NBN Co has awarded contracts to delivery partners across Australia to enable one million homes and businesses to upgrade to full fibre internet. The construction contracts were awarded to Ventia, Service Stream, Fulton Hogan Utilities, and Downer EDI to enable homes and businesses to upgrade to full fibre by ordering an eligible wholesale higher speed tier. NBN Co Chief Operating [...]
Unitywater has awarded the contract for one of its biggest projects, which is set to deliver significant water infrastructure to the growing communities of Aura and Harmony communities on the Sunshine Coast. Unitywater has assigned contractor McConnell Dowell to the project, with initial site works scheduled to begin in April 2023 and wrap up by early 2026. Unitywater Executive Manager [...]
Solar security, sensing and visual Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions and platforms company, Spectur, has announced the signing of an updated Statement of Works for Goods and Services (SoW) through a Variation to Statement of Work (VA) from Optus for $956,000. This brings the value of the amended Statement of Works to $2.02 million. The original five-year term Master Supply Agreement (MSA) [...]
The Northern Territory Government has awarded the design and construct contract for its Renewable Remote Power Program’s Wurrumiyanga Solar Infill and Energy Storage Pilot project. Circular Solutions was awarded the contract which includes replacing some of the current diesel generated power supply with renewable technology, with works expected to be completed by April 2024. The Northern Territory Government is investing [...]
AGL’s Liddell Power Station is moving closer toward its termination, with the contract awarded for the demolition of the station. Delta Group has been awarded the contract to demolish the station as the site is prepared for transformation into a low carbon industrial energy hub. After first announcing the retirement of Liddell in 2015, the full closure of the Liddell [...]
WA Government-owned Water Corporation has introduced a landmark Indigenous Australian engagement strategy as a continuation of efforts to advance opportunities for Aboriginal businesses and the community. This comes alongside the announcement by State Water Minister, Dave Kelly, that the proportion of Water Corporation contracts awarded to Indigenous suppliers has grown for the third year in a row. In 2021-22, 5.1 [...]
Sydney Water has awarded a contract for the construction and operation of an advanced wastewater recycling facility in Western Sydney. Sydney Water awarded the contract for the Upper South Creek Advanced Water Recycling Plant (AWRC) to a consortium of John Holland, TRILITY, GHD and Jacobs. Operating at full capacity, the facility will treat around 70ML of wastewater each day and [...]
Three tenders have been awarded for the rebuilding of Queensland’s Paradise Dam, with contracts delegated for design, geotechnical, and environmental services. Engineering specialist GHD has been appointed to prepare the reference design for the project. This will be used to procure a major construction partner. Jacobs will undertake geotechnical investigations and assess availability of any suitable basalt material that could [...]
The design and construction tender has been awarded for the new $20.8 million water treatment plant for Bega and Tathra, which aims to supply safe drinking water to meet growing demand in the area. The tender was awarded to Laurie Curran Water with construction set to begin in 2023. New South Wales Minister for Lands and Water, Kevin Anderson, said [...]
The contract to investigate and conduct road safety works around the site of the Paradise Dam has been awarded, with key roads and access points needed prior to the dam’s upgrade. Queensland Minister for Regional Development and Manufacturing and Minister for Water, Glenn Butcher, said local contracting company Harrison Infrastructure Group (HIG) will spearhead an extensive investigation of the road [...]
The tender for the new Eurobodalla Dam in New South Wales has been awarded, with construction set to begin soon. Haslin Construction has been awarded the tender to build the 3,000ML off-river water storage dam next to the Tuross River. The $130 million water security project is jointly funded, with the Federal Government committing $51.2 million through its National Water [...]
Greater Western Water (GWW) has appointed a delivery partner to start work on the Gisborne Recycled Water Plant (RWP), an upgrade intended to meet the needs of the region’s growing population. Comdain Infrastructure, part of the Service Stream Group, will design, construct and operate the new facility, with works expected to begin late 2022. GWW is investing around $35 million [...]
SA Water has engaged Aboriginal-owned project management business Zancott Knight to deliver $600,000 worth of upgrades for water storage tanks in Far North and South East South Australia. The water tanks to be upgraded are located in Marla and Millicent. Based in Adelaide and with operations across Australia, Zancott Knight have hit the ground running with work already underway to [...]
Yarra Valley Water has announced it has entered two strategic, long-term partnerships, aimed to produce greater innovation, efficiency and value for its customers, communities and environment. Yarra Valley Water entered the Engineering Services Partnerships to Jacobs, and the Beca/Stantec joint venture Ripple. The industry-leading engineering innovation of the Jacobs, Beca and Stantec groups with Melbourne’s largest water corporation will have [...]
The Federal Government has confirmed a $75.8 million underwriting agreement for early works for the Victoria to New South Wales Interconnector (VNI) West with transmission provider Transgrid. The agreement is the result of the Federal Government’s plans to support critical energy infrastructure, to ensure continued reliability of the national energy grid so Australian households, businesses and industry can enjoy low [...]
