Defence
National Airfields Maintenance Works Package 3 – Army Aviation Centre Oakey
Location
Oakey, Queensland
Value
$40 million
Client
Department of Defence
Status
Complete
About the project
BMD Constructions was contracted as part of the National Airfields Maintenance Works Package 3, to undertake upgrades at the Army Aviation Centre in Oakey, Queensland.
Scope
Installation of new aeronautical ground lighting light fittings, series isolation transformer (SIT) and D25 pits, cables, constant current regulators (CCR's), new field circuits, and deep and shallow base cans and associated conduit network for the primary cable route
Installation of new stormwater infrastructure including SPEL stormceptors, flametrap pits, stormwater pits, channel and drain, and reinforced concrete pipes
Profiling 97,000m2 of existing asphalt and spray seal surface
Import and placement of 100,000 tonnes of gravel
Construction of 17 helicopter parking bays
Supply and installation of 105,000m2 of asphalt pavement
Application of fuel resistant membrane around concrete parking bays perimeter
Installation of two precast headwalls and rock protection at stormwater outlets
Installation of new primary duct bank across the apron
9000 metres of linemarking
Landscaping works including topsoil, turf and hydromulch
Outcomes
BMD Constructions worked closely with stakeholders. to build a new helicopter sloped training facility on the base. The project team also developed a strategy to manage the risk associated with water runoff on unsealed/exposed soil and/or gravel. The approach was a combination of erosion and sediment controls, staging of the works to minimise exposure, and covering of exposed materials with clean imported fill or other waterproof stabilisers. An initiative was adopted to utilise precast airfield class stormwater pits, which reduced the duration of open trench excavation, and accelerated stormwater installation.