KBR wins four-year SA Water contract to support A$3.3 billion infrastructure programme
- Four-year contract extends KBR’s 15-year partnership with SA Water through to 2030.
- The programme plans approximately A$3.3 billion in water infrastructure investment over four years.
- Work will support services for SA Water’s 1.8 million customers across dam and tank upgrades, bulk transfer infrastructure, mains replacement, sewer network and treatment-plant upgrades.
- Last year the capital delivery team managed more than 2,000 projects, including 69 km of new water mains, the 132 km Tailem Bend–Keith pipeline upgrade, and a desalination plant for Marree.
Contract and term
KBR has secured a four-year contract with SA Water to support the utility’s capital delivery programme, building on a 15‑year partnership and extending the relationship through to 2030.
Programme scale and scope
The programme will support approximately A$3.3 billion in water infrastructure projects over four years and will deliver critical water and wastewater infrastructure services across South Australia for 1.8 million customers. Activities include dam upgrades, water tank refurbishments, bulk water transfer works, water main replacements, sewer network upgrades and upgrades to water and wastewater treatment plants.
Delivery track record and upcoming work
Over the past year the capital delivery team managed more than 2,000 individual projects, delivering 69 kilometres of new water mains, a major upgrade of the 132‑kilometre Tailem Bend–Keith pipeline, and a desalination plant for Marree. Major programmes over the next four years highlighted in the contract include work to enable an estimated 50,000 new homes under South Australia’s Housing Roadmap and infrastructure upgrades such as the Morgan to Whyalla pipeline, South Australia’s longest at 358 kilometres.
Source: KBR