Resources
Caval Ridge Utilities Works
Location
Moranbah, Queensland
Value
$55 million
Client
Bechtel Australia Pty Ltd
Status
Complete
About the project
BMD supplied and installed all site wide utilities services, which were required to service and assist with processing mining operations at the Caval Ridge Coal Mine.
The works comprised of above ground and underground piping services over a 180km2 site.
Scope
Pipework – installation of over 90 kilometres of high density polyethylene pipework ranging in size from DN25 to DN630, as well as large bore galvanised carbon and stainless steel at the truck stations and water storage tanks
Structures – concrete works including 21 dam pump skids, foundations and columns for structural steel at three truck fill stations, as well as load panel and distribution board platforms
Electrical – site wide power distribution including pit, conduit and platform installation cabling, cable ladders, area lighting and CCTV system
Communications – installation of fibre optical communication, including in pit wireless systems and instrumentation
Civil – foundation earthworks for the pump skids, truck fill stations, explosives magazine, communications tower and trenching, and underboring road crossings at Peak Downs Highway
Outcomes
The project was successfully managed across multiple work fronts including civil, structural, mechanical, piping, and electrical disciplines. BMD expediated these works by investigating design changes and working collaboratively, achieving a desirable outcome for the client within an extremely condensed timeframe.