MPC offers a client-focused approach to specialist structural and civil engineering projects.

We operate in 12 sectors including commercial, residential, industrial, defence, health, education, recreational, rural, equine and government clients.

Our lead engineers are involved in the project throughout the whole process, as are the engineer and draftsperson assigned to the project from the beginning, ensuring continuity and consistency. This ensures you, our Client, benefits from direct contact with a professional who possesses a strong interest in fulfilling your objectives.

MPC has a philosophy of balancing long-established building methods and systems with proven modern innovations that ensure structural integrity, safety and quality at all times and provide cost savings where possible.

MPC’s wide range of capabilities, due to its engineers’ diverse specialisations and experience, offers the ability to minimise project risks and adapt to changing needs of projects and clients.

Design and Documentation – Structural and Civil Engineering Design is done in 4 main stages – concepts, design development, detailed design then issued For Construction. At each stage our drafting team prepare the Documentation in increasing layers of detail. This is done for DA (Development Application), CC (Construction Certificate) and finally For Construction. This is a ‘fixed fee’ in our fee proposal.

Construction Phase Services – Once your project starts to be built, we are required to come and do inspections to ensure it is being built as per the engineering design. The key inspections are Footings, Slabs and Frames and then others as required. This is charged as hourly rates (not included in the fixed fee in our fee proposal) as you never know how many inspections are needed for a project.

Inspection and Advice Report – For any possible structural integrity issue with any type of structure, MPC comes out, takes photos, measures up where required, advises if any further investigations are necessary (like Geotechs or Surveyors), then we write a report advising process steps for any remediation.  Depending on the situation these are either a fixed fee or hourly rates or a mix of both.

Being Client Focussed has always been at the core of MPC – it is  why we have continued to grow since 2001 and remains our 1^st Value.

Providing Engineering Design that gives you a safe, stable, strong structure is the end game.  However, along the way, there are lots of steps and many other consultants involved (see Projects for the many parties involved).

• Acceptance and Commencement – Our engineers endeavour to start all projects within 1-2 weeks of receiving a signed acceptance. If we can’t we will advise you.
• Design Phase – project programs are always changing as clients work through the design of their building. We have responsiveness as our 2nd value.
• Drafting Documentation – this is our engine room and is really busy, often being booked out 4 weeks in advance. We promise a 4-6 week turnaround but always try to achieve a 2 week turnaround, where we can, as other projects, already booked in to the drafting program, shift back.
• Final Issue of DWGs or Design Statement – final invoices must be paid before these are issued (unless we have PO No.). We have recently streamlined our process to deliver improved customer service here.
• During Construction Phase, we take calls from builders to book Site Inspections with as little as 24 hours’ notice.

Our commitment is also brought to life through:

1. Business Services: A full-time degree qualified professional answering our phones to give you excellent customer service from the first phone call and a general manager who takes your 3^rd call if our engineer is too busy to respond in timely enough manner.
2. CP Eng Director Project Leads: Our engineering directors are all involved in the projects they lead and sign off on with their Certified Practising Engineer Qualification.  We keep our business under 30 staff to ensure this level of quality and attention to detail by our senior people.
3. Repeat Business: MPC is a client-focussed professional services business and we are extremely proud of our high rate of repeat and referral business (88%). Every project is each engineer’s opportunity to keep our clients.