Thomas Embling Hospital

John Holland

Sector: Urban, Health & Aged Care

  • >16,000Total Workhours
  • 7,500tCategory D Contaminated Spoil Removed
  • >16,000m³Spoil Removed
  • >4,500m³Concrete Poured
  • 2,200m²Slab On Ground
  • 21,000tUncontaminated Spoil Diverted From Landfill
  • Enviro Monitoring & Controls
  • Social Procurement
  • Pad Footings
  • Pile Caps
  • Inground Services
  • Slab On Ground
  • Hardstand Construction
  • Stormwater & Drains
  • Roads & Pavements
  • Kerbs
  • Mechanical Demolition
  • Cut & Lift Demolition
  • Temp Works Engineering
  • Security
  • Live Environments

Unique Attributes

  • Working on a congested brownfields site (with unknown services) within and adjacent to a live high security forensic mental health hospital
  • Fibre reinforced concrete for temporary concrete slabs to eliminate boom pumps and to satisfy traffic management requirements; allowing concrete trucks to enter directly onto work-face
  • Social procurements targets achieved – full time female project engineer; female non-trades personnel; Indigenous supply of concrete/steel

Key Challenges

  • Non-destructive digging used to expose inground services in a congested site, with shallow unknown services requiring design changes
  • Specialist contractors engaged to meet strict environmental requirements and monitor dust, vibration, and noise levels
  • Trench shields used due to restricted access within deep sewer
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