Bellingen Chamber of Commerce

Hello all

Well exciting news – The Bellingen Chamber has been successful in negotiating an opportunity for Bellingen Chamber members to have an energy, water & waste audit for a third of the normal price Matthew Parnell B.Build (UNSW), Building Consultant Licence no. BC749, ABSA Accredited Assessor for AccuRate House Energy Ratings no. 20593, NABERS Accredited Assessor no. 20067, Green Building Council of Australia > Accredited Green Building Professional, ABN 38 648 662 948 has submitted the following proposal which has been made possible by the fact that a larger chamber member (Bellingen Golf Club) has contracted Matthew to undertake a large scale audit and we have negotiated the following on the basis of Matthew doing the smaller business audits in conjunction with the larger business audit.

Matthew has a long history in Bellingen, particularly in building related issues, and he attended our last Sustainable Business Forum which is where I started discussions with him about this initiative

Matthew needs a minimum of 5 small businesses to contract with him to be able to provide his services for the price quoted so come on fellow members – let’s be leaders in sustainable business practice and show other business communities how it can be done.

Regards Guy

Guy Saddleton – President

Fee Proposal for Energy, Water + Waste Audits for Bellingen Businesses

The energy audit process conforms to Australian Standards, with a three-level approach. The methodology will be driven by the energy audit process as the core activity, with the water audit included, and the waste audit as an add-on if desired. The waste audit will require intensive on-site data collection over 2 weeks by the business owner/operator.

For Bellingen small businesses, I am proposing an extended Level 1 Energy audit incorporating most procedures from a Level 2 audit, including the on-site component, but with limited general costing of recommendations and expected savings. The written Report will be of a summary nature only, in order the keep costs down. A level 3 audit is very time consuming and likely to be too costly for businesses, so it has been excluded.

The water audit will be done within the energy audit pricing structure.

A list of data to be supplied by individual businesses will be issued prior to the audit visit.

The fee for a combined extended Level 1 energy audit + water audit is $200 + GST per business.

The extra fee for a waste audit is $50 + GST per business.

Assumptions

The audit price and process is based on the assumption of a typical small business in Bellingen’s CBD, with a single level tenancy with up to 4 major spaces or rooms plus amenities and store-rooms; 2nd storeys can be included if energy systems are simple, and if part of the one tenancy.

As it is not known what types of businesses will apply, I reserve the right to review the fee structure if the size and complexity demands more time and consideration. This will be informed in advance, where possible.

Site visit times will be appropriately scheduled to eliminate one-off visits.

All requested documentation is available on the day of audit.

Floor area dimensions to be provided by the business owner/manager: from lease documents or site measurements. Waste audit data must be collected by business owner/manager over a minimum 2 week period.

The fee structure generally applies to separately metered tenanted space, but can be a whole building assessment if totally owner-occupied.

Site processes require meeting with managers to confirm operating hours, to discuss relevant issues and to arrange access to any plant and equipment spaces, and electrical metering. If access to any critical space is not available at the time of site visits, extra visits will be required and may attract an extra charge if they can’t be re-scheduled to coincide with other visits. If requested data is not made available, the audit may not be able to be completed.

Contact BCoC Co ordinator   coordinator@bellingenchamber.com.au