Robert Bird Group

Occupy Property has been engaged by Robert Bird Group to lead the organisation’s procurement of a new Brisbane office. Robert Bird Group currently occupy a suite within 2 King Street Street, Bowen Hills.

Robert Bird Group (RBG) is an international engineering consultancy with its origins and headquarters in Brisbane, Australia. RBG specialises instructural, civil and construction engineering for large and complex projects globally.Surbana Jurong (SJ) is a Singaporebased global engineering consultancy company focussing on infrastructure and urban development. RBGwere acquired by SJ in 2017 and continue to trade as a wholly owned subsidiaryof SJ Holdings. SJ now own aportfolio of consulting businessesin the built environment and urban development space, all of which operate independently, but with the ability to come together and provide a broadrange of services to the collective client base of all member firms.

Location: Brisbane CBD or Fortitude Valley / Newstead
Grade: A
Total NLA: 1,500m2
Fitout: Both fitted and unfitted options to be considered. Fitted options will house a functional and efficient layout which largely cater to the following:

Reception

  • High quality front-of-house
  • 2 x workstations/reception desks
  • Waiting area ideally catering for 6 pax
  • Immediate access to meeting rooms

Boardroom

  • 16-person boardroom
  • AV
  • Potential operability to adjoining meeting spaces beneficial

Meeting Rooms

  • 2 x 8 person with AV
  • 4 x 6 person with AV

Casual Meeting / Collaboration Spaces

  • 4 x 6 person (at least 2 with AV)
  • 4 x 4 person

Kitchen / Breakout

  • High quality kitchen facilities and appliances which can cater for 120 staff (incl. stores provision being approximately 30m2)
  • 30-personseating capacity

Quiet Rooms

  • 4 x 2 person

Server Room

  • 30-personseating capacity
  • Approx. 15m2
  • 3 racks
  • UPS
  • 6m full height shelf storage (can be adjacent to Server Room)

3D Printer Room

  • Approx. 2m x 2.4m

Storage Rooms

  • 1 x 8m2
  • 1 x 15m2

Finance Record Storage

  • 8 x tambour units
  • 6m full height shelving

Technical Libraries

  • 3 x 5m full height shelving
  • 1 x 5m for each engineering team (see below)

Staff Lockers

  • 120 lockers

Active Project A3 Drawing Storage

  • 2 x 4m full height shelving

Copier stations

  • Minimum 2 x MFD with associated cabinet for consumables

Large Format Print / Binding Area

  • Large format Plotter, guillotine, MFD, consumables joinery etc.

Workstations

  • 130 workstations required
  • General size is1.8m-2.4m
  • There is a general preference that teams are not split across different areas, with each function being located together. Flexible seating arrangements withing functional areas will be utilised.

End of Trip: - High quality EOT facilities are required. Proponents must provide detailsof the facility’s age, recent upgrades (if any), andnumber of showers, lockers and bike racks.
Car Parking: At least 7 secured car bays on siteare required.
Retail: Quality retail and F&B offerings in the immediate vicinity will be looked upon favourably. Importantly, these amenities need to suit a primarily corporate customer base.Proponents are encouraged to provide detail in relation to these items.
Public Transport: Walking distancetorail and bus is vitally important. Proponents are encouraged to provide detail in relation to these items, including relevant distances to major public transport nodes.
Disability Access: provision will be looked on favourably. Proponents are encouraged to provide further details
Signage: On-floor and lobby directory board signage arerequired
NABERS: Proponents are asked to nominate statusfor ratings in respect of both NABERS and Green Star
Power & Server Requirements: Power supply whichsupported by back-up building generator supply is preferable. Mains supply to be uninterrupted by any building shutdowns except in emergency only situations. Annual shutdowns are not acceptable. RBG provides 24-hour 7 day a week global services from Brisbane servers. Server room requires 24-hour AC services (circa 20kw of cooling).Proponents are encouraged to provide detail in relation to these items.
Term: 5 year lease term
Lease Commecnement Date: Q1/2 2022 lease commencement date

Access for fitout will be required (precise period subject to level of refurbishment required).

RBG will consider options that facilitate a relocation / occupation prior to the current  lease expiry.

Preliminary details should be submitted via email to Occupy Property (contacts nominated below). As a minimum, submissions should include (but not be limited to) the following particulars:

— Property listing sheet

— Availability date

— Lease type (direct or sublease)

— Asking rent (specify gross or net structure)

— Outgoings (if applicable)

— Existing fitout schedule (if applicable)

— Onsite car parking allocation & asking cost

— Premises floor plans

— Photos

Submissions to this RFI are due by COB Monday, 29 November 2021. Please contact us below to register for this Queensland Resource Council Requirement.