Infrastructure

Wangara-based Duratec has secured a $110 million contract to build a refuelling centre at the Australian air force base at Tindal, in the Northern Territory.

Avid businesses may have been insolvent as early as November 2019, administrators believe, with underquoted tenders and a Decmil dispute contributing to the demise.

Plans for an Edith Cowan University CBD campus are set to proceed despite a red flag from Infrastructure Australia, which warned benefits could be overestimated and may not align with the Perth City Deal’s objectives.

Mineral Resources has struck an agreement with Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting to jointly pursue the development of a new export berth at Port Hedland’s South West Creek.

Salini Australia has been hit with a $200,000 fine after an explosion at the Forrestfield Airport Link project in 2018 left an employee with a traumatic brain injury and facial fractures.

Horticulture and nursery businesses north of Perth are concerned about a government plan to cut their groundwater allocations. Perth residents using bore water also face cuts.

Engineering and construction company Monadelphous has secured new contracts and extensions with mining majors BHP and Rio Tinto, worth about $110 million.

SRG Global has won seven contracts including from Rio Tinto and Roy Hill, while Southern Cross Electrical Engineering has secured work at BHP’s Pilbara accommodation villages.

Engineering and construction company Duratec has secured work on Sydney’s new $5.3 billion international airport through a subcontract with Multiplex Constructions.

AvidSys Group's engineering subsidiary, which comprises three businesses formerly part of RCR Tomlinson, has laid off more than 100 employees after falling into administration.

Australia's biggest and busiest airport has accepted a $23.6 billion takeover bid from a consortium of infrastructure investors.

The consumer watchdog is seeking feedback on Veolia’s divestiture offer before ruling on whether the French waste management company can acquire fellow-French competitor Suez.

The collapse in international and interstate travel was partly offset by a small increase in local flights and higher income from its property estate.

With several projects under way, the state also needs to develop markets for its recycled products in pursuit of a circular economy.

Belmont-based GR Engineering Services has secured further work on a large tin operation in Tasmania, under a contract worth nearly $24 million.

Perth-based Southern Cross Electrical Engineering has secured its largest contract to date, for work on Sydney’s new $5.3 billion international airport.

The state’s environmental watchdog has recommended the approval of the southern section of the Bunbury Outer Ring Road, subject to strict conditions.

Pindan Group's Singaporean owners have proposed a DoCA with $7.5 million for employees and creditors in the coming weeks.

Two prominent WA women will take positions atop the boards of Infrastructure WA and GESB following John Langoulant's appointment as the state's agent general in the UK and Europe.

SRG Global’s Indigenous joint venture has been awarded with a five-year contract to provide maintenance and shutdown services to Fortescue Metals Group.

Demand for trades and labour for major infrastructure projects in Western Australia could more than double by 2022, Infrastructure Australia has warned, with a likely shortfall of skilled workers.

WestStar subsidiary Alltype Engineering has won a $25 million contract with APA Group to deliver a new gas compressor station within the Goldfields Gas Pipeline in the Pilbara.

Administrators have been appointed to Port Hedland contractor MJW Building, which had been working on a series of projects for the local government.

Contractor Georgiou has reported a lift in earnings to $28 million, with almost $1.3 billion of work in hand, which it said was a record level.

Perth business Southern Cross Electrical Engineering has won a suite of new contracts, including with ADCO Constructions and CIMIC.

Sydney-based Adco Constructions has been picked to continue development of the Forrest Hall project, weeks after Jaxon companies entered liquidation.

A rapid swing in momentum in the construction market has toppled businesses, and there are signs more could follow.

Construction of the Byford Rail extension has been approved by the Environmental Protection Authority, while it is not yet clear if an elevated rail option will proceed.

Western Australia’s Fleetwood has been subcontracted for work on a new 1,000-bed quarantine facility in Melbourne.

CIMIC Group’s engineering arm has been contracted by the state government to install a substation at the new Bellevue railcar depot.

State-owned Water Corporation posted an $876 million surplus in the year to June, four years after regulators recommended big cuts to its prices.

Wangara business Ertech has won a $20.4 million contract from the state government to build a new marina at Onslow.