Commercial construction is the building of offices, retail centres, medical facilities, hotels and mixed-use developments. Ironveld acts as main contractor under JBCC and NEC contracts for projects between R15 million and R400 million.
Our commercial teams handle new builds, multi-storey frames, basements and complex building services. We coordinate every trade on site, from earthworks to final finishes, under one site management team.
Most of our commercial clients are developers and owner-occupiers who return for their next project. In the last five years, 71 percent of our commercial work came from repeat clients.
We price the documents or negotiate a contract sum with your professional team.
We agree the programme, logistics, safety file and procurement schedule.
A dedicated site team manages every trade and reports progress weekly.
Building services are tested and the building is handed over with full documentation.
We price the documents or negotiate a contract sum with your professional team.
We agree the programme, logistics, safety file and procurement schedule.
A dedicated site team manages every trade and reports progress weekly.
Building services are tested and the building is handed over with full documentation.
Proof
Commercial
A five-storey medical building with consulting suites, a day clinic and two levels of structured parking.
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Residential
A 640-bed student residence with study spaces and a communal courtyard, delivered before the academic year.
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Commercial
A floor-by-floor refurbishment of eight office floors while 600 staff kept working in the building.
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Commercial construction is usually priced from bills of quantities prepared by your quantity surveyor, or as a negotiated contract sum. The main cost drivers are building height, structure, building services, façade specification and site access. As a guide, a three to five storey office building in Cape Town costs between R14,000 and R19,000 per square metre to build, excluding VAT, professional fees and land. Send us your drawings for a firm price.
FAQ
A commercial contractor builds non-residential buildings such as offices and medical facilities. As main contractor, we manage all trades, the programme, site safety and quality.
A three to five storey office building typically takes 12 to 18 months on site. Programmes depend on the structure, basement work and building services.
We work under JBCC Principal Building Agreements and NEC3 or NEC4 contracts, and we can adapt to your professional team’s preferred form.
Yes. We plan access, noise, dust and working hours around neighbours and tenants, and agree these in the site logistics plan.
Tell us what you are planning and we will respond within one business day with next steps and, where possible, a budget estimate.
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