Jamie Wade
The Federal Government has released new national guidelines for alliance contracting said to benefit industry groups.
The Australian and South Australian Governments have finalised an agreement for funding of $228m towards the expansion of the Adelaide Desalination Plant to 100 gigalitres.
A Perth-based base metals explorer has expanded the scope of the bankable feasibility study for its copper and zinc project in the Pilbara with recruitment underway for a project manager.
Registrations of Interest for the construction contract to undertake the Mount Gambier Hospital expansion will most likely be called from February 2012, according to SA Health Asset Services.
Toro Energy is targeting a commitment to its Wiluna Uranium Project by around September 2012 with start of construction by late 2012 and commissioning in late 2013, subject to approvals.
The Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) has selected a head contractor to deliver the final stage of the Southern Sydney Freight Line (SSFL) in an Alliance contract worth $150 million.
NRW Holdings Limited has been awarded more than $260m from three separate contracts in recent weeks related to Fortescue Metals Group projects.
VDM Group has signed a significant new contract with BHP Billiton Nickel West plus a suite of new projects which together represent $66.
A Perth-based power generation company has won the contract to build, own and maintain a 20MW Power Station at Sandfire Resources’ Degrussa Copper Gold Project.
Xstrata Zinc has begun construction on a new greenfield underground zinc-lead-silver mine in north-west Queensland.
