Pascale Construction completes the construction of a new Bunnings Warehouse

Pascale Construction completes the construction of a new Bunnings WarehouseBunnings Limited awarded the Design and Construct contract of the $11M Bunnings Warehouse store at Seaford, South Australia, to Pascale Construction in October 2014 and required the project to be completed in a very tight frame. The project’s scope comprised of demolition of existing buildings, construction of a 7,200m2 new precast concrete, structural steel and metal roof deck warehouse together with construction of supply areas, external garden and landscaping, and new car park – with extensive water recycling and retention systems.The 27,600m2 Seaford site area includes around 10,000m2 of retail space incorporating the warehouse store along with 2,0m2 of the outside secured space – a combination of landscape and building materials supply areas -, and 17,000m2 of external car park and landscaped areas.Road works were also part of the project’s scope, with the installation of a new roundabout to the intersection of Seaford Rd and McMillan Rd, widening of Seaford Rd, and the construction of a new exit to Main South Rd for Bunnings delivery vehicles.Although the fast tracked nature of the Design & Construct approach was a challenge for all, it minimised the risks for the client whilst reducing the delivery schedule by overlapping the design and construction phases allowing earlier stages to proceed prior to the final development approval sign off. Consequently, project completion was achieved in 34 weeks, which included significant impact of wet weather, and Pascale Construction’s team successfully handed over the store to the client in August 2015, providing high quality and cost-effective construction services meeting and exceeding the client’s expectations throughout the project.