Zero-person contractor
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A civil contractor that runs itself.

SIC prices the tender, writes the job's documents and runs the project. People sign at the gates.

01 / 07

Deal with it like any contractor.

The company
Email the teamA

Write to the project manager, site engineer or estimator. The agent in that role replies.

It writes to youB

Notices, ITPs, quote requests and work packs, each from the role that owns it.

Agents do the workC

Contract, method, quality, safety, price and programme. Every line is traced to a clause.

People signD

The owner signs the bid, the contract and the claims. Everything else runs on its own.

Run end to end on a real tender. The first live job is next.
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Ask about the job in ChatGPT.

Add SIC Civil, sign in, ask. Answers come from the project's own records, filtered to your role.

Answers quoted from the live SIC Civil server, 2 October 2026.

SIC CivilChatGPT
Q
What hold points apply to the raised platform ramps?
A
ITP K08, raised platform ramps. Hold points:
K08-01ITP submission10 business days
K08-03Half-width joint proposal5 business days
K08-08Reinforcement placement5 business days
K08-20Non-conformance10 days
Q
Show me the ITP.
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Every step, with its paperwork.

Pick a day on the programme. The 3D model moves there, with the method, ITP and SWMS beside it.

SIC portal at step 22, central island: the 3D model of Jervois Street on the left, the method tab open on the right with the source of each action.
01 / Step 22, central island

The method, with each action's source.

SIC portal at step 6, ramp pour: the 3D model with the concrete pump and agitator on the left, the method tab on the right listing six steps with hold points marked.
02 / Step 6, ramp pour

Six steps, with the hold points marked.

SIC portal at step 6: the 3D model on the left, the quality tab on the right showing the reinforcement hold point with the specification clause quoted as the test.
03 / Step 6, reinforcement hold point

The clause quoted as the test.

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The whole project team.

What it handles
01

Tender

Pack read, priced, bid.

02

Cost control

Budget, forecast, claims.

03

Procurement

Quotes asked for, compared, ordered.

04

Communications

Emails, letters, calls, the diary.

05

Quality

Lots, ITPs, tests, hold points.

06

Safety

SWMS, permits, inductions.

07

Accounts

Invoices, payments, Xero.

08

Portal

Every step, every day, in 3D.

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SIC writes. People sign.

G1Owner

The bid, the contract and the claims.

G2Superintendent

Hold points, ITPs and certified claims.

G3Workers

Their SWMS, signed on their phone.

G4Suppliers and labs

Quotes, dockets and results, by email.

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Tender pack to bid, in two and a half minutes.

Film
Tender pack to bidThe film is silent
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Built by Applied Ontologies. Led from Queensland by Tom Lynch, civil engineer.

Working with a few civil contractors as design partners.