Congratulations to two of our teams for winning sustainability awards at the annual Infrastructure Sustainability Council Gala Awards night held on 12th October 2022.

Our Echuca-Moama project team won the Social Outcomes category for our partnership with Vivid Disability Services, a regionally based not-for-profit Australian Disability Enterprise which empowers people impacted by disability. Read the case study here.

Our Regency to Pym Street project team secured the outstanding achievement award for the highest As-Built version 2.0/2.1 rating. More about that project here.

We're proud of the sustainability outcomes achieved on both these projects and the lasting legacy we are creating in the communities in which we work. 

That's achieving our purpose of "Providing a better life".

McConnell Dowell have been awarded the next stage of Watercare’s North Eastern Sub-regional Wastewater Scheme, the Warkworth to Snells Transfer Pipeline. The pipeline is the next stage of the scheme which includes the Snells Algies Outfall completed by McConnell Dowell in 2021, and the Warkworth Pump Station currently being constructed by the team.

McConnell Dowell’s success in securing the contract was largely due to the Direct Pipe® construction methodology proposed to minimise disruption has been used to complete (among other projects) Watercare’s Army Bay and Snells Algies Outfall Projects and the Westland Milk Products outfall project in Hokitika. Our commitment to excellent workmanship, coupled with productive relationships and robust health and safety systems resulted in high-quality projects that were delivered with minimal disruption for the client.

The majority of the transfer pipeline will be installed using the trenchless micro tunnelling technique Direct Pipe®, with a tunnel boring machine (TBM). This installation will be completed in three Direct Pipe® drives.

The new wastewater transfer pipeline comprises the following:

• a dual rising main approximately 1.4km long from the Warkworth Pump Station to a new break chamber, and
• a single gravity sewer approximately 3.6km long connecting the chamber to the new Snells Beach Wastewater Treatment Plant.

These wastewater infrastructure upgrades will ensure local communities continue to have reliable, resilient wastewater services and meet the needs of Warkworth’s growing population well into the future. The improvements will also reduce overflows and discharges into the Mahurangi River.

Click through to find out more about the Warkworth Pump Station Project under construction or the Snells Algies Waterwater Outfall Project.

Enabling works on Te Toka Tumai Auckland’s Central Plant and Tunnel Project have been successfully completed on time, despite the disruption of COVID-19.

Senior Project Manager, Matt Beswick, is pleased about the end result. “The enabling works were, in my opinion, a massive success. A relatively small team managed to complete quite complex works in a very small footprint, most while under COVID-19 ‘Red Light’ protocols. The entire scope was delivered on time and LTI Free – a great result. This has set the foundations for the team to smash out the main works over the next three years!”

The nine-month construction programme drew heavily on McConnell Dowell’s expertise in deep-foundation construction, and effective disruption mitigation. Work included the removal of old utilities, the construction of 115 retention piles, and a concrete capping beam. Electrical and three-waters services were also installed, with some connected while ‘live’ to prevent disruption to the hospital.

The project team effortlessly shifted gears in July to deliver the second part of the contract, constructing the complex five-storey central plant structure and a tunnel for access and services.

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Tan Hee Wee to the position of Managing Director South East Asia. 

Hee Wee's experience in infrastructure construction spans the public and private sectors across both operations and pre-contracts. He has spent time in senior leaderships roles at John Holland Group, Gammon Construction Ltd and SoilBuild Construction Group, as well as establishing his own professional consultancy business. 

With significant ties to Australia, Hee Wee completed his tertiary education in Melbourne, spending the early stages of his career as a Research Fellow for the Victorian Department of Transport.  He also holds post-graduate qualifications from the Imperial College in London, is a Fellow of Engineers Australia and an active member of the Singaporean branch in his current role as Deputy President.  

Hee Wee's longstanding contribution to the Singaporean construction space makes him a particularly valuable asset for McConnell Dowell and we look forward to seeing the SEA arm of our business thrive under his leadership.   

Please join us in welcoming Hee Wee to the McConnell Dowell Group.