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MACARTHUR CENTRAL FOOD COURT

Project Challenges fic. This complicated the floor covering installation as each morning
safe access to various individual tenancies needed to be provided.
Keeping the Client’s needs and requirement to deliver a quality re- Each morning, our site team ensured that the site and access to
furbishment on time whilst ensuring continuing operation of retailers, tenancies was presentable in order to ensure that the visual impact of
coordination of material delivery and trades was a major challenge the works was minimal.
and critical success factor.
As the project location was in the heart of the Brisbane CBD, site ac- Management of challenges
cess was the key challenge our team faced on this project.
By working closely with all stakeholders and regular communica-
All works were carried out at night to avoid any disruption to opera- tion in relation to problem solving and progress, all issues were
tional activity of this very busy shopping centre with materials han- addressed timely and the shopping centre open for trade during the
dling a key component of the day to day running of the project. construction project.
Access to the high level podium ceiling in the Food Court area was
particularly challenging. A 7m high birdcage scaffold needed to be Careful planning of nightly deliveries and access to the project site
erected in order to reach the high level ceiling. was required.
Our team communicated and liaised with suppliers, subcontractors
An alternative design to the original pergola ceiling was documented and the Centre Management on a daily basis to ensure smooth coor-
by SJ Higgins Group as the original designs presented a number of dination of all deliveries.
installation challenges that made this installation impracticable. Our
team researched several alternatives and methods of construction Increased labour resources were required to ensure all materials
before the final design was achieved and accepted by the Client. required for night works were delivered into the building and removed
as quickly as possible in time for morning trade.
The greatest challenge our team faced was undertaking construction
works in a fully operational food court with a high volume of foot traf-

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