Paroo’s big constructions set to break ground
Tenders have been awarded for two of Cunnamulla’s biggest infrastructure projects, and now the builders will hit the ground running.
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MAJOR building works are set to start this month in the Paroo Shire, after two major tenders were awarded to construction companies.
The local council has awarded tenders for the Civic and Community Enterprise Centre, and Cunnamulla’s wastewater treatment plant, giving them to D J Buckley Builders Pty Ltd of Toowoomba, and Pensar respectively.
With the contractors set to arrive in town over the coming weeks, Paroo Shire mayor Suzette Beresford said their works will be a welcome boost for the local economy, as well as Cunnamulla’s infrastructure.
“This will be bringing more contractors, and a bit of business in to town,” she said.
“We also expect there will be local work attached to the projects where possible – as is the aspect of any tender from Council – and I think they are trying to include local contractors.”
Design work on the wastewater plant will begin this month, with tenderers Pensar also carrying out the construction work; their work on the project is due to be finished by November.
Their work is part of the $9.1 million dollar project to revive Cunnamulla’s critical infrastructure, funded by the state government.
DJ Buckley’s work on the CCEC is billed to start in June, and finish in February 2021.
The CCEC is a particularly long awaited project for the council team, who will be making it their new operations base once construction is complete.
Councillor Beresford said it will be a welcome change for the staff, who have been making do with other arrangements since their original building was demolished last year; it had been deemed unsafe to enter after its foundations shifted.
“Our staff had become disjointed with some of them moving in to the depot office, and it was also very crowded,” she said.
“Now with the coronavirus restrictions, a lot of them are working from home, so they are really looking forward to having one place where they can all go to get work done.
“The CCEC will also become a hub for the community, hence why we have included ‘community’ in the title of the building; it will have areas for everyone to access and hire out.”
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