Kane Constructions successfully completed the Waterworld facility at the Leongatha site in 2008, delivering a purpose-built water treatment membrane plant to enable the re-use of water across the operating milk processing facility and significantly reduce reliance on town water.
Appointed under a lump sum contract following a select tender process, Kane delivered the works immediately adjacent to live operations, requiring careful planning and coordination to maintain site functionality throughout construction.
The project comprised a membrane plant, control room, MCC rooms, pump room, associated tank farms and gantry structures. Works also included the extension and upgrade of wastewater, stormwater, sewer and fire services, new concrete roads and bunds, and a suspended concrete slab for the tank farms supported on bored piers. A 5.0 metre high concrete retaining wall and a two-storey precast concrete panel structure housing the new pump room, steam turbine and membrane room were also constructed, along with a new heating and ventilation system for the membrane room.