We are in ENR’s Top 250 International Contractors List again!

We are proud to announce that we are in the “The Top 250 International Contractors List 2022” announced by Engineering News Record (ENR)!

Engineering News-Record (widely known as ENR) is an American weekly magazine that provides news, analysis, data and opinion for the construction industry worldwide. It is widely regarded as one of the construction industry’s most authoritative publications.

ENR annually ranks the largest contractors and design firms internationally.

The list classes firms from across a number of sectors, based on contracting revenue from projects outside of their home countries, measuring their presence in international commerce.

This is the second year that Bothar Group has been recognised and is a fantastic accomplishment. Congratulations to the Bothar team!

We are proud to announce that we are in the “The Top 250 International Contractors List 2020” announced by Engineering News Record (ENR)!

Engineering News-Record (widely known as ENR) is an American weekly magazine that provides news, analysis, data and opinion for the construction industry worldwide. It is widely regarded as one of the construction industry’s most authoritative publications.

ENR annually ranks the largest contractors and design firms internationally.

The list classes firms from across a number of sectors, based on contracting revenue from projects outside of their home countries, measuring their presence in international commerce.

This is the first year that Bothar Group has been recognised and is a fantastic accomplishment. Congratulations to the Bothar team!

Bothar’s Herrenknecht AVN800XC has successfully completed the trenchless component of the O’Possum Creek Trunk Sewer Project in Springfield Lakes, Queensland, Australia.

The project entailed a 200m drive through challenging ground conditions whilst also traveling under a railway, highway and alongside an environmentally sensitive creek.

Congratulations to Ray Polzin and the team for accomplishing such a challenging drive.

Eco, the tunnel boring machine on the Gold Coast Seaway project we are delivering for John Holland / City of Gold Coast, has resurfaced from its 1385m subsea crossing underneath the Gold Coast Broadway.

This project involved the installation of 1385m of OD2500, ID2100 Reinforced Jacking Pipe from Quota Park, Biggera Waters to South Stradbroke Island.  As part of the scope of works, Bothar was also responsible for the temporary works design and construction of launch and retrieval shafts required for pipe jacking operations, as well as all other engineering design required for pipe jacking operations.

A big shout out to Kieran O’Connor, Project Manager, and the entire #Bothar Project Team for maintaining world class safety standards while delivering this essential project during this unprecedented time in the world.

The #Bothar Team Australia are excited to be starting the Lockerbie Main Sewer Project, North Melbourne, Victoria for the Broadspectrum Jaydo Joint Venture (BRISJAY). As part of Yarra Valley Water’s sewer pipeline which will cater for growth between Donnybrook and Beveridge in Melbourne’s northern growth area, Bothar’s AVN1200 will travel 2.65km underground installing a DN1400 GRP pipe for this essential infrastructure upgrade.

The health, safety and wellbeing of our staff, families, clients and the general public is always our number one priority.

With regards to the current COVID-19 situation the Bothar Group of Companies is following the government guidelines in the regions in which we operate with a number of protocols in place:

• Temperature checking on sites;
• Restricted Travel Policy;
• Utilisation of enhanced cleaning and sterilization practices;
• Use of COVID-19 PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) where appropriate;
• Adhering to social distancing guidelines;
• Limiting face to face meetings where possible;
• Adhering to the 4m2 per person guideline;
• Working from home where possible;
• Social isolation where mandated by public authority;
• Regular washing and sanitation of hands.

In this time of great uncertainty Bothar’s outstanding staff will continue their efforts to deliver the market leading services that we are known for to our clients throughout the world.

Our operations are diverse across a range of geographies, industries and clients and as such we are trying to contain the movement of people from one region to another. We are enhancing our communication mediums with the use of such tools as Skype, Zoom and Microsoft Teams to better enable us to effectively operate during these uncertain times.

We will continue to monitor the situation as it evolves on a region by region basis and will update on significant changes that may affect any of our stakeholders.

Together we will meet these challenges and in the meantime stay safe.

The Werribee West Main Sewer project in Victoria has been recently completed using a Bothar Built 1500 EPB TBM. The project consisted of 195m x NB1500 steel case for DN1200 GRP Sewer.
Well done to all involved on yet another successful project and thank you to our client, Quinn Civil, for their repeat confidence in our ability to deliver.

Another successful project from Bothar’s Australian operational team on the Queens Wharf Project, Brisbane. 600m x DN1400 GRP double curve gravity sewer with our AVN1200.

Bothar completed their first microtunnel drive in Singapore on the Keppel Road project. The 400m “S” curve at 1600mm ID was completed ahead of schedule with no lost time incidents. This is a significant achievement for the Bothar team, and particularly the region, where we now hold the record in Singapore completing 10 pipes per day.

Bothar Qatar recently received a Certificate of Achievement presented by the Public Works Authority (Ashghal) for its contribution in completing the Al Khor Expressway one year ahead of schedule.

Months of planning and preparation paid off when a Bothar Built TBM with a specially modified cutting head completed a challenging inner city live rail crossing in wet sand in 32 hours. Two crews worked continuously to complete the 26 m 2100 diameter pipe crossing in Melbourne, Australia.

Bothar have been awarded the construction of the microtunnelling works for Petroserv Limited in Doha, Qatar. The Muaither project scope include the construction of approximately 8,000m of various diameter microtunnels and represents the fourth major contract award for Bothar in Qatar this year.

The second of our custom built Fully Steerable Auger System (FSAS) machines the larger 1900mm OD unit has successfully completed its first project for Brisbane City Council. The FSAS was well suited for this 180m drive through variable ground consisting of contaminated soil and low strength rock ensuring that staff was not exposed to hazardous substance whilst achieving maxing productivity and accuracy in an inner city environment.

Congratulations to our two staff members that have just attained CERT III qualifications in Trenchless technology. The staff members now have a nationally recognised means of demonstrating their competencies to interested parties.

Bothar are launching into South Africa and will commence operations in July 14. The South African operations will be based out of Johannesburg and to coincide with the launch they will be exhibiting at the No-Dig South Africa Exhibition that will be held in Pretoria on the 29-30 July 14.