Clarence River Bridge at Harwood

Client: Rizzani de Eccher S.p.A

Project Value: A$ 200 Million

Project Description: One of the major bridges on Clarence River and is a part of Woolgoogla to Balina section of the Pacific Highway. The new 1.323 km long Clarence River bridge at Harwood is to be built downstream and east of the existing bridge. According to the concept design, the bridge has 33 spans with a vertical clearance of 30m at the centre to allow maritime traffic. The bridge is a two lane dual carriageway with a total width of 21.8m. In addition to the concept design.

Scope: Indus (formerly known as Deleg8) was engaged by Rizzani de Eccher to manage the complete process from registration of expression of interest submission of the tender for the Clarence River Bridge at Harwood and associated works in the Harwood.

At the EOI stage Indus established a team consisting design, construction, planning and technical writing experts. A concept design was developed by Indus in Sydney and communicated to the structural designers in Italy for detailing. Deleg8 developed two separate methodologies and program. One using a composite steel/concrete structure. The other using traditional balanced cantilever methodology. Indus also developed the content for the client workshops and presented to RMS on behalf of RdE. RdE was one of three tenderers to be shortlisted from a group of 8 for the RFT stage.

During the RFT stage Indus managed the tender design coordination between the structure designers in Italy and the Australian architects and civil designers, procurement and estimation of the project works from piling through to landscaping of the final product.