Client:
Hansen Yunkin /Department of Justice
Description:
The Lara Prison Precinct expansion is part of ongoing planning to ensure the prison system is safe, secure, and well-equipped to meet demand. It’s in addition to the 470 new beds that will be added at existing prisons across the state, announced last year.
Works involved:
-Four new build slab foundations poured over 1000m3of concrete poured. All slabs included detailed excavation, reinforcement and concrete works.
-Over 250 Steel columns, in house engineered and shop drawn, fabricated in house /Galvanised and installed on site utilising all our own equipment and personal.
-Over 2000 meters of Strip footing, excavated, formed, reinforcement and poured utilising all our own excavators/cranes/material handlers etc.
-Over 200 Pad footings, excavated, formed, reinforcement and poured.
Equipment & efficiencies utilised:
Bridgecon self-fabricated all steel formwork systems & outside the box ideas to utilise maximum performance and used effective systems to gain better program outcome.
Site & project engineer, site foreman dedicated to site with presents of company owner for over 85% of the project to ensure coordination/communication and consistency of work quality was kept to the highest standard. Bridgecon completed our own inspection & test plans on our works to ensure everything was completed to a high standard to satisfy the Victorian justice department.
Plant used on site:
-Franna cranes
– 3,5,8,14 tonne excavators
-Tipper trucks, rollers, materials handlers, posi-tracks, utility vehicles and service vehicles
Project Value – $6m+
