Industry briefings for stage 2 of Haughton pipeline
Date published: 13 October 2020
Townsville City Council will host a further four industry briefings on the second stage of the Haughton pipeline project next Friday 23 October 2020.
The four briefings will cover:
| Session 1 | 9am – 9:30am | Contractor – General Project Information |
| Session 2 | 10am – 10:45am | Pipe and Pump Supply |
| Session 3 | 11:15am – 12noon | Construction and Installation Services |
| Session 4 | 12:30pm – 1:15pm | Contract Administration Services |
The briefings will be held at Townsville Stadium in Annandale and will be live-streamed online for those unable to attend in person.
Those interested in attending should register on the Townsville City Council website or call 134 810.
Mayor Jenny Hill encouraged local businesses interested in working on the project to attend and learn about the scope of the project and how they could tender for work.
“With funding from the State Government locked in, Townsville City Council is pushing ahead with planning so it can start construction as soon as possible,” Cr Hill said.
“Some 95 per cent of the construction work on stage 1 of the pipeline was delivered by locally-based contractors, which delivered a tremendous boost to the local economy.
“We want to see this level of local involvement continue with the $195 million second stage.
“As we did with stage 1, Council will package the works for stage 2 into smaller parcels of work to give local businesses the opportunity to tender for it.”
Stage 2 of the Haughton Pipeline project will see the existing pipeline extended from the Haughton River to the Burdekin River near Clare and will include around 33 kilometres of pipe as well as the construction of a new pump station and high voltage power supply infrastructure.
