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$50 MILLION PANDEMIC RESPONSE
BK Civil • Jan 10, 2021
64 projects make up the $50 million pandemic response investment program
This article was released on the Toowoomba Region website on Thursday, 16 July 2020 18:37.
A dedicated $50 million pandemic response investment program has been approved by Council for the 2020/21 financial year. It comprises 64 projects that are being accelerated to stimulate economic activity across the Toowoomba Region.
This is part of our commitment to assist our community as we recover from the Coronavirus pandemic. This $50 million dollars represents expenditure over and above Council’s annual capital budget of $165M. The federal government stimulus package, providing a $25k grant to owner-occupiers building new homes, has resulted in a substantial increase in local land sales and demand for building trades. Toowoomba Region continues to provide excellent opportunities with a diverse economy, relatively affordable housing and an enviable lifestyle for its people. As much as possible, the $50 million pandemic response investment program will be implemented by using local suppliers of materials and services.
In other initiatives we have
- Given a $125 rate concession for the majority of rateable properties throughout the Region
- Provided free parking in the Toowoomba CBD from May to June
- Adjusted the procurement Policy to give extra price weighting to local suppliers when engaged by Council to supply goods or services
- Extended the water rates discount period to 23 June
- Waived interest on overdue rates and charges calculated at 30 June
- Postponed the sale of land for overdue rates and charges for the 2020 calendar year
- Extended animal registrations to 30 September
- Provided 100% rent relief for small businesses that occupy Council-owned properties for the months of April, May and June
- Refunded 50% of the food licence fees for the 2019/20 financial year for fixed premises
- Refunded 50% of personal appearance retail licence fees for the 2019/20 financial year
- Waived credit card surcharges for all transactions at Council's Service Centres to 30 June
- Provided community groups with micro-grants for up to $499.
Pandemic Response Investment projects include
Council buildings (18 projects)
- Cambooya Hall renewal program
- Construction of the new Highfields Library
- Fencing projects
- Oakey Showground toilets and pavilion
- Nell E Robinson Park clubhouse amenities
- Neil St Bus Station toilet renewal
- Renewal of pool change rooms
- Replacement of air-conditioning, security systems and other equipment
- Various building amenity projects including renewal of toilet facilities
- Various building and structure maintenance and upgrade projects.
Plant and equipment (2 projects)
- City Safe and CCTV projects.
Road and bridge network (9 projects)
- Bowenville Moola Rd upgrade
- Footpath renewal in Crows Nest
- Intersection safety upgrade project
- Regional road pavement rehabilitation program – Central
- Regional road pavement rehabilitation program – North
- Regional road pavement rehabilitation program – South
- Regional road reseal program – Central
- Regional road reseal program – North
- Region-wide asphalt overlay program
Site improvements (20 projects)
- Bridge Street Quarry development – Stage 1
- Brookstead landfill rehabilitation
- Fencing renewal program
- Fencing upgrade program
- Fire management access - new
- Fire management access - renewals
- Fire management access – upgrades
- Kingsthorpe Recreation Reserve upgrade
- Landscaping projects
- Landfill rehabilitation in Brookstead, Pilton and Quinalow
- Park upgrade and access projects
- Millmerran waste management facility
- Peranga toilet access pathways
- Pilton landfill rehabilitation
- Quinalow landfill rehabilitation
- Southern growth corridor waste management facility
- Toowoomba waste centre vertical expansion – 2
- Various waste collection and facility projects.
Wastewater infrastructure (2 projects)
- Cambooya upgrade gravity mains - Stage 2
- Crows Nest sewerage priority 1 works.
Water infrastructure (13 projects)
- Bore infrastructure projects
- Cooby and Cressbrook spillway upgrades
- Meringandan West trunk water mains upgrade
- Reservoir and trunk main projects
- Toowoomba – Vale View pipeline
- Water and wastewater equipment projects.
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Supporting the communities in which we live, work and play has always been important to us.
BK Civil is committed to supplying quality services to the local community. We were recently engaged by the Toowoomba Region Council (TRC) to complete a number of landfill rehabilitation projects. One of these included the closure of the Brookstead Landfill. Located three kilometres west of the township, this site was first opened in 1955 and operated for 57 years before ceasing in 2017. It’s estimated that over 10,000 tonnes of waste was accepted at this facility during its lifespan. BK Civil was responsible for all works and activities required to rehabilitate the disused Brookstead landfill, providing equipment and qualified, experienced personnel to complete the project prior to the due date. Satisfying the Department of Environment & Science’s requirements for Landfill Closure and Post-closure Care was critical to the success of this project. The scope of works included: • Demolition and removal of existing chain mesh fence and gate • Re-profile / spread in-situ waste material and existing cover soil on site • Supply and spread and compact SMDD 90% final cover material • Supply and lay an organic layer • Supply & install perimeter fencing as specified in the closure plan, and • Site supervision and other site management activities, which included liaison with the Council’s environmental consultant and site surveyor.
BK Civil Group attains TMR prequalification for Roadworks Level R2, Bridgeworks Level B1, and Financial Level F2.
BK Civil Group has an on-going commitment to growing the skill-set of our staff. “Finding talented people and supporting them in growing their skills strengthens the foundations of our business and expands our capabilities.” said Jack Alldridge, BK Civil General Manager. Saul joined the team as a qualified Auto Mechanic. His previous experience had largely involved work with light vehicles, and after joining BK Civil he was swiftly enrolled in a Certificate IV of Mechanical Engineering Heavy Diesel. Saul has since finished this qualification and is now dual qualified in Auto and Heavy Diesel Mechanical. Dave and Clay are also members of the workshop team who’ll soon be dual qualified. Dave’s experience as a qualified Panel Beater and Spray Painter has been an asset to the team, as has Clay’s experience as a qualified Boilermaker. BK Civil is currently supporting Dave and Clay through the process of completing the Certificate IV in Mechanical Engineering Heavy Diesel. Last year presented many challenges for communities and businesses globally. Recent statistics revealed by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development show that unemployment rates in Australia amongst those aged between 15-24 rose by almost 4% when compared to pre-pandemic quarterly results. During this time, BK Civil was able to provide two school-based apprenticeships to local teenagers Bob and Joe. Bob and Joe joined the workshop team late last year and are participating in training for the Certificate IV in Mechanical Engineering Heavy Diesel qualification whilst they finish their senior years at highschool. “They’ve both got excellent work ethics and display a keen willingness to learn. I have no doubt that they have the potential to become even more valuable members of the workshop team as they progress through their training” said Jack.
BK Civil Group is proud to announce that we are pre-qualified for works under Local Buy's BUS270 certification, which includes road, water, sewerage and civil works. Being pre-qualified with Local Buy reduces the risks, time and costs associated with the procurement process for our customers. Why is being a Local Buy supplier important to us? Councils and local government authorities are not legally required to use Local Buy’s services, however a contractual arrangement established by Local Buy enables councils and local government authorities to purchase a diverse range of goods and services from Local Buy suppliers without tendering. Being a Local Buy supplier means that our customers using Local Buy arrangements save significant time, money and are fully compliant with the Local Government Act 2009 and the Local Government Regulation 2012 in their procurement activities. In addition to meeting Local Buy's requirements, we continue to maintain third party accreditation in ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System, providing our customers with greater assurance of a project done well.
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