CAPABILITY STATEMENT 2015

Contents

1. Company Overview .......................................................................................................................................................... 3

2. Products and Techniques ............................................................................................................................... 4

2.1. Retaining Wall ....................................................................................................................................... 4

2.2 Ground Water Management .................................................................................................................................. 5

2.3. Pile Foundations ..................................................................................................................................................... 6

2.4. Ground Improvement ............................................................................................................................................. 7

2.5. Environmental Remediation .................................................................................................................................. 7

3. Equipment ........................................................................................................................................................................... 8

3.1 Principal Base Carrier Installation Rigs ............................................................................................................... 8

3.2 Anchor Installation Rigs ......................................................................................................................................... 8

3.3 Rig Attachments ..................................................................................................................................................... 8

3.4 Hydraulic Excavators ............................................................................................................................................. 8

3.5 Company owned crane .......................................................................................................................................... 8

3.6 Batching Plant ......................................................................................................................................................... 8

4. CF Group Employees and Key Personnel ..................................................................................................................... 9

5. Compliance……………………...…….…………………………………………………………………………...........10

6. Safety, Health, Environment and Quality Policy……………………………………………………………………………………..11

7. Key Clients from Projects Completed………………………………………………………………………………... .12

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1. Company Overview

CF Group is an independent Geotechnical Contracting company offering a wide range of

Ground Engineering techniques, facilitated by state of the art installation equipment and an

innovative approach to the construction of structural foundations, ground improvement and

retaining structures with a pre-eminent industry reputation for performance, safety, quality

and reliability.

In addition to the conventional Geotechnical Contracting activities, CF Group undertakes a

wide range of techniques to address environmental issues, in particular the stabilisation and

containment of contaminants.

CF Group strives to provide quality innovative solutions, seeking the optimum in foundation

and ground engineering technology. The employment of appropriate equipment,

rationalisation of concept designs and an approach to problem solving by thinking, “outside

of the square,” are all directed to CF Group’s focus of providing economical and risk

minimal solutions to clients and delivering successful outcomes to all parties.

The company collectively enjoys a vast knowledge of the industry, equipment and ground

conditions which enables it to safely deliver quality and innovation for clients.

Its aim is to drive continuous improvement in performance, so that it consistently delivers projects with ZERO accidents and ZERO environmental incidents.

Underpinning and driving the success of the company over the 10 years since its inception is the business objective.

“To create long term relationships with customers, suppliers and most importantly

its employees.”

This has established a company culture with loyalty amongst the company’s long serving

employees and friendly long term customer satisfaction base built on repeat business.

CF Group capability includes Design, Supply, Construct and Project Manage.

With CF Groups striving for perfection, investment in its employees, dedication to be the

industry’s best and commitment to be responsive to its customer’s needs CF Group is

growing rapidly and aims to be a leader in the geotechnical contracting industry for many

years to come.

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CF Group

celebrated

10 years of

Excellence

in 2014

CF Group

strives for

perfection

and long term

client

relations

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2. Products and Techniques The range and variety of products and services offered by CF Group is made possible by

the versatility of the high quality equipment that comprises the fleet of installation units (piling

rigs). The realisation of this achievement, however, comes courtesy of the commitment,

dedication, skill and expertise of the staff and management of the company.

The policy of owning and using high quality piling rigs has been one of the primary factors

in CF Group pioneering the development and application of the Cutter Soil Mix (CSM) wall

method of retaining wall installation.

The employment of the CSM method of construction in conjunction with the facilities of

anchoring and propping, dewatering and foundation piling have promoted the turnkey

approach resulting in the Complete Basement Solution, whereby all facets of basement

construction are included under a single sub contract.

