The company is pleased to announce that Linde AG have awarded McConnell Dowell Constructors Thai Ltd the mechanical installation package for an Air Separation Unit in Map Ta Phut. The scope includes all piping and mechanical installation including the erection of a 50 metre tall cold box which houses the process components which operate at very cold temperatures. Read more

Almost a year after the Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) were installed, the twin Metro tunnels on the Beauty World Project have now been completed. As the final pieces of the 1000 tonne boring machines are being dismantled and demobilised from site, it is a good time to reflect on our achievements. The range of geological conditions that these 6640mm diameter ‘monsters’ bored through was as impressive as it was challenging. The geology ranged from unweathered 200 MPa granites to completely disintegrated soils, including the hardest soil conditions of them all, ‘Mixed Face’. This involved boring through hardrock and clay at… Read more

The Company is pleased to announce McConnell Dowell South East Asia Pte Ltd has been awarded its first environmental award by the Building and Construction Authority on 24 May 2012. The award recognises progressive builders who take the effort to address environmental and public concerns arising from construction works and serves to develop a more positive image of the industry over time in Singapore. The Building and Construction Authority reviewed the following projects as part of the award selection process: Design and Construction of Station at Beauty World and Tunnels for Downtown Line Stage 2 (C916) Upgrading of Underground Link… Read more

The company is pleased to announce that the PT McConnell Dowell Indonesia team working on the Donggi-Senoro LNG Marine Facilities in Indonesia has achieved 1,000,000 man hours lost time injury free. This significant achievement coincides with the completion of the Material Off-loading Facility (MOF) component of the project, and upholds our core value of “Home Without Harm, Everyone Everyday”. Read more

The company is pleased to announce that Rio Tinto have awarded McConnell Dowell the Tug Harbour Marine works for the Cape Lambert Port B Project, Western Australia. The scope includes marine works associated with the construction of a new tug pen, pontoons and access gangways. The works also include the installation of navigation aids, piping works and various electrical works. Read more

The company is please to announce the excellent safety milestone of Electrix Central Queensland on their Ergon Asset Inspection contracts, recently achieving three years without a Lost Time Injury. Working for Ergon Energy, Electrix conducts inspections of their overhead and underground network on a four year cycle, at around an average of 85,000 poles per year. Covering an area from Bowen and Airlie Beach (North Queensland) to Gin Gin and Bundaberg (South Queensland) and as far west as Birdsville and Longreach. At the end of this month the contract will have been held for ten years, having won it back… Read more

The Company is pleased to announce that Essar has awarded McConnell Dowell an EPC contract for the marine structures and topsides for 3 berths associated with the Jurong Aromatics Complex (JAC) development in Singapore. The scope of work includes the design, procurement and construction of marine works, on-shore civil works and all associated mechanical, piping, and electrical and instrumentation works. Read more

The Company is pleased to announce that New Zealand’s Transmission Grid owner and operator, Transpower NZ Ltd, has awarded Electrix Ltd the renewal of existing term maintenance contracts. The re-issue lengthens the contract by a further 6+3 years demonstrating the successful achievement of repeat business. Key awards include: Station Contracts for Northland, Central North Island, Upper North Island Metering, South Island HVDC and Otago/Southland.Lines Contracts for Auckland/Waikato, Central North Island and Otago/Southland. Read more

The Company is pleased to advise that over the past quarter, the Batam Fabrication Facility has received several new contracts. Key awards include: African Minerals – Conveyor Galleries to Sierra Leone Ibau Hamburg – Two Ship Unloaders to Singapore Heerema – Installation aids for Woodside’s North Rankin B (NRB) Read more

The Company is pleased to announce that McConnell Dowell Constructors Thai Ltd. has been awarded two fabrication contracts. Outotec  Pty Ltd awarded the Company a fabrication contract for Mine processing equipment steelwork associated with the Metropolitan Coal Mine in Queensland. Lane Xang Minerals Limited awarded the Company the fabrication contract for Structural Support Steelwork for an EW Service Crane, located on the Sepon Mine site, Laos. Read more

Contract Award Extension – Asset Inspection and Maintenance Services, Electrix, Victoria The Company is pleased to announce that Powercor Australia has awarded Electrix Pty Ltd a further extension to the existing contract for provision of Asset Inspection and Maintenance Services on the Powercor and CitiPower electricity networks in Melbourne and Western Victoria. The contract includes a cyclical inspection program for network assets in high bushfire risk areas. Electrix has successfully provided a similar range of services for Powercor since 1997 when the original Asset Inspection contract was signed. The contract has been retained continuously over this period with regular benchmarking… Read more

The Company is pleased to advise that Towngas has awarded McConnell Dowell Constructors Hong Kong Ltd, in joint venture with Kaden Construction Ltd, a contract for the installation of submarine gas pipelines and associated facilities from To Kwa Wan to North Point in Hong Kong.  The scope of work involves: Laying of twin 450 mm diameter submarine gas pipelines across Victoria Harbour – approximately 3.2 km. The twin submarine pipelines will be installed and buried in one common trench below the seabed; Laying of 600 mm diameter land gas mains for approximately 1.1 km, from the proposed To Kwa Wan Gas Pigging station to the Intermediate Pressure B (IPB) Network; and Testing and commissioning Read more