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WATPAC CIVIL & MINING2015 Capability Statement

Russell HallGeneral Manager Watpac Civil & Mining

162–166 Stirling HighwayNedlands WA 6009

PO Box 115Nedlands WA 6009

Tel: 08 6272 7555Fax: 08 6389 0176Email: [email protected]

Contact Details

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Company OverviewAbout Watpac 05Watpac Construction 06Our People 07Corporate Responsibility 07Team Structure 09Watpac Values 09Management Structure 10Management Systems 11

Project ProfilesMining 13Civil 21

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1,200 employees nation wide

$1.38 billion work in hand


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Headquartered in Brisbane, Watpac employs more than 1,200 people nationwide in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia.

With more than three decades of success and growth, the Group is focused on the delivery of more than $1.38 billion of work in hand (as at 30 June 2015) across the Company’s contracting businesses. Our broad client base demonstrates the calibre of our work and includes state and local governments, resource companies, airports, universities and education providers, commercial and residential property developers, and food processing plants.

By choosing Watpac as their contracting partner, our clients know they are working alongside an organisation with optimised corporate performance and accountability practices. We have in place structures, policies and procedures that have been developed by the Group’s Board of Directors and management to ensure that operations are founded on the same core principles advocated by the ASX Corporate Governance Council.

Our management systems and practices are all designed to meet our corporate governance responsibilities and are third-party certified by recognised and authorised audit bodies throughout Australia.

Watpac has achieved a geographically diverse workbook with strong representation in each mainland state and territory. We have developed a strong operating platform from which we can pursue our strengths and competitive advantage to deliver the best possible outcomes for our clients. This is supported by a healthy balance sheet, profitable core businesses and a team of committed and determined employees that provide stability to our clients throughout the life of a project.

All financial information can be viewed and downloaded from our website at www.watpac.com.au

Watpac Limited is a national multi-disciplined construction and mining and civil contracting group listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX: WTP).

About Watpac

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The division employs approximately 750 people nationally – more than 50 per cent of Watpac’s total national workforce.

Our collaborative approach with clients enables us to deliver a broad range of mining and civil works tailored to each unique operating environment, encompassing a range of commodities including iron ore, gold, mineral sands and coal, as well as various local and Government agencies.

This is underpinned by a skilled workforce with expertise in long-term remote project delivery, supported by a large plant fleet, best-practice safety and management systems, and our common sense approach to deliver excellent project outcomes.

Our proven track record and strong local networks have enabled Watpac Civil & Mining to rapidly build momentum in this competitive market segment, resulting in long-term project work with new and established clients.

Watpac Civil & Mining is headquartered in Perth and has an impressive history of delivering complex projects in remote locations, from the Pilbara and Kalgoorlie in Western Australia to the Bowen Basin in Queensland.

Watpac Civil & Mining

Office Locations

Perth Head Office


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Services and capabilitiesAlthough we’re part of a large, publicly-listed company, we are grounded in these principles and have applied them to the decisions we’ve made to successfully grow our business.

We pride ourselves on our deep local networks and loyal employee base, which provide our clients with access to senior industry leaders in project management, mine planning, detailed design, quality and environmental management, contracts administration and site coordination.Our mining services include: ∙ Project management. ∙ Open-cut, mesa and

strand mining. ∙ Drill and blast. ∙ Processing facilities. ∙ Ore rehandling.

∙ Feeding client processing plants.

∙ Long haul solutions. ∙ Ship loading. ∙ Surveying.

Our civil services include: ∙ Mine access and haul roads. ∙ Tailings dams. ∙ Airfields. ∙ Storage dams. ∙ Marine works. ∙ Bulk earthworks.

∙ Bridgeworks. ∙ Roadworks. ∙ Drainage. ∙ Pipework. ∙ Concrete works. ∙ HDPE liner installation.

Watpac Civil & Mining continues to seek opportunities for growth and projects that will challenge us. We value the relationships we have built with our clients, partners and other stakeholders and we look forward to continuing with these, and establishing new ones, in the future.

Our approach is based on the principles of most small businesses: trust, transparency and hard work.

Our Operations

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PeopleOur skilled and experienced personnel are the drive behind our success. From senior managers through to the staff on the ground, Watpac Civil & Mining ensures the right people are selected for the job.