2.1. Retaining walls

The range of methods of retaining wall

construction available through CF Group

include:

Cutter Soil Mix walls (CSM)

Soldier pile and shotcrete walls

Sheet pile walls

Contiguous pile walls

Secant pile walls

Retaining walls to facilitate basement excavations are a common requirement for new structures in urban environments. CF Group is superbly equipped to install a variety of shoring systems to cater for ground conditions ranging from cohesive semi-self-supporting soils, where soldier piles with shotcrete infill panels provide an economical solution, to water charged non-cohesive sands, where impermeable, continuous walls are required. CF Group’s fleet of state of the art equipment for the installation of basement shoring walls facilitates it being

comprehensively equipped to install the listed wall systems:

Retaining walls are rarely installed to provide support by cantilever action and as a

consequence generally require lateral support; this is either by anchors or props. CF

Group retains in house capacity to install either of these options of lateral support.

Sheet Piles

CSM

CSM Cutters

Soldier Piles

Contiguous Piles

Secant Pile

2.2. Ground Water Management

In line with the CF Group’s initiative to provide complete basement packages, the company operates an in house dewatering service which can be made available to any of its sites.

This facility is provided wherever the basement excavation levels extend below the natural ground water levels and provides the considerable benefit of eliminating reliance on a third party for the management ground water during excavation activities.

Whether the dewatering requirement is for deep wells, a perimeter well point system or an arrangement of sumps, based on advice contained in geotechnical reports specific to the particular site and an overview of the ground water regime relevant to the site, the CF Group will design and implement a dewatering system to facilitate basement construction in the dry.

Awareness of the layered aquifers and aquicludes that drain into Botany Bay and the artesian conditions of the lower aquifers is typical of the benefit of considering the site overview.

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Deep well tube

Jasmin St, Botany

(GTB -2012)

John St, Mascot

(Toplace - 2011)

Victoria Parade, Manly,

(Manly Projects – 2008)

19-33 Kent Road, Mascot

(Meriton Apartments – 2014)

Well points/Spears

2.3. Pile Foundations

Pile Foundations is a core activity of the CF Group and all of the major installation rigs can be

configured for the installation of a variety of pile types.

Hammer driven piles and vibratory driven piles are rarely installed in urban areas, for

environmental reasons; in consequence the pile types most frequently installed by the CF

Group are Bored Piles, CFA Piles and Augered Displacement piles.

Details of the company’s piling rigs can be found under the part 3 of this document titled

‘equipment’, also on the CF Group’s web site, where the rig manufacturers’ information on the

capability and capacity of the rigs, in terms of recommended pile diameters and achievable

pile depths is provided.

Of particular relevance to piling activities in the Sydney basin is the need to be able to found

piles into the Sydney Sandstone and Ashfield Shales, which predominate as founding strata

throughout area. CF Group’s stable of piling rigs, with high torque and crowd force with cutting

heads designed for penetrating rock, readily address this requirement.

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The methods of pile installation available through CF Group include:

Preformed driven piles (pre-cast timber and steel)

Vibratory driven piles

Bored piles or cased bored piles

Continuous Flight Auger (CFA)piles

Rotary auger displacement piles

Double Rotary piles

Micropiles

Bored Piles Rotary Displacement Pile Micropiles

Double Rotary Pile

Vibratory Driven Piles CFA Pile

Preformed Driven Piles

2.4. Ground Improvement

Ground improvement techniques available through CF Group that effectively reinforce the soil

include:

Controlled modulus columns (CMC)

Stone columns (SC)

Soil mix columns (SMC)

Dynamic Replacement

Compaction grouting

The techniques focus on the reinforcement of soft soils by the installation of rigid or semi rigid

inclusions. Four techniques are in common use: Controlled Modulus Columns (CMC), Stone

Columns, Dynamic Replacement and Soil Mix Columns and the choice of technique is dictated by

the loads to be supported, the structural quality of the soil strata and the depth of treatment required.

They are employed, where large uniform dead or live loads require to be supported and settlements

contained to acceptable limits. Essentially each technique seeks to install columns of material that

are significantly stiffer than the in-situ soil, thereby creating a composite soil with a much enhanced soil modulus. The

inclusions are installed on a grid pattern and the applied loads distributed by a transition layer arching between the column

heads.

