Datapod Stage 2
CLIENT
Datapod (Australia) Pty Ltd
DURATION
7 Months
BUDGET
$2 - 5 million
Monarch was engaged to complete multiple building upgrades across the active RAAF Base Wagga and the Defence Reserve Depot in the Wagga township.
Monarch was engaged by Datapod (Australia) Pty Ltd to complete a Design and Construct project to deliver complex inground services and structural works prior to installation of proprietary Datapod™ data storage containers.
Scope included earthworks and interweaving inground services in preparation for Datapod™ modules to be installed above ground. Inground works included conduits for power, data, and fuel services as well as hydraulic works for water supply and fire suppression. Above ground works includedperimeter security fence, sliding gate and turnstile; concrete slab, asphalt hardstand, retaining wall and hydraulic drainage for ground level stormwater.
The Stage 2 design required integration with Stage 1 of the Datapod™ delivery including fuel delivery systems for backup generators, communication integration, stormwater works, and hardstands to allow a seamless extension of the initial stage. Due to the complex nature of the works, strict quality assurance measures were taken to ensure each construction component was built to the smallest of tolerances.
The precise installation of the intricate web of inground works and hardstands is testament of Monarch’s ability to deliver highly technical civil projects in a compact site area. A particular challenge of this project was ensuring the concrete slab was within 5mm of finished level tolerances so that the data storage containers would stand at equal height to the adjacent Stage 1 construction.
Monarch worked proactively with the client to minimise constraints of working within a Defence site, including: all subcontractor supervisors were required to obtain Defence Access cards for supervisors to minimise security escorting requirements, placing significant amounts of gravel to the site to allow works during wet days, and regularly resequencing the construction program to work around adjacent projects.
