Capabilities
Bringing together specialised individuals throughout every stage of the process, we provide one collaborative team, focused on delivering the best outcomes for your project. This holistic approach has ensured our success on the most complex of projects.
Our services go beyond mere construction; they encompass a comprehensive range of offerings designed to guide you from the initial consultation to the triumphant completion of your vision. From construction management and project costing to professional quantity surveying, environmentally sustainable construction and seismic strengthening, we are here to provide the expertise needed for your project’s success. Our commitment to single-line accountability in design and build ensures a streamlined and efficient process.
Pre-construction & Estimating / Early Contractor Involvement (ECI)
Holmes Construction believes that great builds begin long before the first spade hits the earth. Our Pre-construction & Estimating services ensure your project is well planned, budget-aligned, and reduces surprises.
From day one we bring on board our construction expertise to help shape your project. Through Early Contractor Involvement (ECI), we partner with you and your design team to assess buildability, cost, procurement routes, and constructability risks before detailed drawings are finalised.
We provide transparent cost estimation (preliminary / schematic / detailed), value engineering opportunities, and material / methods research. This helps you make informed decisions about materials, finishes, structural systems, and construction methods in the early design stages.
Our estimating team uses past project data (residential, commercial, fit-out, and seismic strengthening) to benchmark cost ranges, timeframes, and risk. We also model various scenarios (e.g. structural upgrades, site constraints, services coordination) to anticipate issues.
With ECI, you benefit from earlier procurement strategies, optimised design for cost / schedule, and stronger alignment between design intent and buildability. That means fewer change orders, tighter budgets, and better value overall.
We collaborate with architects, engineers, consent authorities, and other advisors from the outset. Our goal is to bring clarity, efficiency, and cost certainty - so your project can move forward with confidence.
Project & Construction Management
Holmes Construction delivers rigorous project oversight, giving you one trusted point of accountability for time, cost, quality, safety, and stakeholders.
Our project & construction management service is built to handle complexity - whether you’re in a live hospital site, occupied school, tight inner-city commercial block or a multi-unit residential development. We develop detailed programme schedules, risk registers, coordination plans, communications strategies and quality control systems to deliver on your expectations.
We act as the central hub for all project activity: coordinating consultants, authorities, subcontractors, suppliers, and onsite teams. We ensure that every stage of the build is monitored, issues addressed early, and progress reported transparently.
Our team manages all facets of construction: contract administration, site supervision, cost tracking, variation management, quality assurance, environmental compliance, health & safety, and stakeholder liaison.
With Holmes on board, you get robust site management for live / operational environments - minimising disruption to adjoining uses (schools, government & public facilities etc.), stringent health & safety oversight, and proactive risk mitigation.
Our proven track record shows on-time delivery, compliance with spec and design, and cost control. We also focus on sustainability, waste minimisation, and efficiency in scheduling and resources.
Design & Construction / Design & Build
Seamless integration between design and build: one team, one responsibility, one goal - delivering your vision.
Holmes Construction offers full Design & Build / Design & Construction models. That means from conceptual sketch through to final handover, we manage design partners, design development, resource and building consenting, construction, and finishing works.
This model allows improved coordination, quicker decision-making, and more efficient delivery because design, procurement, and construction are all aligned under one accountability line.
We work with carefully selected architects, engineers, and specialists, ensuring design integrity, aesthetic quality, and constructability remain front of mind. Whether it’s a bespoke architecturally driven home, a high-end commercial fit-out, or complex site constraints, our team handles it all.
Integration across disciplines means fewer change orders, more efficient value engineering, streamlined approvals, and better risk management. Holmes ensures quality, schedule, and cost are managed holistically.
You benefit from a single contact point, clearer communication, and a smoother delivery path - in line with your vision, budget, and expectations.
Health & Safety / Quality Management / Sustainability
We do more than build - we build responsibly, safely, and with quality and environmental care at every stage.
Health & Safety is non-negotiable. Holmes Construction maintains rigorous safety standards on all projects - live sites, schools, hospitals, public spaces - using robust safety plans, site induction protocols, regular audits, hazard management, and compliance with NZ legislation and codes.
Quality Management drives everything we build. From materials selection to finish quality, our QA/QC processes ensure that the work you see at completion meets both design intent and performance requirements. We run inspections at key stages, coordinate specialist testing (if required), and ensure finishing trades are held to high standards.
Sustainability isn’t just a buzzword - we embed sustainable practices in our methods. Whether through low-carbon materials, energy efficiency, waste minimisation, water management, or reuse where possible, we work to reduce the environmental footprint of our work.
We also ensure compliance with relevant environmental legislation, building code, and certifications as required. We can work with sustainability rating tools or council policies and ensure our builds align with them.
Throughout the project we monitor, report, and adapt. We believe that delivering durable, healthy, efficient buildings is part of our responsibility - both for our clients and for the communities we serve.
Specialist Trades & Subcontractor Management
The strength of our builds depends on the quality and coordination of all the specialists. We manage subcontractors closely, bringing trusted expertise together to deliver high quality outcomes.
Holmes maintains a carefully curated network of specialist trade partners: structural engineers, concrete specialists, specialist steel, joinery (including our in-house or partner joinery firms), glazing, cladding, mechanical & electrical services, seismic remediation specialists, etc.
We vet subcontractors not only for trade skill, but also reliability, safety record, capacity, and alignment with our values (quality, sustainability, communication). We ensure they meet our standards for workmanship, safety, and delivery.
We coordinate trade scheduling tightly - aligning specialist scopes, site logistics, access, and sequencing to avoid delays. In complex / fit-out / heritage or live-site projects, good subcontractor coordination is often the difference between smooth delivery and cost blowouts.
Holmes provides oversight and quality inspection for specialist work - verifying that specifications are met, tolerances are adhered to, and finishing is of the highest standard. Where specialist work affects structural, acoustic, thermal, or looks/aesthetic performance, we ensure rigorous review.
Through long-term relationships we achieve better pricing, more dependable delivery, and greater alignment with overall project goals. Clients benefit from fewer surprises, higher quality, and builds that last and delight.