Other Ground Improvement methods include:

Wick Drains

Vibro Densification

Dynamic Compaction

As an alternative to reinforcing the soil to improve its global modulus, surcharge loading incorporating vertical ‘Wick’ drains

frequently offers a competitive option. This system facilitates the ground improvement by accelerating consolidation of

cohesive soils. CF Group’s rigs can easily be configured to install drains. Loose non cohesive soils can be treated with

‘high impact’ Dynamic Compaction or ‘low impact’ Vibro densification; both systems can be implemented from CF Group’s

rigs.

2.5. Environmental Remediation

Environmental remediation techniques available through CF Group include low permeability cut-off barriers and deep

collection drains for the management of ground water flow and the transportation of waterborne contaminants. These base

techniques have led to the development of Permeable Reactive Barriers and Funnel and Gate methods of neutralising

contaminants in-situ.

CF Group’s ongoing development of Soil Mixing methodology provides the facility to fix contaminants in the soil in place by

cement stabilisation of the soil or by neutralising the contaminants by the introduction of an appropriate agent mixed into

the contaminated soil.

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SC

Wick Drains Vibro Densification CMC SMC

Dynamic Compaction

3. Equipment CF Group understands its dependence on, amongst other factors, the importance of efficient, reliable plant and equipment

to facilitate the execution and delivery of the projects that it undertakes. This recognition underpins the ongoing

commitment to the use of state of the art; purpose built installation rigs

sourced from the premier manufacturers in Europe, fitted with electronic

monitoring equipment to ensure Quality Control of all applications. The

following items of major equipment are owned by the company:

3.1 Principal Base Carrier Installation Rigs

Bauer BG 28

Bauer BG 30

Bauer RTG 25S

Bauer RTG 19T

Liebherr LB255 – three units

Liebherr LB36-410

Soilmec SR 30

ABI TM 12/15V

3.2 Anchor Installation Rigs

Pantera 1000

Pantera 1100

3.3 Rig Attachments

Rotary drive – 294kN.m x 2

Rotary drive – 252kN.m

Rotary drive – 250kN.m

Double rotary drive – 300/150kN.m

Rotary drive – 275kN.m

Rotary drive – 121kN.m

Rotary drive – 80kN.m

Bauer CSM BCM10 x 3

TEC CSM

High frequency vibrator – Model 40 VML

High frequency ring vibrator – Model 32 VMR

Junttan 7 tonne hydraulic hammer

3.4 Hydraulic Excavators

Eleven hydraulic excavators ranging up to 40 tonne units

3.5 Company owned crane

Liebherr HS 845

3.6 Batching Plant

MAT Grout Batch Plant x 4

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4. CF Group Employees and Key Personnel

At CF Group we understand that our employees are our most valuable asset. We foster the ‘family’

environment and pride ourselves on ensuring that everyone in our team has a voice and is a contributing

factor in the overall success of the business. We are pleased and proud to say that a majority of our

employees and indeed key employees have been with us for over 6 years or since close to inception

date. This is testament to our people focus.

The focus on HR focus and commitment to policy ensures that the company provides a workplace

environment that is free from coercion, intimidation or harassment.

CF Group places great emphasis on attracting and rewarding the best people and is committed to

providing a safe and productive work environment.

CF Group considers that harassment by or toward employees, contractors, suppliers or clients is

unacceptable behaviour which will not be tolerated under any circumstances.

Our key personnel are,

Tony Derham (Managing Director)

Tony has been in the piling industry for over 25 years. Formerly a founding director of a national piling

company, in 2004 he decided go it alone and to develop a Geotechnical Contracting company with the

significant point of difference of offering “the complete package” for basement construction. Tony’s intimate

knowledge of piling and foundations as well as the ground conditions of the Sydney basin is unsurpassed. His

dedication and commitment to his work and delivery for his clients is second to none. Problem solving, cost

efficiency and timely delivery is Tony’s MO. Tony’s dedication to efficiency and passion for cutting edge

machinery enables him to lead his experienced team to emerge at the forefront of the Ground Engineering

industry.

