Wide Bay Water Corporation has awarded a contract for the trenchless relining of almost 4,000m of underground gravity sewers pipes and works have commenced. “Works are currently being undertaken by Kembla Watertech Pty Ltd, a specialised pipeline and access chamber rehabilitation contractor who has been active in the industry for over 20 years, to reline over 50 separate sewers in [...]
Construction and civil contractor McNab has been awarded of a 3 year design, construction and maintenance contract by Santos for its Queensland assets. The Toowoomba based company was one of two contractors selected to undertake ongoing building, civil and maintenance works on Santos’ building infrastructure throughout Queensland. “We have been working on Santos projects in the Surat Basin for a [...]
The SA Water Corporation has awarded the contract for the Umuwa Water Infrastructure Upgrade to Fusco Constructions Pty Ltd. An urgent upgrade of the existing water infrastructure became necessary due to rapid development in the region substantially increasing demand. The contract is valued at $978,993 and came into effect on the 6th of January, 2014.
UGL Limited has been awarded a new five year contract by Chevron Australia Pty Ltd (“Chevron”) for the provision of maintenance services for the operational phase of Chevron’s Western Australian assets. The multi-million dollar contract also includes extension options beyond the initial five-year term. Under the scope of the contract, UGL may perform mechanical, electrical and instrumentation base maintenance, plant [...]
Bundaberg Regional Council has chosen Aquatec Maxcon and Queensland Concrete & General Construction (QCGC) as the providers for the Thabeban Wastewater Treatment Plant upgrade project. Aquatec Maxcon is responsible for the supply and installation of all mechanical works and equipment as well as the electrical works including PLC & SCADA. The upgrade will cater to more residents, increasing the current [...]
Melbourne Water has chosen two new Capital Delivery Strategy services providers to play key roles in delivering the company’s capital projects over the next five years. In May, Melbourne Water announced a shortlist of preferred proponents. Since then, there has been consolidation in the construction industry leading to further evaluation. This has resulted in the finalisation of the tender process [...]
Origin Energy has signed a binding Gas Supply Agreement with ESSO and BHP Billiton to purchase up to 432 petajoules of natural gas from Longford in Victoria. Under the terms of the agreement, gas supply to Origin will commence in 2014. Annual contract volumes will increase over the nine year period, with delivery points at both Sydney and Longford. Price [...]
Saipem has awarded a major contract to provide labour services for the Gas Export Pipeline component of the INPEX-operated Ichthys Project to SKILLED Offshore. The two parties have signed a LOI (Letter Of Intent) for the project, which involves the construction of an 889 kilometre pipeline to connect the offshore processing facility to the onshore processing facility in Darwin. SKILLED [...]
The contract for the second stage of a major section of capital transmission works in Western Sydney has been awarded to UEA Electrical. UEA Electrical had previously been awarded the first stage of the 132kV works. The project will commence in September 2013, with completion expected in June 2014. The construction of this project will comprise the installation of many [...]
APA Group has agreed a new gas transportation and storage services deal with Origin Energy to increase gas transport from Victoria into New South Wales. The new agreement has a term of six years and commences at the expiry of the current contract in December 2013. Under this agreement APA will supply a revised suite of services on the Moomba [...]
The $6.4 million contract to lay an extensive network of sewer pipes in a major project to connect sewerage to Loch Sport has been awarded to Gippsland company Maffra Trenching and Boring. The company, which has done similar work at Coongulla Glenmaggie, will connect around 65 kilometres of sewer pipes and associated fittings within the township of Loch Sport. “We [...]
A contract for the design and construction of the Metcash Logistics Centre in Sydney's east has been awarded to UEA Electrical. The contract is for the level 1 construction of the new Metcash logistics centre at Huntingwood Drive, Eastern Creek. The level 3 contract had previously been awarded to UEA Electrical. UEA Electrical will be delivering the new indoor substation and [...]
Magellan Petroleum Corporation has signed a gas supply and purchase agreement with Northern Territory Power and Water Corporation for the long-term sale of gas from the Company's Dingo gas field. The company has contracted to supply up to 31 PJ (30 Bcf) of gas to PWC on a 100% take-or-pay basis over a 20‑year supply period. The Company's supply obligation [...]
