Portfolio

Present & Recently Completed Contracts

Current Work Sites:

Crinum Mine

Crinum East Overland Conveyor, $6.0 million (August 07 – February 08)

The basic scope of work required to successfully complete the Crinum East Overland Conveyor included the construction of concrete footings and slabs for all overland conveyor structures and associated earthworks. Several of these structures were specialized areas of the conveyor and included structures such as; Breaker Station footings & slabs; Tripper Station footings & slabs; Transfer Station footings & slabs; Head End footings & slabs; Drive Frame footings & slabs; Gantry Support Column (approx. 20m high); and Transformer & Substation footings & slabs for all electrical works. Further to this all concrete works for the Gregory Mine Tunnel Extension footings, slabs, an 8m high headwall & wingwalls of the same height were completed. Earthworks including excavation & backfill of all structures were also completed. Approx. 3000m3 of concrete was used on this project.

Status: Contract to Gregory/Crinum Mine, BMA

Wesfarmers, Curragh Mine

$2.0 million (April 07 – Present)

This work included the construction of a 6 km access road and involved earthworks & drainage structures. Drainage structures completed included 12 pipe culvert including concrete headwalls & wingwalls. Also included were 500 lineal metres of Armco guard. Other miscellaneous works included construction of concrete footings for lighting towers, footings for new coal sampling stations and footings for a dragline shutdown pad.

Status: Sub-contract & Project Managed for Edgewood Earthmoving Pty Ltd

Clarke Energy, Moranbah North (Anglo Coal)

$2.5 million (October 07 – Present)

This work involved the full civil construction of a 45 megawatt seam gas power station. Works included cut to fill & imported fill for the road construction and pavement. Other works were 2 x dam constructions including HDPE Liner, drainage structures and gully pits, sediment traps, pump out pits, spoon drains, sediment ponds and under ground drainage. Concrete structures included 15 engine bases; a 250 m2 gas conditioning pad; various pedestals/plinths; bulk oil pads and transformer pads; and full workshop construction including all electrical & plumbing works. Also included were 900 lineal metres of security fencing & Armco rail. Approximately 1000m3 of concrete was used on this job.

Status: Contract to Clarke Energy

BMA, Gregory / Crinum Mine

$2.0 million (July 07 – September 07)

This work involved the construction of concrete footings and wing walls for box culvert sections as a part of the Crinum East Overland Conveyor Project. Approximately 1000m3 of concrete was used to complete the two culverts constructed.

Status: Subcontract to MCG Civil, Brisbane

Dawson Mine, Moura

$3.5 million (August 2005 – April 2007)

Involved in the Dawson Mine Project, these works included the construction of three Dump Station Reinforced Walls and associated primary and secondary sizer footings and concrete slabs. Further to this Busby Contractors provided Project Management Services, culvert and drainage construction, structural concrete works - including conveyer road underpass, bridging over failing culverts and bored piers.

Status: Sub-contractors to Ostwald Civil

BMA, Blackwater

$1.5 million (January 07 – Current)

This contract included the construction of a concrete road, culverts and miscellaneous concrete works beside a new conveyor.

Status: Subcontract to BGC, Mackay

BMA, Gregory Mine

$1.5 million (March 06 – September 06)

This job involved the construction of concrete footings, pedestals and drainage for an extension of the existing wash plant at Gregory Mine. Also completed were concrete works for the Gantry Support Column, which is a part of the Crinum Overland Conveyor project.

Status: Subcontract to McDonald Keen Group, Brisbane

Ensham Mine

$1.1 million (August 06 - December 06)

This work included importing a 1m thick rock fill directly from the mine open cut utilising 150T trucks, D11 dozers and 825 compactor to cart, dump, and grade the base fill of some 40,000m3. Pavement material up to CBR60 in the order of 6,000m3 was then imported and trimmed to form the working surface on the dragline erection pad measuring 225m by 175m. A 26m diameter concrete slab was then constructed for the dragline to be built on. Along with underground services, water, workshop slabs and footpaths the work was completed in a safe and efficient manner to enable access on schedule.

Status: Principal contractor