North Pine Hub Strategic Assessment

Client

Seqwater

Project value

$4M

Completion

2021

Location

Kurwongbah, Qld

Sector

WATER

The North Pine Water Treatment Plant (WTP) is the region’s second largest WTP connected to the South East Queensland (SEQ) Water Grid in 2008 via the Northern Pipeline Interconnector. It is a conventional treatment plant using coagulation, sedimentation, sand filtration and chlorination.

The North Pine Water Treatment Plant (WTP) turns raw water into safe, drinkable water for the northern Brisbane and Moreton Bay regions. The treatment plant is located downstream and adjacent to the North Pine Dam and can treat up to 250 megaliters (ML) of water per day.

The designers conducted a peer of the North Pine Hub Strategic Assessment in accordance with the Building Queensland’s Business Case Development Framework. To proceed through the investment gateway, management requested some additional assessments to facilitate the gateway approval.

What we delivered

Bellwether conducted an independent technical peer review of the Technical Analysis Memo and prepared a report of findings.

Our team prepared cost estimates for two options for the North Pine Pump Station Upgrade. We were also tasked with reviewing two concept design options provided by Seqwater and advised the best class of estimate possible given the information available.

Key outcomes

The cost estimates were used to proceed with assessments for the following options:

  • Option A – New Northerly Pump Station and Upgrade Southerly Flow
  • Option B – New Northerly Pump Station and Upgrade Southerly Flow
Carmichael Coal Mine & Rail Network
DTMR Henri Roberts Drive (in progress)
Blythe River Bridge Strengthening
North Brisbane Bikeway – Chalk Street to Price Street
Captain Cook Highway Smithfield Bypass
Tinaroo Falls Dam Raising
Nullinga Dam Detailed Business Case
Stony Creek & Lindenow Options
Warrego Highway / Mt Crosby Road Interchange Upgrade
Fairbairn Dam
Maturing the Infrastructure Pipeline Program (MIPP)
Land Street Bikeway Underpass Duplication
Morayfield Indoor Sports and Events Centre Expansion
Torbanlea – Pialba Road Floodway Replacements Business Case
Samford Road Options Analysis
Logan Motorway East Bound Drainage Improvements and Pavement Rehabilitation
Gold Coast Tourism Hub Project – Bundall Road Site
Greenbank Transport Corridor
South Burnett Regional Council Systems Review
Cannon Hill Shopping Centre Bus Facility – Bus Station Upgrade
Newell Highway Flood Immunity West Wyalong to Forbes
Mareeba-Dimbulah Road Widening and Roadside Safety Improvements
Calliope River Bridge and Anabranch Bridge: Engineering Analysis and Options Analysis
North Pine Hub Strategic Assessment
Gregory Highway 27B – LN1 Culverts Upgrade Planning (Business Case)
Barwon Heads Road, Black Rock Road and Staceys Road Roundabout
Pacific Highway Upgrade – Woolgoolga to Ballina
Easing Sydney’s Congestion – Pinch Point Program
Burdekin Falls Dam Improvement and Raising
M6 Early Works Construction
Warragamba Dam Expert Witness Report
South Batemans Bay Link Road
Gunns Gully Road Interchange
M1 Princes Motorway Improvements
Circular Quay Precinct Renewal
Wynnum Road Corridor Upgrade
Arrow Energy Dalby – Laydown Yard
MSC Charleville Industrial Estate
BSC Leans Creek Bridge & Richardsons Bridge Repairs
CHRC Springsure Landfill Rehabilitation
CHRC Capella Landfill Rehab & Transfer Station
MRC Whittle Street Drainage Upgrade
TRC South Street & Burton Street Intersection
Seqwater creek & pipe protection works
MRC Warland Street Drainage
MRC Mackay Bus Stop DDA Compliance Program
MRC Juliet Street Pavement Rehabilitation
NDRRA Flood Betterment Works
Retail First Brookside Shopping Centre Embankment Stabilisation & Car park extension
NSC Black Mountain Road Safety Improvements
TRC Toowoomba Waste Transfer Facilities (*3)
Australian Department of Defence – Kokoda Barracks
Australian Department of Defence – Enoggera Barracks
MRC Caping Road Bridge
DTMR Virginia Park ‘n’ Ride Upgrade
BRC Bruce HWY Upgrade & Streetscape, Gin Gin
MRC Milton Street & Archibald Street Intersection Upgrade
WDRC Warrego Highway Upgrade and Streetscape, Miles QLD
MBRC Aurthur Drewett Drive
WDRC Bundi Creek Bridge (in progress)
NSC Noosa Parade Upgrade