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About MacDonald Contracting Australia Pty Ltd

Established in 1978 MacDonald Contracting Australia Pty Ltd, is a wholly Australian, family owned

business. The company provides civil contracting services to the construction industry,

specialising in:

• Installation of permanent anchors to RMS specification. We have B114/R56 pre-qual.

• Wind farms (permanent anchors to the tower bases)

• Installation of temporary and permanent ground anchors (exceeding 10,000kN SWL)

• Construction of new, and strengthening of existing, retaining walls.

• Micro-piling

• Sand stabilisation using micro-fine cement or sodium silicate.

• Underpinning and structural modifications

• Rock bolting

• Soil nailing

• Shotcrete and rock face / embankment stabilisation.

• Rock-fall netting and catch fence system installation.

• Canopy tubes / Spiling bars / Roof bolting

• Bulk grouting including permeation grouting / Micro-fine cement injection.

• Temporary and permanent shoring systems

We have comprehensive insurance cover and a large fleet of company-owned drill rigs and

associated plant. MacDonald Contracting is well resourced to confidently undertake projects of

any scale. Insurance cover includes:

• Public liability ($50M, has been increased to $250M on a project by project basis)

• Contract Works insurance

• Professional Indemnity

• Worker’s compensation

• Mobile Plant and Motor Fleet

Professional Affiliations

Over the last 40 years MacDonald Contracting has established strong relationships with many

geotechnical and structural engineering consultancy firms in and around Australia, and has

gained a reputation for integrity and quality workmanship.

Our qualified engineering staff include full members of the Institution of Engineers Australia and

NPER3 registered staff.

MacDonald Contracting Australia is also a corporate member of the following industry

associations:

• Australian Drilling Industry Association

• International Association of Foundation Drilling

• Civil Contractors Federation

• Housing Industry Association

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Project Experience and Technical Capability

MacDonald Contracting Australia Pty Ltd has extensive experience in difficult access and

complex projects, including infrastructure projects requiring a high level of technical

competence.

MacDonald Contracting Australia Pty Ltd has completed numerous soil nailing, anchoring and

shotcrete work to RMS specifications, including:

Project Name Contract

Value

Description

NorthConnex (various sites 2016-2019) $12M

plus

Permanent anchors, shotcrete and soil

nails to RMS spec

East Arm Wharf, Darwin (2014) $3M 91off 19/15.2mm x 50m long permanent

anchors to seawall

Darlington Upgrade (Darlington, SA, 2018-

2020)

$9M plus Soil nail and shotcrete to DPTI spec

WestConnex (various sites) $4M plus Permanent anchors, shotcrete and soil

nails to RMS spec

City Mews, 57-75 Buckland street,

Chippendale

$1.7M Column footing strengthening & re-

construction in ground level car park, 3

story unit block.

M7/M4 Bridge abutment remediation $200k Permanent anchors RMS spec R56

Epping to Thornleigh Third Track project

(ETTT)

$1.3M Soil nails, permanent anchors and

shotcrete to RMS spec

Glenfield to Leppington Rail Line project

(2012-2013)

$2M Soil nails and shotcrete to RMS spec

Schofields Road Upgrade project $425K Soil nails and shotcrete to RMS spec

M7 Shared Pathway, Rooty Hill $790K Soil nails and shotcrete to RMS spec to

existing 14m high embankment

Wollongong Northern Distributor Extension

Project (2007)

$4.2M Soil nails and shotcrete to RMS spec

Various RMS specification works for

RailCorp / Sydney Trains

2x 3yr

contracts

Rock bolts, shotcrete & rock fall netting

systems to RMS spec

Moss Vale Road, Kangaroo Valley $180K Rockall netting systems to RMS spec

Spring Farm Resource Recovery Park $795K 10,000m2 anchored rock fall netting

and shotcrete to 30m high

embankment

Lane Cove tunnel - Roof bolts, mesh and shotcrete

Cross city tunnel - Permanent anchors, shoring, roof bolts,

fan bolts, grouting and drilling.

Eastern Distributor - Shoring, temporary and permanent

anchors, spiling bars, canopy tubes,

roof bolting and micro-piling.

