💸 Costs Section
The Costs section is where you’ll enter all development-related expenses — from consultant fees to construction, council charges, and contingencies.
🗂️ Cost Categories are Customisable
You can tailor each tab to suit your project— for example, rename Infrastructure Fees to Headworks. Learn how to customise cost categories.
📅 Cashflow Icon
If actual payment dates are known, click the cashflow icon next to a cost to sync it directly to your cashflow.
🧑💼 Professional Fees
Add consultant and advisory fees — such as architects, engineers, surveyors, or project managers.
You can customise the tabs to suit your workflow — set them up by approval stage (e.g. DA Costs, BA Costs) or by discipline (e.g. Civil Consultants) — or just keep it simple with a single tab.
🏗️ Construction Costs
Construction Contract
Include your main construction contract amount here.
You can also add any variations now or update them later once the project is live.
💡 Tip: Land subdivision projects may not require a formal construction contract — you can list civil works here or under Professional Fees instead.
Progress Payment Schedule
Feasly auto-generates a draw schedule — distributing the contract value across an estimated timeline.
Click Distribute to activate.
Use Redistribute to adjust.
Update with actuals as the project progresses.
Other Construction Costs
Capture construction-related costs not included in your main contract — e.g. demolition or site preparation.
📋 Development Fees & Charges
Include all government, industry, and local authority charges related to the development.
Infrastructure Fees & Credits (Headworks):
Government levies tied to development approvals. Use the Credits field to offset any applicable rebates or contributions.
Statutory Fees:
Government or industry fees — such as council applications, land titles, or the Workers Levy.
💡 Some costs may be GST Exempt. Select “Exempt” from the GST dropdown. Seek Professional Advice.
Other Fees & Charges:
Utility or industry-related costs — e.g. water, electricity or NBN connections, service installations, or relocations.
🏘️ Land Holding Costs & Outgoings
Add all costs incurred while holding the land — either before construction or sale (Land Holding) or after development (Outgoings).
Land Holding Costs:
Costs to maintain the land — such as council rates and land tax.
Outgoings:
Ongoing expenses such as insurance, security, body corporate fees, and pre-sale maintenance.
⚠️ Contingency Allocation
Add buffers to account for cost risks and unknowns.
Construction Contingency:
Applies a percentage of Total Construction Costs.
Project Contingency:
Applies a percentage of Project Costs.
Excludes: Construction Costs, Construction Contingency, Funding Costs.
Includes: Sales Costs (excluding those remitted at settlement).
💡 Tip: You can also add a contingency as a separate line item in any tab — helpful for unique or unknown cost risks.
📝 Note: GST is not applied to contingency allocations in the GST Summary Report, as they are not actual costs.
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