Margaret Ambrose
Expect tenders around the Victorian leg of a $10 billion rail project to come earlier and quicker, as the authority overseeing the project launches a new procurement and packaging plan, aimed at supporting the Government’s construction-led coronavirus recovery plan.
The deal has been signed, and it is contractors and suppliers from the local construction industry that are set to be the real winners, when work on stage two of a $128 million Geelong city development commences.
The latest project to be fast-tracked through the approval process as part of the Government’s plans to boost construction and stimulate growth of the post-COVID economy, is a 75MW solar and battery plant for the Latrobe Valley – and the project director has told Projectory what happens now.
Major Road Projects Victoria has launched a ‘program delivery approach’ for procurement, and the project director putting together a panel of designers to deliver major roads projects as part of it has told Projectory what you need to do to get on the list.
Work is continuing on a 35-turbine wind farm in Victoria’s southwest, with two companies signing deals and getting to work.
VicTrack is currently overseeing the construction of three new railway stations in a regional Victorian city, and Projectory has details of the design and construct tender that is now open.
Building will begin immediately on a $300 million Melbourne apartment complex following the awarding of the construction contract.
The Victorian Government has begun the tender process to appoint a consortia to deliver a $562 million hospital in Melbourne’s southeast, and the project director has provided Projectory with the details.
Preparation for the reopening of a Tasmanian gold mine has received a boost with high-grade gold potential uncovered, and the mine’s director has told Projectory that focus is now on refurbishing the infrastructure and processing plant.
The building approvals are coming thick and fast in Melbourne at the moment, the latest green light being given to a billion dollar tower project – and the project’s developer has filled Projectory in on the details.
