{"id":152258,"date":"2024-11-27T09:03:52","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T23:03:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railexpress.com.au\/?p=118015"},"modified":"2024-11-27T09:03:52","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T23:03:52","slug":"gamuda-committed-to-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=152258","title":{"rendered":"Gamuda committed to Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Simon Hussey, Gamuda project director, with Dan Powrie, project director, Sydney Metro West at the launch of one of the Tunnel Boring Machines for the Sydney Metro West \u2013 Western Sydney Tunnelling\u00a0Package. IMAGE: Gamuda<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After five years<\/a> in Australia, Gamuda is ready to expand its operations locally<\/a> to incorporate full turnkey capabilities.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Gamuda project director Simon Hussey has been on the ground for Gamuda in Australia effectively since day one. The opportunity for a clean slate and the chance to grow Gamuda in Australia drew Hussey to the role and the organisation is now primed to continue growing after establishing itself locally.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe came to Australia as part of Gamuda\u2019s regional expansion plans to diversify its construction business with an open approach,\u201d Hussey said.<\/p>\n

\u201cGamuda does not have a big hierarchy to hinder us. We can be dynamic and when we want to get something done, our Chief Executive Officer in Australia will work directly with the Global Executive Leadership to make a decision that benefits our local team.\u201d<\/p>\n

A global engineering, property and infrastructure company delivering world-class major projects, Gamuda was established in Malaysia in 1976 and listed on the Bursa Malaysia in 1992. Since then, the business has grown to be a leading infrastructure company in Malaysia and has expanded its footprint to nine countries.<\/p>\n

The focus for Australia<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Hussey explained that Gamuda originally saw a space to bring its global innovation and technology, including its autonomous tunnel boring machines, to the Australian market as part of the country\u2019s infrastructure boom.<\/p>\n

The company has since identified ways it can further support a range of other infrastructure classes, including the rail\u00a0industry.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow that we have come to Australia and delivered a number of tunnelling and road projects, we are looking to expand our local offering to match what we do overseas,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are taking that step into rail construction. Whether it is line wide, stations or other parts of track construction, we are building the business in Australia around that vertical integration.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to provide those full turnkey capabilities and value engineering work as we have in Malaysia and elsewhere in Asia. In Kuala Lumpur, the government awarded us the contract for delivery of the MRT Kajang and\u00a0Putrajaya lines and we took care\u00a0of everything from design and financing, stakeholder management, land acquisitions,\u00a0tunnels, viaducts, interfacing works, depots, fitouts,\u00a0authorities liaison and approvals and then getting operations up and\u00a0running and handing over to the\u00a0operators.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since arriving in Australia, Gamuda has been awarded, and is delivering, three separate projects alongside partners John Holland, Ferrovial and Laing O\u2019Rourke. This includes the M1 Motorway Extension to Raymond Terrace, Coffs Harbour Bypass and Sydney Metro West \u2013 Western Tunnelling Package.<\/p>\n

The Western Tunnelling Package scope\u00a0includes:<\/p>\n