In January 2022, Bruce contacted us about his building in Port Melbourne. The building was a block of prime waterfront apartments in Port Melbourne. The Committee had reached a point where they had a high level of dissatisfaction of their OC Management company. The incumbent and soon to be previous OC management company was a large company with regular staff turnover. Furthermore with various difference managers they had each set of maintenance items had to be re-explained and re-started.
Qualified OC Management Companies
Every single OC management company we work with is carefully vetted and scrutinised in terms of their:
- OC experience and relevant qualifications
- Service and service metrics
- Integrity & values
- Dedicated strata software platform, systems, and processes
- On-going knowledge and training
Our expertise and industry knowledge takes the guesswork out of changing management companies.
Changing Owners Corporation Managers (Port Melbourne, VIC)
We met with the Committee to understand their concerns with the incumbent OC manager and discuss what they would expect of their new OC manager.
After compiling a RFT with information and specifications particular to their building, we conducted a tender process. We met again with the Committee and helped them to understand all the new OC management proposals in terms of their offerings, qualities, and costs.
COST COMPARISON
OLD OC MANAGEMENT CO. VS NEW OC MANAGEMENT CO.
| Cost Comparison | Previous OC Management Company |
New OC Management Company |
|---|---|---|
| Management Fees | $6,980 | $9,559 |
| Disbursement | $820 | $0 |
| Software, Work Orders + Misc. | $0 | $94 |
| Other Additional Charges | $1500 | $0 |
| Total Strata Management Costs | $9,300 | $9,653 |
*OC guidance for all Committees: be careful when it comes to OC management contracts and ‘open-ended, blank cheque’ disbursements sections. Some OC management companies charge for every work order, phone call, email, page of paper, printing, postage, envelope, etc.
The vast majority of OC management companies that we work with – charge a fixed, all-inclusive fee for their disbursement costs. And of these OC management companies, most will waive their disbursement fee if lot owners elect to receive OC notices electronically.
We helped the Committee and all owners in the owners corporation in Port Melbourne to change OC management companies.
Thinking About Changing Strata Management Companies?
Take the first step in process of changing owners corporation management companies for your property in Port Melbourne by speaking to a Strata Management Consultant at 1300-917-848 or email us at office@strataconsultants.com.au
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