What We Have Delivered

Bechtel – Port Waratah Coal Services Stage 3 expansion

Total Project: ~$170million, Electrics: ~$25 million, feasibility, $950 million

Multiskilled acted as lead electrical engineers for all works in the design phase through to construction and commissioning.

Multiskilled also performed the feasibility study for the next stage, worth $950 million

Functions included:

  • Research existing facility
  • Prepare budgets, schedules, and project plans
  • Involvement in engaging resources
  • Engineering design and drafting
  • Tendering and engagement
  • Project and Construction management
  • Commissioning

AbiGroup – Antiene Rail Unloader to Bayswater Power Station

Total Project: ~$110 million, Electrics: ~$13 million

Multiskilled designed, programmed and managed all electrics for this project to establish a rail loop, maintenance facility and ~5km conveyor to the power station.

Functions included:

  • Concept
  • Detail
  • Financial estimates and management
  • Drafting
  • Tendering and procurement
  • Construction management
  • Project Management
  • Commissioning
  • As Built
  • Training

Downer EDI / Centennial Coal – Anvil Hill Coal Mine

Project Cost: ~$250,000,000. For all electricals related to the Coal Handling & Preparation Plant, Multiskilled performed the feasibility estimates and went on to define standards, specifications, detailed desing and drawings ready for construction.

The electrical aspects covered in our design included: High Voltage Power; Earthing; Lightning Protection; Power Factor Correction; Harmonics Correction; Low Voltage Power & Distribution; Motor Controls; PLC & SCADA Architecture; Data Communications Network; Instrumentation; Lighting; Phone System; Fire System; Interfaces with third party packages.

Functions included:

  • Prepare budgets, schedules, and project plans
  • Identify and implement the requirements
  • Engineering design
  • Technical Tender Documents

Port Waratah Coal Services – Mobile Machines Anti-Collision System

Project Cost: ~$1,200,000. Multiskilled programed a new anti-collision system compliant with functional safety requirements. This includes a computer based evaluator and onboard PLC control.

Functions included:

  • Research existing facility
  • Prepare budgets, schedules, and project plans
  • Identify and implement the requirements for a functional safety system to SIL2
  • Engineering design
  • All programming and testing of the system
  • Tendering and engagement
  • Project and Construction management
  • Commissioning
  • Documentation and Training

EDI Downer / Centennial Coal – Anvil Hill Coal Mine – CHPP Design

Project Total Cost: ~$250,000,000, Electrical ~$35,000,000.

Multiskilled performed the feasibility and estimation, then went on to develop concepts and detail the electrical design for of all electricals for all elements of the Preparation Plant, Materials Handling, Rail Bin, Data Communications / Infrastructure and Power & Services.

Functions included:

  • Concept development
  • Prepare budgets, schedules, and project plans
  • Analyse available technical solutions and select the most appropriate
  • Design hazard analysis
  • Develop all electrical specifications and standards for the project
  • Detailed design
  • Technical Tender Documents
  • Involvement to set the standard and review third party designs and elements form vendors

RioTinto – Coal And Allied – Hunter Valley, Mount Thorley, Warkworth Mines

Projects from a few $hundred to ~$1 million. Multiskilled has a team of six people employed on a continuous basis to identify improvements, justify, cost, design and implement these across a number of coal mine sites. Multiskilled also coordinate and manage electrical works for shutdowns and have performed a number of upgrades. Example projects include:

  • Install six VVVF drives to cyclone pumps at Hunter Valley CHPP
  • Install and commission VVVF drives to stacker motions at Hunter Valley CHPP
  • Shutdown electrical management last couple of shutdowns at Hunter Valley CHPP
  • Control system for HV Switchyard at Hunter Valley Open Cut
  • Electrical system safety audit and compliance upgrades for Mount Thorley CHPP
  • Control system improvements at a number of washers

Port Waratah Coal Services – Stackers and Reclaimers

Total Project: ~20 million each time, Control: ~$130,000. Multiskilled is currently programming all automation for the new stacker. In the past we have also been engaged to reprogram from scratch Reclaimers and Stackers as our solution was found to be more reliable and effective for operations that that provided with the original equipment. Functions included:

  • Research existing facility
  • Prepare budgets, schedules, and project plans
  • Identify and implement the requirements
  • Engineering design
  • All programming and testing of the system
  • Tendering and engagement
  • Project and Construction management
  • Commissioning
  • Documentation and Training

Water Management Systems

Multiskilled Resources Australia (MRA) has been involved in the design, implementation and day to day maintenance of various Water Management Systems across the Newcastle and Hunter Valley Areas. Some of these include:

  • Narama Open Cut Mine
  • Ravensworth East Open Cut Mine
  • PWCS Kooragang

Control of the water management systems is typically achieved by using a PLC based Control System utilising Radio Telemetry to relay information from station to station. Operator Control is achieved by using MMI screens displaying real time information and control of the whole system.

Pictured is a typical PLC based remote Water Management Station.

Orica – Kooragang Island

Total Project: ~$70 million, Electrics: ~$15 million

Multiskilled planned and coordinated a significant portion of a multi million dollar works program at Orica in 2006.

Functions included:

  • Concept
  • Detail
  • Financial estimates and management
  • Drafting
  • Tendering and procurement
  • Safety coordination
  • Risk assessment and control
  • Construction management
  • Project Management
  • Commissioning
  • As Built
  • Training

National Ceramic Industries Australian – Rutherford Tile Plant

Total Project: ~$30 million, Electrics: ~$2.5 million

Multiskilled inspected similar sites in Africa and developed and implemented all electrics for the new facility. This included High Voltage to Low Voltage, Power and Control, Drives and Automation.

Functions included:

  • Concept
  • Detail
  • Financial estimates and management
  • Drafting
  • Tendering and procurement
  • Safety coordination
  • Risk assessment and control
  • Construction management
  • Project Management
  • Commissioning
  • As Built
  • Training

CSR – Maitland Brick Plant Upgrade

Total Project: ~$40 million, Electrics: ~$4 million

Multiskilled were engaged to review the existing plant, advise compliance issues and needs for the proposed expansion. Following this to develop conceptual designs and provide cost estimates for the project.

BHP Research Laboratories – Pilot Plant

Total Project: ~$20 million, Electrics: ~$2 million

Multiskilled developed and implemented all electrics for the new facility. This included High Voltage to Low Voltage, Power and Control, Drives and Automation.

Tomago Aluminium

Multiskilled has performed extensive works programming control system associated with the pot line and operations.

Goro Nickel Project

Multiskilled were called in as “expert” consultants to review and advise on the proposed control system architecture, equipment and methodology. Our report and advice was widely accepted with respect and appreciation.