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Insulated HVAC ductwork and mechanical systems installation at Albemarle Kemerton — TCD Group

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Expansion of carparking facilities and civil works at Albemarle’s Kemerton site, supporting the growing workforce at the lithium processing facility.

TCD delivered comprehensive civil works including carpark construction, drainage systems, and site improvements while coordinating with ongoing plant operations.

Key Deliverables
  • NPI carpark extension
  • Civil minor works packages
  • Drainage and stormwater management
  • Kerbing and line marking
  • Landscaping and site improvements
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Client
Albemarle Corporation
Location
Kemerton, WA
Project Duration
6 Months
Project Start
July 2023
Project Finish
January 2024

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Concrete pour with workers and mixer truck — Albemarle project, Kemerton, Western Australia. TCD Group civil construction
Concrete pump truck in action with workers on site — Albemarle project, Kemerton, Western Australia. TCD Group civil construction
Concrete truck pouring concrete for new curb/roadway — Albemarle project, Kemerton, Western Australia. TCD Group civil construction
Concrete pour for a new foundation — Albemarle project, Kemerton, Western Australia. TCD Group civil construction
Industrial piping networks and mechanical systems inside Albemarle Kemerton processing facility — TCD Group
Worker installing conduit in excavated utility trench at Albemarle Kemerton construction site — TCD Group
Concrete structural framework with electrical conduit installation at Albemarle Kemerton — TCD Group
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TCD project: Cloudbreak solar farm earthworks

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TCD was engaged to complete the bulk earthworks for the Cloudbreak Solar project, supporting the development of 197 MWdc of solar photovoltaic (PV) generation and large-scale battery storage.

Key Deliverables:
  • 350 hectares of clearing and grubbing
  • 125 hectares of final trimming works
  • Installation of 32 cable culverts
  • 25 kilometres of access tracks
  • 30,000 m³ of cut/fill
  • 13 kilometres of fencing

TCD actively coordinated with Fortescue to deliver the project on time, incorporating significant scope variations while managing interfaces with other contractors to ensure no delays onsite.

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Client
Fortescue
Location
Cloudbreak, WA
Project Duration
5 Months
Project Start
April 2025
Project Finish
August 2025

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Bulk earthworks at Cloudbreak Solar Farm for FMG
Bulk earthworks at Cloudbreak Solar Farm for FMG
Bulk earthworks at Cloudbreak Solar Farm for FMG
Bulk earthworks at Cloudbreak Solar Farm for FMG
Bulk earthworks at Cloudbreak Solar Farm for FMG
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Hedland Junction Stage 4 road construction and earthworks in Wedgefield, Western Australia — TCD Group for DevelopmentWA

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TCD was engaged by DevelopmentWA to carry out the Hedland Junction Stage 4 Subdivision Project in the Wedgefield industrial area of Port Hedland.

Key Deliverables:
  • Site facilities establishment and construction water infrastructure
  • Clearing and development of borrow pits for 240,000 m³ bulk earthworks cut to fill forming 8 new industrial lots
  • 1.2km extension of Hematite Drive through to the Great Northern Highway — road formation, primerseal, asphalt, cycle path, line-marking, road furniture and tie-ins
  • New drainage infrastructure — open drains, box culverts, reinforced concrete pipes and over 6,000 m² of concrete revetment mattress
  • New potable water, communications and electrical service installations including substations and lighting poles

Works completed under strict environmental and heritage monitoring requirements, including dust suppressant use and cultural monitors.

