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The Company is pleased to advise that PT McConnell Dowell Indonesia (MDI) has been awarded the construction of a gold processing plant by PT Tambang Tondano Nusajaya at their Toka Tinding mine site in North Sulawesi. The project includes earthworks, civil, structural, tanks, mechanical, piping, electrical, instrumentation and commissioning of the plant. MDI has been working on the site since November last year refurbishing the existing equipment, and the good work done by the people on site has helped to secure this award.   ENDS About McConnell Dowell Corporation Limited: Formed in 1960, McConnell Dowell is a world-class engineering, construction, building and maintenance group with projects throughout Australia, Asia, New Zealand, the Pacific and Read more

A joint venture between McConnell Dowell and Built Environs has received a prestigious Civil Contractors Federation (CCF) South Australian Earth Award for its work on the Techport Australia Common User Facility (CUF) on the Port River at Osborne, South Australia. The McConnell Dowell Built Environs joint venture (MBDE JV) completed construction of the approximate $260 million CUF in December 2009 – on budget and on schedule. The completed facility supports shipbuilding and maintenance company ASC in delivering the Royal Australian Navy’s next generation $8 billion Air Warfare Destroyers (AWD), with the capability to support other major shipbuilding and repair opportunities. The project was one of the first Early Contract Involvement (ECI) contracts in Read more

The Company is pleased to announce we have secured rail safety accreditation in Victoria. We are now a fully accredited Rolling Stock Operator and are able to run our newly purchased rail plant on all railways across the state to do construction and maintenance work. Accreditation is South Australia has also been achieved. This is a significant development and we now join a small number of companies who have shown that they have the right safety infrastructure in place to deliver rail in a live rail environment. Securing the accreditation also reduces our costs for rail construction and maintenance projects, allowing us to route our plant on the rail between jobs, which reduces Read more

The Company is pleased to announce that Contract C916 - Beauty World Station and Associated Tunnels - was awarded a Certificate of Merit and a Certificate of Participation for Safety Management and Promotion of Safety Practises at the LTA Annual Safety Awards held on 18th of August. These awards serve as an acknowledgement and recognition by LTA of the efforts of the Project Team to provide, maintain, implement and continually develop effective Safety Management and systems.     ENDS About McConnell Dowell Corporation Limited: Formed in 1960, McConnell Dowell is a world-class engineering, construction, building and maintenance group with projects throughout Australia, Asia, New Zealand, the Pacific and the Middle East.  For almost 50 years we Read more

The Company is pleased to announce that VicRoads has awarded McConnell Dowell Constructors (Aust) Pty Ltd the construction contract for the Breakwater Road Redevelopment project. Breakwater Road is an essential crossing of the Barwon River, carrying around 20,000 vehicles each day. The existing bridge is in a flood plain and when it rains heavily it has to be closed down, forcing traffic through the centre of Geelong and causing delays for drivers. There is also a height restriction with the current intersection which means trucks bigger than 3.7 metres can’t fit under the Melbourne-Warrnambool rail bridge. The new bridge will be built 12 metres higher than Read more

The Company is pleased to advise that the Techport Australia Common User Facility (CUF) won the Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM) Project Management Achievement Award for an engineering / construction project in excess of $100 million on Friday, September 3. The Project Management Achievement Awards recognise excellence in all aspects of project management across Australia. The strict submission criteria focus on the discipline of project management, rather than construction or engineering expertise, with an emphasis on planning and problem solving. Trevor Lambert, Jim Frith and Jim Miller accepted the award on behalf of the McConnell Dowell Built Environs joint venture team. This is the 3rd industry award for this project and follows Read more

The Company is pleased to advise that McConnell Dowel Constructors Thai Ltd has been awarded the Construction Contract for the Chatree North Gold Project – Civil Works by Ausenco Services Pty Ltd. The Chatree North Gold Project is an expansion of the existing Chatree Gold Mine in Pichit Province, approximately 4 hours North of Bangkok. The expansion will increase the mine’s capacity by 2.7 million tonnes per annum to a total capacity 5 million tonnes per annum. The scope of work includes: all concrete foundations; ring beams for 11 tanks; and 3 mills, and other supporting concrete structures. Works commence immediately with a 30-week contract duration. The Company Read more

The Company is pleased to announce that Port Kembla Port Corporation has awarded McConnell Dowell Constructors (Aust) Pty Ltd the contract to design and construct the New Tug Berth Facility in the outer harbour of Port Kembla, NSW. The scope of works includes a rock breakwater in the harbour which creates a protected area for the tugs to berth along large steel pontoons to accommodate up to 6 large harbour tugs, their refuelling and maintenance requirements, tug crew and support staff vehicle parking. This facility will also have the flexibility to allow for future expansion for a potential second towage company, again with all their support requirements, and will Read more

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BREAKWATER ROAD PROJECT News Bulletins | Contact Us Breakwater Road is an essential crossing of the Barwon River, carrying around 20,000 vehicles each day. The original Breakwater Road alignment is prone to flooding and a 3.7m clearance on the rail overpass across Breakwater Road and the Barwon River prevents larger transport vehicles from using the road. In January 2010, VicRoads finalized plans for a new alignment and in August 2010 McConnell Dowell was awarded the contract to build the new Breakwater Road. The realignment of Breakwater Road is a 1.3km long project starting at the Barwon Heads Road intersection and linking directly to Fellmongers Road in Breakwater. It includes Read more