Contracts

The Queensland government has awarded Perth-based Georgiou Group the Bruce Highway – Cairns Southern Access Corridor stage four project, in joint venture with local construction company Koppens Developments.

Monadelphous is one of three contractors to have been appointed to a panel for $450 million of water projects in regional NSW, and has secured its first contract under the program.

Mining contractor Macmahon Holdings has agreed to pay a $6.7 million settlement for a class action related to cost overruns at a construction project in 2012.

Engineering companies Monadelphous Group and Downer EDI have announced separate maintenance contracts with iron ore miner BHP Billiton.

Perkins Builders has been awarded an early works contract as part of the state government’s $23.7 million upgrade to the Bunbry Regional Prison.

SMS Mining Services has secured contracts at two planned gold projects in Western Australia worth a combined $640 million.

Salt Lake Potash has signed a memorandum of understanding with Chinese fertiliser business Sinofert Holdings for an offtake agreement at the Perth-based company’s Goldfields salt lakes project.

Belmont-based Pindan has been awarded a $6.4 million state government contract to complete upgrades at Collie Senior High School.

Henderson-based Civmec will start a maintenance services contract with iron ore miner Roy Hill Holdings next month, building on work it is undertaking for major players Rio Tinto, Alcoa of Australia and Fortescue Metals Group.

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.

West Perth-based Grounded Construction Group is nearing completion of a $15 million project to install two mining villages for Iluka Resources’ Cataby mineral sands project north of Perth.

West Perth-based Advanteering - Civil Engineers has been awarded a $2.5 million contract as part of the state government’s upgrade of the Jetty Road causeway in Bunbury.

Datacom has secured a $4.5 million contract as part of the state government’s GovNext ICT program.

Perth-based tech company DTI Group has finalised a $19.1 million contract with manufacturing joint venture Alstom Ubunye to supply passenger information systems for nearly 600 trains in South Africa.

Osborne Park-based Decmil Group has won a $150 million contract extension to provide upstream services in the Queensland coal seam gas space.

Downer has been awarded a $6.9 million contract for work to revitalise Broome’s Chinatown streetscape, with works on Carnarvon Street and Dampier Terrace to start this month.

Barminco has secured a five-year extension to its mining services contract at AngloGold Ashanti’s Sunrise Dam gold mine, worth about $700 million.

Local tech company K2fly has been awarded a series of consultancy contracts with existing clients Western Power and Arc Infrastructure worth about $1.1 million.

Decmil Group has secured an $86 million contract to design and build a bypass road in Victoria.

A boost in resources contracts has driven engineering firm Primero Group to a $5.2 million profit for the 2018 financial year, with the company forecasting a further increase in revenue next year.

Georgiou Group has been awarded a $14.5 million state government contract for upgrades to the Great Eastern Highway near Glen Forrest.

Welshpool-based MACA has secured a $700 million mining services contract at Carabella Resources’ Bluff coal project in Queensland for the next 10 years.

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.

GR Engineering Services has been awarded a $23.9 million contract to build a backfill plant at the Fosterville gold mine in Victoria.

RCR Tomlinson has revealed the details of a $57 million write-down at one of its solar projects, with the contractor today announcing a $16.1 million loss for the 2018 financial year and a $100 million capital raising to help cover the cost overruns.

Local tech company DTI Group has secured a $5.9 million contract to supply a CCTV surveillance and passenger information system on a fleet of trains in Melbourne.

Kerman Contracting has won a $23.5 million contract with Talison Lithium to build a bulk storage facility at the inner harbour of the Port of Bunbury.

Pacific Energy has added a 17-megawatt power station to its recent contract at Mineral Resources' Wodgina lithium project, taking the total contract value to $30 million.

GR Engineering Services has been awarded a $17.9 million design and construction contract for a backfill plant at gold miner Saracen Mineral Holdings’ Carosue Dam operations near Kalgoorlie.

Global Construction Services has today secured two contracts, totalling $24.6 million, in Victoria.

Newly-listed Wide Open Agriculture has signed a management agreement with a Netherlands-based investor and a group of Western Australian farmers in relation to a $4.3 million property in the Wheatbelt.

Ausdrill has announced its first major acquisition since the retirement of founder Ron Sayers last month, with the company set to purchase mining services contractor Barminco in a cash and scrip deal worth $271.5 million, while also announcing a $250 million capital raising.