Sally Brown (General Manager)

Sally has been working closely with Tony our Managing Director also CF Group, since early 2006. She has

been integral in the growth, development and structure of the company. Her strong background in HR and

Management over the past 20 years has been an important balance with the technical and business

development expertise of Tony, Managing Director. Prior to her involvement with the CF Group Sally worked in

various HR and senior management roles in the Media sector, specifically the Foxtel group.

Tony Page (Site Manager / Supervisor)

Tony has 35 years of experience working in the piling industry. We have confidence in his extensive knowledge

of site management and supervision as he has been working for us for the past 7 years successfully delivering

quality projects on time. His mastery of the operation of machinery and piling methods is witnessed by his eye

for perfection to detail.

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CF Group Organisation Chart

5. Compliance

1. Criteria Issuer

1.1 National Code of Practice for the

Construction Industry

Department of Education, Employment and

Workplace Relations

1.2

Public Liability Insurance cover of $ 20

Million minimum

Interrisk Queensland Pty Ltd

1.3

Professional Indemnity Insurance

Cover of $ 20 Million minimum.

Interrisk Queensland Pty Ltd

1.4 Workers Compensation Insurance

CGU Workers Compensation (NSW) Limited

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6. Safety, Health, Environmental and Quality Policy

At CF Group, company policy is based on the belief that the well-being of employees at work as well as other people

affected by the company’s activities is the major priority and must be observed, during all work performed by, or on behalf

of, the company. CF Group works in collaboration with Compliance in customising systems and policies to ensure that they

are implemented and managed in an efficient manner, whilst complying with all relevant legislation state and national

guidelines (AS4801) and are updated regularly.

HR focus and commitment to policy ensures that the company provides a work place environment that targets the

elimination or control of all risks. Emphasis is placed on continuous improvement in performance and consistent delivery of

projects with ZERO accidents and ZERO environmental incidents. This approach gives equal priority to the health and

safety of all people who are affected by the company’s activities, including employees, contractors, subcontractors,

apprentices and employers.

CF Group understands that all matters relating to SHEQ are of prime importance to its business. It is a company that cares

about its corporate and its social responsibility and is always looking at managing and improving the impact of its systems.

CF Group works together with its clients and suppliers to ensure that SHEQ is embedded in everything it does; it is 100%

committed to protecting and improving the environment at all of its sites by adopting best practice, to minimise defects and

improve environmental performance at all stages of work, from design to construction.

CF Group successfully delivers SHEQ by:

Demonstrating the strategic importance and awareness of SHEQ and providing all necessary training to ensure

continuous improvement and implementation in all of its planning and work activities.

Aiming for a target of zero defects for SHEQ in its management systems, which are delivered through reinforcing

and awarding people at all levels within the business, guaranteeing ownership of these responsibilities.

Customised risk analysis of potential hazards, which are established for each project to verify that the risks to

employees, contractors, and third parties are systematically managed to as low a level as it is reasonably

practicable.

Actively participating in a safety behavioural programme with our staff and sub-contractors, thereby making a

significant contribution to the group’s safety performance by effective communication between all parties.

Ensuring SHEQ is the priority, at all times, for all employees, is keeping up to date and complying with all

legislation and approved codes of practice.

Promoting a culture in which employees and suppliers work in accordance with this policy to achieve excellent

SHEQ performance, with a high emphasis placed on staff training, competence and assessment.

Ensuring periodic audits of the effectiveness of management structures and risk controls for SHEQ are carried out

regularly, and any appropriate corrective action is implemented.

Regularly reviewing the suitability and effectiveness of our SHEQ management system and undertak ing

enhancements as appropriate.

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7. Key Clients from Projects Completed

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