2017 saw the formation of McMahon Services’ road and infrastructure group, our newest operating unit established to respond to transport sector projects, predominately in road construction.
For many years, the Civil Engineering Group had been delivering road infrastructure as part of the scope of larger civil construction projects. As the years passed, our peoples’ skills and capabilities in\ road construction grew. It didn’t take long to identify that it would be a logical step to create a group dedicated to delivering projects in this space.
The Road and Infrastructure Group was officially formed after McMahon Services within our organisation achieved R3 B1 F100 rating in AusRoads’ National Prequalification Scheme for Civil (Road and Bridge) Construction, significantly expanding the types and complexity of road infrastructure projects we could tender for.
Construction Manager Mark Polec, who was tasked with founding the unit, said, “We built upon the resources already established. Specialists in the road construction sector were brought into our company and now include Senior Project Manager Luke Luey, Senior Project Engineer Paolo Poggio, Senior Estimator Rudy Ferraro, Site Manager Jim Radford and Site Supervisor Wayne Abbatista.
New plant and equipment was procured and included graders, rollers and water trucks fitted with GPS controls.” Since the founding of the group, Mark and the team have secured the Sturt Highway Shoulder Sealing project in South Australia’s Riverland region where we will deliver up to 200km of road works.
In outback South Australia, the Woomera Range Safety and Control System Remediation works for the Department of Defence will include significant road upgrade works, and will be delivered in with our Indigenous sister company, Intract Australia.
Mark noted, “The Road and Infrastructure joins the Environmental Remediation and Civil Engineering Groups forming one of now three streams delivering civil works across Australia. The national road infrastructure construction market is estimated to be worth more than $16 billion annually, offering significant opportunities for the Road and Infrastructure Group in the future.”
We wish Mark and the team the very best in growing and developing the new team.
