Southern Cross wins $40m contract

A subsidiary of Perth-based Southern Cross Electrical Engineering has secured a $40 million contract with CIMIC Group to complete works on a train station in Sydney.

Southern Cross’ NSW business Heyday5 will complete the design and construction of electrical services associated with Sydney Metro’s Pitt Street Station integration development, under an agreement with CIMIC's CPB Contractors.

Heyday was acquired by Southern Cross in 2017 for $54 million.

The Pitt Street Station development comprises a 250 metre-long underground station between Pitt Street and Castlereagh Street and connection of the two station entries, along with retail and other commercial facilities.

It is Australia’s biggest public transport project, Southern Cross managing director Graeme Dunn said.

“I am proud that Heyday has won its first award on such a prominent development and we look forward to working with CPB Contractors to deliver this new important station,” he said.

Heyday will design and construct services for the north and south station boxes, concourses and platforms, and also provide infrastructure for the over-station development, including lighting, power and operating systems.

Works are due to complete in the second quarter of 2023.

The company will also assist CPB Contractors and Oxford Properties Group with the design and construction of two 39-storey commercial office and residential buildings above the station.

The value of this part of the project is yet to be confirmed.

Southern Cross shares were up 0.4 per cent to trade at 55 cents at 2:15pm AEDT.

The company was recently awarded an $18 million contract to complete rehabilitation works on Rio Tinto’s Gove Peninsula operations in the Northern Territory.

Southern Cross will complete isolation and re-routing electrical and hydraulic services for the alumina refinery, which in 2017 Rio confirmed would be shut down.

Works are expected to complete by March next year.