Civil concreting
Civil Concreters – Hawkesbury + Hills
Kerbs, footpaths, drainage structures and site works for civil contractors, developers and builders. Setout, excavation and reinforcement all have to pass inspection, so we handle the earthworks and the concrete with one accountable crew.
- LicensedNSW concreting contractor, lic. 398552C
- $20m insuredPublic and product liability, plus workers insurance
- ABN55 852 128 340
- 13+ yearsHands-on in the concreting trade
- 120+ projectsCompleted across the Hawkesbury and Hills
Who does civil concreting in north-west Sydney?
Southo Concrete builds civil concrete works across the Hawkesbury, the Hills District and surrounding areas: kerb and gutter, footpaths, traffic islands, roundabouts, speed humps, V and butterfly drains, and vehicle crossings. We work for civil contractors, developers and builders, and we do our own excavation and site preparation rather than subcontracting it out.
- Business
- Southo Concrete, licensed NSW concreting contractor (lic. 398552C), ABN 55 852 128 340
- Civil works
- Kerb and gutter, footpaths and shared paths, traffic islands, roundabouts, speed humps, V drains, butterfly drains, vehicle crossings
- Experience
- 13+ years in the concreting trade, 120+ projects completed
- Works for
- Civil contractors, developers, builders, estate and subdivision projects
- Site works
- Excavation, trimming and base preparation done in house
- Insurances
- $20 million public and product liability, plus workers insurance. Certificates of currency, SWMS and white cards on request
- Approvals
- Work in the road reserve needs consent from the roads authority under the Roads Act 1993. We supply the contractor details and insurances those applications ask for
- Areas
- The Hills, the Hawkesbury, Sydney and the Central Coast
Working in the road reserve
Civil concrete work sits on public land, which makes approvals, specifications and traffic control part of the job rather than paperwork that happens around it.
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Consent is required
Consent under Section 138 of the Roads Act 1993 is required for any works or activities on a public reserve, public roadway or footpath, including nature strips and verges. For unclassified roads and some classified roads, the local council is the consent authority.
Source: NSW Planning Portal, Section 138 approvals, Roads Act 1993
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Classified roads bring in TfNSW
For other classified roads, Transport for NSW may also need to give approval. Which category a road falls into can be checked on the NSW Road Network Classifications map before the work is priced.
Source: NSW Planning Portal, Section 138 approvals
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What the application asks for
Requirements vary by council, but applications commonly ask for standard drawings and engineering plans, contractor details, public liability insurance and the estimated cost of works. We supply our details and insurances for the application.
Source: NSW Planning Portal, Section 138 approvals
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Built to the council’s specification
Each council publishes its own standard drawings and construction specifications for kerb, gutter, footpaths and crossings, and the work is inspected against them. We build to the specification for the council the job sits in.
Source: individual council standard drawings and specifications, checked per job
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Traffic control and public safety
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Restoration
Civil concreting services
Each of these gets its own page underneath this one, where the detail and the individual searches live.
Kerb and gutter
Kerb and gutter for roads, estates, car parks and driveways, formed and poured to the council’s standard profile.
Kerb and gutterFootpaths and shared paths
Concrete footpaths and pathways, built level, even and to the widths and falls the specification calls for.
FootpathsTraffic islands and roundabouts
Concrete islands, medians and roundabouts that direct traffic through estates, car parks and intersections.
Traffic islands and roundaboutsSpeed humps
Concrete speed humps and cushions for roads, estates, car parks and private roads.
Speed humpsV drains and butterfly drains
Concrete drainage channels that collect and carry surface water away from pavements, hardstand and yards.
V drains and butterfly drainsVehicle crossings and laybacks
Crossings between the road and the property boundary, built to the council’s vehicle crossing specification.
Vehicle crossings
Building on a site rather than in the road reserve? See commercial concreting.
Who we do civil work for
Civil contractors
Concrete packages on civil jobs, with our own excavation and trimming so the concrete crew isn’t waiting on another trade.
Developers
Kerb, gutter, footpaths and drainage on subdivisions and estate works.
Builders
The road reserve elements that go with a build: crossings, footpath reinstatement and kerb works.
Property owners
Kerb, gutter and crossing work at private driveways and entrances, where council consent is still needed.
Send us your civil project
Send the site address, the council, the drawings and your program dates, and we’ll come back with a quote.
What we need to quote civil work
Civil jobs are priced off the drawings and the site, not a square metre rate. The more of this you can send, the closer the first number will be.
- CouncilWhich council area the site sits in, since the standard drawings and specifications are theirs.
- DrawingsEngineering plans, standard drawings and levels, if they exist yet.
- QuantitiesLineal metres of kerb, gutter or path, and square metres of any paving or hardstand.
- ProfileWhich kerb profile, path width and finish the specification calls for.
- Site conditionWhether the subgrade is trimmed and ready, or whether excavation and trimming are part of the job.
- Access and trafficWhether the road stays open, and who is arranging traffic control.
- ProgramWhen the work has to start and finish, and what happens either side of it.
- ApprovalsWhether the Roads Act consent is already in place, and who is lodging it.
What our trade customers say
Reviews from contractors, builders and landscaping businesses we work with.
Recent civil works
Every photo on this page is a Southo job.
Civil concreting FAQs
Anything else, call 0468 491 882.
What is civil concreting?
Civil concreting is the concrete work that forms public and shared infrastructure rather than buildings: kerb and gutter, footpaths and shared paths, traffic islands, roundabouts, speed humps, drainage channels and vehicle crossings. Most of it sits in the road reserve, so it is built to the road authority’s specification and inspected against it.
Do I need council approval for kerb, gutter or footpath work?
Yes. Consent under Section 138 of the Roads Act 1993 is required for works or activities on a public reserve, public roadway or footpath, including nature strips and verges. For unclassified roads and some classified roads the local council is the consent authority, and for other classified roads Transport for NSW may also need to approve the work.
What does a Section 138 application ask for?
Requirements vary by council, but applications commonly ask for standard drawings and engineering plans, contractor details, public liability insurance and the estimated cost of works. We provide our contractor details and insurance certificates for the application.
Do you work to council standard drawings?
Yes. Each council publishes its own standard drawings and construction specifications for kerb, gutter, footpaths and crossings. We build to the specification of the council the site sits in, so the work passes inspection.
Do you arrange traffic control?
Our crew hold general construction induction (white card) certification, and we provide SWMS and insurance certificates on request and complete site inductions as required.
Do you do the excavation and trimming as well?
Yes. Excavation, trimming and base preparation are done by the same crew that pours, so the concrete isn’t waiting on another contractor to get the subgrade ready.
What size civil projects do you take on?
Is this different from your commercial concreting?
Yes. Civil work is infrastructure in the road reserve: kerb, gutter, paths, islands and drainage. Commercial concreting is the slabs, footings, hardstand and paving on a building site. See commercial concreting for that work.
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Accuracy note
Information on this page about approvals and specifications is taken from public sources including the NSW Planning Portal, the Roads Act 1993 and individual council standard drawings, and was checked on . Requirements vary by council and change over time. If anything here is inaccurate or out of date, please email southoconcrete2@outlook.com and we’ll correct it. Nothing on this page is advice for a specific project.
