Cessnock Correctional Centre: Robson Civil Projects

Summary

The Cessnock Rapid Build Prison (RBP) is a 400 bed maximum security centre accommodating sentenced male inmates.

The STCC is designed to have an operational life of 5 years and is expected to alleviate Corrective Services’ state-wide pressures and make NSW operations safer and more efficient.

Robson’s were engaged by the managing contractor Lendlease to complete the below scope of building infrastructure works as part of the civil and in-ground works package:

Highlights

Robson offered a practical approach to onsite design changes and minor alterations in a short timeframe without impacting the program.
Onsite encapsulation of Asbestos Contaminated Fill significantly reduced disposal costs.
The use of screw piles as a substitute to bored piers has resulted in a substantial reduction in program duration.
Robson were publicly acknowledge by Lendlease as providing invaluable design rectification input that resulted in a quality product delivered in a timeframe that is the first of its kind in Australia.