Monadelphous wins $140m Worsley contract

Engineering firm Monadelphous Group Ltd has won a $140 million contract with the Worsley Alumina project in Western Australia.

The Applecross-based company said it had received a notice from Worsley Alumina for structural, mechanical, piping, electrical and instrumentation works as part of its efficiency and growth expansion project (E&G Project) in WA.

The $2.5 billion Worsley Alumina E&G Project aims to increase alumina refinery capacity from 3.5 to 4.6 million tonnes per annum.

Monadelphous managing director Rob Velletri said that the proposed works follow a long history of works associated with Worsley Alumina.

"It is also a positive reinforcement of both our ability to seamlessly undertake large scale, multidisciplinary engineering construction projects and of our decision to expand MIE's operations in WA last year," he said.

"We look forward to continuing our long term association with Worsley Alumina and associated partners involved with this expansion project."

Monadelphous said pre-construction works have been approved and will commence immediately.

The contracted works are expected to be completed by the third quarter of calendar 2010.