Infrastructure

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.

Surveying company Veris has announced it will purchase east coast-based advisory services firm Elton Consulting in cash and scrip for an initial outlay of $12 million.

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 state government is planning to build a large roundabout and reconfigure High Street east of Fremantle in an area that continues to face heavy congestion after the scrapping of the Roe 8 project last year.

Decmil Group has launched a major board restructure that includes the retirement of company founder Denis Criddle, as it posted an interim loss but pointed to strong revenue growth in the coming year.

Labour hire and construction services company The Go2 People has secured a contract to become the exclusive registered builder for a holiday home project on Dirk Hartog Island, off the coast of Western Australia near Shark Bay.

Local contractors have expressed concern that work on the next two Metronet rail projects, worth about $1 billion, could be packaged together for tendering purposes.

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.

The state government will review the security of payments for local subcontractors, while also establishing an industry advisory group, chaired by experienced barrister John Fiocco, to facilitate the review.

A local landscaping company has suspended trading and operations due to financial viability problems a fortnight after one of the state's biggest builders, Cooper & Oxley, went into administration.

Engineering contractor RCR Tomlinson has reported a big boost in profits for the half-year, propelled by a near doubling in revenue as the company increases its stake in the renewable energy sector

Clamping down on the governance of state-owned enterprises such as Synergy is just one major promise the McGowan government has made in response to the Langoulant special inquiry into government projects in the Barnett era, released yesterday.

Downer EDI has posted an $11.1 million first-half loss, dragged down by a goodwill impairment on its mining operations, write-downs from its freight rail divestment and redundancy costs from its recently acquired Spotless.

Engineering services firm Monadelphous Group has lifted half-year profit by nearly a third as it rides the rebound in resources sector activity.

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

From skills shortages and new regulations to policy formation and industrial disputes, the Master Builders Association has played an important role in advocating for the state's building and construction industry since 1898.

Transurban has racked up a near fourfold increase in first-half profit and the toll road operator is looking for more to come, thanks to US President Donald Trump's planned infrastructure splurge.

Congestion on the national broadband network has eased as more customers turn to higher speed plans after rollout company NBN Co slashed its top speed packages last year.

Iron ore revenue for rail operator Aurizon dropped 9 per cent in the first half of the financial year, although the business overall delivered a big increase in profit.

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

Former BGC Residential chief executive Kelvin Ryan has been appointed as managing director at Melbourne-based building company Simonds Group.

CIMIC Group's shares have soared after the construction giant raised its dividend by 13 cents on the back of a 21 per cent lift in full-year profit and forecast a rise in profit in the year ahead.

The state government has announced the formation of a development committee to guide three key projects in Bunbury, with Bunbury Chamber of Commerce and Industries president David Kerr and The Apprentice and Traineeship Company chief executive Stan Liaros among those selected for the committee.

A new state government advisory body to improve analysis and transparency of major projects, Infrastructure WA, will begin work next year, according to Premier Mark McGowan, who launched a draft plan for its establishment today.

Four contractors have been invited to submit proposals for the design and build of the $50 million Wanneroo Road and Joondalup Drive interchange, which is set to begin construction mid-year.

Downer EDI has flagged a goodwill impairment charge of $77 million on its mining operations after failing to renew two material contracts and delays in securing alternative business.

Three building companies with strong indigenous links have been appointed to a panel that will handle at least $25 million of state government housing work in the Pilbara and Kimberley regions.

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.

Mark McGowan will hope to bask in the warm afterglow of ongoing public approval of the new stadium at Burswood.

Engineering and construction group Valmec has secured new contracts in the gas and infrastructure sectors worth $7 million, including work for APA Group at its Yamarna gas pipeline facility.

Construction company Built Environs has failed in its attempt to claw back $14.5 million of performance bonds used by Perth Airport to cover liquidated damages associated with development of the new terminal buildings in 2015.