Contracts

The state government has selected French company Alstom as preferred proponent to build and maintain its new fleet of railcars, ahead of two competing groups, including the Downer Bombardier joint

Mining and civil contractor MACA has announced a construct only contract with Main Roads WA to seal the Karratha to Tom price road.

Henderson-based shipbuilder Austal has finalised a $126 million contract to build two vessels for the government of Trinidad & Tobago by the second half of 2020.

Austal has secured a $US23 million ($34 million) contract with the US Department of Defence, and addressed media reports of a possible Philippines expansion.

A 50-50 joint venture between Cape and Aboriginal business Kurtarra has announced it secured an optical fibre contract with Rio Tinto.

Civmec has announced $120 million of new work, led by a contract to build and instal the primary crushing and ore processing facility at Fortescue Metals Group’s Eliwana iron ore mine.

Southern Cross Electrical Engineering has won several contracts worth a combined $35 million in the commercial, data centre and energy sectors, primarily on the east coast.

Monadelphous has secured a $60 million contract for work on Rio Tinto’s Pilbara rail network, the latest of a string major contracts it has received from the mining giant.

Cirrus Networks says it has won two contracts with the Western Australian government worth a combined $5.5 million, less than a week after it announced it secured a $5 million contract with the Australian Capital Territory government.

Altrad Services has become one of the largest contractors in Western Australia after the privately owned French group merged and rebranded its Cape Australia and Hertel businesses.

Burgess Rawson has renewed its contract with the Public Transport Authority of WA for property management services of its 500 leases, worth around $4.8 million.

The state government has awarded three major school construction contracts, with Crothers Construction receiving two and EMCO Building the other.

Handley Surveys has entered into a three-year agreement with BP to supply its 3D laser scanning services in Western Australia.

Macmahon Holdings and Newcrest Mining are heading towards a legal battle, after talks over a mining services contract dispute at the Telfer gold mine fell through.

Ausdrill subsidiary African Mining Services has been selected as preferred open-pit mining contractor for West African Resources' Sanbrado gold project in Burkina Faso.

Monadelphous has announced about $150 million of new contracts in Western Australia and Queensland, less than a week after it won a big contract on Rio Tinto's West Angelas iron ore mine in the Pilbara.

FIRM Construction has been awarded a $7.9 million contract by the Public Transport Authority of WA for a refurbishment of the Nowergup railcar depot.

Rio Tinto has awarded contracts with a combined value of more than $250 million to BGC Contracting and Monadelphous for work on its West Angelas iron ore mine in the Pilbara.

ASG Group has beaten five other submissions to secure a five-year ICT contract with Main Roads Western Australia, in what is one of the largest ICT contracts awarded in WA so far this year.

Woodside Petroleum has awarded a contract to Netherlands-based Boskalis to undertake seabed intervention and shore crossing works for the proposed Scarborough export gas pipeline.

Marketforce has extended its master media advertising contract for the Western Australian Local Government Association (WALGA), making it the agency responsible for WA local government advertising.

Main Roads Western Australia has awarded a $200 million panel contract to eight engineering businesses, with US-based KBR the only new addition from the previous contract.

Swick Mining Services has secured extensions with Northern Star Resources and Barrick Gold, as well being selected as a preferred tenderer by Silver Lake Resources.

Pacific Energy has secured a contract to supply electricity to Round Oak Minerals’ Jaguar copper-zinc mine in the Goldfields.

A 50-50 joint venture between Georgiou Group and Brady Marine and Civil has been awarded a $74 million wharf construction contract on the east coast.

Bis has had its haulage and site services contracts for Minara Resources at the Murrin Murrin mine in the north-eastern Goldfields extended by four years.

Agrimin has awarded Primero Group the engineering design contract for the process plant component of its $545 million Mackay sulphate of potash project.

Densford Civil has been awarded a $5.8 million contract to complete the Jetty Road causeway upgrades at Casuarina Boat Harbour.

The state government has started the expressions of interest process for the Osborne Park Hospital expansion, which includes a new neonatal nursery, a maternity assessment unit and a 16-bed rehabilitation unit.

WA-based GR Engineering Services and Lycopodium have been selected for definitive feasibility studies at a uranium project and lithium project, respectively.

Paul Dalgliesh has been appointed as the chief executive of Tempo Australia, and William Howard will also join the struggling contractor as its chief financial officer.

Fleetcare will join Easi and Fleetnetwork, both also based in Westen Australia, as a preferred supplier of fleet management services for local governments across the state.