The division’s senior management are all qualified engineers with a wealth of skills and experience amassed from a broad range of mining and civil infrastructure projects in Australia and abroad, including major highway construction, mining-related works, rail and bridge works. Our remote location experience enables us to share the benefits of our considerable knowledge, systems and processes in this specialist area with our clients.

We carefully match the skills and experience of our staff with the business objectives and project outcomes required by our clients. This approach, together with our project management skills and mobile plant fleet, ensures our services meet the needs of our clients every time.

Investing in our people delivers benefits for all stakeholders.

Our Operations

Watpac Managing DirectorMartin Monro

General Manager Civil & Mining

Russell Hall

Operations Manager

Jason Kohn

HSEQT Operations Manager

Meagan Smart

National Mining Manager

Brenden Vaughan

National Plant Manager

Michael Hughes

Area ManagerTim Malseed

Chief Estimator (Civil)

Brian Cairns

Delivery Teams Delivery Teams Delivery Teams Delivery Teams Delivery Teams Delivery Teams

Commercial Manager

Steve Bellows

Delivery Teams

Team Structure

Accounts, HR, Office Services


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PlantThe mobile fleet includes dump trucks, dozers, surface miners, drills, excavators, graders, wheel loaders, scrapers, water trucks, trailers, tippers, backhoes and backhoe loaders, rollers, forklifts and bobcats. This plant services projects from open cut mining to road works, topsoil stripping and bulk earthworks.

As part of our quality assurance and safety procedures, the fleet undergoes regular maintenance and is operated by fully qualified and highly trained personnel.

With the strength of the Group behind us, Watpac Civil & Mining has the ability to acquire new equipment and update our fleet when required, to ensure clients receive a service complete with the latest technology.

Watpac owns and operates an extensive plant fleet which forms an important part of our tailored services to clients and gives us the ability to mobilise quickly from anywhere in the country.

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Our approach is based on our principles of trust, transparency and hard work. This independence is maintained by a framework of professional support teams who specialise in occupational health and safety, fixed and mobile plant, human resources and commercial management.

Financial StrengthThe quality of work delivered by each Watpac division has led to our success as an accomplished and respected national business.

Our diversified business model combines the strength of our national reach and balance sheet, with the depth of our local expertise and networks, giving us a strong competitive advantage in the market place.

By choosing Watpac as their contracting partner, our clients know they are working with a company that has optimised corporate performance and accountability practices, and operations founded on the same core principles advocated by the ASX Corporate Governance Council.

Watpac operates a flat management structure to allow for autonomous site-based decision making in support of client needs.

Management Structure


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Watpac’s HSEQ Management System promotes effective leadership and management practices to continuously improve our HSEQ performance for the benefit of our employees, clients and other stakeholders.

SafetyWatpac Civil & Mining has a strong safety record and this remains a priority across the business. The division has achieved a Lost Time Injury Rate of 4.1 for FY15. We have implemented a Business Unit Safety Leadership Program which involved representatives from within our regional operations providing additional focus to the safety aspects of projects.

EnvironmentWatpac Civil & Mining is committed to minimising impact to the environment. We do this through the establishment and promotion of environmental systems and processes designed to reduce the likelihood of pollution and environmental damage within all aspects of our business. At all times we ensure that we are complying with relevant legislation and meeting industry expectations. We are regularly striving for innovative and new ways to do things, including minimising our environmental footprint.

Quality AssuranceWatpac Civil & Mining has a comprehensive and integrated Quality Management System that has been established to ensure our clients receive quality of product and service. The system promotes continual improvement and provides us with the mechanisms to uphold our commitment to be innovative without compromising on quality or industry expectations. Our quality assurance and auditing process ensures we maintain a high level of compliance with our legislative requirements and certified Management System requirements.

Watpac Civil and Mining has an integrated Health, Safety, Environment and Quality (HSEQ) Management System certified to AS 4801 Health & Safety, ISO 14001 Environment and ISO 9001 Quality.

Management Systems

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TrainingWatpac Civil & Mining’s Training and Development Management System provides direction to the business on the processes and systems required to develop people within Watpac to help meet future and planned objectives.

A number of key initiatives and programs have been implemented to ensure that Watpac Civil & Mining continues to grow and retains the right people to enable this. Some of these key initiatives include: a HSEQT Leadership Program, a HR Fundamentals program and an Apprenticeship & Traineeship Technical Program.

