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INFRASTRUCTURE: POWER - McConnell Dowell understands the power sector: from civil works to control systems, plants to pipelines, our team is switched on to deliver certainty and success. The Group has delivered turnkey and discrete package solutions across every power generation type including coal, gas, hydroelectric, geothermal and wind. Partnerships and repeat business with industry leaders such asAlstom, Siemens, Origin and AGL, reinforce our strength and standing. McConnell Dowell’s Electrix enhances the Group’s power capability. This ranges from traditional and renewable generation to the ‘poles and wires’ that deliver electricity to homes and businesses. As a genuine fullservice provider, Electrix also deliver and maintain electrical, gas, data and communications services to the Read more

WATER INFRASTRUCTURE McConnell Dowell understands the importance and influence of water projects. Undertaking extensive consultation before every project, we ensure our innovative solutions minimise community and environmental disruption. The Group has played a major role in desalination plant projects across Australia and is currently engaged in projects covering bulk water storage, treatment plants, water and wastewater distribution and transfer networks and recycle schemes. Recent McConnell Dowell Water Projects include: •    Perth Desalination Mechanical Installation Works •    Rosedale AWTP Ocean Outfall Project •    Southern Regional Water Pipeline Project •    Sydney Desalination Project - Distribution Network•    Adelaide Desalination Plant•    Burdekin to Moranbah Water Pipeline•    Meander Dam•    Western Corridor Recycled Water Pipeline Project•    Northern Pipeline Interconnector Read more

McConnell Dowell was selected as a sub-alliance partner for Water Corporation's 45 GL/year Perth seawater desalination plant. The plant is one of the largest desalination plant in the southern hemisphere and provides 17% of Perth's water supply MacDow's responsibility as a sub-alliance partner involved all the mechanical, structural and piping works. This included the installation of mechanical equipment including the reverse osmosis filters and pumps, and the installation of over 23,000 Read more

A ground-breaking approach to protecting the local environment, and the establishment of new benchmarks for efficiency and energy savings were essential to McConnell Dowell’s success in winning the Adelaide Desalination Plant project.   In February of 2009, South Australia Water awarded the design, build, maintain and operate contract for the project to the Adelaide Aqua consortia involving McConnell Dowell. The 100GL per annum reverse osmosis plant brought McConnell Dowell’s multidiscipline capability to the fore with earthworks, civil structures, marine tunnelling, mechanical, electrical and building works all part of this $1 billion development.  Adelaide Aqua was determined to exceed the expectations of its client and the local community and introduced a range of Read more

LinkWater, a new water infrastructure company formed by the Queensland Government in 2006 to manage the existing and long term potable water requirements of South East Queensland, awarded McConnnell Dowell, in joint venture, the Southern Regional Water Pipeline Project (SRWP). One of LinkWater’s most important tasks was to oversee the construction of a new water grid with the flexibility and capacity to move large volumes of water throughout the growing region. Read more

The Company is pleased to advise that the American Samoa Government has awarded McConnell Dowell (American Samoa) the Fagasa Seawall Project. The scope of work is for the repair of the shore protection, road pavement and drainage which were severely damaged during Cyclone Heta. The shore protection works comprise 3,100 lin-feet of of inter-locking 1-ton concrete 'tribar' units. The project is due to commence in the new year with a 13 month contract duration.     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

We are pleased to announce that McConnell Dowell Philippines Inc has been awarded the contract for civil works associated with the refurbishment of the Ambuklao and Binga Hydropower plants. The two plants, located near Baguio City in the Philippines, were commissioned over 40 years ago and have been severely compromised by major siltation and volcanic activity. New intakes to both stations will be constructed above the silt level as well as new drop shafts and head race intake tunnels. Other works will include Read more

North Shore City Council awarded McConnell Dowell a design and construction contract for the new Rosedale Wastewater Treatment Plant Outfall Project in New Zealand. The new outfall will discharge high quality treated effluent from the plant 2.8 km out to sea into the Rangitoto Channel. MacDow's scope of work consists of the design and construction of a 3 km long (2.4 km onshore and 0.6 km offshore) TBM driven, segment lined tunnel with an internal diameter of 2.8 m. This connects to Read more

We are pleased to announce that the Southern Regional Water Pipeline Alliance Project (SRWP) was awarded runner-up status in the 2007 Chevron Health and Safety awards announced at the International Pipeline & Offshore Contractors Association (IPLOCA) conference in Athens on 2 October 2008. The awards acknowledge companies who proactively prevent accidents and injuries on their projects and demonstrate outstanding safety results. The selection criteria included demonstration of proactive programmes and/or processes, unique innovations or initiatives to avoid accidents and well-defined systems, procedures or practices which Read more

The Company is pleased to announce that the South Australia Water Corporation (SA Water) has awarded the Adelaide Desalination Transfer Pipeline Project to McConnell Dowell Constructors (Aust) Pty Ltd in joint venture with Built Environs Pty Ltd. This significant award is the culmination of an extensive pre-qualification and early contractor involvement (ECI) process. The project includes the design and construction of the transfer pipeline system which will link Adelaide’s new desalination plant to its existing water supply. The scope of work Read more