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Builders line up for $7.1b Brisbane Olympic spree

The runway to develop infrastructure for the world’s biggest sporting tournament has shrunk to just seven years, so work has to begin soon.

Michael Bleby

Queensland’s largest building companies welcomed Tuesday’s certainty over the location of key venues for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Summer Games, even as they warned the original 11-year runway that has shrunk to just seven gives little time to build key facilities.

“We’ve been waiting for this day to come and we’re absolutely excited,” Mark Baker, chief executive of contractor Besix Watpac, told The Australian Financial Review. “Stadiums are our game.”

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Michael Bleby covers commercial and residential property, with a focus on housing and finance, construction, design & architecture. He also dabbles in the business of sport. Michael is based in Melbourne. Connect with Michael on Twitter. Email Michael at mbleby@afr.com

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