Paradise Dam Improvement ProjectSunwater is planning for a new Paradise Dam wall on the Burnett River after newly identified issues show that no amount of improvement work will fix the existing dam. Georgiou, has part of an Alliance with Sunwater, CPB and GHD has been selected to assist with the design and construction of the New Dam Wall.

Currently assisting the Precontracts Team with bids

The Yatala South (Exit 41) interchange upgrade will deliver significant improvements in safety and traffic flow by keeping traffic moving through the improved interchange and thereby reducing queuing.The project will improve traffic flow through the interchange by including a new bridge across the M1 with additional lanes, the upgrade of roundabouts to traffic signals and the relocation of on-ramps and off-ramps.I'm very proud of the Team to have completed over 270,00 manhours with no LTIs which allowed the Project to be completed with a TRIFR of 0.

The early works upgrade will realign 1.5km and increase the capacity of the Pacific Highway (western service road) to enable future widening of the M1 to allow future widening of the M1.- Constructing a shared footpath on the western side of the Pacific Highway to encourage active transport.- Relocating public utility services including Energex, Telstra, Optus, NBN, Watermain.- Significant interactions with stakeholders along the entire length of the project.

Worked on various Estimates including the winning bid for the Isle of Capri Bridge Upgrade Project (City of Gold Coast). The project involved the construction of 2 new 6 span bridges and the demolition of existing 8 span bridge of the Nerang River.

The CCF QLD Earth Award Winning HOTA Green Bridge is a pedestrian / cycle bridge that links HOTA to Chevron Island. The 130m long four span steel girder bridge crosses the Nerang River at the same height as the Chevron West Bridge. The project was a Design and Construct Contract, between Georgiou and Brady Marine & Civil Pty Ltd. Bonacci Infrastructure carried out the structural design with the assistance of the project architects Archipeligo.Piling for the piers in Nerang River was carried out from the barge, with 8 x 900mm dia driven steel tubular piles with cast in-sit concrete plugs approximately 20m long. The cast in place piles with liners at the northern abutment were also carried out from the barge.The trapezoidal steel structure is comprised from approximately 6,000 individual components, with over 10km of welding required. All four spans were fabricated at Carole Park by Sun Engineering before being transported to the Coomera Marina, before being shipped to site on barges 25km over Gold Coast Waterway, including the Broad Water. The girders were then lifted into position by a barge mounted crawler crane in a predetermined order required to maintain the structural integrity of the landed girders.The southern abutment ramp three dimensional facade was design by internationally recognized artist Warren Langley and Jess Austin. The anodised aluminium folded form and golden hue represents the colour of the sun on the Nerang River over the past 40 million mornings, as artist Warren Langley responded to themes of water and open hands to underpin the notion of past, present and future. This complex facade and supporting framework was designed, constructed and installed by ACLAD Pty Ltd in Brisbane.

This NDRAA project scope was to repair 18 major and 35 minor landslips in the 10-kilometre closed section of road near where Gold Coast–Springbrook Road meets Pine Creek Road. To ensure the repairs can be carried out as safely and quickly as possible, the road remains closed during works.Work involved:- Construction of downhill Gabion Walls (~177m3)- Shotcreting (~301m3)- Installation of Greenax High Tensile Erosion Control Mesh (~7,675m2) - Drilling of 2m GRP Bars for greenax (~3,553m)- Installation of Tecco High Tensile Slope Stabilizing Mesh (~9,247m2) - Self Drilling Nails 6m long (~11,518m)- Shallow Landslide Fence installation (~100m)- Inception Fences- VX160-H6 Debris Flow Fence

Georgiou Group, on behalf of Transport and Main Roads, has been awarded the contract to complete the central section of the Southport–Burleigh Road network improvement project between Vespa Street and Monaco Street in Bundall. Work involves:- the creation of a third traffic lane in both directions by removing the on-street parking- pavement resurfacing and median works- upgrades to Boomerang Crs and Ashmore/Salerno Signalized intersections- significant service relocation protection works - drainage works- Partial demolition and widening of the Nerang River Bridge and Monaco st overpass bridge. - an Australian first Continuous Flow Interchange intersection construction