M5 tunnel - Exhaust fan bolts

M2 - Roof bolts, Soil nails and shotcrete

MacDonald Contracting is pre-qualified to install RMS Specification R56 and B114 for permanent

ground anchors.

Further details of some of these projects are attached for your information.

Plant & Equipment Resources

MacDonald Contracting Australia Pty Ltd has all the equipment in house to get your project

going safely and quickly. We own and operate a fleet of 17 track-mounted drill rigs, 6 man-

portable hydraulic drills for difficult access work and a range of high production colloidal grout

stations, tight access and lower capacity grout stations and other supporting equipment. We

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also own and operate concrete pumps, air-compressors and a range of work trucks for

shotcrete work. As well as approximately 25 hand rock-drills and hand rotary drills.

Our fleet includes several custom-built drilling rigs, designed specifically for high-production

anchoring and soil nailing. These rigs incorporate long masts capable of drilling up to 15m in a

single pass (without the need for rod changes), and can reach up existing embankments to a

height of 12m (as is, 20m with addition of extensions). This can add flexibility to site layouts and

can eliminate the need for building work platforms on the embankment for much of the project.

Single pass drilling is therefore safer and more time efficient.

We own stressing equipment from 10 tonnes to 1300 tonnes, capable of anchors ranging from 1-

71 strands. This eliminates the need to borrow it off another company as many of our

competitors do.

We continuously improve, upgrade and replace our equipment to keep up to date with modern

client’s expectations and we innovate to provide new and improved solutions to our clients.

Our large range of plant, equipment and materials stocks, allow us to respond quickly to project

requirements, design changes, break down (spare capacity in our resources) and even

emergency situations. (E.g. subsidence or collapses).

Community

At MacDonald Contracting Australia we give back to our community and endeavour to support

the local communities where we work. This can be from supporting local charities to hiring as

many local staff as is practical and improving their skills through training.

We have an equal opportunity policy with regards to employment. Our team consists of

individuals with diverse multicultural backgrounds.

NorthConnex soil nails, mesh and shotcrete. Approx 20,000m2

NorthConnex RMS B114 anchors, R64 Soil nails, mesh and R68

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NorthConnex NorthConnex

NorthConnex 22 Strand RMS B114 Anchors at Concord – WestConnex

Sydney light rail – rock fall netting with associated rock Rock fall netting

bolting

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Jannali train station Oatley rail cutting 3000m2 of rock-fall netting.

Darlington Upgrade, high-reach drilling Darlington Upgrade, Shotcrete

Mach 2 and F9-11 rigs drilling for soil nails at the Mach 2 Soil Nail Rig installing soil nails at Wollongong

Glenfield to Leppington Rail Line, Sydney Northern Distributor Project

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Glenfield to Leppington Soil nails, mesh and shotcrete spraying at Glenfield to

Leppington Rail Line, Sydney

Sponge finish shotcrete at Glenfield to Leppington Mach 4 – Excavator mounted drill rig installing

Rail Line, Sydney anchor bars to rail cutting at Mumbil, NSW.

Colcrete Eurodrill Continuous Grout Mixers Portable Cyclone Dust Extractor at

Mount Isa, QLD

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Column footing strengthening & reconstruction, Chippendale

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Quality Control Resources

As part of the company’s commitment to quality, the company owns its own in-house grout

quality monitoring and testing equipment and load testing equipment, as well as documented

procedures / work instructions for inspection and test methods. Equipment includes:

• Flow cones for fluidity testing

• Grout density balls

• Electronic grout flow monitor with instantaneous readout for grout flow, flow rate, total

volume, elapsed time

• Calibrated grout pressure gauges

• Electronic scales and volume measuring equipment

• 3-gang grout cube moulds

• Calibrated dial and digital displacement gauges

• Calibrated hydraulic jacks and gauges (100kN to 13,000kN)

MacDonald Contracting will ensure that relevant site personnel are appropriately trained in

quality control inspection and test methods. This will include training for grout sampling to ensure

that the required NATA endorsed test certificates can be provided as per the project

specification.

