The project was delivered in carefully planned stages to ensure uninterrupted access for Woolworths employees, emergency egress routes, and other contractors completing internal works. Civilcraft also coordinated closely with Cumberland City Council and RP Infrastructure to modify driveways, resolve stormwater constraints, and secure all required approvals while maintaining programme timelines.

Project Components:

• Establishing the site, including delineation devices and temporary traffic management to safely maintain public and staff access around the work zone.
• Demolishing existing concrete driveways, footpaths, and pavements to support the expansion works.
• Constructing a new paved pedestrian entry for Woolworths employees.
• Installing a raised heavy-duty pavement and ramps, doubling the number of vehicles that could be serviced simultaneously.
• Upgrading the existing stormwater line to suit the redesigned driveway crossover.
• Reconfiguring pedestrian circulation paths and fencing to align with the new vehicle exit layout.
• Constructing new feature garden beds flanking the southern driveway exit.
• Applying custom line marking to clearly define DTB bays and improve customer wayfinding.

Key Challenges and Risks:

Civilcraft successfully navigated a number of project complexities, including:

• Maintaining safe operations in a live facility, ensuring continuous access for Woolworths staff, emergency exits, and other contractors on site.
• Working within confined spaces and restricted access zones, requiring staged construction and strict coordination of plant and materials.
• Resolving design and stormwater interface issues with Cumberland City Council and RP Infrastructure to prevent programme delays.
• Managing noisy or high-impact activities within limited timeframes to minimise disruption to operations and neighbouring businesses.
• Achieving zero lost-time injuries, with robust WHS controls and consistent supervision maintained throughout the project.

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Project Components:

External Pavements

• Remediation of cracks on concrete pavements.
• Resealing of existing joints on concrete pavements.
• Remediation of spalled concrete pavements.
• Re-leveling of concrete pavements (removal of steps).

Internal (SLC slab) Pavements

• Remediation of SLC pavement including installation of 570 lineal metres of armoured joints.
• Remediation of concrete surface.

Key Challenges and Risks:

• Undertaking works within an operational manufacturing warehouse adjacent to production areas whilst limiting impact to their operations, requiring effective communication and coordination among the project team and subcontractors.
• Working in high volume truck movement and load/unload areas, requiring a high level of safety measures and coordination.
• Staging of SLC slab works allowing continued use of the SLC’s for the duration the works.
• Use of speciality products, such as high early strength concrete, to allow early handover of completed works.
• Logistical challenges of materials & personnel movement within an operational manufacturing warehouse.

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Project Components:

• Joint sealing.
• Spall repairs.
• Kerb construction.
• Full-depth pavement reconstruction.
• Milling and re asphalting of adjacent flexible pavements.

Key Challenges and Risks:

• Dealing with concrete hardstands and asphalt pavements across two industrial estates required extensive patch repairs and full-depth concrete pavement reconstruction.
• Out of hours works with sustained truck traffic adjacent to the worksite required a high level of safety measures to be implemented and coordination.
• Working in a complex site with food manufacturing and distribution required effective dust control measures.
• Completing the planning stage on a rolling basis to ensure timely delivery of the project.
• Maintaining strict quality control on a tight schedule to ensure the project met the client’s expectations.

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Project Components:

• Full-depth concrete pavement reconstruction including subgrade rectification.
• Remediation of cracks on concrete pavements.
• Resealing of existing joints on concrete pavements.
• Remediation of spalled concrete on concrete pavements.
• Re-leveling of grates on concrete pavements.
• Installation of new subsoil drainage beneath internal slabs.
• Installation of sump pump in office elevator shaft.
• Bollard & guardrail installation/reinstatement.
• Line marking reinstatement.

Key Challenges and Risks:

• Dealing with a secure facility operating 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, requiring effective communication and coordination with the tenant, project team and subcontractors.
• Completing the works to strict staging to ensure timely delivery of the project and minimise impacts to the facilities operations.
• Working during night-time hours with 24-hour high volume truck traffic, which required a high level of safety measures and coordination.
• Undertaking reconstruction of full-depth concrete pavements in critical operational areas under fixed time frames.
• Maintaining strict quality control on a tight schedule to ensure the project met GPT’s expectations.
• Rectification of unsuitable subgrade material beneath failing slabs.

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Project Components:

• Asphalt patchwork.
• Full-depth pavement reconstruction.
• Rubber bitumen bandaging around asphalt patchwork to minimise the risk of moisture seepage.
• Reinstatement of line marking.

Key Challenges and Risks:

• Working on a live road with heavy traffic, which required careful planning and coordination to minimise disruptions to the flow of traffic whilst ensuring the safety of workers and other personnel.
• Consideration for key stakeholders including local residents, businesses, and government agencies, which required effective communication and management to address any concerns or issues.
• Maintaining accessibility to the site throughout and adjacent to the project required close coordination with the client and other stakeholders to minimise any disruptions to their operations and activities.

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The new hardstand area would cater for increased storage and logistic requirements.

Summary of Works:

• Relocation/ diversion of existing power and telecommunications services.
• Removal of landscaping and vegetation.
• Excavation, demolition and removal of unsuitable material.
• Construction of lean mix concrete subbase layer.
• Construction of concrete pavement using High Early Strength 40MPa concrete.
• Installation of 2.4m high black spear top fencing.
• Installation of new signs.
• Pavement linemarking.

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