Contracts in brief

ROADS & INFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDES AN UPDATE ON SOME OF THE CONTRACTS AND TENDERS RECENTLY AWARDED OR PUT TO MARKET ACROSS THE AUSTRALIAN INFRASTRUCTURE SECTOR.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA Preferred Proponent announced for $852M Bunbury Outer Ring Road

The Southwest Connex Alliance has been named Preferred Proponent for the Bunbury Outer Ring Road in WA. Comprising of ACCIONA, NRW Contracting, MACA Civil, AECOM and Aurecon, the Southwest Connex Alliance are delighted to be named Preferred Proponents. The project scope includes investigation, design and construction of 27 kilometres of four lane dual carriageway. The construction phase will provide significant direct and indirect jobs that will benefit both the state and local community.

Decmil preferred proponent for $175M Albany Ring Road major project

The Western Australian Government has named the Decmil Group Limited as preferred proponent to build the $175M Albany Ring Road project. Construction is scheduled to commence in September, and run through to 2023, with the contract set to be completed in two phases. The first phase is for the construction of a new interchange at Albany Highway and Menang Drive; construction of the section of the Ring Road south to Lancaster Road; and design of Phase Two. The second phase construction will begin once environmental approvals have been granted and will look to extend the Albany Ring Road from Lancaster Road to Princess Royal Drive.

Contractor wanted for a major works package in eastern Perth

Request for Proposals has been launched for a major package of work including two grade separated interchanges in eastern Perth. As part of the package, the two grade separated interchanges are at the intersections of Great Eastern Highway Bypass and Roe Highway and the Great Eastern Highway Bypass and Abernethy Road. It will also include new cycling connections, the duplication of Abernethy Road between Grogan Road and the future intersection of Adelaide Street, the extension of Lloyd Street from Clayton Street to Lakes Road with a new bridge over the Helena River and finally an intersection upgrade at the intersection of Abernethy Road and Kalamunda Road. Construction on the project is expected to start in 2021, subject to environmental and statutory approvals.

QUEENSLAND Tender released for $30M Strathpine Road Diverging Diamond Interchange

The Queensland Government has put tenders out to market for the $30M Strathpine Road Diverging Diamond Interchange, expected to create 65 jobs. Queensland Minister for Transport and Main Roads Mark Bailey said with a diverging diamond design, traffic will be switched to the other side of the road, eliminating the need to cross the path of oncoming cars or wait for a green light to turn right onto Gympie Arterial Road. Federal Member for Petrie Luke Howarth said the tender process to upgrade the Strathpine Road interchange in Brisbane’s north has been brought forward to allow initial works to begin later this year.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA Contract awarded for investigation works on North South Corridor

A contract for the investigations works, including further detailed geotechnical works, on the final 10.5 kilometre stretch of the North South Corridor has been awarded. Golder Associates and WSP Australia have been awarded a $4.52 million contract to jointly undertake, from their Adelaide bases, the ground investigations work for the Torrens to Darlington Upgrade Project. Onsite investigations will be carried out across around 130 test sites beginning in August. Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Local Government Stephan Knoll said we are forging ahead with this mammoth project that will underpin thousands of jobs over the next decade and massively reduce travel times and congestion on one of our busiest roads.

Major contractors awarded seven-year SA road maintenance contracts

Four major contractors have been awarded maintenance contracts for a total of 23,000 kilometres of the South Australian Road Maintenance network. The contracts will run for an initial seven years with provisions for a further six years. This extends the State Government’s 20-year partnership with industry to maintain the road network. Contracts have been awarded in four zones; Adelaide Metropolitan to DM Roads, Regional South to Fulton Hogan, Regional North to DM Roads, Outback to Lendlease Boral Joint Venture. Now around 60 per cent of road maintenance services in the state are outsourced and under the new model, all road maintenance will be delivered in partnership with industry.

EOI’s opened for the $33M Flagstaff Road widening in SA

Expressions of interest have been released for the widening of Flagstaff Road to a two-way dual carriageway. The South Australian Government is delivering a $33 million upgrade of Flagstaff Road between Hyland Avenue and Bonneyview Road. The works are hoped to improve road safety and bust traffic congestion. The road goes down to three lanes for 800 metres of the 3.3 kilometre length between Hyland Avenue and Bonneyview Road. This project will see a fourth lane built to ensure the entire stretch of road is a permanent two-way dual carriageway.

TASMANIA Local company awarded $3.8M tender for Great Eastern Drive upgrades

A fourth contract of works has been awarded for the Great Eastern Drive in Tasmania, to a local company. Gradco is a Tasmanian civil contractor with a 65 year history. The company was awarded the $3.8 million contract for improvement works along the road. The upgrades come as part of the Tasmanian Government’s Road Package to support Tasmania’s Visitor Economy. In total the Great Eastern Drive Action Plan is supported by $30 million in funding to improve overall safety and travel reliability along the route. Another $4.5 million has also been committed to extend the route to Binalong Bay Road.