Project Scope
In August of 2020, Gulf Civil were the successful tenderer for the Restoration of Shire Assets for the Mornington Island Aboriginal Shire Council in Northern Queensland.
The works involved a significant roadworks scope with a mix of each urban intersection works within the township and over 15 site locations for a total of 150km of road restoration on Mornington Island. Due to the criticality of the road network for day-to-day operations on the Island, and the abundance of impassable sections of road on the Island, public and client driven pressure and eagerness for completion was met with prompt mobilisation to commence construction leading to completion ahead of schedule to the joy of the Client and Community.
The project, funded by the DRFA consisted of the following:
- Site Setup and mobilisation
- Delivery, cartage, and placement of 12,000t of Heavy Formation Supply, Bulk Fill and Gravel sheeting material via Barge within 1 month
- Pothole Repair and clearing out of culvert structures
- Grading, placement, and compaction of gravel sheeting
- Medium Grading of existing roads
- Heavy Grading of existing roads
- Management of impassable road network prior to commencement of works
- Concrete floodway’s, pipe culverts and various other structures
Over the duration of the project, the project management team overcame several challenges including:
- Programming, Planning, and minimizing impacts of wet weather within a monsoonal region
- Logistically planning and procuring for best outcome delivery of gravel requirement within a narrow tidal range and shallow entry port
- At the start of the project, it was quite tricky to manage the human resources as people didn’t want to stay long term being the project site remote
- Cultural Heritage and community engagement management
- Employing and Training local workers for future community Benefit
- Haulage of material in rough terrain
- Ability to maintain a supply chain of required materials, supplies and maintenance consumables for the project within a remote region
Highlights & Outcomes
- At the initiation stage of the project, it was like out of track but manage to bring back on track which was the great achievement.
- Client and Community Satisfaction
- On time and on budget
- Employing and Training local workers for future community Benefit
- Provided and delivered best Value for Money outcome for both the Council and the QRA
- Formation and maintenance of a Civil Construction Crew and Project Management team well suited to future remote projects moving forward to provide best outcomes for future potential clients
