Slip testing for Melbourne builders pricing a tender.

When a slip testing tender lands on your desk

Many Melbourne builders meet slip testing in the specification, not in the programme. A superintendent, architect or services consultant asks for wet pendulum results on nominated finishes, and the estimator needs a line item that covers the site visit and the report.

This page is for that brief: slip resistance testing a builder can price before the job is won. If the floor is already down and you need a result before practical completion, use slip test before handover instead.

AS 4663 on site versus AS 4586 slip rating language

Tender documents often quote an AS 4586 slip rating: usually a wet pendulum P classification for a new pedestrian surface material. That language belongs to product classification. It describes how a material performed when it was classified, not how the same tile, stone or coating will measure after it is laid in a Southbank foyer or a Dandenong warehouse.

AS 4663 is the on-site (in-situ) method for measuring existing pedestrian surfaces. Once a finish is installed and available for traffic, that is the standard Premrest uses for pendulum slip testing in Melbourne. A product P rating is useful context; it is not a substitute for testing the floor as built.

If the specification mixes the two, say so in your enquiry. Premrest will help you describe the visit in language that matches the document, without treating a catalogue classification as a current site result. Method notes live on the slip resistance testing page.

What a builder should include in the tender price

A useful slip testing tender line is more than “test the floors”. The quote changes with how many surfaces you open, how the tester reaches them, and what the project team wants written down.

• Areas. Name the rooms, levels and external paths in the specification: entries after rain, wet rooms, ramps, stairs, loading docks and any finish the consultant has circled.
• Surfaces. Tile, stone, vinyl, concrete, timber, coatings and transitions each need their own note. A single “floor” line hides mixed finishes on a typical Melbourne commercial job.
• Number of test locations. Count distinct finishes and the spots that matter on each (high-traffic routes, not only unused edges). If the specification sets a count, send that extract.
• Access. Site hours, induction, escort, hoist or stair-only floors, and whether the visit sits before or after other trades. Docklands and inner-city sites often need a named contact on the day.
• Reporting. Say who the slip test report is for (superintendent, certifier, client or your own records) and whether they have asked for particular fields. Confirm the report requirements with Premrest before you lock the tender figure.

The Melbourne building checklist is a practical list of address, access and surface details to send with the enquiry.

How Premrest quotes a builder

Send the suburb or site address, the specification extract if you have it, the finishes and an approximate number of locations. Premrest will confirm the testing scope and price with your quote. Site availability, travel and when the report can be issued are also confirmed with your quote. No standing turnaround is published here.

Work is centred on Melbourne and wider Victoria. Testing in Perth or Western Australia is by arrangement only. This website is operated by Premrest; it does not represent a separate local office.

Call 1300 207 915 or request a quote and mark the enquiry as a slip testing tender.