Construction progressing well at Mirrabooka Primary School, Western Australia

Friday, 13 November 2009

As recently reported on this website, the laying of the foundation for a new library at Perth’s Mirrabooka Primary School signalled the start of onsite construction across Western Australia under the Primary Schools for the 21st Century element of the Building the Education Revolution (BER).

Seven weeks into construction, substantial progress has been made.

Using funding of $2.05 million, Mirrabooka Primary School is constructing the library and a new covered assembly area with music and art rooms.

The project marks an important step for local company Hilburn Constructions. Despite being a relatively small company of four employees, directors Adam Hilbrands and John Blackburn were prepared to tender for BER projects.

Adam Hilbrands explained that being awarded the contract for Mirrabooka Primary School was important to their young company.

“We’d done a number of school building projects before, but to have this level of activity in the industry has given us confidence during what had been a quiet period,” he said.

“We’ll be able to utilise a number of subcontractors who might also have been looking at work going quiet,” said Adam.

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