CIMIC Group Wins $725M Regional Rail Project

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CIMIC Group companies Pacific Partnerships, UGL and CPB Contractors, as part of the Momentum Trains consortium, have been selected by Transport for NSW to deliver the $1.26-billion Regional Rail Project as a design, build, finance and maintain contract. The consortium will deliver a new regional rail fleet and a new maintenance facility in Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia. CIMIC Group has led the consortium’s development of the project, with Pacific Partnerships providing leadership and equity financing for the contract term. CPB Contractors will design, construct and commission the maintenance facility at Dubbo, while UGL will maintain both the fleet of … Read more

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CPB Contractors Wins $116M Coffs Harbour Health Expansion Main Works

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CPB Contractors has been awarded the Harbour Health Campus expansion main works, which will include a new five-story clinical services building located in New South Wales, Australia. The project is expected to generate revenue of approximately $116 million to CPB. Construction is expected to commence in April 2019 and conclude by the end of 2021. The Coffs Harbour Hospital expansion main works will include: Construction of a new five-story clinical services building with a rooftop helicopter landing site, ICU and surgical, maternity and pediatric inpatient units New connections to the existing hospital building at ground and first-floor levels Refurbishment of … Read more

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Jewel Tower Tops Out in Australia

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Yuhu Group Australia’s much-anticipated Jewel development reached a significant construction milestone with a community celebration to mark the topping out of the tallest of the project’s three crystalline towers. The topping-out ceremony featured the lifting of a four-meter pandanus palm tree – a familiar feature along Queensland’s famous beaches – to the rooftop with a giant sign reading: “Jewel touches the sky,” as a backdrop. The Jewel’s central tower now stands at its maximum height of 47 stories or 170 meters and is flanked by towers one and three, which are also at their maximum heights of 41 and 34 … Read more

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Watpac Wins Main Works Contract for Queensland Hospital Redevelopment Project

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Watpac Limited has been awarded a $74-million contract to deliver the Roma Hospital Redevelopment Main Works project for Queensland Health. Located adjacent to the existing hospital in Queensland, Australia, Watpac will construct a new three-level building with a gross floor area of 12,550 square meters, providing 24 beds with departments including emergency, allied health, medical imaging, inpatient wards, pathology, medical records and central sterilizing. Additional facilities to be delivered include theaters, a mortuary, reception, administration areas, staff lounge, training rooms, laundry, kitchen, a café and plant rooms. With site works expected to commence in late September 2018, Watpac Construction State … Read more

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Bechtel Wins Delivery Partner, Project Manager Roles for Western Sydney Airport

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Bechtel has been selected by WSA Co as its delivery partner and project manager for the Western Sydney Airport, a $5.3-billion greenfield facility in Badgerys Creek, New South Wales. This will be a landmark project for both New South Wales and Australia, and is due for completion at the end of 2026. “Construction of the Western Sydney Airport is a once in a generation infrastructure development opportunity for the region and the country, and we are honored to be working with the Commonwealth of Australia and WSA Co on this iconic project,” said Ailie MacAdam, Bechtel’s managing director for Australia. … Read more

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