SA Water’s $4.7 million upgrade to the Bolivar Wastewater Treatment Plant’s anaerobic digesters has passed a major milestone, with a 115 tonne steel cover of one of the digesters craned off the structure by a 350 tonne crane – one of the largest crane lifts in the utility’s history. Anaerobic digesters are large, sealed concrete tanks that heat the solid [...]
AGL has commenced twelve weeks of transition planning for the conversion of Liddell Power Station into an Energy Hub, after awarding the tender for the first stage of closure, decommissioning and demolition planning for the power station. Through a competitive procurement process, leading diversified engineering contractor, Delta Group was awarded the tender. AGL Chief Operating Officer, Markus Brokhof, said this [...]
Seqwater has appointed a contractor to design and construct the 27km South West Pipeline, which will connect Beaudesert to the SEQ Water Grid, creating up to 100 construction jobs. Comdain Infrastructure has been appointed to the project, which is estimated to take up to 18 months to complete. Seqwater Chief Executive Officer, Neil Brennan, said the $95 million project was [...]
Over $500 million worth of SA Water contracts have been awarded to improve services in metropolitan Adelaide. A five-year agreement for up to $275 million has been signed with SUEZ Water for operation of five water treatment plants and five wastewater treatment plants, with Lendlease Services entering into a four-year contract for up to $237 million for the field services [...]
The Queensland Government has appointed national engineering consultancy Premise to oversee the final planning stages of Emu Swamp Dam, following an advanced release of $6 million to accelerate the process. The Granite Belt Irrigation Project (GBIP) will deliver a 12,000ML dam at Emu Swamp, south-west of Stanthorpe, and 117km of pipeline to provide water to 51 agribusiness customers and bring [...]
WaterNSW has announced a business partnership with two specialist firms to plan, develop and deliver at least three major dam projects. WaterSecure – a joint venture comprising KBR and Aurecon – will assist WaterNSW with the three projects, and potentially more projects in the future. The projects represent a historic investment in water infrastructure on a scale not seen in [...]
Western Power has awarded two major contracts for delivery of a range of digital services, with a combined value of $61 million over an initial five-year term. Empired Limited has secured the infrastructure managed services and IT supply contracts, which will last for up to seven years. The infrastructure managed services contract has an estimated value of $31 million over [...]
The Central Coast Council has awarded the contract for construction of the Mardi to Warnervale Pipeline in New South Wales to joint venture partners Spiecapag and Seymour Whyte following a rigorous tender process. The $61 million pipeline is one of the region’s most significant infrastructure projects. The 9km pipeline will run from the existing Mardi Water Treatment Plant through to [...]
Logan City Council has awarded its largest contract to date to continue its successful public-private partnership model to deliver water infrastructure. The successful tenderer, Downer Utilities, along with consultants WSP Australia and Cardno, will partner with Logan Water to rollout up to $1 billion of water and wastewater infrastructure across the City of Logan over the next nine years. The [...]
Woodside has awarded the contract for the pipeline component of its Pluto-North West Shelf (NWS) Interconnector. Australian Gas Infrastructure Group (AGIG) - a leading national provider and operator of key energy infrastructure - won the exciting project. A new 30-inch diameter pipeline will run 3.2km, connecting the Woodside-operated Pluto LNG Plant to the NWS Project’s Karratha Gas Plant (KGP), and is [...]
Six specialist water and service delivery entities have been shortlisted to participate in the latest procurement stage for the opportunity to work with SA Water in delivering water and wastewater services across metropolitan Adelaide. Lendlease, Programmed Maintenance Services, Suez and Veolia have been shortlisted for the field services contract that sustains the water distribution and sewerage networks, while Broadspectrum and [...]
The APLNG-Armour Energy Joint Venture has signed gas deals with two manufacturers – Orica for supply to their Yarwun explosives plant and packaging company Orora. Minister for Natural Resources, Mines and Energy, Dr Anthony Lynham, said the Queensland Government set aside land for potential gas producers to supply manufacturers and this initiative is paying off for manufacturing workers. “Queensland continues [...]
AGL Energy Limited has decided to cease undertaking due diligence on Vocus Group Limited and withdraw its non-binding, indicative proposal. On Monday 17 June, it was revealed that AGL made a tentative offer to acquire the telco. AGL Managing Director & CEO, Brett Redman, said AGL is exploring investment opportunities across three focus areas: optimising its existing portfolio for performance [...]
Australian Industrial Energy’s Port Kembla Gas Terminal (PKGT) has reached an important milestone with the construction contract of the wharf facility and pipeline being awarded. The contract was awarded to the SCSB joint venture, which comprises Spiecapag and Soletanche Bachy, which are international specialists in the core construction works required to build the PKGT wharf facility and pipeline connection to [...]
In a national first, an APLNG-Armour Energy joint venture will seek out gas, entirely reserved for Australian manufacturers, in Queensland’s highly prospective southwest. Queensland Minister for Natural Resources, Mines and Energy, Dr Anthony Lynham, announced the joint venture’s successful bid for 18km2 of land 22km southwest of Chinchilla. Under the permit’s conditions, gas can only be sold to Australian manufacturing [...]
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