Projects
CBD Courts Project
The CBD Courts Project ($400m NPV) is the most significant courts development to be undertaken in Western Australia; it is also the State's first public private partnership under the Partnerships for Growth policy. The project incorporates the development of a new $195m District Court building designed by the Perth contingent of prominent architects Cox Howlett + Bailey Woodland, the $35 million refurbishment of the Central Law Courts building and the delivery of key services for up to 25 years. In late 2002, Appian Group was appointed... Read More »
CBD Courts Project - District Court Building
Preliminary planning for the District Court Building (DCB) began in 2002 with the preparation of a detailed business case by Appian Group. In December 2004, following an interactive bid process led by Appian Group, the State Government entered into a Public Private Partnership (PPP) with Western Liberty Group (a consortium established by ABN Amro with Brookfield Multiplex as the builder) to design, construct and maintain a new home for the District Court over a 27 year term. The agreement includes the provision of key services... Read More »
CBD Courts Project - Central Law Courts Refurbishment
As part of the CBD Courts Project, the Central Law Courts (CLC) building is undergoing a $35m refurbishment to accommodate the requirements of the Magistrates Court, the Coroner's Court and various support groups. A design and construct contract for the refurbishment was executed in June 2004 with the Western Liberty Group (WLG) CLC Pty Ltd, an entity established by ABN AMRO with John Holland Group as the building contractor. The contract is being delivered in two separate stages in a fully operational court environment. The first... Read More »
Fiona Stanley Hospital and Health Precinct
The $1.76 billion Fiona Stanley Hospital will be Western Australia's flagship health facility and will have a gross floor area of approximately 135,000m2 (excluding car-parking). The Hospital is an essential part of the State Government's health reform agenda and will include: 643 beds - 83% of these will have private rooms with ensuites,a full range of acute medical and surgical services,the State centre for the treatment of burns,a major trauma centre and a 24-hour emergency department,WA's first comprehensive cancer service south of the river including radiotherapy... Read More »
Lime Street Development
Appian Group was engaged by St Bartholomew's House Inc. to undertake the role of Project Manager for their proposed multi-level Lime Street Development in East Perth. There is a strong expectation for this project to become the Western Australian benchmark for the provision of crisis, transitional, long term affordable housing and aged care for disadvantaged people. It is intended that this facility will provide the opportunity for St Bartholomew's House to move away from a welfare-based accommodation model to a proactive model of assistance... Read More »
Metropolitan Prison Precinct Site Selection
Appian Group was commissioned by the Department of Housing and Works as project managers to provide coordination and support services to the Department of Corrective Services for the Metropolitan Precinct Site Selection project. The project seeks to identify a suitable parcel of land in close proximity to the Perth metropolitan area that will contain a number of prisons serving different purposes. It is a major planning initiative to cater for the custodial needs of the metropolitan area over the next 100 years. Appian Group worked in... Read More »
Perth Freight Terminal Redevelopment
Appian Group was engaged by Pacific National (PN, a fully owned subsidiary of Asciano Pty Ltd) in October 2005 to fulfill the role of Project Director for the redevelopment of their Perth Freight Terminal (PFT). PFT handles a throughput of 430,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU's) per annum which is approximately 60% of the interstate containerised rail freight market. This ranks the terminal amongst the largest in Australia and is a facility of state and national transport significance. The assignment has required that Appian Group develop business... Read More »
St George’s Cathedral Precinct
Appian Group was engaged by the Trustees in 2006 on behalf of the St George's Cathedral Chapter to undertake the role of Principal's Representative for Stage 1 of the Restoration of the St George's Cathedral. This assignment required that Appian Group oversee the activities of the Superintendent, consultant team and the contractor and coordinate site work with the functions of the Cathedral. This phase of the works involved structural strengthening of the Cathedral, replacement of the slate roof and restoration of the external fabric of the... Read More »
Supreme Court Redevelopment
Appian Group has been commissioned by the Department of Housing and Works to prepare a business case study on behalf of the Department of the Attorney General to address the accommodation deficiencies and future growth of the Supreme Court of Western Australia. As lead consultants for the study, Appian Group examined the future accommodation requirements of the Supreme Court and developed facility options to satisfy these requirements based on a range of property models (e.g. leasing commercial office accommodation, reuse of existing Government assets and redevelopment... Read More »
Building the Education Revolution Project
The Commonwealth Government established a $14.7b program for Building the Education Revolution (BER) across Australia as part of an economic stimulus package. This program required the construction of primary school buildings and the upgrade of existing school facilities. This Commonwealth Government set the timelines for the commitment of funds and the delivery of facilities that were required in order to access the $1.2b of funding for WA projects. The Department of Education and Training (DET) engaged Building Management & Works (BMW) to manage the delivery of... Read More »
Perth Arena Project
The Perth Arena Project is a state-of-the-art indoor sporting and entertainment arena, providing world class facility to bring national and international events to Western Australia. The government project will provide a venue to cater for a variety of indoor entertainment events, including the tennis tournament "The Hopman Cup", basketball, ice skating, and motorsports. The venue may also be configured to hold performances from large rock concerts to smaller classical events. Construction commenced in May 2007 with a completion date targeted for early 2010. In late 2008, Appian... Read More »