CLIENT:                     John Holland

VALUE:                     $7,300,000

DURATION:               August 2009 - October 2010

Shamrock Civil Engineering was contracted by john Holland to undertake the Civil Works on the 21^st Construction Squadron Relocation project within the RAAF Base at Amberley. The primary objective of this project was to provide new facilities within the Amberley RAAF Base to allow the 21^st Construction Squadron to relocate from the Enoggera Army Barracks.

The Civil Works completed by Shamrock Civil Engineering included large scale earthworks, pavement construction, and in ground service installation across 100,000m2. In total, Shamrock Civil Engineering constructed over 58,000m2 of pavements and carried out earthworks operations in excess of 120,000m3. Shamrock Civil Engineering also installed over 2.7km of in ground services including sewer, water and stormwater drainage. The stormwater drainage included a 90,000L Reservault Rainwater Harvesting Tank and three large Gross Pollutant Traps.

Shamrock Civil Engineering were also engaged to perform decontamination works of the existing soils within the 21^st Construction Squadron Relocation project. The decontamination works included site investigations, field testing, laboratory analysis, treatment and disposal of 25,000 tonnes of soil. The decontamination works were carried out in accordance with the strict RAAF guidelines and in accordance with the Queensland Government Department of Environment and Resource Management (DERM).

Throughout the project, Shamrock Civil Engineering successfully managed the difficulties and constraints of performing construction activities within a Defence Force Base. This ensured that the project was delivered on time, within budget, and with minimal disruption to RAAF operations.