Civil and mining contractor MACA has secured another contract with First Quantum Minerals, worth $20 million, and further contracts with VicRoads totalling $19.5 million, while also announcing the closure of its Brazil operations.
The state government has awarded Bocol Constructions and MACA a contract to raise the height of the Hay Street traffic bridge, a project that will require the closure of Mitchell Freeway for two weekends.
John Holland has won its first substantial contract in Western Australia in several years, with the Public Transport Authority of WA awarding the Chinese-owned company a contract for track maintenance services on Perth's urban rail network.
A global investment company based in the Middle East has become the fourth equity investor in a $511 million waste-to-energy project that commenced construction at Rockingham this month.
The state government has begun the tender process for the design, construction and commissioning of the Metronet Morley-Ellenbrook line, despite delays related to other contracts set to deliver the line's build.
Western Australia is leading the country in the adoption of waste-to-energy projects, with $1.2 billion being invested in two path-breaking facilities under construction.
Rio Tinto has awarded Perth-based engineering company Mondium with a $400 million contract for works at the Western Turner Syncline phase two mine, located in the Pilbara.
Engineering group Monadelphous has secured several new construction and maintenance contracts, including three with BHP, worth a combined value of around $110 million.
Construction companies EMCO Building, Georgiou Group and Universal Constructions are among five businesses to have been awarded significant contracts from the state government over the past month.
A fire at a Cleanaway-owned waste management facility in Kwinana, operated by its subsidiary Tox Free Solutions, has been contained after emitting dangerous smoke and disrupting access to neighbouring businesses this morning.
NRW Holdings has been awarded works at Fortescue Metals Group's Eliwana iron ore mine and rail project in the Pilbara under an infrastructure contract valued around $138 million, announced last month.
Construction of Western Australia's second large scale waste-to-energy project will begin this month near Rockingham after the development consortium reached financial close just before Christmas.
Sydney-based contractor Interflow has secured a $6 million contract from Water Corporation to refurbish 14 kilometres of wastewater pipes in Western Australia.
Primero Group has secured three new construction contracts, including a $115 million arrangement with Rio Tinto, while also announcing a capital raising of $7.6 million.
Empired shares have risen more than 8 per cent today after the IT services provider forecasted an increase in net profit and earnings per share for the current financial year, on the back of a $200 million pipeline of multi-year contracts to contest.
Perth-based Perdaman Industries has entered into an agreement with the Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation as part of its plans to build Australia's largest fertiliser manufacturing plant near Karratha.
The state government has announced that a second major Water Corporation contract delivered by the private sector will be brought back in-house, despite contractor Suez claiming it had exceeded the government's performance targets.
A consortium comprising national firms CPB Contractors and Downer has been selected as the preferred contractor for the Yanchep and Thornlie-Cockburn rail projects, with construction expected to commence in May next year, well after the state government's goal of starting this year.
The widening of Mitchell Freeway near Joondalup and a train station at Lakelands are some of the new projects to be funded from a $940 million, four-year infrastructure stimulus package announced today.
Australian Gas Infrastructure Group has been awarded a contract by Woodside Petroleum to build a gas pipeline connecting the Pluto LNG plant with the North West Shelf venture's nearby Karratha gas plant.
Perth-based contractor Decmil has won its sixth major contract for the year after securing two packages of works for Adani Mining's Carmichael coal mine and rail project in Queensland.
GR Engineering Services has signed a $24.5 million contract with Saracen Mineral Holdings to upgrade the processing plant at the Carosue Dam gold mine in Western Australia.
Surveying firm Veris Australia has announced the appointment of Michael Shirley as its new chief executive, replacing Brian Elton who led the company in an interim role since October last year.
The state government is seeking tenders to design and build a $32 million multi-storey car park at Mandurah Train Station, with construction to commence early next year.
Pre-construction works for stage one of the Bussell Highway dual carriageway project have begun, with the $4.5 million tender awarded to a joint venture between indigenous-owned and operated DK Kaartdijin and civil contractor BCP Group.
Surveying services business Veris recorded a 27.8 per cent rise in underlying earnings for the September quarter, underpinned by a substantial cost cutting strategy, which has been welcomed by investors.
Minister for Ports and Regional Development Alannah MacTiernan says a multi-billion dollar Oakajee port and rail project is unnecessary and Sinosteel's Midwest general manger said there were no guarantees the company would push ahead with the project.
The state government has announced the start of works on a $52 million upgrade to the wastewater treatment plant in Neerabup as part of the expansion of Perth's groundwater replenishment scheme.
The use of renewable energy in the mining sector is being given a boost, with the federal government and Alinta Energy jointly funding a $200 million solar facility that will help to power Fortescue Metals Group's iron ore mines.
Pindan has been awarded a $90 million contract for the construction of an operations village for Rio Tinto's Koodaideri iron ore project, with the announcement coming less than a week after Oxley Holdings acquired full ownership of the contractor.
