The projects needed to be fast tracked. So Equiset assisted the Catholic Education Office in pricing the individual projects prior to the design documents reaching ‘for construction’ status.
Equiset contracted the projects on a “design construct’ basis. This allowed the initial works to commence before the documents were completed.
Most of the new projects were stand-alone while some integrated with existing buildings.
There was a mixture of single and double storey buildings with a steel frame on a concrete slab, clad externally with precast concrete, metal cladding, timber and Eco panel.
Large areas of glazing were also used.
Ecologically sustainable design elements like rainwater harvesting, shading, cross ventilation and landscaping were incorporated.
Due to the age of some schools, infrastructure upgrades were required to major site services.
CEO Schools - Contracted works:
St. Therese's - Essendon $3m
St. Anne's - Sunbury West $3m
St. Matthew's - Fawkner North $2m
St. Mark's - Fawkner $2m
St. Mary's - Whittlesea $2m
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D&C - Multipurpose Centre
St. John's - Heidelberg $2.5m
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Additional Classrooms and Library/Community Room
St. Augustine's - Keilor $2
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Construct - Discovery Centre
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(Library and Classrooms)
Our Lady of Mount Carmel - Sunbury $2m
- D&C - General Learning Areas & Library
- Refurbishment of offices & classrooms
Statistics
- CEO Combined Contracts Sum: $18.5m
Project Program/Milestones
- CEO Schools Included in round 2 of BER funding (St. Anne's, St. Mary's,
- St. Matthew's, St. Mark's, St. Therese's, Our Lady of Mount Carmel)
- Commenced June 2009
- Completion scheduled for July 2010
- CEO Schools Included in Round 3
- of BER funding (St. Augustine's,
- St. John's)
- Commences August 2009
- Completion scheduled for March 2011
