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10 ‘NOW’ S.A. PROJECTS TO REVERSE SLOW PACE OF PROMISED GOVERNMENT TENDERS ON METRO & REGIONAL CIVIL WORKS The Civil Contractors Federation – South Australia (CCF(SA) has today outlined its funding and project concerns ahead of next Tuesday’s SA Budget – and backed that up by naming 10 ”action now’ projects to stimulate the sector. Details and commentary by CCF (SA) Chief Executive, Mr Phil Sutherland, are as follows: COMMENTARY: Public investment in transport and other infrastructure is a proven job creator and economic stimulator. When the economic multiplier effect is triggered, it delivers positive social and economic outcomes well beyond the project site. The SA economy is slowing and major infrastructure projects are entering their final stages. Job losses are inevitable. While there appears to be up to $14 billion in projects earmarked for funding (2018 SA and Federal Government budgets) the major construction agency of the SA Government appears to have capacity and expertise constraints that have resulted in projects coming to the market at a very slow rate. Of the 30 odd projects funded in the 2018 State/Federal Budgets, only a handful were shovel ready and only a few have reached the construction phase. Not one new road has commenced construction during the life of this State Government. An industry/government task force needs to be established to consider methods of accelerating bringing projects to the market so that civil construction companies can tender for the work and construction can occur. Note there are long lead times in the planning and design phase of most civil construction and other projects. This can be two or more years. Government can create more projects for more companies (of all sizes) by disaggregating potentially large projects. Government must resist the temptation to bundle work into larger and larger contracts, making these attractive to very large interstate and overseas contractors. TEN “ACTION NOW” PROJECT OPPORTUNITIES: State-wide road maintenance program, on the basis there is an estimated road maintenance backlog of up to $800 million.
For further Information contact: Phil Sutherland - CCF SA Chief Executive Officer M 0402 440 339 P (08) 8111 8000 E psutherland@ccfsa.com.au The CCF SA: the peak industry association for the civil contracting sector l influencing government policy and regulation l lobbying and advocating for civil contracting companies l maintaining networks of influential government, media and community contacts l providing information of relevance to civil contracting companies and the community l facilitating opportunities for civil contracting companies to be consulted on matters of importance l hosting social and networking opportunities for civil contractors l promoting the civil contracting sector l delivering civil training programs and courses l providing technical and specialist advisory services to civil contractors l progressing strategies designed to achieve and maintain a safe, sustainable and profitable civil contracting sector.
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Rolling state-wide railway level crossing upgrade program. There are 350 crossings in SA and many are subject to fatalities and casualties regularly. Duplication of the Augusta Highway between Pt Wakefield and Pt Augusta. 60 serious casualties and 22 fatalities in past three years. 8,000 vehicle movements a day. Major freight and military transport corridor up the spine of the State. $1.2 billion road project that would result in the creation of 200 jobs in the construction phase, State and regional economic stimulus, a safer road, increased tourism, more productive and timely freight movement. Give every council in SA (68 councils) $3 million to spend on local infrastructure projects using local goods, services and materials, employing local people and using local businesses. Most councils have shovel ready projects on the backburner because they don't have then funds. Re-establish the metropolitan Adelaide tram system. Trams are popular, relieve traffic congestion and they generate local economic development. Build a third generation battery powered (no overhead infrastructure) light rail/tram as a commuter tram between the Adelaide Airport along Sir Donald Bradman Drive up into Victoria Square (and connect to the tram lines at that location). Better option than buses and taxis. A modern fast silent tram would create the wow factor for people arriving at Adelaide Airport. Complete the north-south corridor. Undertake a State-wide water and sewerage pipe replacement program. Many parts of the system are more than 100 years old, are asbestos cement and terracotta pipes that fail and waste water and damage property with great regularity. Undertake a State-wide power line undergrounding program. Overhead wires are ugly and the iron/cement posts are dangerous and kill people. Undertake a State-wide bridge replacement program. Most SA bridge infrastructure is aged, with some over a hundred years old. Some bridges are made of timber! MORE INFORMATION: Phil Sutherland Chief Executive Officer - Civil Contractors Federation (South Australia)
For further Information contact: Phil Sutherland - CCF SA Chief Executive Officer M 0402 440 339 P (08) 8111 8000 E psutherland@ccfsa.com.au The CCF SA: the peak industry association for the civil contracting sector l influencing government policy and regulation l lobbying and advocating for civil contracting companies l maintaining networks of influential government, media and community contacts l providing information of relevance to civil contracting companies and the community l facilitating opportunities for civil contracting companies to be consulted on matters of importance l hosting social and networking opportunities for civil contractors l promoting the civil contracting sector l delivering civil training programs and courses l providing technical and specialist advisory services to civil contractors l progressing strategies designed to achieve and maintain a safe, sustainable and profitable civil contracting sector.
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ABOUT THE CIVIL CONTRACTORS FEDERATION: The Civil Contractors Federation (South Australian Branch) has 600 company members who in turn employ up to 40,000 South Australians. Members are involved in a variety of projects and activities (from small to very large) including the development and maintenance of civil or “horizontal� infrastructure such as roads, bridges, sewer, water and drainage pipelines, dams, wharves, commercial and housing land development. Members are also involved in the preparatory works for mining and other resource developments. South Australia’s prosperity is dependent upon functional, efficient and cost effective civil infrastructure. Healthy, well-functioning and productive countries depend on infrastructure that civil contractors construct and maintain. Civil contractors play a prime role in working with both public sector and private sector clients in infrastructure delivery. This is the business of civil construction which has historically played a pivotal role in the growth and prosperity of South Australia.
For further Information contact: Phil Sutherland - CCF SA Chief Executive Officer M 0402 440 339 P (08) 8111 8000 E psutherland@ccfsa.com.au The CCF SA: the peak industry association for the civil contracting sector l influencing government policy and regulation l lobbying and advocating for civil contracting companies l maintaining networks of influential government, media and community contacts l providing information of relevance to civil contracting companies and the community l facilitating opportunities for civil contracting companies to be consulted on matters of importance l hosting social and networking opportunities for civil contractors l promoting the civil contracting sector l delivering civil training programs and courses l providing technical and specialist advisory services to civil contractors l progressing strategies designed to achieve and maintain a safe, sustainable and profitable civil contracting sector.