courtyard and retail space to ground floor.
• 65,000m2 of FRP.
• PF substructure and PT suspended slabs.

Project was managed from ECI engagement all through to 70% design complete, Trades procured to 70% and basement excavation/shoring to 50% complete.

One City Hill | The Barracks Precinct

Canberra

One City Hill | The Barracks Precinct

BJM PTY LTD – Morris Property Group

• 2 Commercial Towers on a Commercial Carpark
• 5.5 Star NABERS 5 Star Greenstar. PCA A-GRADE.
• 24-month programme.
• 7 Levels and 40,000m2 NLA.
• Mixed use office and retail.
• 3 level below ground car park 876 cars included capacity for 50 EV Chargers.
• Large Atrium 400m2 – Ground to Roof including Skylight.
• 1st stage of 'The Barracks Precinct' Including the Construction of Edinburgh Ave.

Park Avenue

Canberra

Park Avenue

BJM PTY LTD – Morris Property group

• Inner City Apartment and Retail.
• 18-month programme – 184 Apartments.
• 17 Levels. Commercial carpark – operating during construction.
• 3 level below ground car park.
• Sub and Penthouse Suites.

The Annex | 12 Creek St

Brisbane

The Annex | 12 Creek St

DEXUS – Broad Construction

• Inner city high end commercial tower.
• PCA A Grade.
• 5 Star NABERS 5 Star Green Star.
• 18-month programme.
• 14 Levels.
• Mixed use office and retail.
• Commercial carpark – operating during construction. • 4 level below ground car park.
• High traffic and pedestrian flow.
• Zero boundary.
• Project adjacent to laneway cafes/bars/restaurants.

IVE and EVE Apartments

Brisbane

IVE and EVE Apartments

Kilcor / Abacus Projects

• CFA Piling and High-Level Bored Piers.
• Load out Slab. 5 Level Basement car park.
• 4 Level above ground car park.
• 2 x 30 Storey Residential Towers.
• 476 Apartments.
• Insitu Cores and Stairs.
• Precast Perimeter, Blade Walls, Columns, Spandrels. • 300+ Workers at Full Capacity Daily.
• 26 Month Construction Programme.
• Start Oct-15, PC Achieved 15/12/17
• 5 Day Typical Cycle.
• Two Towers Constructed in a Divorced Approach.

Southbank Emporium

Brisbane

Southbank Emporium

Anthony John Group

• Boutique Residential and Hotel Tower.
• Project Fix and Deliver.
• Sky-bar/EBAR including feature roof, screens, subfloor lighting.
• 2 Rooftop infinity pools.

Gold Coast Hilton East Tower

Gold Coast

Gold Coast Hilton East Tower

Multiplex

• 6 level Top-down Basement.
• D-Wall Retention System.
• 57 Levels.
• 14 Floors of Hotel and Retail Zones.
• 4 Day typical structure cycle.
• Jump System and Climb-tract Verticals.

Axis Apartments

Canberra

Axis Apartments

Morris Property Group

• Bored Piers and Pad Footings.
• 2.5 Level Basement.
• Common Podium.
• 3 x 11 Storey Towers.
• 360 Apartments.
• 3 Stage Development.
• Insitu Cores and Precast.

Sentinel Apartments

Canberra

Sentinel Apartments

Morris Property Group

• Bored Piers.
• 2 Level Basement.
• 2 x 20 Storey Towers.
• Common Podium.
• 240 Apartments.
• 2 Stage Project.
• 5 Day Typical Structure Cycle.
• Insitu Cores, perimeter and load bearing precast.

Eclipse Broadbeach

Gold Coast

Eclipse Broadbeach

Morris Property Group

• Sheet Piles and Raft Slab.
• 3 Level Basement.
• 22 Storey Residential Tower.
• 120 Apartments.
• Insitu Core and Precast Construction.
• 4 Day Typical Cycle.