Building developments in the Northern Territory face specific regulatory requirements and climate conditions. Interstate consultants often miss these details. The result? Construction delays, budget blowouts, and systems that don’t work properly once they’re operational.
Gold Medal Services has designed and built hydraulic systems in the Territory for over 30 years. We know PowerWater’s standards, NT Building Regulations and environmental compliance requirements. More importantly, we’ve installed and maintained these systems ourselves.
Our team holds self-certifying plumber licences. That means when we produce sewer, water, stormwater and fire services designs, we can certify and install them. There’s no disconnect between design intent and construction reality… we build what we draw.
This matters because generic designs often include details that sound good on paper but cause problems during construction. Underground services aren’t where the plans say they are. Soil conditions differ from assumptions. Access points end up in impossible locations for maintenance crews.
We catch these issues during design because we’ve encountered them hundreds of times during construction and maintenance. Our designs account for Territory soil types, wet season flows, local infrastructure constraints and long-term maintenance access.
We combine hydraulic design with specialist surveying, investigations and diagnostics:
CertLoc certified locating with Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) maps subsurface conditions before design starts. We identify existing services, substrate issues, and potential conflicts early.
CCTV condition assessment evaluates existing infrastructure accurately. No guessing about pipe condition or connection points with Non-Destructive Digging (NDD).
Survey of the land to determine distance, size of land area, fall of land, stormwater run off issues.
Geotechnical investigation and report on soil conditions, bore locations and how they could impact building design.Â
Draft Design sent to stakeholders for review and feedback
Final Design issued once all relevant stakeholders sign offÂ
Certificate of Compliance issued upon sign-off
Design output in PDF or DWG file type and optional tender insert components
This integration eliminates costly surprises. Your hydraulic designs reflect actual site conditions, not assumptions about what might be underground.
Pump Stations
Custom systems for NT soil conditions, wet season flows, and maintenance accessibility.
Sanitary Plumbing and Drainage
Compliant designs accounting for Territory climate, substrate conditions, and long-term serviceability.
Water Reticulation
Distribution systems designed for NT water quality, pressure requirements, and PowerWater network integration.
Stormwater Management
Designs for extreme wet season conditions, environmental discharge requirements, and site-specific drainage challenges.
Hydraulic Asset Assessments
CCTV and GPR evaluation of existing systems. Retrofit and upgrade designs based on actual asset conditions.
We’ve delivered hydraulic designs and project coordination for Defence facilities, NT Government departments, commercial developments and industrial sites throughout the Territory.
Our DISP accreditation and Essential Eight cyber security compliance meet Defence and high-security project requirements. We understand government procurement processes, compliance documentation and staged approval workflows.
For commercial developers and contractors, we coordinate hydraulic design, installation and commissioning under a single point of contact. No managing multiple contractors and consultants across different trades.
Our track record: 98-100% on-time completion, strong safety record with minimal Lost Time Injuries over 30 years, and 98-100% performance across all KPIs.
Intimate knowledge of PowerWater standards, NT Building Regulations, and environmental compliance frameworks means designs that pass approval processes.
We design, certify and install. Fewer handover issues and better constructability.
In-house GPR, CCTV, NDD and locating. Designs based on actual site conditions.
We've built and maintained these systems for decades. Designs are practical and serviceable.
Single point of contact across hydraulic, electrical, fire and gas services.
Essential Eight compliance, 30+ years of government project experience.
98-100% performance across all compliance KPIs.
