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Conserving our scarce
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“Drought” is a word on everyone’s mind lately, so it
comes as no surprise that water authorities
throughout the nation are focusing on preserving and
conserving this invaluable resource.
Hunter Water saw an opportunity
to dramatically increase the holding capacity of
Grahamstown Lake at Raymond Terrace, north of
Newcastle. This $12 million project called for a new
embankment and spillway on the Grahamstown Dam,
which when completed in August 2005, will increase
the capacity of the Lake by an astounding 63,000
mega litres, or around 50%.
Since Grahamstown Lake supplies around
half of Newcastle’s
water demand,
it isn’t hard to see why this project is so
important to help manage the City’s growth
requirements and to help insulate it against the
impact of water scarcity.
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Abergeldie Contractors
tendered for the project using Benchmark
Estimating Software.
Abergeldie
is a mid-size contractor, employing over 60
engineers and field staff. They specialise
in public infrastructure projects for
government departments and organisations
such as Brisbane City Council, the RTA and
various water authorities. |
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New
South Wales Construction Manager, Michael Trumm
needed an estimating system, which could handle a
complex schedule of rates consisting of 112 separate
items. Abergeldie has been a multi-user of
Benchmark for some years, and Michael knew the
software could make this task relatively simple. He
says
“Because we could have
two or three estimators working concurrently on this
project, we were able to produce an accurate winning
estimate in a very short time”.
This
multi-user capability is just one of the many
benefits that makes Benchmark the estimating
software of choice for an increasing number of
businesses and organisations involved in significant
projects.
On
Abergeldie’s
Grahamstown Dam project, all of the Benchmark
features contributed to a winning estimate according
to Michael, who states
“One of the big
attractions of Benchmark is that it offers a total
package for estimating”.
For more information
visit Abergeldie's website |
