Congratulations to our team on the Palembang City Sewerage Project in Indonesia having achieved more than one million work hours Lost Time Injury (LTI) free recently.
The project, being delivered by McConnell Dowell – PT PP Persero Joint Venture (MDI-PPJV), is funded by the Australian Government under Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and implemented under the Indonesia-Australia Partnership for Infrastructure (KIAT).
This exceptional achievement is a testament to the team’s continuing commitment to the safety and care of our people and to the environment.
Congratulations to the project team for their fantastic achievement and commitment to Safety Excellence!
We’re thrilled to announce the signing of the contract for delivery of the New Bridgewater Bridge project for the Tasmanian Department of State Growth. This follows on from our announcement as preferred contractor in January.
Located 20 km north of Hobart’s CBD, this iconic project will replace the existing lift span bridge built in the 1940s and provide a new modern bridge spanning 1 km over the River Derwent. The upgrade will benefit the 22,000 people that travel across the bridge each day, improving safety, connecting local communities, and creating more open space.
Our winning design features a new, four lane bridge downstream of the existing crossing, enhanced interchanges at either end, and a dedicated shared pathway for cyclists and pedestrians.
Our team includes leading international partners, as well as several local constructors to maximise the economic benefits for Tasmania.
Major construction will start later this year and the new bridge will be open to traffic by the end of 2024.
In announcing this important project milestone Department of State Growth Deputy Project Director, Kevin Bourne said reaching the milestone was the result of extensive planning, design work and community engagement.
“We’ve done a significant amount of work over the past two years to get the project to a position where we are ready to start building”, he said.
“We’re now looking forward to working closely with McConnell Dowell to deliver this exciting project that will benefit all Tasmanians”.
McConnell Dowell CEO Scott Cummins said...
“This is an exciting project for the people of Tasmania, and the McConnell Dowell team. Designing and constructing city-shaping infrastructure that improves people’s lives is the essence of our business. This project is a fantastic example of that.
“We look forward to working with the Tasmanian government, local industry and the community to complete the missing link in the state’s national highway; and improve the safety, amenity and connectivity of the local area.”
For more information about the project, including a virtual flyover of the bridge design, click here.
Present at the signing, from left to right:
- Eliza Richardson - Special Counsel (Construction and Projects); Department of Justice Tasmania
- Scott Walker – Project Commercial Manager; McConnell Dowell
- Geoff Winnett – Commercial Director; McConnell Dowell
- Laura Middleton – Project Manager Stakeholder Communications; Department of State Growth
- Michael Ferguson - Deputy Premier, Treasurer, Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Minister for Planning
- Kevin Bourne - Deputy Project Director (Acting Project Director) New Bridgewater Bridge Project; Department of State Growth
- David Sims - General Manager Vic/Tas; McConnell Dowell
- Peter Fraser - Project Director, New Bridgewater Bridge Project; McConnell Dowell
We are excited to announce that McConnell Dowell have been awarded two new projects with Auckland International Airport Limited (AIAL). AIAL manages the country’s largest and fastest growing airport.
The two projects are Fuel Network Compliance Stage 4 (FNCS4) and East Airfield Building Relocations.
McConnell Dowell’s success in securing these projects is largely due to our delivery of the AIAL Fuel Network Compliance Stages 2 and 3. 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.
FNCS4 is the final stage in a managed maintenance programme to ensure ongoing integrity and supply of fuel to its customers.
The EABR project will be executed as an internal joint venture with our sister company Built Environs, where GM Greg Ford accredits our win “AIAL recognised our expertise in the building space from the Puhinui Station project”.
EABR involves the construction of five new buildings which are currently airside to a new landside location to allow for the future extension and development of the airport. These buildings include a transitional waste facility, an effluent waste facility, an office, a new shed and constructing a new Check Point Charlie security access between landside and airside. In addition to the buildings, the project involves a significant amount of new underground services and new pavements both AC and concrete.
Experience of working in the airside environment with consideration of all the technical and operational constraints is critical to the airport. McConnell Dowell’s demonstration of resolute solutions that provide programme and cost surety to Auckland International Airport Limited is paramount for the safe delivery of these important projects.
Congratulations to our IT Systems and Finance teams on being awarded the 2022 Kofax Customer Excellence Award for Innovation.
We invested in Kofax's TotalAgility Intelligent Automation Platform and automated the processing of around 45,000 invoices per quarter using the browser-based platform. The system was implemented and is being supported by Xcellerate IT.
Kofax partners with over 25,000 customers worldwide, transforming information intensive business processes through technology and automation.
By using the platform we've improved speed, accuracy, tracking and visibility of accounts payable across our business. Our staff are more efficient and doing more value-adding work. Our supply partners and subcontractors are also happier.
Photo (from left to right):
- Dale Morrison, Group Chief Financial Officer, McConnell Dowell
- Rob Stoneham, Sales Manager, Kofax Australia
- Inez Clement, Group Finance Systems Manager, McConnell Dowell
- Heinrich Kukkuk, Group General Manager IT, McConnell Dowell
- Julian Walthew, Business Development Manager, Xcellerate IT
The Djilang Alliance has today been awarded the contract to deliver the South Geelong to Waurn Ponds Duplication project.
The alliance brings together construction and design experts McConnell Dowell, Downer, Arup and WSP, who have formed the team to help deliver more frequent and reliable services and better stations for passengers on Victoria’s busiest regional rail line.
The South Geelong to Waurn Ponds Duplication will include around 8 kilometres of track duplication and elevated rail bridges to replace level crossings at Fyans Street and the Surf Coast Highway, as well as signalling upgrades.
South Geelong and Marshall stations will both be upgraded and will feature new station buildings, landscaped forecourts, second platforms and accessible pedestrian overpasses.
Early works are progressing, including the relocation of a Barwon Water pipeline, with major construction to follow later this year and a target completion date of late-2024.
The local community and passengers can expect to see construction crews around Marshall Station over the coming months, as the Alliance’s first site compound starts to take shape.
The project forms part of the Victorian and Australian governments’ investment of more than $1 billion in rail upgrades between South Geelong and Waurn Ponds and is part of the Regional Rail Revival program.
Ewan Henderson, Djilang Alliance General Manager say “We know how important this project is for the people of Geelong, and our team is very proud to work hand in hand with the local community and Rail Projects Victoria, to provide these important infrastructure upgrades for current and future generations."