Contracts

Professional services company Turner & Townsend has been awarded an $8.2 million state government contract to establish and operate a program management office that will oversee Metronet’s program of works.

Woodside Petroleum has awarded four contracts, which it is funding without a contribution from venture partner BHP Group, for front-end engineering design activities at its proposed $15 billion Scarborough project.

Albany-based firm Wauters Enterprises has been awarded a $16 million contract for stage two of the city's affordable student accommodation development.

The Pilbara Ports Authority has short-listed two specialist logistics companies for the development of new general cargo facilities at Port Hedland.

Subiaco-based Cirrus Networks has won a $5 million contract for an undisclosed federal government agency.

Crothers Construction has won the main contract for works at Grandis Primary School, less than a month after it secured a $17 million contract to build the Byford South East Primary School.

Perseus Mining has awarded the engineering and supply contract at its Yaouré gold project, located in the West African country of Côte d’Ivoire, to fellow Perth-based company Lycopodium.

Welshpool-based Balance Utility Solutions has been selected as the engineering and construction contractor for Terregra Renewables’ five-megawatt Mobilong solar farm, located north of Murray Bridge in South Australia.

Indigenous contractor Gumala Enterprises has secured a $16 million contract at Rio Tinto’s West Angelas mine, in what is the company’s single biggest contract win in the past five years.

Fortescue Metals Group has selected Belmont-based NRW Holdings as the preferred contractor to deliver the first stage of earthworks, roadworks and drainage works at the company's Eliwana rail project, located 90 kilometres west of the town of Tom Price in Western Australia’s Pilbara region.

National group McGees Property has been awarded a $5.5 million state government contract to provide leasing services for the Department of Transport.

WestStar Industrial has won a $4.5 million contract with Rio Tinto for works at the Cape Lambert port facility, taking the local contractor’s order book to $30 million.

Diversified family business CFC Group has registered a big jump in profit for the 2018 financial year, aided by strong performances across its three primary operations.

MACA has been awarded a $28 million contract for work at Adaman Resources’ Kirkalocka gold project near Mt Magnet.

WestStar Industrial has secured an $8 million contract for construction work at Tianqi Lithium’s Kwinana processing plant.

The state government has awarded consultancies Rawlinsons WA and Turner & Townsend cost estimating contracts for Metronet worth a combined $3.8 million.

Pindan has been awarded a $45 million contract to build a 780-room construction camp at Rio Tinto’s $3.5 billion Koodaideri project in the Pilbara.

Echo Resources has signed a letter of intent to award two mining contracts to MACA for its Yandal gold project near Leinster, while also announcing a $6.5 million capital raising backed by major shareholder Northern Star Resources.

Perth-based Keslake Group has won a $6.5 million state government contract to build a 2.8-kilometre bicycle path alongside the Fremantle railway line.

thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions Australia will design and build the world’s largest rail-mounted stackers in Western Australia after winning a $250 million contract for BHP Group’s $4.6 billion South Flank iron ore project.

Austal will build a ferry for the government of Trinidad & Tobago, in a deal worth approximately $97.7 million, while also announcing it had won an advanced $54.9 million order for materials to construct a transport vessel for the US Navy.

Subcontractors WA chair Louise Stewart has welcomed the state government’s decision to expand the use of project bank accounts (PBAs) to protect subcontractors, but is pushing for the introduction of legally binding statutory trusts.

Shares in Matrix Composites & Engineering have jumped 16 per cent today to trade at 43 cents each, after the Henderson-based oil and gas services company announced it had won a $15.3 million contract.

Decmil has been awarded a $65 million contract extension with BHP Group for expansion works at the Mulla Mulla village in the Pilbara.

Subiaco-based Cirrus Networks has won a $3 million cyber security contract with oil and gas giant Woodside Petroleum.

Adco Constructions has secured a contract to complete expansion works at Bunbury Regional Prison, while EMCO Building will construct a new performing arts centre at Melville Senior High School.

The administrators in charge of RCR Tomlinson have secured funding to support the engineering contractor’s operations, and disclosed that more than 180 parties have expressed interest in the planned sale of its business.

The downfall of RCR Tomlinson is another reminder of the dangers of a business getting out over its skis.

Local construction company Jaxon has been awarded a $10 million contract to build a new student accommodation facility at St George’s College at the University of Western Australia.

WestStar Industrial subsidiary Simpec has won a $1.7 million contract at Iluka Resources’ Cataby mineral sands project, located approximately 150 kilometres north of Perth.

PwC has joined KPMG, BIS Oxford Economics and Investec in winning advisory work on the partial privatisation of Landgate – with each adviser securing increasingly large contracts.

Osborne Park-based Universal Constructions has secured a $14 million state government contract to build a new primary school in Caversham.