Contracts

Perth-based GR Engineering Services has been selected as preferred tenderer for a $93.1 million contract to design and build a processing plant for Capricorn Metals’ Karlawinda gold project near Newman.

Henderson-based Austal has secured a $29.7 million contract to build two additional Pacific patrol boats on top of an existing $305 million federal government program, days after German shipbuilder Lurssen awarded Civmec a key contract for the Royal Australian Navy offshore patrol vessels.

Dowsing Concrete and Axiis Contracting will split an $18 million contract for concrete work associated with the Public Transport Authority’s bus stop upgrade program over the next five years.

Perth-based company Lycopodium has been appointed as lead engineer and author for a pre-feasibility study at Jervois Mining’s Nico Young cobalt-nickel project in NSW.

The state government has today announced that two private investors will co-invest with Synergy in a joint venture that is planning to build up to 210 megawatts of renewable energy projects in the South West Interconnected System.

Local engineering company Lycopodium has been awarded a contract for design work at Nzuri Copper’s Kalongwe operation in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The US arm of Henderson-based shipbuilder Austal has secured a $US10.2 million ($13 million) for engineering and design work with the US defence department.

Local contractor SRG today announced the purchase of New Zealand-based TBS Group for $NZ35 million ($32.9 million), with a $24 million capital raising being used to part-fund the acquisition.

Local contractor AK Evans Earthmoving will shred and bury up to 6,000 tonnes of tyre waste at the South Hedland landfill as part of a new contract with the Town of Port Hedland.

Kerman Contracting has won a $20 million contract for works associated with the upgrade of the crushing circuit at Talison Lithium’s Greenbushes operation in the South West.

Perth-based Global Construction Services has been awarded a new three-year scaffolding contract at CITIC Pacific Mining’s Sino Iron project south-west of Karratha.

A joint venture between Perth-based companies SRG and Georgiou Group has been awarded a $43.4 million contract for road upgrades in rural NSW.

The local arm of Watpac has been awarded a $21 million contract for the construction of a bypass on the Great Northern Highway at Miling in the state’s Wheatbelt region.

PACT Construction has been awarded the forward and earthworks contract for the new $68 million Inner City College at Kitchener Park in Subiaco, while the state government has approved the Subiaco redevelopment scheme.

TNG has signed an agreement with a jointure venture between Adelaide-based contractor McMahon Services and Clough to provide engineering and construction services at its Mount Peake vanadium project.

Commercial construction company EMCO Building has secured a $12.8 million contract to build an Aboriginal accommodation complex at Catherine’s College at the University of Western Australia.

The private consortium planning a $400 million waste-to-energy plant in Rockingham has signed a 20-year supply agreement with the Eastern Metropolitan Regional Council and been selected as the preferred tenderer by the City of Cockburn for a similar supply deal.

Core Drilling Services has secured a contract with BCI Minerals for a major drilling program planned at its Buckland iron ore project located in the Pilbara.

Engineering firm GHD has secured a contract with the City of Wanneroo to design a second carriageway at the northern end of Marmion Avenue.

WBHO Infrastructure has been awarded a $41 million contract to upgrade the Great Northern Highway between Maggie Creek and Wyndham in the Kimberley region.

The federal government has signed a $1.2 billion contract extension with a group of defence contractors for maintenance work on eight Anzac-class frigates for the next five years, with BAE Systems and CIMIC's UGL among the major beneficiaries.

Melbourne-based explosives manufacturer Orica has secured supply contracts in the Pilbara with BHP Billiton and Roy Hill, but expects operational issues and write-downs to cut its first-half earnings by nearly $400 million.

Two local contractors have secured more than $70 million of work, with NRW Holdings locking in a $37 million contract at Rio Tinto’s Marandoo mine in the Pilbara.

Badge Constructions has been awarded a $5 million contract to build a shipside support tower at BAE Systems’ Henderson facility to support its frigate upgrade project.

A review of Barnett government programs and projects has identified a raft of shortcomings in governance, project management and financial management, and listed Royalties for Regions as the single biggest problem.

GBF Underground Mining Company has been awarded a three-year contract at Millennium Minerals’ Nullagine gold project in Western Australia.

Onslow-based NTC Contracting has been awarded a civil and earthworks contract for up to five years at the Chevron-operated Wheatstone LNG plant.

Osborne Park-based Badge Constructions has been awarded a $12.9 million contract for work at Southern River Primary School.

Adelaide-based Workskil Australia is set to open 14 offices in Western Australia following a reallocation of providers under the federal government's jobactive program.

Decmil Group has been awarded two contracts totalling $37 million for road construction work in Victoria, which includes $29 million worth of work for VicRoads

Mining services company Ausdrill has received a letter of intent for a three-year contract worth $180 million with Mineral Resources at its Wodgina lithium mine in the Pilbara.

Belmont-based Pindan has been awarded a $23.4 million contract at Cape Naturaliste College, south of Busselton, while FIRM Constructions has won a $2.5 million government contract.