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The contract extension is scheduled to commence in July 2024 and is valued at an estimated $550 million.
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Leading infrastructure services provider Ventia has confirmed that it has secured a 12-month extension of its Base Services contract with the Department of Defence.
Originally announced in late October, the contract will cover estate management, living services and base support capability.
Services are set to include asset management and maintenance, ranges and training area management, airfield management, land management and environmental services, project management, hospitality and catering, domestic services and transport services.
The contract spans Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, the Northern Territory, and Tasmania.
Scheduled to commence in July 2024, the contract has been valued at $550 million to Ventia.
Derek Osborn, Ventia group executive for defence and social infrastructure, welcomed the opportunity to continue delivering for Defence and Australia’s security.
“We are committed to continuous improvement and have demonstrated that we are an adaptive and agile service provider to Defence. We look forward to continuing to deliver service excellence across our base services contract, leveraging our 2,000-strong team and network of strategic industry vendors,” Osborn said.
A release from the company confirms that Ventia continues to participate in the Base Services Transformation procurement process.
The announcement comes a year after the company revealed it had received a three-year contract to develop critical infrastructure for the Square Kilometre Array Observatory, which is valued at approximately $200 million.
The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Observatory is set to be the largest radio telescope ever built, alongside its partner observatory being built in South Africa.
Construction has begun at the CSIRO Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory site in Wajarri country in Western Australia.
According to the company, the contract is for the provision of power and fibre networks, the design and commission of a central processing facility and remote processing facilities at the Australian SKAO site.
“We are thrilled to be partnering with the SKAO on this exciting and world-leading endeavour. To support the delivery of this project, we plan to create nearly 100 roles for the Wajarri people and locals in the mid-west region of Western Australia,” Mark Ralston, Ventia’s group executive for telecommunications, said.
“As Australia and New Zealand’s leading telecommunications infrastructure service provider, our strategy is to redefine service excellence by being client-focused, innovative and sustainable.”
