Verve Energy, Kwinana Power Station, Kwinana, Western Australia
Stage A CW Outfall Canal Refurbishment
Project Scope
Verve Energy is upgrading the existing Stage A cooling water discharge canal located at the Kwinana Power Station to provide an additional twenty years of service life for the facility. Central Systems has been contracted to design and construct this upgrade. The project design has been fully aligned with the construction methodology with particular attention placed on the engineering calculations required to confirm that the methodology to utilise the new sheet piling as a support structure for the crawler crane has a sound engineering basis. A system of temporary mats has been incorporated to provide safe and reliable access for all forms of construction equipment onto the beach. To mitigate and minimise the additional safety risks associated with the canal location and specifically the works over the water a modular build with predominantly bolted connections was adopted.
The construction activities required to complete this project range from earth works to sheet pile installation, fabrication and erection of structural steel, anode installation, in-situ concrete path and pre cast concrete slab installation, re-location of existing services and installation of fencing. A major focus has been placed on ensuring that the impact on the coastal environment is minimised and on completion of the construction activities the beach will be returned to its original profile and revegetation of the area will be implemented.
CLIENT & LOCATION: Verve Energy
CONTRACT VALUE: AUD$5M
DURATION: 10 Months
COMPLETION: Feb 2012
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