MRO Infrastructure Tender Awarded
3 March 2011
Following a tender evaluation process, McConnell Dowell Constructors (Aust) Pty Ltd. has been selected by CSIRO as the successful tender in the construction of support infrastructure at the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory (MRO).
The project commences immediately, has a 45 week schedule and is a significant milestone in the ongoing development of the site. The scope of work involves the construction of several kilometres of access roads and tracks, power and data infrastructure, a central control building and 30 radio antenna concrete foundations, as well as ancillary works.
The MRO is located in the Mid West region of Western Australia, and will be home to world class instruments including CSIRO's Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) radio telescope. The MRO is also the Australia – New Zealand candidate core site for the future $2.5bn Square Kilometre Array (SKA) telescope project.
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