The U.S-based construction and engineering giant Bechtel has announced that the Western Sydney Airport Co. has chosen Bechtel as the delivery partner and project manager for the new AUD 5.3 billion (USD 4 billion) Western Sydney Airport in Badgerys Creek, New South Wales. Bechtel has vast experience with major construction projects in Australia, including tunnels and station work for the Sydney Metro, mining projects and liquefied natural gas facilities. Primary airport work will be divided into three phases: The first phase, which should see a contractor chosen in the first half of 2019, will encompass earthwork, drainage, utilities, and airside pavement. The second phase will include construction of the terminal building, as well as airside and landside work. Landside roads, parking and other such infrastructure will be addressed in the third phase. The new airport site is double the size of Sydney’s Kingsford Smith Airport and is expected to provide the region with the necessary aviation capacity. The Airport Authority also forecasts that thousands of jobs will be generated during development and construction, as well as when the airport opens in 2026. ##ggl 12 7 Two initial contracts have been awarded for the future Western Sydney Airport, heralding the creation of the project’s first 300 jobs from the end of 2018, said the airport’s developer WSA Co. - the Government-owned company building the airport. The CPB Contractors Pty and Lendlease Joint Venture has won the early earthworks contract, which includes the initial levelling of the site for airport construction. Work under the contract involves moving about 1.8 million cubic metres of soil to help prepare the site. The contract also involves building access roads and drainage. “We have Western Sydney employment targets built into the contracts, which means jobs for locals will be guaranteed,” said WSA Co. CEO Graham Millett. Bechtel has been awarded a contract as the project’s delivery partner and will work with WSA Co. to manage airport construction and ensure the project is safely completed on time, ready for passengers and aircraft in 2026. Bechtel also won a separate contract to help WSA Co. manage the airport design project. Craig Laslett, CEO Engineering & Services at Lendlease, commented: “The new airport will supercharge the growth of greater Sydney by attracting new businesses and supporting thousands of jobs in this area, which is already one of Australia’s most dynamic regions and home to one of the nation’s youngest and most culturally-diverse populations. The greenfield nature of the site is a clear advantage to test new digital technology for infrastructure development. Digital technology will ensure the airport not only offers a better airline and passenger service but that the economics can get right to be cost effective for the airlines. #1087.3

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