Network Facilities Renewal Program

NSW
Sydney Water
2013 - 2020

Abergeldie, under a collaborative seven-year framework agreement, provided renewal, refurbishment, enhancement, replacement, and upgrade projects for water assets across multiple sites across the Cumberland Basin and the extended Sydney Water Corporation network. Projects included upgrading sewerage reticulation, wastewater processing facilities, stormwater drainage, and potable water treatment, storage, and distribution systems. Abergeldie delivered over 70 projects, with values ranging from less than $1m to over $5m.

Scope of works 

Abergeldie delivered more than 70 projects across Sydney Waters’ network, the scope of work included:

  • Water infrastructure renewal and replacements, including civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, building, reservoir instrumentation, and control rehabilitation.
  • Metalworks, stairways, platform, cable tray, davit upgrade, and replacements.
  • Water and sewage pumping station renewals, including concrete remediation, valve replacement, cable replacement, valve renewals, and coating protection.
  • Reservoir rehabilitation, water main rehabilitation.
  • Remediation and refurbishment of concrete civil infrastructure.
  • PLC, Network, and SCADA upgrades.
  • Remediation, resurfacing, and construction of access roads and car parks.
  • Erosion protection and control.
  • Actuator replacements.
  • Hoisting and lifting gear refurbishment and replacement.
  • Removal and disposal of decommissioned equipment.
  • Bushfire protection.
  • Brownfield construction of upgraded wastewater treatment plants.
  • Refurbishment or replacement of mechanical/electrical equipment.

Collaborative execution strategies

Throughout the program of works, Abergeldie maintained a flexible, consultative, and collaborative approach. This involved fostering direct communication channels between our project team and the onsite operations managers from Sydney Water Corporation at each site.

All work packages were delivered under brownfield conditions occurring in plants that operated continuously. Strategic planning ensured minimal disruptions to normal plant operations and services throughout the entire process. In the initial stages of each package, consultations were conducted with the operations and maintenance teams of the existing plants to precisely define the interfaces between the new works and the existing processes and to plan diversions and cut-ins for strategic integration.

Further, the commissioning process also involved collaborating with the plant operations and maintenance teams to integrate new equipment with existing processes practically. 


Water infrastructure for long-term reliability

Through this program, communities have benefited from improved water quality, environmental sustainability, and reliable infrastructure.