The lead
West Gate Tunnel: how a contamination issue became a 3-year delay
A Melbourne project analysis of a major programme slip, what it did to the critical path, and why re-baselining mattered.
Melbourne Metro Tunnel: what actually changed
A review of cost growth, station delivery and contingency.
Suburban Rail Loop: is $36 billion even the real number?
What the estimate range says about programming a project at this scale.
Who builds Melbourne?
The Tier 1 contractors and the work attributed to them.
Projects
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West Gate Tunnel
A contamination dispute, programme delay and final cost in context.
02
Melbourne Metro Tunnel
What a $10.9b to $13.48b delivery tells planners about contingency.
03
Suburban Rail Loop
Reading the government estimate and Auditor-General findings together.
Procurement
Open supplier directory →Top 10 crane hire companies in Melbourne
Companies ranked from the Planning Toolkit supplier directory by verified rating and review count.
What to check before hiring a piling contractor
Questions around licensing, equipment fit, capacity and comparable past projects.
Top 10 scaffolding companies in Melbourne
Existing directory coverage arranged as a useful procurement starting point.
Data desk
Construction markets through the numbers.
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