Management Structure


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Watpac supports a variety of charities and community organisations through sponsorships, donations, and participation in fundraising events. We are pleased to be able to contribute to the health and wellbeing of the thousands of people who benefit from the work these organisations undertake.

Some of the organisations Watpac has supported include the Cancer Council, RSPCA, Fight Cancer Foundation, CanTeen, Spinal Injuries Association, Bernardos, Koori Job Ready Program, State Emergency Services, Movember Foundation and the Queensland Institute of Medical Research.

In 2015, our national charity partner is Ronald McDonald House Charities.

With operations throughout Australia, Watpac is committed to contributing to the communities in which we operate through our corporate social responsibility initiatives.

Corporate Social Responsibility

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Mining Project ProfilesWith strong mining credentials and experience, Watpac’s collaborative approach with clients ensures each project is tailored to meet its unique operating environment, supported by best-practice safety and management systems.


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Pluton Resources Iron ore mining2012 – current$240 million

Cockatoo Island Iron Ore Project

Cockatoo Island, Western Australia

Watpac is responsible for all operational mining and civil infrastructure services to the iron ore project, including drill and blast, loading, haulage and processing of ore for direct shipping. All other management aspects of working in a remote location including camp, air travel and barge deliveries on and off the island are also managed by Watpac.

A key milestone in this project is construction of the Stage 4 sea wall. This will allow access to parts of the ore body previously out of reach.


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Hanking Gold Gold mining2014 – current$29 million

Cornishman Pit

Southern Cross, Western Australia

The project will extend the existing pit to the south and west to a depth of approximately 130m. Watpac is using a mix of 657 scrapers, 200 tonne and 120 tonne class excavators and 777 dump trucks supported by smart drill technology to achieve Hanking Gold’s schedule of over one million tonnes per month.

Ore will be transported approximately 30km from the pit to the recently refurbished Hanking processing plant at Marvel Loch.



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Iluka ResourcesMineral sands mining

and relocation of wetlands$35 million 2010 – current

Tutunup South Mineral Sands Mine

Busselton, Western Australia

Watpac is responsible for the mining and transport of mineral sands as well as construction and maintenance of infrastructure at the mine including haul roads, dump and access roads, and tailing dams.

The project also involved the construction of noise bunds and the relocation of a sensitive wet land area to a specially constructed nursery on site. The mine is expected to produce 4.1 million BCM of ore feed over the life of the mine.


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BC Iron Iron ore mining$300 million 2010 – 2015

Nullagine Iron Ore JV

Pilbara, Western Australia

The BC Iron Mining project is located at Nullagine approximately 296km south-east of Port Hedland. The five-year mining contract involved surface mining of ore and waste up to 10 million tonne per annum, the design and commissioning of a full electric drive crushing and screening plant, surface mining at mesas, load and haul, and blending and processing to DSO product.

The contract has also delivered the design and installation of independent power supply to the plant and the construction of a 50km haul road for pit haulers. The mine capacity reached 6 mtpa through to mid-2015.



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Ramelius Resources Gold mining2011 – current$200 million

Mt Magnet Gold Mine

Mt Magnet, Western Australia

The Mt Magnet Gold Mine is located approximately 600km north-east of Perth in Western Australia’s Central West. The mining contract is for five years, re-establishing the existing mine as an open cut operation within the Galaxy tenement.

The project involves drill and blast, load and haul of waste and ore, and feeding the client’s gold processing plant at 1.8 million tonnes per annum.


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Iluka Resources Mineral sands mining$130 million 2011 – 2015

Woornack Rownack Pirro (WRP)

Ouyen, Victoria

Watpac is successfully mining mineral sands at two pit locations at the WRP mine site in Ouyen, Victoria. The deposit stretches for 14km over a number of soft dunal sands. By using a combination of conventional trucks, excavators, scrapers and tractor scoops, Watpac has increased the efficiency of the mine whilst minimising costs and environmental impacts.

As part of the contract Watpac is providing in-pit dewatering services to maintain a dry ore body during the mining process. Our mobile plant has been efficiently mining the topsoil, subsoil, overburden and ore at WRP at a rate of approximately 1 million BCM per month, exceeding our targets.



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Evolution Mining Gold mining2010 – 2013$29 million

Pajingo Gold Mine

Charters Towers, Queensland

Watpac completed the 1 million BCM Janet A and 2.5 million BCM venue/VNU pits at Pajingo Gold Mine. Watpac’s scope included load and haul operations, drill and blast remediation/rehabilitation of PAF dump and transport of ore to the Pajingo Mill.

