Banksia Project

CSL Seqirus, a wholly owned subsidiary of CSL Limited, will invest more than AUD$800 million in capital expenditure to construct new facilities in Melbourne to support its' future product demand in Australia and across the globe. CSL Seqirus has engaged BESIX Watpac, a leading Australian multi-disciplinary construction company backed by a century of global expertise and financial strength, to manage the construction of the facility. BESIX Watpac is a wholly owned subsidiary of the award-winning international contractor BESIX Group, specialising in complex construction across all sectors, including infrastructure and marine works. Combining Watpac's four decades of trusted local experience and partnerships, Watpac bring the best of the world's capability together.

About the Project

Project Banksia involves the design, construction, validation and registration of a new state-of-the-art biopharmaceutical facility, which will use innovative cell-based technology to produce influenza vaccines for use in both influenza pandemics and seasonal vaccination programs. This will be the only cell-based influenza vaccine manufacturing facility in the Southern Hemisphere. The facility will also manufacture CSL Seqirus' proprietary adjuvant MF59R and will produce unique products important to Australia's public health needs - including antivenom for Australian snakes, spiders and marine creatures, and the world's only human vaccine for Q-Fever.

The project will be a greenfield construction with site utilities and amenity to support the manufacturing operation, including black and clean utilities, warehousing, quality control laboratories, administration, cafeteria, car parking, etc. The facility is targeted to be operational by mid-2026.

Project Timing

The basic design has been completed, with the detailed design practically complete. Civil, Structural, Building Mechanical and Building Electrical contracts have been awarded for the main facility

The FCC facility concrete structure is close to practical completion and the internal fit out has commenced.

Site infrastructure is well advanced and expected to be complete in October 2022.

Awarded Contracts: Project Engineering Services & Equipment

Local Jobs First Policy
Seqirus has continued to engage with ICN to ensure it fulfils its Local Jobs First requirements. An initial industry briefing was held on 22 June 2021 with over 280 interested suppliers registering for the event. A landing page has been established for the project on ICN's gateway. A second industry briefing is scheduled for 3 October 2022.

A list of the local suppliers currently contracted to provide goods or service to the Project is below.

Construction:Besix Watpac

Civil Works: Delta Pty Ltd

Sewer and Storm Water: Wilson Plumbing and Drainage Pty Ltd

Design Engineering: Norman Disney Young

Project Controls:Turner & Townsend Pty Limited
Process Design: BIO TECH
Design Services: Lycopodium Process Industries
Safety Document Review: Environmental Resources Management Australia Pty Ltd
Design Services: Ingen3D Steel & Facade Detailing Pty. Ltd.
Engineering Consultancy Services: ICON
Design Services: Wood
HVAC Design Services: WSP
Structural and Dangerous Goods: ACOR
Quantity Surveyors: RLB
Building Surveyors: Philip Chaun
Automation Design Services: Mendis & Hanna
Geo Technical: OZ Geo
Design Services: Pitt & Sherry
Cultural Heritage Study: Biosys

Automation: Siemens Australia

Process Equipment:

• Syringe & Vial Packing Line
• Syringe Filling Line
• Packaging Line
• Process and Utilities vessels
• Bioreactor
• Parts washers and autoclaves
• Valves
• Instruments
• Centrifuge
• Chromatography Skid and Column
• Process Mechanical Installation
• Process Electrical Installation
• Microfluidizer
• CIP Skids
• WFI Still
• PW Generator
• Micro Filtration System
• Syringe & Vial Inspection Line

Banksia Project Industry Briefing

Download the Banksia Project Industry Briefing 2021 slide pack from the attachments section below.

Vendor Accreditation Process

The purpose of the Vendor Accreditation Process (VAP) is to assess and pre-qualify vendors to supply equipment, perform work or provide services for CSL at all Seqirus project site.

Key objectives of the VAP are to:

• Define a harmonized global process for the assessment and approval of vendors supplying equipment, performing work or providing services to all CSL Behring manufacturing sites.
• Define the boundaries and responsibilities of Category Leads in the global sourcing team.
• Establish and maintain a databank of all Vendor assessments and approval status for all CSL entities.
• Introduce a review cycle for all suppliers in order to accommodate the changing market environment.
• Define a method of recourse for disputes.
• List the evaluation criteria and templates.

The assessment consists of the following seven independent sections performed independent of each other:

1. Legal Compliance
2. Quality (QA/QC)
3. Engineering and R&D (Technical)
4. Financial
5. HS&E
6. Supply Chain Integrity
7. Trade compliance

The Process Owner is CSL Global Capex Category Lead.

Industry Briefing

Click here to watch the Project Banksia Industry Briefing recording.

HOW TO REGISTER AN EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)

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