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Client
DevelopmentWA
Location
Port Hedland, WA
Project Duration
8 Months
Project Start
September 2023
Project Finish
April 2024

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Vibratory roller compacting prepared soil with roller track patterns at Hedland Junction Stage 4 — TCD Group
Newly laid asphalt road with vibratory rollers compacting surface at Hedland Junction Stage 4 — TCD Group
Bitumen tanker truck spraying hot asphalt on prepared road base at Hedland Junction Stage 4 — TCD Group
Concrete pad foundation with formwork and generator installation at Hedland Junction Stage 4 — TCD Group
Aerial view of motor grader and earthworks equipment at Hedland Junction Stage 4 development — TCD Group
Hedland Junction Stage 4 road base construction with grader and dump truck aerial view
Hedland Junction Stage 4 large-scale earthworks and road construction aerial view
Hedland Junction Stage 4 asphalt paving with road construction equipment
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Large corrugated steel culvert pipes lined up for installation with excavator and earthworks on Fortescue mine site — TCD Group

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TCD were engaged by CSI Mining Services at Kens Bore, part of the Onslow Iron Project, to construct a multi-plate steel underpass tunnel and installation of culvert drainage pipes, headwalls and rock protection.

Key Deliverables:
  • Form, install reinforcement and pour strip footings for the tunnel
  • Installation of tunnel base channels
  • Installation of 73m long multi-plate steel with additional rib plate installation in the centre
  • Installation of 61 drainage culverts (CSPs, RCBCs and RCP pipe) and headwalls, including onsite transportation, excavation, installation of bedding, protective wrap and cement stabilised backfill
  • Placement of rip-rap to construct rock protection to the inlet/outlet of culverts
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Client
CSI Mining Services
Location
Kens Bore, Onslow Iron Project, WA
Project Duration
7 Months
Project Start
January 2024
Project Finish
July 2024

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Excavator positioning large steel pipes in excavated trench for culvert installation on mine site — TCD Group
Completed corrugated metal drainage culverts with riprap rock protection on mine site — TCD Group
Komatsu HB335 hybrid excavator performing earthworks for culvert installation on mine site — TCD Group
Large steel pipes staged for installation with workers in PPE and equipment on mine site — TCD Group
Worker performing foundation preparation and trenching for culvert installation on mine site — TCD Group
Completed corrugated steel tunnel culvert structure at sunset, FMG mine site — TCD Group civil construction
Large culvert pipes being installed with excavators on red earth mine site — TCD Group civil construction
Concrete mixer truck pouring foundations with rebar formwork for culvert installation — TCD Group civil construction
Culvert installation in prepared trench with heavy earthworks machinery on mine site — TCD Group civil construction
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Eliwana Dominion Haul Road Culverts project for Fortescue in Eliwana, Pilbara, WA — TCD Group

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TCD were engaged by FMG to install surface water management measures to support expansion of the mine’s active mining area.

Key Deliverables:
  • Construction of 9 individual culverts totalling over 900m at several locations along the proposed Dominion Haul Road
  • Construction of 6+ km of mine standard access track across virgin ground with very steep and undulating terrain
  • Project considered high-risk by the Principal’s stakeholders due to challenging terrain conditions and operation within the active mine area
  • Culverts located within natural alignment of surface water paths in steep gullies of varying widths

The project was completed ahead of program and with zero HSE incidents.

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Client
FMG – Surface Water Management
Location
Pilbara, WA
Project Duration
5 Months
Project Start
May 2024
Project Finish
September 2024

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Large-scale earthworks with culvert installation and haul road — Fortescue project, Eliwana, Pilbara, Western Australia. TCD Group civil construction
Culvert installation and earthworks with heavy machinery — Fortescue project, Eliwana, Pilbara, Western Australia. TCD Group civil construction
Culvert installation in an earthworks setting — Fortescue project, Eliwana, Pilbara, Western Australia. TCD Group civil construction
Large culvert installation with surrounding earthworks — Fortescue project, Eliwana, Pilbara, Western Australia. TCD Group civil construction
Eliwana Dominion haul road culvert installation
Eliwana Dominion haul road culvert installation
Eliwana Dominion haul road culvert installation
Eliwana Dominion haul road culvert installation
Eliwana Dominion haul road culvert installation
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Big Garden & Kangaroo Haul Road Culverts project for Fortescue in Pilbara, WA — TCD Group

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TCD were awarded the Big Garden and Kangaroo Haul Road culvert installation works at FMG’s Cloudbreak Mine Site.

