ASX-listed contractors Ventia, Downer and Service Stream have been awarded Department of Defence asset management contracts with a combined value of $7.3 billion.
NBN Co has awarded seven contracts worth about $3 billion for upgrades to its national network, with Ventia, Downer and Perth-based GenusPlus Group among the winners.
Ventia-employed court security and custodial officers walked off the jobs this morning as part of strike action for better pay from the facility management giant.
The ACCC has commenced federal court proceedings against contractors Ventia and Spotless Facility Services, and four executives, over price fixing in defence services.
Ventia has been selected for a $200 million contract for works at the Square Kilometre Array site, with the seven-year project to have a peak workforce of nearly 200.
Australian Marine Complex's common-user facility is set to come under fresh management in July following a confidential, 10-month long process to find a new tenant for the site.
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.
Sydney-based contractor Interflow has secured a $6 million contract from Water Corporation to refurbish 14 kilometres of wastewater pipes in Western Australia.
A Western Power contractor has been found largely liable for destruction wrought by a 2014 bushfire in the Perth Hills region that was sparked by a fallen power pole.
An engineering alliance comprising BMD Constructions, CIMIC Group's Ventia and Arup has secured a $47 million contract for the ‘smart freeways' project on the Kwinana Freeway.
A joint venture between CIMIC Group's Ventia and international outfit Tyco has been awarded a $230 million Main Roads contract for electrical infrastructure maintenance across the state for up to seven years.