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Project	Date	Description	Value	Role	Client Referee
BP Paget	Current		n/a	Structural/Civil/Mechancial Engineer	FK Gardner & Sons- Brad Gardner -0439 200 567
Shell Moorooka, Brisbane	Completed		n/a	Structural/Civil/Mechanical/Electrical/ Hydraulic Engineer	Hutchinson Builders (Townsville) – Luke Scaroni – 0477 288 441
United Service Station- Hermit Park	Completed		n/a	Structural Engineer	United Petroleum Pty Ltd – Ayman Saleh – 0423 329 595
Caltex Paget	July 2014	Civil design works carried out included earthworks, 3 different pavement categories and 2 bio-retention systems. Completion	$2.7M	Structural Engineer	Ken Miller Builder: Beech Constructions

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Project	Date	Description	Value	Role	Client Referee
Stockalnd Hervey Bay Shopping Centre Extension		STP Consultants are actively engaged in the Design Development, Construction and Post Construction for Mechanical and Electrical Services.	$115 Million	Electrical and Mechanical Engineer	Stockland Property Management – Melissa Moss (07) 3305 8713 Mainbrace Constructions – Ben Evans(07) 3270 1412
Stockland Birtinya Retail Centre	Current	STP Consultants are engaged in the Electrical and Mechanical Services for the Design, Documentation and Delivery of consulting engineering. STP Consultants have also been engaged with a numeorus amounts of variations to the design and documentation.	$44 Million	Electrical and Mechanical Engineer	ADCO Constructions – Keith Bowker (07) 3511 5555 Stockland Property Management – Melissa Moss(07) 3305 8713
Stockalnd Baringa	Current	STP Consultants are actively engaged in Mechanical and Electrical Services. Stockland Baringa is a Neighbourhood Retail Centre with an IGA as major tenant with capacity of speciality retailers & commerical space. STP Consultants are required to undertake Preliminary Design Sketches for Electrical Services with further design and documentation and construction for Mechanical and Electrical.	$14 Million	Electrical and Mechanical Engineer	Stockland Property Management – Melissa Moss (07) 3305 8713
Ferny Grove Train Station Precinct with Integrated Transit Oriented Development	Current	Ferny Grove Train Station precinct is undertaking a new construction of adding an additional 253 car parking spaces to the already 620 existing car parking spaces which are currently apart of the Park and Ride Facilities. Along with the additional car park spaces, STP Consultants have been engaged to undertake a new retail hub and a Commercial and Residential Development integrated with a Local Cinema.	n/a	Structural/Mechanical/Electrical/Fire Engineer	Peter Honeycombe – Honeycombe Property Group

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Project	Description	Value	Role	Client Referee
Bank of South Pacific	Four (4) storey commercial building including bank on ground floor and commercial offices supporting ban on the upper floors. The project also includes an eight (8) apartment complex for staff accommodation. Project due for completion February 2015. STP Consultants Stephen Tobias (Structural) and Ken Miller (Civil) lead the team. The consultant team won a BIM modelling award for this project.	45M		Bank of South Pacific
Peninsula Apartments & Townhouses	Three 5 storey apartment buildings and five 3 storey townhouses within Port Moresby Harbourcity Precinct. Piled foundations, reinforced slabs of transfer structure, with 95% of walls precast.		Engineer: Stephen Tobias Architect: Curtain Bros (PNG)
PWC Haus, Port Moresby

