Unitywater has welcomed infrastructure contractor, Abergeldie, to its collaborative delivery partnership, to accelerate the utility’s $2 billion capital investment program.
Unitywater CEO, Anna Jackson, said Abergeldie would join other delivery partners Downer, Dormway and Elevate – a joint venture of Aurecon and AECOM – to support Unitywater deliver water and wastewater infrastructure for one of Australia’s fastest-growing regions.
“As our service region experiences unprecedented population growth and with the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games on the horizon, South East Queensland is entering the largest period of sustained infrastructure delivery in its history,” Ms Jackson said.
Executive Manager Infrastructure Solutions, Mike Basterfield, said Abergeldie would start working with Unitywater and the collaborative delivery partners this month to support wastewater treatment plant upgrades in Kawana and Coolum.
“Abergeldie’s experience will complement Downer’s program of work across Unitywater’s portfolio of wastewater treatment plants and southern distribution networks, Dormway’s work on the northern distribution networks and Elevate’s front end engineering and design services,” Mr Basterfield said.
“The strength of the collaborative partnership model is its flexibility and collaborative culture and since inception in May 2024, we have commenced 147 infrastructure projects,” he said.
“We’ve recognised the opportunity to strengthen the model and our partners have embraced this opportunity to deliver the best possible infrastructure outcomes for our customers and community across Moreton Bay, the Sunshine Coast and Noosa.”
“Abergeldie brings expertise in complex water infrastructure delivery and a strong understanding of Unitywater and our customers, working with us to deliver the Maroochydore Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade.”
