HINZE DAM ALLIANCE
In September 2006 Gold Coast City Council (GCCC) appointed the Hinze Dam Alliance (HDA), a consortium of private sector partners, to progress Hinze Dam Stage 3.
In late 2008 Seqwater replaced GCCC as the asset owner of the Hinze Dam.
The Alliance now consists of Seqwater with three private sector partners, Sinclair Knight Merz, Thiess Pty Ltd, and URS, leaders in major water infrastructure projects. These companies bring together the unique skills and capabilities to successfully raise the dam wall.
Thiess brings a wealth of experience in project and financial management, and the construction of major dams; Sinclair Knight Merz provides the expertise in obtaining approvals, community and stakeholder consultation, preparing environmental impact statements and recreational planning and URS specialises in dam design, engineering, and geotechnical investigations.
With an extensive history of collaboration on major infrastructure projects, members of the Alliance are confident in their ability to work together to deliver Hinze Dam Stage 3.
The selection of the private sector partners to progress the project through the design, approval and construction phases was conducted in accordance with the Gold Coast City Council’s purchasing policy.
Sinclair Knight Merz Group (SKM)
SKM is a leading global project delivery organisation working with public and private sector clients across several chosen market areas. With over 40 years industry experience, SKM’s services include engineering, scientific studies, planning, economics, logistics, architecture, geotechnical engineering, project management, spatial information, communication and community consultation.
SKM places an emphasis on ensuring its environmental management teams maintains up-to-date knowledge about environmental laws and regulations, current and emerging issues and environmental best practice. Environmental management is the key to success in developing ecologically, socially and environmentally sustainable projects.
SKM staff includes communication specialists, social scientists, engineers, planners, scientists, ecologists, economists, logisticians and project managers. SKM’s close internal links ensure that technical questions are answered rapidly and accurately and that complex information is delivered in plain English.
SKM specialises in developing creative, flexible and cost effective communication programs designed for each unique situation and community. SKM’s programs go beyond a typical 'public relations' or selling approach to maximise meaningful community involvement at an early stage.
Thiess
Thiess is a leading integrated engineering and services provider with diverse operations throughout Australia, Asia and the near Pacific. Thiess aims to deliver successful outcomes to clients across the diversity of its operations in Mining, Civil Engineering, Process, Building, Environmental Services, Utilities Services, and Facilities Operation and Maintenance.
Established in Queensland in 1933, Thiess has more than 70 years experience. From the company’s pioneering role in the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme in the 1950s, through to the extensive range of projects being undertaken today, Thiess has remained at the forefront of the Australasian civil engineering industry.
Since 1954, Thiess has built more than 70 dams, twice as many as any Australian contractor. Twenty four of these dams are located within Queensland.
Thiess is also credited with building Australia’s highest dam (the Dartmouth Dam at 180m) and Australia’s largest volume dam (the Talbingo Dam with an embankment volume of 14.5 million cubic metres of fill).
Thiess has over 16,000 motivated and highly skilled people, experienced in project management and delivery.
URS
URS is one of the largest engineering design services firms worldwide, provides environmental and engineering expertise to businesses and communities within Asia Pacific and around the globe.
URS scientists, engineers, economists, planners, project managers and risk management specialists form a strong multi-disciplinary team bringing knowledge, talent, experience and passion to all their projects.
With expertise in the full range of disciplines, URS is a valued resource for federal, state, and local governments as well as private clients in the chemical and pharmaceutical, forestry, agriculture, manufacturing, mining, oil and gas, air transportation, property development, surface transportation, legal, water resources, telecommunications, waste, international aid, energy, marine and coastal and defence industries.
URS operates globally with a network of 29,500 personnel in 20 countries; with 18 offices and more than 1,500 professionals in the Asia Pacific region. URS can assemble a team with skills best suited to projects no matter where they are located on the globe.