Georgiou Group, on behalf of Transport and Main Roads, has been awarded the contract to complete the southern section of the Southport–Burleigh Road network improvement project between Fremar Street and Rudd Street in Broadbeach Waters. The 1km section of Southport–Burleigh Road is locally known as Bermuda Street.Work involves:- the creation of a third traffic lane in both directions by removing the on-street parking- pavement resurfacing and median works- upgrades to the Rudd Street and Fremar Street intersections- service protection works and relocations- drainage works- revised line marking and signage.

Upgrade of the existing low-level floodway crossing and culverts at Yellow Gin Creek to a 10.4m wide x 120 metres long (6 x 24m spans) bridge, and 1.6 Km approaches (12 m wide, incorporating 1m-wide Wide Centre Line Treatment, two traffic lane and sealed shoulders. Beachmount Road intersection to be realigned and improved with a Channelised Right Turn (Short) treatment. A temporary side track of the Bruce Highway (adjacent to the Northern rail line) is proposed over the full extent of the works (about 1.7Km) to allow the contractor to undertake the work with minimal interruption from through traffic on the Bruce Highway.

I was part of the Kingsford Smith Drive Upgrade RiverLinQ bidding team - combining the international expertise of Acciona, coupled with the well-established local capability of Seymour White - to develop design innovation and construction solutions on complex road infrastructure projects in both urban and marine settings.My role on the tender for this primarily as the Construction Lead for Utilities during the process. this entailed various meetings with the BCC and the various Service Authorities to define the scope of works, working towards identifying mutually beneficial outcomes to interface challenges and finally transferring this into the estimate and works program.

Seymour Whyte was shortlisted as part of the PacWay Delivery Partner Joint Venture team with Aurecon, Mace and Advisian to oversee the delivery of the remaining 155km of the Pacific Highway upgrade between Woolgoolga and Ballina in Northern New South Wales.The upgrade will be built using a delivery model which was used to deliver the the infrastructure for the London Olympics, to harness the best ideas and solutions from the private sector and draw on knowledge from within government.This intense tender process included several interactive dialogue sessions with RMS. My role during this process was full time assisting in the development of the Expression of Interest through to preparation of the final tender submission. My primary role during the tender was the development of a fully integrated Design, Procurement and Construction Program, utilizing ASTA Powerproject, that comprised of over 12,000 individual schedule lines. In addition to this was was also responsible for developing documentation and delivering presentations to RMS during interactive dialogue sessions.Although the bid was unsuccessful this tender provide insight and exposure to a new contract model and bidding process. It also provided the opportunity to interact with our JV Partners, whom provided expertise in the overall planning, design, procurement and delivery of the programme of works.

First project in a major, eight year improvement program planned for the Logan Motorway. Scope involved the complete rehabilitation of the road surface to give a 40-year design life of a 12.5 km section between the Mt Lindsay Highway and the Ipswich Motorway. Works consisted of direct overlay, shoulder widening, and in some instances full reconstruction of the pavement via profiling and placement of new pavement.

As the Project Manager I has been responsible for learning the new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and aligning it’s processes with those currently used to execute SWC project cost controls previously executed in CHEOPS and various spread sheets. I was also responsible for developing training and manuals and supporting all end users after the program was launched.