Key Deliverables:
  • Facility establishment and laydown areas
  • Site preparation and construction of culvert mounds
  • Two multi-bank culverts installed: 20× 1,500mm diameter CSPs at Big Garden and 6× 1,500mm diameter CSPs at Kangaroo
  • Progressive trench installation and backfill for corrugated steel pipe (CSP) using site bush-mixed cement stabilised fill (CSF)
  • General fill backfill to finished haul road height and construction of heavy vehicle windrows
  • Sourcing, screening and installing inlet and outlet rock protection at both locations
Summary
Client
FMG
Location
Cloudbreak, WA
Project Duration
4 Months
Project Start
September 2023
Project Finish
December 2023

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Large culvert pipes and excavator on a red earth construction site — Fortescue project, Pilbara, Western Australia. TCD Group civil construction
Large culvert/pipeline installation with excavators — Fortescue project, Pilbara, Western Australia. TCD Group civil construction
Large culvert pipes installed in an earthworks setting — Fortescue project, Pilbara, Western Australia. TCD Group civil construction
Culvert installation in red earth — Fortescue project, Pilbara, Western Australia. TCD Group civil construction
Haul road culvert installation at Big Garden for FMG
Haul road culvert installation at Big Garden for FMG
Haul road culvert installation at Big Garden for FMG
Haul road culvert installation at Big Garden for FMG
Haul road culvert installation at Big Garden for FMG
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TCD were engaged by Fortescue at Iron Bridge for the construction of a scour pond and a section of tailings pipeline.

Key Deliverables:
  • Mobilisation and on-boarding to Fortescue site standards
  • Establishment of borrow areas
  • Construction of a 65×50m scour pond as a discharge point for the tailings pipeline
  • Construction of 2× 1,200mm × 26m long corrugated steel pipe (CSP) culverts
  • Installation of 70m of 400 OD HDPE pipeline
  • Upgrading the capacity of an existing sediment pond
  • Drainage and rock protection
  • Rock breaking and rock sieving
  • Soils compaction testing
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Client
Fortescue
Location
Iron Bridge, WA
Project Duration
3 Months
Project Start
August 2024
Project Finish
October 2024

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Excavator working alongside tailings pipeline at Iron Bridge for Fortescue — TCD Group
Water truck on red dirt road with earthworks at Iron Bridge tailings project — TCD Group for Fortescue
Komatsu excavator with worker and site infrastructure at Iron Bridge tailings project — TCD Group for Fortescue
Excavator loading dump truck during earthworks at Iron Bridge tailings project — TCD Group for Fortescue
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Aerial view of TCD construction project site
Iron Bridge tailings scour pond construction
Iron Bridge tailings scour pond construction
Iron Bridge tailings scour pond construction
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Civil Construction Culverts Tunnel Construction

Far West Hub Project

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Far West Hub mining infrastructure project

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TCD were engaged by Fortescue for the Far Web Hub Project – Detailed Earthworks and the Supply and Construction of Culverts and a Tunnel.

The scope of works included:

  • Tunnel: Supply and installation of 1 overpass tunnel, inclusive of the concrete tunnel footings, backfilling and compacting earthworks around the tunnel to the final overpass RL levels.
  • Culverts: Supply and installation of 10 banks of CSP culverts and associated scour protection, inclusive of the cutting, forming and trimming drainage entry and exit channels, backfilling earthworks around the culverts and forming and finishing the earthworks to the final RL’s along the chainage.
  • Detailed Earthworks: Complete detailed earthworks for the CV010 RLC along the full conveyor chainage (approximately 10.4km in length), including sheeting to finish the final RL levels. Works included the forming and finishing LV windrows for maintenance tracks along the entire length of the RLC and all and many other temporary miscellaneous civil and earthworks.
  • Crusher Pad Foundation: Detailed earthworks for Hopper 010 primary crushing pad foundation, excavations for footings and construction pads, including foundation earthworks for Hopper 10’s discharge conveyor.

 

Summary
Client
Fortescue
Location
Cloud Break Mine Site
Project Duration
months
Project Start
April 2021
Project Finish
September 2021

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Far West Hub mining infrastructure project
Far West Hub mining infrastructure project
Far West Hub mining infrastructure project
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