Projects

The City of Joondalup’s existing Ocean Reef Boat Harbour is being transformed into a world-class waterfront residential precinct complete with recreational, tourism, and boating facilities.

O’Brien Civil was awarded a drainage package by Georgiou to complete bulk earthworks, installation of underground stormwater detention tanks and an associated stormwater pit and pipe network.

Challenges included working directly on the WA coastline within a mixed geology site, rock excavation, control of ground water and foundation embankment construction.

Works were delivered within a live substation environment working to a program under strictly scheduled PTA rail shutdowns.

Key features included managing the engagement of 20+ specialised subcontractors (including FSC Civils as a major subcontractor), complex coordination with service providers, flexible programming, and confined space operations. The project was delivered under strict safety protocols, to time and to budget.

The scope of work included:

  • Drainage and earthworks
  • Structural foundations
  • Removal of contaminated materials
  • Access road construction (subbase, base course and asphalting to MRWA specifications)
  • Traffic management within a live rail environment
  • Retaining walls
  • Fencing
  • Electrical works

As a part of the major upgrade of the Mitchell Freeway southbound, between Hester Avenue and Warwick Road, Liwara School required modifications to the carpark to accommodate changes to the PSP (as it was situated immediately adjacent to the school).

This result was a full redevelopment of the car park which also including a new and improved drainage system to minimise future flood events.

Due to the projects close proximity to the school, residential housing and live PSP, the contract adopted stringent safety and environmental controls and close coordination with the local community and other stakeholders.
The result was in a successfully delivered project, on time and to budget.

Scope of works included:

  • Installation of a new drainage stormwater storage system
  • Carpark extension
  • Pavement construction (subbase, base course and asphalting to MRWA specifications)
  • Construction of in-situ storage facilities for waste bins and landscaping supplies
  • Electrical installations
  • Traffic management
  • Retaining wall construction
  • All signage, line marking and finishing works

Bulk earthworks included excavating 50,000m3 of materials using O’Brien Civil excavators, installation of 10km of pit and pipe, stormwater detention tanks, approximately 13km of drains and culverts, and more than thirty separate FRP pit upgrades.

Detailed earthwork were also completed for a series of rock batter preparations and constructions in addition to V drains, swale drains, and host of other in-ground services.

The O’Brien Civil team was also responsible for the completion of road pavement and brick pavement constructions for access ways and car parks.

Undertaken within a live rail environment, all works required careful coordination with NEWest and PTA under strict rail safety protocols.

The scope of works included:

  • 10km of pit and pipe installations
  • 3 stormwater detention tanks (ranging up to 3500m3)
  • 8 stormwater retention tanks (ranging 1000m3)
  • Approx 10 km RCP drainage
  • Approx 1.5km RCB culverts
  • 1.5km ACO drains
  • 30+ FRP structural pit upgrades within the rail corridor
  • Detailed earthworks included:
    • preparation of rock batters using breakers and rock wheels
    • general batter construction
    • V drains
    • swale drains
    • rock pitching preparation
    • in-ground services.
  • Bulk earthworks including 50,000m3 (plugged number) our excavators where used for the excavations but we didn’t provide the haulage (if you could reword this please)
  • Construction of road pavement and both brick paved roads use for access roads and carparks
  • Preparation of garden beds/eco beds.

O’Brien Civil was awarded this package of works to construct the MSE wall (including backfilling) and ancillary civil works for the concrete arch overpass on the Pinjara-Williams Road and dual lane HVE haul road.

Scope of works included:

  • Detailed earthworks and footings construction
  • MSE wall construction and backfill
  • Subsoil drainage and stormwater drainage
  • Waterproofing works
  • General civil works

O’Brien Civil delivered these early works for the Greater Connect Alliance in preparation for the Great Eastern Highway bypass construction.

Works involved service relocations, pipe and box culverts, in-situ concrete works, deep drainage, final trim earthworks, extension of water mains and basin construction. All works were successfully delivered to time and budget under MRWA, City of Swan, and City of Kalamunda specifications and requirements.

Scope of works included:

  • Service relocation works
  • Pipe and box culvert construction
  • In-situ concrete works
  • Deep drainage installations
  • Final trim and earthworks
  • Extension of water mains
  • Basin construction