Watpac Civil & Mining completed a 0.9 million BCM open pit mining contract in the Janet A pit mining area where all facets of the mining operations were conducted. A new open cut mining area was developed where a further 2.5 million BCM of gold bearing ore and waste will be removed.

Watpac regularly exceeded Evolution’s monthly production targets with haulage of greater than 400,000 BCM per month being achieved.


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Ramelius Resources Gold mining operations$8.4 million 2013 – 2014

This project included the operation of an open pit gold mine, establishment of site facilities, transport of the mined ore by road for treatment and closure activities. The mine operated day and night shifts with 120 tonne excavators loading a fleet of 50 tonne articulated dump trucks carting ore and waste to stockpile.

Over the seven month period, 1.2 million BCM of waste and ore was moved with a peak output of 300 thousand BCM through the pre-strip phase.

Coogee Gold Mine

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Yancoal Australia Coal mining$24 Million 2012

Yarrabee Coal Mine

Bowen Basin, Queensland

Works consisted of removing 4.5 million BCM of pre-strip overburden to top of coal over a six month period. Works were in the DOM 1, DOM 2 South and CE pits. Watpac coordinated closely with the client’s engineering department on mining operations to accelerate and achieve annual coal targets.


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Civil ProjectsUnderpinned by our commitment to building strong client relationships, Watpac draws upon its deep local networks and dedicated team of skilled civil industry professionals to ensure the best project outcomes for our clients.

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Sirius ResourcesConstruction of a new tailing

storage facility2015 – current$18 million

Nova Nickel Tailing Storage

Norseman, Western Australia

The new tailing storage facility for Sirius Resources’ Nova Nickel Project will feature an aboveground impoundment with a maximum embankment height of 13.5m. A single main embankment will surround the entire facility and will be approximately 800,000m3 including a composite liner system across the basin footprint.

Above the liner, an underdrainage system with approximately 8km of collection piping will also be installed to collect infiltration and aid in consolidation of the tailings.



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Cockatoo Island Operations

Cockatoo Island, Western Australia

Watpac is constructing Stage 4 of a new seawall embankment to allow Pluton Resources to expand mining operations on Cockatoo Island. The 260m seawall comprises approximately 100,000m3 of controlled rock fill and rock armour.

It is being constructed partially offshore on unconsolidated sea floor utilising geomembranes within the foundation and geological monitoring instruments at various depths.

Pluton ResourcesConstruction of a new seawall embankment

$13.3 million 2012 – current


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Watpac constructed a road train assembly area and an associated intersection on the Bunbury Port Access Road. Works involve constructing new pavement and drainage structures, and installing traffic facilities including street lighting, line marking, signage and kerbing.

Bunbury Road Train Assembly Area

Bunbury, Western Australia

Main Roads Western AustraliaRoad construction works to develop a road train

assembly area$3 million 2014



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Water Corporation of Western Australia

Repair, restoration and rehabilitation works

$13.3 million 2012 – 2013

Samson Brook Dam Remedial Work

Waroona, Western Australia

Samson Brook Dam is a 31m high zoned earthfill/rockfill embankment located on Samson Brook approximately 110km south-east of Perth. Constructed between 1938 and 1941, the structure impounds a storage of 8 Gigalitres and is used as a source for irrigation and public water supplies.

Watpac’s scope of works included the development and operation of the quarry, repair and maintenance of the coffer dam, operate and maintain the diversion works, excavation, and site restoration and rehabilitation.


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Anglo Gold Ashanti Civil and buik earthworks2012 – 2013$23 million

Tropicana Tailings Storage

near Kalgoorlie, Western Australia

Watpac was contracted to construct a permanent water supply including the installation and commissioning of the pipeline for the Minigwal Trough Borefield. Watpac also built Stage One of the Tailings Storage Facility. This project followed Watpac’s successful airstrip and bulk earthworks at Tropicana in 2012.



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Sandfire Resources Construction works2013$2 million

Degrussa Tailings Storage Facility – Raise

North of Meekatharra, Western Australia

Watpac was contracted to lift the wall of the Degrussa Tailings Storage Facility. Bulk earthworks consisted of borrow, load/haul, condition, place, compact a clay embankment to the perimeter of the dam and install a geotextile and HDPE liner.


