PTA awards $6m in work

John Holland has been awarded a $3.2 million contract and construction, while maintenance company Enviro Infrastructure has won a $2.9 million contract from the Public Transport Authority of WA.

John Holland’s work will involve the construction of the track and civil enabling works at the Claremont station project.

The company was the only business to make a submission for the restricted tender.

Works are due to be completed in October 2020, with the possibility to extend to May 2021.

The Claremont station project will provide passengers with direct access to the Forrestfield-Airport link. 

John Holland won its first substantial contract in Western Australia in several years in January, worth $59 million, for track maintenance services on Perth’s urban rail network, awarded by the PTA.

The deal followed a quiet period in WA for John Holland, which has been embroiled in a dispute with the state government over cost blowouts and delays for the Perth Children’s Hospital project.

Meanwhile, Enviro Infrastructure has won a PTA contract to undertake structural, civil and drainage maintenance of some tunnels at Perth train station and the station structures at Perth Busport, Perth underground and Elizabeth Quay.

Enviro Infrastructure was chosen over two other companies for the work.

The contract will finish in April 2023 but could be extended until April 2025.