Contracts

Perth-based contractor Decmil Group has entered into an agreement with BG Group for the provision of its services in the Surat Basin.

EMCO Building has won the $19.4 million contract to build the new football and basketball facilities at HBF Arena in Joondalup.

GR Engineering Services’ oil and gas services business has won a second major contract in as many days, with Origin Energy signing the subsidiary on for a $50 million job.

GR Engineering Services has won a $90 million contract to operate and maintain a floating production storage and offloading facility in the Timor Sea for Northern Oil & Gas Australia.

Diversified contractor Decmil Group has won $46 million worth of contracts with the Department of Defence, with work to be carried out across multiple states including Western Australia.

Shipbuilder Austal has signed a $305 million contract to build and maintain Pacific Patrol Boats for the Australian government, however the contract’s price tag was smaller than what the Commonwealth had flagged.

Balcatta-based PS Structures has won a $28.5 million contract for expansion work at Churchlands Senior High School due to be completed in 2018.

Bannister Downs Dairy has appointed Perkins Builders as head contractor for its $20 million-plus creamery project at Northcliffe, and is planning to commence construction in coming months.

The federal government has signed a $2 billion contract with a group of defence contractors that will ensure maintenance of ANZAC class frigates continues at Henderson for the next eight years.

A joint venture between Perth contractor NRW Holdings and Italian company Salini Impregilo has officially been awarded a $1.17 billion contract for the Forrestfield-Airport Rail Link project, which has an overall budget of nearly $2 billion.

Balcatta-based PS Structures has won a $28.5 million contract for expansion work at Churchlands Senior High School, which is suffering from capacity constraints.

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A local company which usually services the offshore oil and gas sector has won a contract to supply its technology to the Columbia Power Corporation for construction work on a dam in Canada.

Major construction works at the new independent public secondary school Fremantle College is set to be performed by Perkins Builders under a $22.9 million contract.

Local company FIRM Construction has won a $15.1 million contract for work on the second stage of Joseph Banks Secondary College in Banksia Grove.

Perth-based technology company DTI Group has won a contract to supply its CCTV surveillance systems on light rail vehicles in the US city of Dallas, Texas, with the value of the deal worth up to $11.6 million.

Chevron has signed a domestic gas sales deal with energy retailer Alinta Energy for the supply of about a quarter of planned production from its Wheatstone project near Onslow.

Creative agency RARE and media buying business Carat have won major contracts with Seven West Media, ending Marketforce’s 40-year run as the go-to marketing communications agency for SWM's The West Australian.

Perth-based ASG Group has won a $10 million contract to provide IT services to the Australian Bureau of Statistics over a two-year term.

Energy giant Woodside Petroleum has signed an agreement for the supply of liquefied natural gas to an Indonesian corporation for an undisclosed sum.

Henderson-headquartered ship building company Strategic Marine has secured a $US50.1 million ($A66 million) contract to build two liquefied natural gas-powered aluminium catamarans for a European client.

Mining camp operator Sodexo has pledged to create 400 new jobs for indigenous Australians after becoming the latest company to join the federal government’s employment parity initiative.

Local contractor SRG has picked up another contract for work on a dam in Queensland which is owned and operated by SunWater.

Local contractor Decmil Group has won a $14 million contract for work on the state government’s New Norcia bypass along the Great Northern Highway.

Perth-based engineering services company Clough has strengthened its relationship with Woodside Petroleum, winning two contracts for work on the energy giant’s onshore and offshore assets.

Subiaco-based SRG has won a $6.3 million contract to provide construction work on an irrigation dam in Queensland.

Fortescue Metals Group plans to move to a full owner-operator model at its Christmas Creek mining operations after Downer EDI's contract expires at the end of September.

Swick Mining Services has won two new contracts for work with Independence Group, while the local subsidiary of Queensland firm Hughes Drilling has also picked up more work.

Brockman Mining is set to defy the gloom in the iron ore market, announcing plans to develop its Maverick project in the Pilbara, with trucking group QUBE Holdings signed up to transport the ore to port.

The Perth-based subsidiary of Watpac has won a $38 million contract to provide its services to Silver Lake Resources’ Imperial and Majestic gold deposits south of Kalgoorlie.

Local contractor MACA has won a $4.8 million contract to upgrade an intersection in Ascot which will pave the way for planned street closures as the $2 billion Forrestfield-Airport Rail Link gets underway.

Programmed Maintenance Services will provide infrastructure maintenance services to seven state government agencies under a contract potentially worth up to $1.5 billion.