PROJECT: Stonecutters Ridge Golf Course and Residential Development

In November 2007 JK Williams were appointed as Principle Contractor for stage 1 construction of an 800 lot residential development at Colebee NSW, approximately 45km west of Sydney.

Stage 1 consisted of 186 lots requiring remediation from previous land use, earthworks, stormwater drainage, road pavement, utilities and cycle ways. Insufficient infrastructure to the area also required construction of lead-in services including 2.1km of potable water main, 1.8km Treated water and 1.5km of HV electrical through existing residential and commercial roads and reserves. Six 30m bore holes were constructed under Eastern Creek to bring the lead in services to the site. Combined with the lead in services was the construction of a sewer pumping station.

The 18 hole golf course primarily consisted of earthworks totalling 258,000m3 cut to fill spread over 87 hectares including 5 wetland ponds, tees and greens, trunk drainage and rock outlet structures. Management of the low water table and the adjacent creek created a challenging work platform for the first 12 hectares of the site where holes 2 to 5 were located. Special requirements set out by Alinta and Caltex were also specified due to the Wollongong to Newcastle pipeline running through the eastern portion of the site.

Subdivisional works $8m

Lead in works $6.8m

Golf Course $2.5m

The combination of a well known client Urban Pacific Limited reputative consultants J Wyndham Prince and the experience of JK Williams Contracting and its sub contractors the projects collection of problems were resolved by cost effective measures maintaining a positive relationship with the client.

JK Williams were proud to be involved in the development and will be looking forward to working with the client and its consultants to continue the project till the end.