The contract is a great boost for the Hunter Valley, creating around 200 jobs, with Forgacs injecting over $10 million of investment into the region.Every Tuesday and Friday, CIN’s Industry Report brings you up-to-date with major earthmoving, construction and supply contracts in civil engineering and mining awarded around the country.AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORYEDUCATION AND TRAININGStructural pool alterations at Erindale Active Leisure Centre, Canberra: GA Anderson & SonContract price: $558,140Starting date: May 2009Completion date: September 2010NEW SOUTH WALESDEFENCEConstruct one-third of the blocks that fit together to make the hulls of the Australian Navy’s three new air warfare destroyers. The blocks average 15m by 12m by 9m and weigh 200t, with each ship block to be completed to an advanced level and fitted with electrical wiring, piping and other components, Newcastle: Forgacs EngineeringContract price: NA (the Navy’s air warfare destroyers project is worth $8 billion)Starting date: May 2008QUEENSLAND BRISBANE CITY COUNCILWynnum Road Widening – Stanton Road to Thornlake Court, includes upgrade of Wynnum Road from five to six lanes, property reinstatements and management of service relocations, Brisbane: Basic Construction ServicesContract price: NAStarting date: May 2009SOUTH AUSTRALIATRANSPORT, ENERGY AND INFRASTRUCTUREDesign and construction of Belair passenger railway line upgrade between Millswood and Belair, Adelaide: John HollandContract price: $29,545,000Starting date: April 2009Completion date: August 2009TASMANIA INFRASTRUCTURE, ENERGY AND RESOURCESReplacement of old poles with heritage-style and energy-absorbing frangible poles to improve safety for motorists: Clark Purton Civil Maintenance Services Contract price: $609,780Starting date: May 2009Completion date: September 2009VICTORIAVICROADSInstallation of noise barriers on Monash Freeway, between Springvale Road and Wellington Road: Concrib ConstructionsContract price: $3,228,969Starting date: May 2009VICTORIAVICROADSSupply of green power electricity for unmetered street lighting assets on the arterial road network within Victoria: CozeroContract price: $456,180.35Starting date: May 2009VICTORIAVICROADSProvision of alliance services for M80 upgrade project Tullamarine Sydney Road Formation Alliance: PCI Alliance ServicesContract price: $349,100Starting date: May 2009WESTERN AUSTRALIAHEALTHProject management for redevelopment of Kalgoorlie Hospital:NS ProjectsContract price: NA (project value $55.8 million)Starting date: May 2009Completion date: 2012WESTERN AUSTRALIAENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATIONStage 1 small boating facilities upgrade at Coalmine Beach on Nornalup Inlet near Walpole, includes removal of degraded small boat ramp and log revetment wall and construction of new precast boat ramp and new rock revetment wall: AD ContractorsContract price: $214,000Starting date: June 2009Completion date: August 2009
