Overview: ABI Civil Contracting were engaged by Hutchinson Buliders to construct all of the civil components of the SYD054 Data Centre at Smeaton Grange, NSW. The civil works were inclusive of bulk earthworks, piling pad construction, stormwater installation, road construction, insitu road stabalisation, in-ground services infrastructure, in ground FRP, FRP to stair core and lift core main building foundations.
Scope:
Supply and install of all stormwater drainage inclusive of drainage pits, pipes up to 750mm diameter and 4m deep, trench drains, dish drains and subsoils
Supply and install of all cable conduits from 32mm – 200mm diameter across the project inclusive of combined trenches containing up to 24 x conduits
Construction of piling pad for all building foundation piling
Detail excavation of all inground footings, lift cores, stair cores and ground beams
Form, reo and pouring of over 140 x footings, including 7 stair cores over 100m3 and 2 x lift cores circa 80m3 each
Lime stabilisation of the local road JRCP capping layer
Placvement of pavement materials to local road of data centre
Installation of stormfilter treatment tank and oil separator tank
Construction of a protection slab to 200lm of live fibre conduits
Core Outcomes:
Successfully completing all scope in line with client project specifications and safe methods of work procedures whilst overcoming the following challenges:
Planning and executing minute by minute schedules for daily concrete pour in excess of 30m3
Identification and co-ordination of long lead time material procurement to meet client program
Site congestion and heavy daily co-ordination with multiple contractors
Working around and between new foundations and services infrastructure