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Project	Date	Description	Value	Client Referee
15-17 Birdwood Street, Zilmere	Current	STP Consultants have undertaken the Developed Desing, Construction Documentation and Construction for Nileport Projects at 15-17 Birdwood Street, Zilmere to develop 12x 1 Bedroom Units.	n/a	Nileport Projects Pty Ltd – Tom Repelin (0411 310 309)
Central Kensington	Completed	Central Kensington is located in Kingsway Place in the Townsville CBD. The Multi-Unit Development is in the newly developed Central Precinct to accommodate stylish, self contained and spacious one and two bedroom apartments. The Central Precinct consists of BCC Cinema, Hogs Breath Café, Guzman & Gomez and Max Brenner. STP Consultants Anthony Florence led our team with this exciting new development to complete the Structural and Civil on 44 guestrooms set on 9 levels.	n/a	Honeycombes Property Group Peter Honeycombe – (07) 4725 5660
17-19 McConaghy Street, Mitchelton	Current	STP Consultants are actively enaged in the developemnt of the Multi Unit Apartments consisting of 14 x 1 bedroom and 2 x 2 bedroom apartments. Structural, Civil, Electrical and Hydraulic services provide consulting engineering for Developed Design, Construction Documentation and Contract Administration.	n/a	Nileport Projects Pty Ltd – Tom Repelin (0411 310 309)
Jacana II Apartments	Completed	Jacana II Apartments is located on Riverway Drive, Townsville overlooking the Ross River. STP Consultants’ along with Townsville Honeycombe’s Property Group undertook the Structural and Civil Design and Documentation along with the landscaping. The multi – unit development consists of 69 units set on 4 residential levels with undercovering parking. The development is used for accommodation in the Townsville Region as well as some units rented out or consist of home owners.		Honeycombe Property- Peter Honeycombe (07) 4725 5660
Peninsula Apartments Building 9	Current			CB Builders Limited (PNG)Grant Isakson – (+675) 7146 8845

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Project	Date	Description	Value	Client Referee
Karalee Shopping Centre & Medical Centre	Current	STP Consultants were actively engaged in both the shopping centre and medical centre. The Medical Centre is currently under design where STP Consultants is actively involved in the Electrical and Mechanical Design and Documentation. Electrical services include the design of lighting, power and communications and Mechanical include the air-conditioning and ventilation layout.	n/a	Rob Diamond – Hutchinson Builders – 0434 361 121
Medical Centre Fitout – Ripley Town Centre	Completed	STP Consultants have recently been engaged to design the new Medical Centre located at Ripley Town Centre. The design includes air-conditioning and exhaust system layout and the electrical design lighting layout as well as the emergency/exit lighting layout.	n/a	Imed Plus – Nazmi Msamih – 0422 059 021
Harbour Lights		A multi-levelled spiral concrete transfer structure, supporting three independent twelve storey residential towers near the Pier in Cairns.	$75M	Stephen Tobias Architect: Design IT Builder: Curtain Bros PNG
Pier Monde Apartments		54 Apartments plus retail space over ground level parking.	$18M	Stephen Tobias Architect: Max Clarke
Kensington Apartments		10 Storey residential apartment building with 9 levels of units over a ground level carpark. Pile foundation system, suspended concrete slabs on load bearing masonry and concrete walls.	$8M	Anthony Florence Architect: AGA Builder: RCQ Constructions
Marquis		15 Storey retail and apartment complex incorporating 77 apartments over 3 retail / car park levels. Structural Issues – Precast Walls and floors to apartment levels with post tensioned transfer and car park slabs.		Stephen Tobias Architect: Hedley Constructions
Metropole Hotel		An 11 storey hotel accommodation tower adjacent to the pub refurbishment. Features include on site parking, gym facilities, large swimming pool and restaurant.	$23M	Anthony Florence Builder: RCQ Constructions
Highpoint Apartment		92 Units in a 3 building (7 storey, 2×5 storey) residential apartments built on the side of Castle Hill.	$12M	Trevor Slogrove & Stephen Tobias Architect: Arkefield Pty Ltd

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Project	Date	Description	Value	Role	Client Referee
Karalee Shopping Centre & Medical Centre	Current	STP Consultants were actively engaged in both the shopping centre and medical centre. The Medical Centre is currently under design where STP Consultants is actively involved in the Electrical and Mechanical Design and Documentation. Electrical services include the design of lighting, power and communications and Mechanical include the air-conditioning and ventilation layout.			Hutchinson Builders (Brisbane)
Medical Centre Fitout – Ripley Town Centre	Current	STP Consultants have recently been engaged to design the new Medical Centre located at Ripley Town Centre. The design includes air-conditioning and exhaust system layout and the electrical design lighting layout as well as the emergency/exit lighting layout.			Imed Plus

