Seamless transition with new head contractor appointed to complete Princes Highway upgrade at Dignams Creek
31 August 2018
NSW Government:
Member for Bega, Andrew Constance today
announced
Fulton Hogan has been selected to take up the head contract to
complete the delivery of the
Princes Highway upgrade near Bega, at
Dignams Creek.
Mr Constance said the appointment of a new contractor to lead the work
on the $45 million project would ensure the completion date for the
project is unchanged, with the upgrade expected to be completed by
mid-2019, weather permitting.
York Civil was placed into administration on 6 August and all work
stopped on site.
“Roads
and Maritime Services put together an immediate action plan to ensure
those
subcontractors affected by the voluntary administration receive
their entitlements,” Mr Constance said.
“This involves 29 subcontractors, about 10 of whom are locally based.
“It is important that businesses who work on
NSW Government infrastructure projects, particularly small
businesses, have confidence that they are supported and that they will
be paid.
“The aim is to have the work site reopened as soon as possible, and the
appointment of Fulton Hogan will ensure this occurs,” Mr Constance said.
“The project is about 70 per cent complete, with work almost completed
on both Dignams Creek Bridge and Dignams Creek Road Bridge.
“In the next three months, work will shift to
road surface upgrades,
along with drainage upgrades along the new alignment.
“A new wildlife crossing has also been built, as part of the project,
beneath the new section of the highway to provide a connection between
the national parks.”
York Civil had been engaged by Roads and Maritime on three other
projects - the Northern Beaches Hospital road upgrade, the Schofields
Road upgrade and the Pacific Highway Halfway Creek project, which was
opened to traffic in December last year.
“Roads and Maritime will ensure subcontractor’s entitlements are met for
all of these projects.”
Mr Constance said as part of Roads and Maritime’s commitment to
improving the management of major construction projects, the agency has
taken steps to ensure greater transparency of contractor financial
performance.
“The new contractual arrangements provide Roads and Maritime the
mechanism to require contractors to provide proof of payments to their
subcontractors and suppliers.
“The changes mean that Roads and Maritime has the ability for early
intervention in the event that subcontractors are not being paid. This
can include paying subcontractors directly and offsetting against future
contractor payments.
“Roads and Maritime has also tightened its due diligence in relation to
its projects to include six monthly financial assessments of its major
contractors.”
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