MacDonald Contracting has significant experience in RMS specification projects and can

provide the necessary documents such as project specific plans, procedures, ITP’s, forms and

checklists to ensure the works are properly planned and documented.

Fluidity testing of grout using Flow Cone Pull testing of soil nails using calibrated jacks and

dial gauges, Glenfield to Leppington, Sydney.

Soil nail testing, Springwood, Sydney Load cell installed on an RMS spec permanent

anchor M7, Sydney

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Staff Resources

MacDonald Contracting Australia Pty Ltd employs over 47 staff, including:

• 6 qualified engineering staff

• 7 supervisors / leading hands

• 4 RMS B114 approved supervisors

• 30 full-time field personnel, including IRATA qualified rope access workers

• 3 full-time plant mechanics

• 5 permanent office staff

• 1 full-time warehouse storeman

Many of our staff and field personnel have over 15 years continuous service with the company

and extensive experience in a wide range of projects.

Industrial Relations

MacDonald Contracting Australia Pty Ltd operates under a registered Enterprise Agreement.

The agreement has been certified as complying with the National Code of Conduct.

The company has always maintained good relations with the relevant unions including the

CFMEU and AWU and has never had an industrial dispute with its employees, any union or Fair

work.

As a family owned and operated business, MacDonald Contracting highly values its employees

and for this reason, many employees have long standing service with the company.

Quality, Safety & Environmental Management Systems

MacDonald Contracting Australia Pty Ltd recognises the value of documented management

systems and approved work methods to ensure that we meet customer expectations and our

statutory obligations to our clients, our employees and the community.

The company operates under a documented integrated management system, including

policies, procedures, work instructions and various forms for quality, safety and environmental

management.

The company attained third party certification of its quality management system in 1995 and is

currently certified to ISO9001:2015. Third party certification provides independent recognition of

our company's compliance with the ISO 9000 series of quality management system standards.

MacDonald Contracting Australia Pty Ltd has the resources to meet the quality, safety and

environmental documentation requirements for today’s construction environment.

Environmental Controls & Equipment

MacDonald Contracting has carried out several projects in environmentally sensitive sites,

including sea-wall projects, river-front construction, canals and waterways, hospitals, mine sites,

beaches and public parks.

Our plant and equipment include items for specifically managing environmental aspects of our

work:

• Water-misters fitted to most drill rigs for dust suppression

• Dust extractors fitted to some drill rigs

• External / portable dust extraction systems

• Drill-water collection and recycling systems, including a ‘Mud-Puppy’ water recycling unit

• Floating booms

• Spill kits with all major plant

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Floating boom in operation on riverfront project Floating boom in operation off a barge with the

Mach 1 drill, Sylvania Waters, NSW.

Photographs

These are photos of the drill (called the Mach 3) which we prefer to use high volume works due

to its power, articulation and features such as electronic inclinator and alignment. This drill has a

vertical reach of 0-11m as is, or it can be extended.

Mach 3 drill rig at Wongawilli coal mine, Wollongong.

Mach 3 drill at East Arm Wharf in Darwin in late 2013, where it drilled 234mm diameter holes up to 50m deep

to install 91 off 19 strand permanent anchors for a new wharf.

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SM14 rig drilling for permanent anchors at NorthConnex, Sydney

Mach 4 drill in Parramatta, Sydney Mach 4 drill rig at Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide

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Hand portable drill mast in operation at Windamere Dam, NSW.

Hand portable drill mast at Glen St, North Sydney Hand portable drill masts, 2 shown of 6 available.

General rock bolting and rock fall netting system Rock bolts, mesh and shotcrete, Gladesville, Sydney

at Luna Park, Sydney

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Rope access work, Blue Mountains and Cowan rail cuttings, NSW.

Discovery Point, Sydney. Long mast drilling (17m stroke) through clay, sand and rock beside the Cooks

River, Sydney.

Micro-piles and rock-bolts at Point Piper, Sydney Suitability testing of permanent RMS spec anchors on

the M7, Sydney

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Example of soil nail grout test results from Harris Park rail station