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Project	Date	Description	Value	Role	Client Referee
Local Disaster Coordination Centre	Current	The Local Disaster Coordination Centre is a Government funded building a part of the Commonwealth – State Natural Disaster Resilience program where STP Consultants were actively engaged by MacCallum Planning and Architecture to undertake the new construction. The new construction is to withstand a Category 5 cyclone event with sufficient floor area to satisfy current and future TCC needs including all relevant plant and equipment.	n/a	Structural/Civil/Mechanical/Electrical Engineer	MacCallum Planning & Architecture – Roger MacCallum (07) 4721 2999
Townsville Magistrates Court – Refurbishment and Upgrade of Domestic Violence Facilities					Peddle Thorp Architects – Cairns – Paul Whittle (07) 4046 5903
Griffin Local Activity Centre	2016				Hutchinson Builders – Brendan Kavanagh (07) 5506 1500
Men’s Prison	2016				Building and Asset Services (Townsville) – Michael Cambridge(07) 4479 5401
Urban Quarters		134 Units in 10 storey’s incorporating Coles supermarket and specialty stores.	$16M		Anthony Florence Architect: Planit Architects
Verde	Commenced May 2012 / Completed October 2013	Main Switchboard, Tenancy and House Services Distribution Board o Dali Lighting Control on all Internal, External and Emergency Lighting o 2 x 1100kVA Cummins Diesel Generators o General Power o Power Factor Correction and Harmonic Filtration o Cat 6A Siemon Data Communications Network o Fire System o MATV o Teleste and Gallagher Access Control and CCTV System	$9.1M		Trevor Humphries Builder: Hutchinson Builders

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Project	Date	Description	Value	Role	Client Referee
Atherton International Club Refurbishment & Extensions	Current	Atherton International Club is currently undertaking a staged redevelopment and extension to the existing club facilities. The proposed works are broken up into 2 stages. Stage 1 included the new gaming room, DOSA, function room, refurbishment and inclusion of a new lounge area. During Stage 1 the upgrade included to existing services for Electrical, Mechanical, Hydraulic and Fire. Stage 2 included the refurbishment and extension of dining room to include the completion of Fire services for the increase of floor area. STP Consultants were engaged for the Design and Documentation as well as the reconfiguration of carparks and driveways to allow for increased building footprint in both stages. During the stages STP Consultants were faced with challenges which included the gaming room to remain operational throughout the build and we were required temporary power/data solutions to allow decanting of existing facility during Stage 1 building works. During the initial inspection we required to have careful consideration of how to tie in new structure and services while maintaining an operation of the facility during construction.		Structural,Civil,Electrical,Mechanical and Hydraulic	Paynter Dixon Marshall Morrison and Alastair Wilson

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Project	Description	Value	Client Referee
Pimlico TAFE Block ‘D’	This project involved the conversion of the food training facility into an executive office function. STP Consultants Mechanical Engineer Matthew McDonald		Building and Asset Services
James Cook University Central Energy Plant	Infrastructure upgrade involving site wide high voltage network upgrade to campus and electrical services for new plant building. LED lighting was utilised internally and externally throughout the building. A new service trench (1600m) was constructed to connect new Central Energy Plant to existing buildings. New Central Energy Plant involved tilt up construction together with cooling tower supports. Engineer:Jill Parsons (Electrical) Engineer:Stephen Tobias (Structural) Engineer:Ken Miller (Civil) Architect: Clarke & Prince	$18M
JCU Building 97/108	2 storey administration and learning areas building including plant room.
Barrier Reef Institute of TAFE	Mechanical Services for this project included:Site audit of existing mechanical services and compliance checks. Included kitchen ventilation, chiller and pumping systems, cold room refrigeration system and miscellaneous ventilation systems. Building Refurbishment Works: New air handling system for the ground floor, connection to existing chilled water system, compliance upgrade works to other levels and chiller replacement. Engineer: Matthew McDonald Architect: CA Architects	$600K

Project	Date	Description	Value	Role	Client Referee
James Cook University Vet Science Carpark	Current	300 Vehicles & Access Road and Culvert System Engineer: Ken Miller Builder: Hansen Yuncken.	$28 million	Mechanical/Electrical and Hydraulic Engineers	Paynter Dixon – Ashley Leach (07) 3368 55559
Haven Townsville	Current	Haven is part of the emerging generation in the foothills of Castle Hill where unique development responds to a change in demand.The development is part of a Master Plan to create and design inner-city urban housing to create a lifestyle for families. The housing is designed to offer low maintenance, family style homes through cutting edge design to maintain and meet the community changing lifestyle.With 300 days plus of sunshine a year in Townsville, the homes were designed to capture the outdoors and allow for an open plan design to enhance the liability of each home. With an array of floor plans available, the houses include generous size bedrooms, economic kitchens, secure 2 bay carparking, Master Suites with walk-in-robes, plenty of storage with designed low maintenance landscape gardens. Haven has included everything a family would want in the eco friendly home. STP Consultants were involved in the whole development to design and create an oasis for the community of Townsville. The project involved the start of the design and documentation right through to the construction where the developer’s vision became a reality.STP catered for the clients brief, overcoming challenges with unique designs while working in with the client, local authority and project team to minimise the setbacks and to create a unique development in the heart of Townsville.STP have been engaged to complete Stage 3 of the development.		Civil	EllisDevelopments

