Contracts

The state government has used its latest cabinet meeting in Midland today to announce four deals worth $67 million to support future medical, university and residential projects in the former railway workshops area.

Western Australian businesses will have another opportunity to win work in the defence sector, with 30 companies today meeting the two potential head contractors for the Army's Land400 procurement program.

Bayswater-based recycling company Resource Recovery Solutions was fined $85,000 in the Magistrate's Court yesterday for the death of a worker in September 2013, when the roof of a unit inside its plant collapsed under the weight of debris.

Subiaco contractor SRG has won a $24.4 million contract from WaterNSW as part of works on a dam near Tamworth.

Local companies have shared in $35.6 million worth of construction and building contracts for work around the state, including the Perth-based civil and mining division of Watpac Group, which has won a $7.1 million contract for road upgrades at Kalbarri National Park.

Perth-based Southern Cross Electrical Engineering says its joint venture with Kentech has grown its order book at the Chevron-operated Wheatstone LNG project near Onslow to $60 million.

MACA has won a contract to provide its services to Main Roads WA in the Kimberley region, with the work valued at up to $18.4 million.

Belmont-based GR Engineering Services has been contracted to undertake a scoping study at Primary Gold's Mount Bundy project in the Northern Territory.

Swick Mining Services shares closed 14 per cent higher on the ASX today after the company announced it had been named the preferred proponent for underground drilling work for Newmarket Gold.

Perth-based Decmil Group has won a $22.1 million contract for road work in Victoria through a subsidiary it acquired earlier this year.

Engineering and construction contractor Decmil Group has won a $17 million extension to its contract with QGC for work at the Queensland Curtis LNG project in Gladstone.

Cockram Construction has been awarded a $23.5 million contract for the redevelopment of the Onslow Health Service.

Local builders Cockram Construction, Universial Constructions, Perkins Builders and Crothers Construction have shared in $37.3 million worth of state government contracts.

The state government has officially hired Broadspectrum to provide security and custodial services to Western Australia from next year, under a $235.8 million contract previously held by Serco.

Engineering firm Civmec says it has won another load of contracts for major projects in the east coast, worth a combined $30 million.

Crothers Construction has won a $2.3 million contract to build the new interactive student hub at the Geraldton campus of Central Regional Tafe.

WBHO Group's local arm has won a $7.4 million contract to provide upgrade works to two intersections along Marmion Avenue.

Henderson-based shipbuilder Austal has won a $US12 million ($A15.6 million) contract to provide maintenance work on a littoral combat ship it is currently building for the US Navy.

Local engineering firm Monadelphous Group has won a $58 million contract to build an irrigation pipeline in New Zealand.

Diversified contractor Brierty will build car parks and access roads at the new Perth Stadium under an $8.1 million deal.

Perth-based Decimal Software will provide its financial planning technology to a South Australian industry superannuation fund for an undisclosed sum.

Local explorer Empire Resources is set to begin operations at its Penny's Find gold project near Kalgoorlie, after contracting NRW Holdings to undertake mining operations at the open pit.

Work will start on the controversial $540 million Roe 8 highway extension project before the next state election, with a consortium led by CIMIC Group to be awarded a contract for the project in the coming days.

Austal has been contracted to provide maintenance work on patrol boats for the Royal Australian Navy for an undisclosed sum.

The Housing Authority has awarded three contracts totalling $6.5 million.

The Western Australian arm of WHBO Group has won a contract to carry out upgrades across a large section of the Great Eastern Highway, in a project worth a total of $36 million.

PS Structures has won a $32.6 million contract to build the first stage of a new secondary college in Yanchep.

Decmil Group has won three contracts worth about $34 million, with two of the contracts awarded to a joint venture established with a local engineering business owned by former Horizon Power boss Rod Hayes.

Perth-based Broad Construction Services has shared in $10.5 million worth of contracts awarded by the state government.

Recently revitalised Eastern Goldfields plans to begin producing gold at its Davyhurst operation by March next year, with the company awarding a $12.5 million contract to GR Engineering Services to bring the nearby processing facility out of care and maintenance.

Henderson-based shipbuilder Austal has won a $434 million contract to build two expeditionary fast transport vessels for the US Navy.

Perth-based workplace management technology business TikForce has teamed up with one of Australia's largest staffing solutions providers to work on joint bids, tenders and projects.