South Australian water treatment firm Guidera O’Conner has been awarded the contract to build a desalination plant at Hawker, in the State’s mid-north. Minister for Water and the River Murray Ian Hunter says the announcement is a further step towards improving water quality for the Hawker community. “SA Water has worked closely with the Hawker community and the Flinders Ranges [...]
Work is underway on a number of trenchless crossing packages for water and sewer pipelines on a $100m capital works project in North West Sydney. UEA has been successful in its bid for the first of these. The project is being delivered through a recognised national construction company in a design and construct arrangement. UEA has worked closely with the [...]
Queensland Urban Utilities is continuing its program to improve the efficiency of the water supply network by implementing advanced software to detect water leaks. Under a new contract with Sinclair Knight Merz (SKM) and TaKaDu, the solution will assist Queensland Urban Utilities analyse data, predict leaks in the network with enhanced accuracy and assist in the prevention of burst water [...]
Thiess has been awarded a landmark $1.8 billion contract by coal seam gas producer QGC for construction of gas compression facilities and associated works for the QCLNG project in the Surat Basin. The new contract significantly expands Thiess’ role in the project which now includes construction of all 18 Field Compressor Stations (FCS) and four Central Processing Plants (CPP), with [...]
DBP Development Group will build, own and operate the domestic gas pipeline for the Chevron-operated Wheatstone Project. The Wheatstone Ashburton West Pipeline Project will link the Wheatstone Project’s domestic gas plant to DUET’s majority-owned Dampier to Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline (DBNGP). The Project is expected to be completed by Q4/2014 at a total cost of $94.9 million and includes: • [...]
Southeast Water has awarded a 5 year contract for the provision of mechanical and electrical maintenance services in South East Water’s northern region to Jonoco. The contract is valued at $11m and comprises mechanical and electrical maintenance, breakdown and minor capital works on South East Water’s assets. This includes pumping stations, treatment plants and other water and sewerage assets. Keep [...]
Sydney Water has awarded a contract worth $9.3 million to rehabilitate the Narrabeen Submain to Water Infrastructure Group The project will improve the structural condition and operating performance of the wastewater system and improve access for future maintenance work. The Narrabeen Submain starts in Collaroy and travels through Brookvale before joining the Northern Suburbs Ocean Outfall System which flows to [...]
The contract for a major portion of 132kV and 33kV transmission mains and substation works for a leading NSW energy provider has been awarded to UEA Electrical. These works are set to commence July 2013 and will carry on through multiple stages, until scheduled completion in March 2014. This project marks a significant advancement in project scope for the company. [...]
NBN Co locked in a number of contract changes and renewals just before moving into caretaker mode for the Federal Election. Downer EDI was awarded further contracts, while Silcar's construction contract was renewed, while the Syntheo JV contract will not be renewed. Downer was awarded a two-year contract to roll out fibre optic broadband in an area covering approximately 300,000 [...]
Murphy Pipe and Civil, the Brisbane-based pipeline construction company, had been awarded a multi-million dollar contract with Government-owned Corporation SunWater to build a pipeline to transport treated CSG water in the Surat Basin. Once complete, SunWater’s Woleebee Creek to Glebe Weir Pipeline Project will each year deliver up to 36,500ML of treated coal seam gas water from QGC’s Woleebee Creek [...]
The first tender of the significant $51.6 million water services capital budget has been awarded to Roebuck Civil Pty Ltd to upgrade a section of the Marian sewerage network. Water and sewerage portfolio councillor Frank Gilbert said the upgrade, totalling $410,000, will increase the capacity of the existing network currently under pressure due to population growth. "Over half a kilometre [...]
Aqua Environmental, a subsidiary of Pure Technologies, was recently awarded a one year contract extension on a leak detection project in Melbourne with Yarra Valley Water. Aqua has been working continuously with Yarra for over six years now and are an important aspect of their leakage reduction strategy
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