MCCONNELL DOWELL SINGAPORE

McConnell Dowell South East Asia Pte Ltd has the capacity to carry out a full range of integrated, multi-discipline projects. Supporting our operations is a full plant and equipment fleet, plus a significant fabrication facility in Batam.

As one of the first overseas locations for McConnell Dowell, we now have an established 40 continuous years supporting the development of modern Singapore.

Our story begins in 1970, at a small conference, when two very important decisions were made that would steer the company for the next 40 years:

• “McConnell Dowell would specialise in both high risk and technically difficult projects, where engineering skills could be used to analyse the risks … and either devise solutions to overcome them … or quantify the risks financially.”

“McConnell Dowell must go overseas to obtain sufficient growth, as there was insufficient work of this nature in New Zealand.”

So in 1971, we installed a submarine pipeline across the Selatar river and another from Keppel Harbour to Pulau Brani. Things were different back then - on occasions we had to negotiate with crocodile and pig farmers for access to their land - events like this are certainly unlikely to happen now.

McConnell Dowell’s history in Singapore is long and varied, but just a few of the key achievements are listed below:

1970’s            

• Selatar Sewerage Scheme – at the time the largest concrete pipes ever made in Singapore;
• Pulau Ayer Chawan – 1000-foot 10” pipeline replacement for “Esso Singapore”; and
• Changi International Airport – main drainage system.

1980’s

• Pasir Gudang power station fuel oil unloading facility;
• 48” crude submarine pipeline from Pulau Merlimau to Pulau Ayer Chawan;
• Stamford canal reconstruction;
• PCS service bridge from Pulau Merlimau to Pulau Ayer Merbau;
• Pulau Hantu Jetty construction;
• Orchard Rd Tangs Underpass; and
• Tampines New Town Sewer.

1990’s

• Raffles Marina Harbour at Tuas;
• Glaxo, Schering Plough and Merck Sharp & Dohme Pharmaceutical Plants, Tuas;
• Singapore Gas Pipeline Ringmain;
• Esso Berth upgrade – Pulau Ayer Chawan;
• Singapore Aromatics Company  - Berth 6;
• Dupont – Pulau Sakra;
• Hoechst Acetyls – Sea Vam Project;
• Oronite Singapore – Pulau Sakra;
• Singapore Cruise Centre – International Cruise Terminal Extension at Harbourfront;
• JTC Jurong Island - VLCC Jetties and Pipelines for ExxonMobil and SRC; and
• Powergrid’s Senoko to Gambas Tunnel.

Today

Our Singapore operations continue to sustain a healthy order book. Ongoing and recently completed works include:

• Sentosa New Bridge;
• ExxonMobil Singapore Parallel Train Project – Pre Assembled Racks and SPA-X;
• Helios Bulk Liquid Storage & Blending Facility;
• Marina Bay Sands Promenade Structures;
• Hin Leong Marine Facilities;
• Sungei Jurong Lighter Terminal Development;
• Vopak Jetties 3 & 4 Banyan Terminal;
• Tate & Lyle Sucralose Plant;
• Singapore International Cruise Terminal; and
• C916 – Down Town Line 2 Beauty World Station and Tunnels

If you would like further information on our regional operations please contact us via the Contact Us page.