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Project	Date	Description	Value	Role	Client Referee
Edison Street Child Care,Wulguru Townsville	Current	STP Consultants design and developed the redevelopment of Edison Street Child Care Centre located in Wulguru, Townsville. The redevelopment was using the existing strip of shopping centre to develop into a Child Care Centre with the use of additional specialty shops. The challenges STP Consultants faced with was converting the existing strip of shopping centre with an inflexible structural system to a modern childcare centre and upgrading the current tenancies. STP used innovated cost-effective structural design that reduces costs and speeds up the construction process to ensure the design of the system marries with the and limits the demolition of existing systems. The design included innovated lighting, air-conditioning and ventilation through out the centre and retail sector.		Structural, Civil, Electrical and Mechanical	Michael Henry Client: WG Architects

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Project	Date	Description	Value	Role	Client Referee
Ozcare Malanda Aged Care Extension	Current	STP Consultants were engaged to complete civil, structural, mechanical and electrical services for a 20 bed extension to the Malanda Aged Care facility.Our electrical engineer Jill Parsons completed all the standard work such as reticulation, data, and communications but also had to upgrade the main switchboard, new diesel back up generators and negotiate upgraded mains supply to the site from Ergon. This project is nearing completion.	$5M	Structural/Civil/Mechanical/Hydraulic Engineer	Ozcare Architect: Hargraves, Briggs & Jacuzzi
Ozcare Toowoomba	Current	Ozcare Toowoomba started construction in July 2017 consisting of a new 150 bed aged care facility . The facility will follow the best practice design of Hervey Bay predominatly on four storeys, featuring single rooms with its own private ensuite and balcony. The facility will incorporate two wings, one being dementia orientated to include special care for those residents as well as another winf to include common areas of sitting, dining and lounge room. STP Consultants are actively involved along side Woollam Constructions to facilitate the Structural and Civil Engineering Services.	n/a	Structural/Civil Engineer	Ozcare – 07 3028 9004 Woollam Consructions, Brisbane
Berlasco Court Redevelopment	Current	Berlasco Court Redevelopment is a newly developed aged care facility budgeted at $10 million located in the Indooroopilly. The newly constrcuted aged care facility is set on 7 storey including roof top/entertainment area. Ground level consists of underground carparking to include airconditioning and ventilation, multipurpose area, speciality including cafe, hairdresser, sitting area for customers as well as 8 single bed accomodation. Level 1 – 4 contains 108 single bed accommodation with general common areas including dining, lounge room, sitting area and administration areas. Level 5-6 consists of independent supported living apartments which contain either one or two bedrooms. The construction includes resident balconies and patios, special needs dementia unit on grounf floor as well has roof top lesuire area/s on Level 7.	$10 Million	Mechanical/Electrical/Hydraulic/Fire Engineer	Paynter Dixon -(07) 3367 4600
Tully Nursing Home	Current	STP Consultants were engaged in the Structural, Civil, Mechanical, Hydraulic and Fire services to extend the existing Residential Care Facility. The facility will add an extra 20 additional beds on the western side of the facility. The additional resources will allow the facility to cater up to 52 beds. The extension consisted of two separate wings being House A and House B. House A consisted of 10 beds, each paired with an associated ensuite, sitting area, storage areas, dining room, server and lounge room. House B mirror House A with the two buildings linked by a covered walkway. Our Fire Services also undertook a Fire Sprinkler Audit on Tully Nursing Home. The audit consisted of inspecting site and writing a report within a timely manner.	n/a	Structural/Civil/Mechanical/Electrical/Hydraulic and Fire Engineer	Paynter Dixon -(07) 3367 4600
Carinity Aged Care – Brookfield	Current	Carinity Aged Care – Brookfield development is being built on the existing Carinity site to increase the number of aged care and retirement options. The development of stage one consists of 96 – suit, hotel style residential aged care building over a 5 year period. Currently, STP Consultants is constructing 16-bed special unit facility including a 16-bed step down unit with an integrated 64 high care beds. Along with the new bedding facility, the aged care facility will include a new kitchen and laundry for the site, a lower care unit and community facilities as well as car parking and extensive landscaping.	$25 Million	Structural Engineer	Paynter Dixon
Murroona Gardens – Bowen	Current	STP Consultants’ engaged in the Murroona Gardens in 2016 along side Paynter Dixon for the newly constructed aged care facility located in Bowen. The facility consists of the redevelopment of a road, new aged care facility (consisting of 32 bedrooms). The facility also includes a new kitchen and new laundry. STP Consultants also conducted a due diligence report. STP Consultants has conducted numerous amounts of site inspections and have worked actively with all clients and services to provide all documentation, inspections and reports on time.	$25 Million	Mechanica/Electrical and Hydraulic Engineer	Paynter Dixon- 07) 3367 4600