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Main Roads Western Australia

Road construction works$2.5 million 2012

This project involved the construction of nearly 4km of passing lanes and improving an intersection at King Drive on Indian Ocean Drive. Works included constructing new pavements and roadways including all culverts, line markings, kerbing and signage.

Being a public road, traffic management was a key challenge for this project, with this aspect carefully managed during various stages of the construction works.

Indian Ocean Drive Passing Lanes

Moore River, Western Australia



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Sandfire ResourcesConstruction of a copper-gold

project integrated waste landform tailings storage facility

$7.4 million 2012

This project consisted of bulk earthworks to form a compacted clay embankment and compacted clay blanket across the base of the facility. Works included excavation, installation and backfill of outfall HDPE pipe works, cut-off trench, outfall tank system and HDPE underdrainage around a storage basin.

Decant structure installation and earthworks for decant access way. It also involved the installation of HDPE liner membrane over all compacted clay embankments and clay floor, with geotextile sundry liners placed on the HDPE liner membrane.

Degrussa Tailings Storage Facility

North of Meekatharra, Western Australia


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Southern Seawater AllianceInground pipework, structural

concrete and road works$40 million 2010 – 2011

This contract involved the excavation, installation and backfill of pipework; construction of reinforced concrete anchor blocks, building foundations, culverts, ring beams and ground slabs; installation of culverts along with drainage and road works. The works were delivered as part of the Water Corporation’s Desalination Plant at Binningup, 150km south of Perth.

To ensure minimal impact on the local community and ecosystem, the project was delivered within very strict environmental conditions.

Binningup Desalination Plant

Binningup, Western Australia



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Port Catherine DevelopmentsBridge construction and residential subdivision

$9.2 million 2008 – 2009

Port Coogee Bridges & 4C Subdivision

Cockburn Sound, Western Australia

This project involved the construction of two bridges at Cockburn Sound (Bridge 5327 and Bridge 5328), including approach earthworks, approach slabs, piling, substructure and superstructure works. The scope also called for the construction of a new residential subdivision.

Subdivision works consisted of earthworks, road works, drainage, sewer reticulation, potable and non-potable water reticulation, electrical reticulation and associated civil works.


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Airstrip construction and bulk earthworks

$14 million 2011 – 2012

Tropicana Gold Airstrip

North-east of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia

The Tropicana Gold Airstrip and Bulk Earthworks project is located approximately 330km east northeast of Kalgoorlie Western Australia. The project comprised construction of an airstrip including the runway seal, Plant Pad (300,000m3 cut/fill/waste), a 250m road and 200m Primary Diversion Channel 1.

The project also required the construction of a contractor lay down area for future construction crews, the design and construction of a septic and leach drain system, and water standpipes and pumps.

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Works on this two-stage contract involved replacing an existing hydrogen plant with a new plant of modular design, fabricated offsite then erected and integrated with the plant’s existing facilities as discreet packages. The project involved earthworks and the installation of stormwater drainage, oily water drainage, a fire water system, pulling pits and conduits for electrical and instrumental cables and the construction of reinforced concrete footings.

Kwinana Hydrogen Plant

Kwinana, Western Australia

BHP Billiton Upgrade works$3.4 million 2010 – 2011


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Transfield ServicesCoastal infrastructure

expansion works$1.27 million 2012

Jurien Bay Boat Ramps

Jurien Bay, Western Australia

The Department of Transport undertook expansion works to the existing boat launching ramp at Jurien Bay Harbour to overcome the congestion on both land and water being at the existing facility. Watpac widened the existing boat ramp and constructed two additional ramps to double its capacity. Modifications and extensions to the existing car park were also constructed.

The widening of the boat ramps involved the relocation of the existing shelter and modifications to the adjacent area to provide extended reverse bays. The boat ramp remained operational during construction to minimise any inconvenience to the facility users.



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WA Water Corporation Upgrade works$8 million 2014 – current

Watpac is undertaking this project to upgrade the spillway at Logue Brook Dam. Works involve demolition of the existing spillway and bridge and construction of a new spillway comprising 2,500m3 of reinforced concrete, a new bridge and associated works.

Completion of the spillway will bring the dam into line with ANCOLD safety requirements and increase its capacity to 160,00L/s.

Logue Brook Dam Spillway Remedial Works

Harvey, Western Australia


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