Adept Civil Group has been awarded the contract to deliver critical water and sewer infrastructure for the Mickleham Quarantine Facility project.
Works consist of constructing critical water and sewer infrastructure to service the new quarantine facility at Mickleham.
The facility is designed to support returning travellers and will in turn help boost the Australian economy and protect the community.
“We look forward to the successful delivery of this critical path portion of works and look forward to working closely with Multiplex ensuring critical dates and all key milestones are met on time,” a spokesperson for the company said.
Before landing on the Mickleham location, the government had floated the prospect of an Avalon site; however, it was found that Avalon did not have sewage facilities and was home to protected wetlands.
Multiplex was been engaged to construct the facility back in July, with 80 per cent of the buildings to be prefabricated off-site.
The facility was originally proposed by the Victorian Government, which budgeted $15 million for design.
The Federal Government will fund the build and own the facility, which initial plans budgeted at $200 million, while the Victorian government will run it.
The centre will eventually be able to host 3000 beds but will be operational as soon as 500 are ready later this year.
The proposal for the facility was based on the successful Howard Springs quarantine centre in the Northern Territory and is set to open by the end of the year.
For more information visit the Adept Civil Group website.