Southern Sydney Building Certifiers (SSBC), previously known as Sutherland Shire Certification Services, has been a business enterprise of Sutherland Shire Council since 1999 and now provides its services throughout southern Sydney and Wollongong. Services At SSBC we pride ourselves on our fast turnaround times for applications and our responsiveness to the needs of our clients. Our experienced, qualified and accredited staff are able to deal with most types of development including residential alterations and additions by owner builders to complex residential, health care, commercial and industrial development. Full detailed and competitive quotations can be prepared for any of our services - these services can also be tailored to meet your individual needs. The services we provide include: Construction Certificate application assessment Complying development certificate application assessment Principal Certifying Authority (PCA) inspection service Compliance and occupation certificate application Energy assessments, including BASIX & ABSA Certificates for houses, villas, townhouses and flats Section J Energy assessments for commercial & industrial developments Building Code of Australia (BCA) inspection and reporting Planning and Building Regulation advice All services are available during normal business hours, which are 7.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. Monday to Friday. Appointments for construction inspections can be also arranged for Saturdays, subject to 48 hours notice being given. SSBC prides itself on our fast turnaround times for applications and our responsiveness to the needs of our clients. Our experienced, qualified and accredited staff are able to deal with most types of development including residential alterations and additions by owner builders to complex residential, health care, commercial and industrial development. About Us The service was established as a consequence of the amendment to the Environment and Assessment Act, 1998. These amendments introduced the principles of private certification and the ability of privately accredited certifiers to issue certificates which were previously only able to be issued by Councils. Sutherland Shire Council, at the time, identified the need to formally separate the roles of the consent and certifying authority and to implement a certification unit at arms length from the development assessment service. The Council established Sutherland Shire Certification Service which is now known as Southern Sydney Building Certifiers. Following the accreditation of Geoff French, Danny Ford and Craig Tibbey as private building certifiers by the NSW Building Professionals Board, SSBC is now able to issue complying development certificates and construction certificates as well as acting as the principal certifying authority (PCA). Our services are available throughout New South Wales, but generally work within the Sutherland Shire and the St George areas, as well as Canterbury, Bankstown, Liverpool and Wollongong local government areas. SSBC will continues to provide its customary high level of service and responsiveness that its clients have enjoyed for over ten years. Contact us today for full detailed and competitive quotations for any of our services - these services can also be tailored to meet your individual needs!