Chichester Civil Works
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- Client: Fortescue Metals Group
- Project Timeframe: Mar 2012 – Aug 2012
- Location: Christmas Creek, Chichester Range WA
- Contract Value: $8.8 million
Scope of Works
- Cabling, trenching and civil works
- Construction of the transformer sub-station using pre-fabricated tilt panels, fencing and blast walls
- Construction and installation of foundations and pads for the NER and RMU
- All associated earthworks
- Concrete, Firewalls, Plinths, Transformer Bunds and footings
- Steel Reinforcement
- Blue metal material for the transformer bund.
- Fencing
- Concrete flood ways
- Design and installation of pole foundations
- Directional drilling
Trenching and Cable Laying
Underground service works included:
- Construction of a 3m wide, 800m trench to supply the new Ore Processing Facility
- Installation of 22,000m of 11kV cable laid via 8 circuits in trefoil formation
- Removal of existing dug material and procurement of suitable substitute material to gain required compaction
- Backfill of trench including concrete culvert installation