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Project	Date	Description	Value	Role	Client Referee
Karratha Airport	Current	Karratha Airport Extension was completed in August 2015 where STP Consultants were involved in the Structural Design, Documentation and Certification working closely with Woollam Constructions and Sanders,Turner & Ellick Architects. The facility included new cafes, commercial spaces, new amenities, further 8 arrival and departure gates which included 700 seating spaces. The terminal also received an upgrade to the check in area with expanded baggage systems with sortation.	n/a	Structural Engineer	Woollam Consructions, Brisbane – Mick Cadzow 0418 782 940 Sanders, Turner and Ellick Architects – Steven Turner (07) 4957 7341
Scone Regional Airport	Current	Scone Airport is located 300km north of Sydney and 150km northwest of Newcastle which currently supports a variety of small aviation businesses and services. In late 2015, Upper Hunter Shire Council commissioned a long- term Airport Master Plan for Scone Airport with the direction considering the growth in aviation demand. In early 2018, STP Consultants were engaged to undertake the consulting engineering for the Aviation Visitor Attraction (AVA) including Structural, Electrical, Mechanical and Hydraulic services. STP Consultants works closely with STEA Astute Architecture to develop the schematic design, design development and contract documentation. The purpose of the Aviation Visitor Attraction (AVA) is to be used as a multipurpose facility providing to the Upper Hunter Region with unique aviation attraction which includes a café, gift shop and interactive aircraft display. The AVA will be set on approximately 3,200 m2 of airconditioned exhibition space for visitors to have the experience of potential joy flights in display aircraft and aircraft demonstration day and air shows.	n/a	Structural/Mechanical/Electrical/Hydraulic/Fire Engineer	STEA Astute Architecture – Steve Turner – (07) 4957 7341

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Project	Date	Description	Value	Role	Client Referee
Karratha Airport	Current	Karratha Airport Extension was completed in August 2015 where STP Consultants were involved in the Structural Design, Documentation and Certification working closely with Woollam Constructions and Sanders,Turner & Ellick Architects. The facility included new cafes, commercial spaces, new amenities, further 8 arrival and departure gates which included 700 seating spaces. The terminal also received an upgrade to the check in area with expanded baggage systems with sortation.	n/a	Structural Engineer	Woollam Consructions, Brisbane – Mick Cadzow 0418 782 940 Sanders, Turner and Ellick Architects – Steven Turner (07) 4957 7341
Scone Regional Airport	Current	Scone Airport is located 300km north of Sydney and 150km northwest of Newcastle which currently supports a variety of small aviation businesses and services. In late 2015, Upper Hunter Shire Council commissioned a long- term Airport Master Plan for Scone Airport with the direction considering the growth in aviation demand. In early 2018, STP Consultants were engaged to undertake the consulting engineering for the Aviation Visitor Attraction (AVA) including Structural, Electrical, Mechanical and Hydraulic services. STP Consultants works closely with STEA Astute Architecture to develop the schematic design, design development and contract documentation. The purpose of the Aviation Visitor Attraction (AVA) is to be used as a multipurpose facility providing to the Upper Hunter Region with unique aviation attraction which includes a café, gift shop and interactive aircraft display. The AVA will be set on approximately 3,200 m2 of airconditioned exhibition space for visitors to have the experience of potential joy flights in display aircraft and aircraft demonstration day and air shows.	n/a	Structural/Mechanical/Electrical/Hydraulic/Fire Engineer	STEA Astute Architecture – Steve Turner – (07) 4957 7341