PACT to build Banksia Grove school

PACT Constructions has won a $38.6 million contract to build Banksia Grove Senior High School in Wanneroo.

Five companies submitted tenders for the first part of the school’s two-stage redevelopment.

The school is expected to have 1,450 students when it is completed.

The first stage is due to finish construction in early 2015 will accommodate 850 students.

PACT Construction’s Banksia Grove contract follows another in March, when it was selected to build Edith Cowan University’s Building 34, which will house student services and integrate with outdoor spaces including a marketplace and outdoor seating.

The $70 million project began construction in April and is expected to open in early 2015.

An announcement is expected soon on another major state school contract, after tenders close on September 4 for Willetton Senior High School.

The government announced $96 million to redevelop the Willetton school during the recent state election campaign.

Willetton Senior High School is Western Australia’s largest public secondary school and has a two-stage redevelopment plan.

A spokesperson for the Department of Education said the estimated budget for stage one of the Willetton Senior High School project was $42.9 million.

The spokesperson said the department could not provide a full project estimate for both stages, as it would take about nine years to complete both and budget papers don’t list the full project amount beyond the years of the budget period.

Opposition leader Mark McGowan said the government had only allocated $80 million to Willetton Senior High School after the election.