The Traditional Model is Broken.

No, we don't. Instead, we have relationships with a large number of specialist Australian and international fabricators and manufacturers who work with many different materials and forms. Who we use depends on your project and its materiality—brass, steel, hardwood, fiberglass, woven mesh etc. We used to fabricate ourselves, but it limited the scale and scope of our projects and what our clients and the market was demanding. So, we now play to our core capability of structural & industrial design coupled with best-in-class production sourcing and our project management team.

Traditional models separate design and construction, leaving clients exposed to redesigns, budget blowouts, and lost intent. FORGE integrates design, engineering, and construction expertise from day one. This guarantees cost certainty, protects the design vision, and delivers a single accountable partner from concept to completion.

Timelines vary depending on project scale and complexity, but a typical DSP engagement runs over 2 to 4 months. This includes design validation, detailed costing, approvals, and pre-construction planning. Because FORGE integrates buildability upfront and pre-assembles components offsite, the transition from DSP to on-site delivery is faster and more predictable than under traditional models.

FORGE manages authority approvals as part of the DSP process, ensuring compliance with local regulations, environmental considerations, and site-specific conditions. This proactive approach prevents approval delays later in the project.

Because we conduct thorough site investigations early, surprises are minimised. If conditions do change, our integrated team can quickly adapt the design and methodology to address them, without compromising budget certainty or delivery timelines.

No. Our process is built to eliminate them. By integrating the right specialists early, validating design against real-world construction methodology, and providing cost certainty at concept stage, there’s no need for hidden contingencies. Variations to design and cost occur only when there are client driven changes to scope.

Because we’re the ones who ultimately build it, we know what it will cost. With 50 years’ experience and in-house capability, FORGE can lock in a fixed price before final design. That removes the guesswork and ensures clients don’t face the blowouts that are common in traditional procurement models.

Engaging FORGE upfront avoids redesign costs, reduces approval delays, and eliminates the need for contingencies. The ROI is seen in both hard savings—i.e., fewer variations and lower rework—and soft savings, such as a protected design vision and stronger community outcomes.

Yes. By integrating design and construction early, we remove the delays that typically occur in approvals, redesigns, and procurement. Our offsite pre-assembly approach (in our controlled facilities) also accelerates site delivery, helping projects meet tight funding deadlines with confidence.

We don’t replace or override the role of a Landscape Architect, we protect and augment their vision. Our methodology ensures design integrity is maintained right through to construction. By bringing FORGE in early, LAs gain a partner who validates buildability, provides budget certainty, and removes risks that can derail a project, freeing them to focus on creativity without compromise.

Not at all. FORGE doesn’t compete with Landscape Architects, we complement them. LAs lead the creative vision and FORGE ensures that vision is buildable, affordable, and delivered without compromise. In practice, this partnership removes inefficiencies, reduces redesigns, and gives clients a single accountable partner from concept to completion. The result: stronger outcomes for both the client and the design team.

Not at all. We complement the design team, not compete with them. Landscape Architects retain creative leadership, while FORGE ensures that vision is delivered with certainty on cost, program, and quality.

You’ll have a dedicated FORGE project manager as your single point of contact, supported by our integrated team of designers, engineers, and builders. This eliminates knowledge loss across handovers and streamlines communication.

FORGE is accredited to global best practice standards for safety (ISO 45001), quality (ISO 9001), and environmental management (ISO 14001). We also hold the appropriate building licenses in every Australian state and territory where we operate. This ensures we deliver every project with rigor, accountability, and compliance across all disciplines.

Yes. Every project comes with comprehensive structural warranties, and post completion support package.

A Design Scoping Package (DSP) is tailored to the scale and complexity of each project. Costs are calculated as a percentage of the overall construction value, ensuring that the investment is proportional to what’s being delivered. Because we both design and build, our pricing reflects real-world construction costs, not estimates, which gives clients early budget clarity and removes the risk of surprises later.

Our methodology can be applied to projects of any size, particularly pedestrian and cycle bridges, boardwalks, and other high-risk outdoor infrastructure. While we have delivered many smaller, intricate, and complex projects, FORGE is widely known to have delivered some of the largest-scale pedestrian infrastructure projects in the public domain across the Eastern Seaboard of Australia. On all these projects, our DSP process delivers measurable benefits: budget certainty at concept, streamlined approvals, and assurance that the original design intent is protected right through to delivery.

We focus on complex outdoor structures, including bridges, boardwalks, and public realm infrastructure, where risk is high and certainty is critical. These are the projects where our methodology provides the most value by reducing risk and ensuring design intent is delivered without compromise.

No. FORGE has a universal approach to material selection. We select the best materials for each project, ensuring it is fit for purpose, specific to site conditions, budget, and design vision. This ensures the solution is right for the project.

We consider environmental impact from day one: site access, land disturbance, and ecological sensitivities are factored into our methodology. By planning for offsite pre-assembly and minimising on-site disturbance, we reduce waste, protect ecosystems, and deliver projects responsibly.

Unlike the traditional models, we provide budget certainty at the earliest stage—concept and master planning. This empowers councils to plan with confidence, eliminate wasted spending on unbuildable designs, and demonstrate clear value for money to stakeholders.

Because the same team that validates the design also builds it, we eliminate any risk of reinterpretation or compromise. There is no “handover” between companies that may have competing priorities. We protect the design vision from concept to completion, ensuring what was intended is exactly what gets delivered.

Design scoping package – a fundamental part of FORGE’s proprietary project delivery methodology.