Contractor Selected to Build New Notre Dame College in Queensland

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CIMIC Group’s Broad Construction has been selected to deliver Brisbane Catholic Education’s new Notre Dame College at Bells Creek on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia. Stage one of the project will open in term one of 2025, welcoming Prep to Year Three and Year Seven students. Broad Construction will deliver five state-of-the-art buildings, including an administration building, various learning spaces, sports courts, a workshop and landscaping. “This new campus will focus on providing indoor and outdoor spaces that are inclusive and accessible to all,” said Broad Construction General Manager Cyril Cahill. Early works have commenced on the new facility, … Read more

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Final Concrete Pour Delivered for 39-Story Development in Sydney, Australia

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CPB Contractors has completed the final concrete pour for its delivery of Australia’s Sydney Metro Gadigal Station South over station development project, which will become Indi Sydney—Sydney CBD’s first purpose-built, build-to-rent tower. A topping out ceremony was recently held onsite to mark the completion of all pours on the 39-story structure. The completed structure stands just over 110 meters high and required more than 9,200 cubic meters of concrete, more than 1,500 tons of reinforcement and 1,000 tons of post-tensioning. CPB Contractors is delivering this project over Sydney Metro’s new Gadigal Station for developer Investa on behalf of the owner, … Read more

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Broad Construction Wins Professional Excellence Award for Highgate Shopping Centre

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Broad Construction has won the Commercial Construction award for $2 million to $25 million projects at the 2023 Australian Institute of Building Western Australia Professional Excellence Awards for its delivery of the Highgate Shopping Centre project located in Highgate, Australia. Through extensive planning and consultation, the Broad Construction team successfully overcame the site’s mobility limitations, including its proximity to a power substation and transmission powerlines. To overcome this challenge, they developed a comprehensive safety plan that included extensive planning and consultation with all stakeholders. The plan included measures to ensure no staff or equipment entered electrical exclusion zones and to … Read more

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Contractor Named for Three Major Queensland Hospital Expansions

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Three contracts have been awarded to construction contractor BESIX Watpac to deliver expansions at Ipswich, Townsville and Mackay Base Hospitals, located in Australia. These projects form part of the State Government’s Queensland Health and Hospitals Plan, which includes a record-breaking $9.7-billion investment in health over the next six years to deliver new hospitals in the state. Works at all three hospitals will be delivered in a live hospital campus. This will be carefully managed by the BESIX Watpac delivery teams to ensure the existing hospitals and services remain operational throughout construction. Townsville University Hospital expansion includes a new eight-story building (including … Read more

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Plans for Circular Quay Renewal Project in Sydney Underway

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The New South Wales Government has allocated $216 million to transform one of Australia’s most iconic transport hubs. The project, spearheaded by the Circular Quay Consortium and in partnership with Transport for New South Wales, aims to revitalize the Circular Quay Precinct, providing a modern and sustainable cultural experience for residents and visitors, alike. Located between Sydney’s Opera House and Harbour Bridge, Circular Quay, also known as “Warrane,” is predicted to host 20 million visitors and 86 million public and active transport trips annually by 2041. Its renewal will create a modern and accessible, high-capacity transport interchange with new ferry … Read more

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