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Three consortia have been shortlisted to come up with detailed proposals for Western Australia’s first public private partnership for schools, with the winner to design, build, finance and maintain eight new public schools over 25 years.

Growth in Perth’s suburbs has unveiled opportunities for the education sector, with new private and public schools set to fill gaps in the market.

Perkins Builders has appointed Darryl Lathwell as group general manager, taking responsibility for managing Perkins Builders, Commercial Aquatics Australia and the company’s interest in Perkins Total Project Delivery.

Construction is expected to start in coming weeks on the Fremantle Dockers’ new headquarters, with the City of Cockburn finalising an $83 million contract with construction giant Brookfield Multiplex.

The government today announced EduWest, a consortium of Macquarie Capital, Badge Constructions, Perkins Builders and Spotless Facility Services, as its preferred tenderer for its eight-school public private partnership (PPP).

Contractors pursuing new infrastructure projects are continuing to diversify across industry sectors and geographies in response to continued weakness in mining-related work.

Construction contractor Badge has raised questions over the onerous process of bidding for public private partnerships, saying the cost of tendering for the contracts are often disproportionate to the benefit of winning the works.

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A consortium including Programmed Maintenance Services has been named the preferred bidder for the ACT’s $150 million Law Courts Public Private Partnership, while the state government has signed a contract for Western Australia’s first schools PPP.

A major figure in the local building industry has been elected the 2016 national president of Master Builders Australia.

Six construction companies including EMCO Building, Badge Construction and Pindan have secured a combined $102 million worth of work from the state government.

Bannister Downs Dairy has appointed Perkins Builders as head contractor for its $20 million-plus creamery project at Northcliffe, and is planning to commence construction in coming months.

Balcatta-based PS Structures has won a $28.5 million contract for expansion work at Churchlands Senior High School due to be completed in 2018.

The fortnight's summary of construction contracts and tenders.

Pindan has won the $27.8 million contract for the Warren Health Service redevelopment main works. As part of the state government’s Southern Inland Health Initiative, $39.3 million was set aside for the new hospital in Manjimup.

Construction company Pindan has won a $27.7 million contract to build a new hospital in Manjimup.

AMP Capital has bought the newly built Eastern Goldfields regional prison, joining the likes of Catholic Super, Australian Super and Aberdeen Asset Management as private owners of public infrastructure assets in Western Australia. Click through to see the BNiQ listing of public assets in private hands.

Local builders Cockram Construction, Universial Constructions, Perkins Builders and Crothers Construction have shared in $37.3 million worth of state government contracts.

Cockram Construction has been awarded a $23.5 million contract for the redevelopment of the Onslow Health Service. The work is part of a $41.8 million redevelopment that will include a new emergency department, inpatient facility, and digital imaging department.

BGC Construction received a $16.7 million contract for new primary school at Rapids Landing in Margaret River.Emco Building has received contracts worth $11.4 million and $11.5 million respectively for work at the new Wellard and Wandi primary schools.