The private sector is developing light rail projects on the Gold Coast and in Sydney, and there is no shortage of investors, builders and operators able to do the same in Perth.
The companies that run Melbourne’s trams and the Gold Coast’s privately owned light rail service are set to enter the Western Australian market after buying one of Perth’s major bus operators.
The state government has announced plans for the private sector to design, build, finance and maintain eight new public schools, using a contracting model that has previously been employed in four other states.
Construction and contracting giant Leighton Holdings announced today that its John Holland subsidiary has been awarded a contract for the design and construction of the Ravenhall Prison in Melbourne, for an undisclosed amount.
A consortium led by international investment groups Brookfield Financial and John Laing has been named as preferred proponent to build Perth's new sporting stadium at an estimated cost of about $900 million.
SPECIAL REPORT: The state’s major builders appear unfazed to be operating in what’s considered among Western Australia’s most competitive and closely monitored business sectors.
The Barnett government is living up to its promise to deliver more community infrastructure via public private partnerships, naming three short-listed consortiums to bid for a 350-bed prison developme
19 Oct 2011
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