Sharper procurement, design, and planning will be important to improve productivity for infrastructure, which has fallen behind other sectors, Infrastructure Australia says.
Perth contractor Ertech has paid a bumper dividend of $19 million to its employee shareholders while also undertaking a share buy-back that will result in staff becoming majority owners.
A consortium that includes Perth business Georgiou Group is first in line to build a $165 million train station at Midland, while the company also won a $115 million NSW road contract.
NRW Holdings expects to earn as much as $155 million from operations in the current financial year, while announcing a fully franked final dividend of 5 cents per share.
Two projects in Perth's east are in the pipeline, with Komatsu starting work on a $6 million facility and Aurizon planning an $11.5 million development at its railyard.
Work on a $16.9 million upgrade to South Metropolitan TAFE's Mandurah campus has started, with new hospitality and tourism training facilities to open in 2023.
Aspiring producers Bardoc Gold and TNG have selected Perth-based companies GR Engineering and METS Engineering for work on projects in WA and the Northern Territory.