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Beca has been awarded a contract for the project management and contract administration of P0008 and P0009 National Airfield Maintenance Works, for the Capital Facilities and Infrastructure Branch of the Estate and Infrastructure Group, Department of Defence.
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These are major projects for Defence and an extension of the work the company has delivered already for the P1004 program (partnering with Aurecon) and P0007 program. The latest projects combine the expertise of people across its defence, project management and airports teams, and involve airfield works at the following Defence bases:
- RAAF Base Williamtown;
- RAAF Base Darwin;
- Robertson Barracks; and
- Mount Bundey Training Area.
Beca has been providing aircraft pavement maintenance advice and design services to the Australian Defence Force since 2009. And since 2013 it has been delivering full design and PMCA services with joint venture partner Aurecon. Beca inspects all 28 airfields across the country; prepares pavement inspection reports; recommends annual maintenance programs; advises on inputs into defence capital works; plans, designs and specifies works; and provides technical construction monitoring and PMCA services.
David Barter, business director – estate and infrastructure at Beca, said, "We are delighted to be given this opportunity to deliver major works to maintain capability and operability on these bases."
It’s a major task, so airfields are prioritised based on a three-tier system of relative importance. From RAAF Base Tindal in the Northern Territory to RAAF Base Williamstown in NSW, every airfield is unique – some serve helicopters, others have the capacity for fighter jets, almost all are used for training, and some are shared with civilian airports.
Beca is currently undertaking the design, and will be heavily involved in the procurement and construction, of a variety of essential work at four Defence Bases to ensure their continued safe operation.
This includes new asphalt overlay of runways and taxiways, plus new aeronautical ground lighting (AGL), movement area guidance signs, distance to run markers, precision approach path indicators, wind indicators, and new airfield lighting equipment rooms. Certain parts of the apron and their associated drainage also had to be reconstructed.
"The win reinforces our reputation as a Defence airfield team with our ongoing works across the Defence National Airfields Program," Barter added.