The Gold Coast Rapid Transit (GCRT) project plans to deliver a high quality public transport system for the Gold Coast. This section of works, the Southport Roadwork’s is an early works package including the road widening works to provide for the future Light Rail on Queen and Nerang Streets in Southport, accommodating and enabling works including :- Upgrade of the roadway drainage and cross drainage as required- Replacement of existing and installation of new signalised intersections with provision for future light rail- Provision of road and pedestrian lighting- Provision for water and LV power at the future Light Rail Stations- Provision of bus stops and bus facilities- Protection and/or relocation of Public Utility Plant (PUP)

One of the largest alliance projects delivered in Australia, the project involved upgrade of an 8 km stretch of the Ipswich Motorway between Dinmore and Goodna to increase capacity from two to three lanes in each direction with provisions made for further expansion. Also involved construction of 26 new or rebuilt bridges (including rail bridges over the Ipswich Line at Goodna, Redbank and Dinmore), approximately 24km of shared pedestrian pathways and cycleways, as well as a 7km network of new service roads. A key challenge was construction in a highly constrained, busy corridor which carried in excess of 100,000 vehicles per day. The project was divided into four zones and involved extremely complex traffic management planning and staging which ensured the safety of the travelling public and road workers throughout construction. Unique to the project was the requirement for stabilisation of abandoned coal mines beneath the footprint of the upgrade motorway.

A section of the State and Federally funded Pacific Motorway Upgrade, the project involved the construction of new bridge to widen the overpass, replacing the existing roundabouts either side of the bridge with new signaled intersections, new and improved on and off ramps, a new signalised intersection at the top of northbound off ramp, upgraded local road connections and landscaping.

The project was located on the Gold Coast Highway between Brett Avenue and Stevens Street in Southport. The project consisted of the upgrade from two lanes to four lane median divided road including the replacement of existing bridge and provision of an additional bridge at Loders Creek. This was a very sensitive environment to construct a new bridge as it was immediately beside the Goad Coast Broadwater, meaning the project was under constant scrutiny by stakeholders concerned with the environmental impact. The structures were 3 span concrete deck unit bridges, with bored piles located within the existing waterway. Extensive planning and ongoing management of our works were required to execute the works within the limitations of our waterway permit.

The project was a Design and Construct Alliance involving a pedestrian and cycle link between the existing route north of College Road and Roma Street Parklands and the Normanby Bus Station. Works included a cut and cover tunnel, RSS embankments / abutments, an elevated structure and transition structures, a prefabricated bridge across the northern rail lines to link to the Normanby Bus Station and substantial service adjustments. This project required extensive piling, tunnelling and concrete works all within a very small project footprint surrounding on all side by concerned stakeholders, such as Queensland Rail, Brisbane Boys Grammar, The Roma Street Parkland and Sunshine Welfare & Remedial Association (SWARA which is a multi-diagnostic disability centre). All stakeholders had serious concerns about the project prior to commencing but by establishing clear lines of communication and keeping all parties informed we were able to meet the tight project deadline while receiving positive feedback from the stakeholders throughout the project.

The project featured full construction of a four lane median divided road, including stormwater drainage, pavements, road lighting, traffic signals and road furniture works.

Civil construction works associated with a new gold mine in Wyalong, NSW. The project scope involved road construction, bulk earthworks, heavy concrete foundations and a 25m deep reinforced concrete crusher pit including substantial temporary works to stabilise the lower sections and reclaim tunnels. Other works included tank foundations, extensive slab on ground and water retaining structures. Through a Value Engineering process, the joint venture worked collaboratively with the client and superintendent to come up with some substantial cost efficiencies through smart design. Adding to the complexity of the project was the mobilisation and accommodation of a large work force.

Widening of Mt Gravatt to Capalaba Road between the Gateway Arterial Road and 300m east of Grieve Road, to four lanes with a median division and including upgrading of the intersections with Gardner / Mt Petrie Road and Grieve Road.

Upgrading of the existing Samford Road from Cedar Creek to Ferny Way by widening from two lanes to four lanes median divided, including upgrading of the intersections, extending existing box culverts at Kedron Brook, drainage works, route and intersection lighting and traffic signals.

I joined Seymour Whyte and worked in the estimating department for several months.

Preparation of preliminary and detailed road designs, plans and appropriate scheme documentation. This involved the preparation of calculated quantities and corresponding, carrying out site inspections plus schedules plus liaising with clients and regulating authorities including organising and facilitating meetings.