Forest Wind

Provision of products and/or services by Traditional Owners organisations to support the design and construction of the wind farm and associated infrastructure

Provision of products and/or services by Traditional Owners organisations to support the operation
and maintenance of the wind farm and associated infrastructure

1. Experienced subcontractors with the capability, or part thereof, of Civil upgrading/construction of on-site access roads, stormwater drainage systems, poring / grouting turbine foundations, construction of hardstands and crane pads, sediment control structures, substation benching and construction laydown areas.

2. Operators for dozers, graders, excavators, concrete pump trucks, water trucks.

3. Supply, delivery and dry hire of earthmoving equipment for the use in civil construction and associated services such as surveying and fencing. Equipment to be used for clearing, site mobilisation, access roads and hardstands.

4. Ongoing maintenance of forestry gravel roads and crane hardstands.

1. Supply and operation of certified batching plants and concrete materials including cement, aggregate and sand.

2. Supply and operation of concrete agitator trucks for the delivery of concrete during turbine foundation construction.

3. Supply and operation of concrete placing equipment including boom pumps, vibration, finishing tools.

Provision of wearing course for heavy traffic on gravel roads, bluemetal for construction areas and substations, concrete aggregate, and electrical thermal bedding sand.

1. Supply of reinforcement steel concrete formwork and consumable materials.

2. Labour hire for the site construction of turbine foundations.

3.Supply and operation of post tensioning equipment including single and multi-strand jacks.

1. Provision of ecology, HSE, quality, administration services, including professional consulting
services (e.g. flora/fauna spotters, noise monitoring, RPEQ Engineers)

2.Provision geotechnical investigations

3. Provision of surveying services for layouts, easements, cadastral, features, LiDAR and others.

Supply of electrical components used in the construction and assembly of low voltage to high voltage substations, and underground cabling.

Provision of services associated with the termination, testing and commissioning of High Voltage (33kV and 275kV) connections and facilities.

Design, Procure, Install, Test and Commission Substations of 33kV and 275kV. Including concrete works, earthing system, high voltage switchgear, main power and auxiliary transformers, DC systems, etc.

1. Provision of services associated with the termination, testing and commissioning of LV networks and connections (e.g. interconnection works, AC/DC supplies, protection and control,
UPS/batteries).

2. Safety testing (test and tag) of electrical equipment on site.

1. Trenching and backfilling for underground cables.

2. Installation, termination, splicing and jointing of 33kV underground cable, copper wire and fibre optic.

Supporting services for the execution of O&M activities of a large scale wind farm.

Note - service technicians are typically employed directly by Siemens Gamesa. Scopes include short term crane wet hire, hardstands / roads maintenance and general compound maintenance/cleaning services.

Supply, install and remove temporary site accommodation for construction workers and staff including sleeping compartments, amenities, toilets, and other associated buildings (e.g. dining rooms, communal laundries).

Construction of permanent operational compounds including site offices, ablutions, laydown area, car park area, canteen.

1. Supply and management of temporary accommodation camps
2. Short term hotel/B&B/rental accommodation

1.Bore water / Standpipe access for dust suppression/construction water
2. Charter bus hire
3. Cleaning services (construction and project operation)
4. Construction and Operations labour hire (e.g. electrical, mechanical, general labour, maintenance staff)
5. Construction vehicle supply/hire
6. General truck hire
7. General steel fabrication, welding and assembly
8. Drainage and precast culvert manufacturers/suppliers
9. Hospitality events, functions, catering, mobile food supply, on-site canteen
10. Labour hire services (plant operators (loader, excavators, grade, dozer, roller), Labour (concreters, pipe layers, general labour))
11. Pest control services
12. Supply and install of fencing temporary and permanent (1.8m and 2.4m high chain mesh fencing)
13. Radio communication equipment
14. Security services
15. Septic tank pump out services
16. Sign writers and signage supply
17. Small equipment hire (e.g. generators, pumps, etc)
18. Supply and Delivery of Diesel Fuel for Site
19. Supply of office consumables (e.g. Stationary, cleaning products, etc)
20. Water Carting Services
21. Others