Infrastructure

Documents offer an inside look at the demise of Firm Construction, in the latest instalment of a Business News series.

The Department of Finance has asked WA Police to investigate Firm Construction, while the company's administrators say Firm may have misrepresented its financial position.

More than $1.6 billion is being invested in waste treatment projects in WA, but it may not be enough to improve the state's poor track record.

A joint federal and state government event to mark the beginning of a Perth City Deal project has been overshadowed by complaints from Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas.

The Fitzroy River Bridge will be replaced and is expected to open by the end of next year, with Georgiou Group and BMD Constructions appointed as contractors.

WorkSafe is prosecuting EMCO Building and Firm Construction over structural collapses resulting in worker injuries and has fined a bricklaying company $600,000.

Wangara-based construction company Ertech has secured a $128 million contract with Transport New South Wales to help deliver a regional infrastructure project.

The automotive sector said it was very disappointed to discover the state government was considering a plan to shift motor vehicle imports from Fremantle to Bunbury.

ASX company M8 Sustainable has been placed into voluntary administration after being overwhelmed by growing debts and lack of cash flow into the business.

The state government has rejected calls by its key infrastructure adviser to evaluate asset sales and private funding for new developments.

About $5 billion is being spent on WA infrastructure projects that have costs exceeding their proposed community benefits.

Master Builders Australia is calling for more action to tackle labour and supply shortages as new home builds drop while houses under construction hit a record high.

The Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility has supported its first gold project while also agreeing to increase its concessional loan to a rare earths project in WA.

Spanish construction giant ACCIONA has taken over a major road project in Perth after Main Roads WA excluded Perth-based contractor Clough.

Perth has secured Amazon Web Services' cloud technology service targeting corporations such as Woodside Energy, HBF and Curtin University.

A further $180 million of cost overruns have been notched up across two Metronet railway contracts.

Head contractors for the state government's $1.86 billion Forrestfield Airport Link have claimed project costs escalated by more than $17 million in their lawsuit with engineering firm GHD.

A pedestrian and cyclist bridge over Perth's Causeway is on track to be finished within two years after an assessment panel's approval of the $100 million proposal.

The federal government is adopting a swathe of reforms recommended by Infrastructure WA chair Nicole Lockwood but the local body will not be directly affected.

Potential buyers are assessing bids to rescue Firm Construction, which entered administration in late November.

Clough's collapse into voluntary administration could set back a planned $6.4 billion urea project in the Pilbara by months, Regional Development Minister Alannah MacTiernan has said.

Company director John Poynton has quietly added to his board portfolio, joining Perth Airport two months ago as a representative of the Australian government's Future Fund.

The state government is taking over Firm Construction's five remaining public works contracts after the builder went into administration last week.

Firm Construction has fallen into administration, with director Mark O'Gorman saying the business had been doing everything it could to overcome financial challenges.

McCorkell Constructions has been picked to finish Firm Construction's job at Wellard Village Primary School.

A $100 million project to build a bridge across Perth's Causeway is gaining traction despite a delay to the scheduled construction.

Perth Airport has disclosed a substantial increase in the cost of four major infrastructure upgrades, including its new runway and expanded terminal.

Developers have taken charge of three Firm Construction apartment projects, while the contractor is off two government projects and has faced more than a dozen recent legal claims from subbies.

Perth Airport's outgoing chief executive Kevin Brown is leaving on a high, announcing today a strong profit as aeronautical income recovers and its property portfolio jumped in value.

From cost blowouts to deadline extensions, the much-vaunted plan to revitalise Perth's CBD appears to have been placed on the backburner.

A Main Roads project to upgrade intersections and allow underground traffic on Charles Street has received criticism from the City of Vincent.

Commuters battling their way onto freeways from Perth CBD in peak hour may be in for some relief, with Infrastructure Australia endorsing early-stage plans to ease the infamous congestion.