Some of my projects in Queensland
Some of my projects in Queensland
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The Catalyst Infrastructure Program (CIP) worth over $100 million in infrastructure across Queensland, was a Queensland Government initiative to invest in urban infrastructure that unlocks development, generates construction activity and creates long-term employment.
Under the program, Economic Development Queensland (EDQ) co-invested in infrastructure projects in the form of an interest-free loan.
My responsibility as a Project Manager was to manage this program to ensure that all projects are delivered on time and on budget. I reviewed all of the projects contracts (called the CIP Infrastructure Agreements), ensured they were correct, and negotiated terms and variations to each contract with the developers, councils, universities, lawyers, accountants, contractors, and other stakeholders. As part of my role, I made sure, that all terms of the contracts were fulfilled. That included project milestones' delivery time, expenditure, timely loan repayment, quality of the infrastructure built, and EDQ's probity requirements. Each contract was different. I was also responsible for liaising with EDQ's and developers' media and marketing staff on a regular basis.
Maroochydore City Centre (Sunshine Coast Principal Activity Centre)
Townsville Airport Apron
Elliot Springs, Townsville
Bromelton Intermodal Freight Precinct
James Cook University, Townsville Ideas Market
James Cook University, Townsville Ideas Market
Mount Peter, Cairns
Pulse Data Centre, Toowoomba
Sewer pump station, sewer rising main and trunk water main in Palmview's Harmony, Sunshine Coast
During my two year contract with Queensland Government, I completed the following Catalyst Infrastructure Program projects:
During my two year contract with Queensland Government, I completed the following Catalyst Infrastructure Program projects:
In 2017 EDQ approved $10 million in funding for FKG Group to build the world-class Pulse Data Centre. The project involved the design and construction of a security office building and the first of three data centre buildings.
EDQ worked with Cairns Regional Council to invest in the essential infrastructure for the future development of Mount Peter residential estate. $2.25 million was approved for infrastructure upgrades which included the trunk sewer line and 1.5 kilometres of new trench and trenchless pipeline. Local construction company JR & LM Trackson Pty Ltd completed and commissioned the infrastructure in June 2018.
EDQ approved funding for the construction of stage one of a three-stage Ideas Market development at James Cook University (JCU). The Ideas Market aimed to connect the university through public spaces and walkways. EDQ’s funding of $5 million was paired with a $7.6 million investment by JCU. Central Plaza was part of a bigger plan that would see JCU transition from a conventional institutional setting into a university town within the city of Townsville.
EDQ provided $15 million for a signalised intersection and entry roads upgrade at Elliot Springs; one of Townsville’s major master planned residential developments. Construction of the intersection and approximately 700 metres of major collector road allowed greater access to the development. Developer Lend Lease was providing approximately $23.9 million worth of connecting infrastructure, sewer pump station and reservoir in the development. Elliot Springs will become home to over 26,000 residents across more than 10,000 homes.
EDQ approved $9 million for an upgrade to expand and resurface the 28-year old Townsville Airport Apron (the area where aircraft are parked, refuelled and boarded). The 18,000 square metre apron expansion delivered two additional parking bays for the country’s fastest growing airport. The infrastructure upgrade benefited commercial airlines and the adjacent Northern Australian Aerospace Centre of Excellence (NAACEX) industrial park. BMD Construction were appointed to complete the project, which was jointly funded by $1 million from Townsville Airport.
Funding of $12.6 million was approved for road intersection upgrades to provide greater connection and access to the Maroochydore City Centre. EDQ, Sunshine Coast Regional Council and the Department of Transport and Main Roads worked together on the delivery of the intersection upgrades. The infrastructure was delivered by Sunshine Coast Regional Council and its development entity SunCentral Marooochydore Pty Ltd over two stages. The upgrades were vital for the ongoing growth of Maroochydore and the Sunshine Coast.
Funding of $5 million was approved for vital infrastructure to be delivered at Harmony, Palmview’s largest master planned community. Over the next 15 years, Palmview will be a key regional development area for residential and employment growth. Palmview’s developer AVID Property Group co-invested $5 million towards the essential infrastructure that included sewer pump station, sewer rising main and trunk water main. The catalyst funding allowed AVID to accelerate construction works at Harmony and help neighbouring landholders unlock their developments.
EDQ co-invested $9.5 million towards the construction of the $32.5 million purpose built Bromelton intermodal rail freight precinct. The catalyst funding allowed national freight company SCT Logistics Group to construct a cross-dock capable of handling three-kilometre-long trains. SCT Logistics Group was the largest private-held national freight company in Australia and the precinct’s anchor tenant. The precinct supports business growth and productivity in South East Queensland by delivering increased access to rail freight transportation along the north-south corridor outside the metropolitan centre.
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