Infrastructure Australia awards contracts to audit the nation's infrastructure
Infrastructure Australia announced on February 7, 2014, that it awarded two contracts to get assistance with auditing of the nation's infrastructure.
The first contract was awarded to ACIL Allen Consulting Pty Ltd which has significant experience in economic forecasting and providing advice to government and industry across the all infrastructure sectors. This work package involves a comprehensive audit of existing nationally significant infrastructure across Australia. The objective of this audit is to help develop a 15-year project pipeline to address potential future infrastructure gap.
The audit will bring together the work already undertaken by Infrastructure Australia including the recently released 'State of Play' report, 'Urban Transport Strategy', the 2013 National Infrastructure Plan, and the National Ports and Land Freight strategies.
The second contract was awarded to a consortium formed by PricewaterhouseCoopers and GHD. The consortium will work with Infrastructure Australia to undertake an audit of infrastructure in Northern Australia. This work package covers water, energy, transport, and communications infrastructure that are considered to be critical to the current and future development of Northern Australia.
The objective of this audit is to feed into the Australian Governments White Paper on Developing Northern Australia that will provide a platform to realising the full economic potential of the north.
Country news
-
-
March 04, 2014
Australia seeks investors for Darwin port project
Australia's Northern Territory (NT) wants to attract private investment to Darwin port and is contemplating developing a second port. Read more -
March 06, 2014
KKR expands infrastructure and energy team in Asia
Global investment firm, Henry Kravis and George Roberts (KKR), Read more -
March 10, 2014
Hochtief launches $1.15 billion takeover bid for Leighton
Leighton's biggest shareholder, Hochtief, has made a conditional cash takeover bid for the Australian construction group at $22.15 per share. Read more -
March 11, 2014
RFP released for Sydney light rail PPP project
Transport for New South Wales has invited the three international shortlisted consortia to participate in the request for proposals (RFP) to finance, design, construction, operation and maintenance of a new light rail system for the CBD and south east Sydney and the operation and maintenance of the Inner West Light Rail. Read more -
March 11, 2014
BBGI announces acquisition of Australian PPP Project
Bilfinger Berger Global Infrastructure SICAV S.A. (BBGI) announced on 10 March, 2014, that it has completed the acquisition of a 50% interest in the Northern Territories Secure Facility in Australia.The Northern Territory Secure Facilities, which is located on a greenfield site at Holtze, near Darwin, is a new 1,000 bed correctional facility. The concession term runs until June 2044. the Northern Territory government, which is rated Aa1 by Moody's Investor Services, will pay BBGI during the concession period. Read more
