Keen builder seeks tender prices, marking Queens Wharf milestone
27 July 2018
Queensland Government:
Acting Tourism Industry Development Minister
Shannon Fentiman said
tender pricing for opportunities on the $3.6
billion
Queen’s Wharf
Brisbane are being sought from today.
“Tender-pricing ads in today’s Courier are another great marker in this
exciting transformational project,” she said.
“As part of a competitive process, one of the bidding contractors
(Probuild) has today (Saturday) started advertising to test pricing in
preparation for submitting its QWB construction tender.”
Queen’s Wharf Brisbane will offer 1100-plus
hotel rooms, 50 new
restaurants, cafes and bars, a pedestrian bridge to South Bank,
apartments and thousands of car parks.
“Today’s call relates to building of the Rosewood and Dorsett hotels and
a double-tower Star-hotel beneath the iconic Sky Deck.”
Destination Brisbane Consortium advises that the
refurbishment of
Treasury Brisbane to become The Ritz-Carlton Brisbane and high-end
retail will be in a later tender, with those works occurring after QWB’s
core development 2022 opening.
Ms Fentiman welcomed today’s tender-pricing activities with trade
packages varying from metal, glazing, concrete and electrical to
joinery, security and plumbing.
“Every day we’re getting closer and closer to 2022 and a new world-class
resort employing up to 8000 people. In the meantime more than 2000 jobs
will be on offer to build it.”
“Today’s advertisement - and there will be plenty more soon – are a
great vote of confidence in our catalytic project.
“DBC are saying that at the appropriate time subcontractors will be able
to register interest through the Industry Capability Network gateway,
which can be accessed via the Queen’s Wharf Brisbane website.”
For more information, visit queenswharfbrisbane.com.au
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Source: Queensland Government - www.statements.qld.gov.au
Contact: Media contact: 0419 620 447
External Links: queenswharfbrisbane.com.au
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