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Hospital, health and
medical research
facilities
www.cockram.com
Pictured: the recently completed $30.0M Sunshine Hospital Radiotherapy Building
by Cockram Construction.

Committed to the highest delivery standards for
health and medical project delivery in Australia
Cyclopharm Cyclotron and Radiopharmacy Unit
Macquarie University, North Ryde Campus.
Construction by Cockram.

Directory of offices.
Kalamazoo ‐ Michigan Office
8175 Creekside Drive
Suite 260, Portage, MI 49024
Tel: +269 321 5068
Puerto Rico Office
Metro Office Park
Street 1, Building 11, Suite
106
Guaynabo PR 00968 ‐ 1705
Tel: +1 787 273 2277
Guangzhou Office
Room 2112, China Shine Plaza,
No. 9 Linhe (West) Road,
Guangzhou, 510610,
People’s Republic of China
Tel: +86 20 3801 0245/46
Mumbai Office
India Private Limited
Level 4, Dynasty Business Park,
Andheri – Kural Road.
Andheri (East)
Mumbai – 400 059
Telephone: +91 22 4030 9118
Perth Office
(Esslemont Cockram)
57 McCoy Street
Myaree WA 6154
Tel: +61 8 9330 2344
Shanghai Office
Suite 14E, Hua Min Empire Plaza,
No. 728 Yan An (West) Road,
Shanghai, 200050,
People’s Republic of China
Tel: +86 21 5238 3666
Tianjin Office
A3‐705, TEDA New Skyline,
No. 12 Nanhai Road,
Tianjin, 300457,
People’s Republic of China
Tel: +86 22 6628 3452/53
Suzhou Office
Room 1216, Genway Building,
No. 188 Wangdun Road,
Suzhou Industrial Park,
Suzhou, 215123,
People’s Republic of China
Tel: +86 512 6660 7400
Brisbane Office
Unit 2, William Jolly Place
309 North Quay,
Brisbane Qld 4000
Tel: +61 7 3229 0288
Sydney Office
Level 2, 500 Pacific Highway
St Leonards NSW 2065
Tel: +61 2 9818 6099
Melbourne Office
675 Victoria Street
Abbotsford Vic 3067
Tel: +61 3 8862 8888
Geelong Office
Suite 6, 13‐15 Fenwick Street
Geelong Vic 3220
Tel: +61 3 5228 0400

Key contacts for healthcare and medical clients in Australia.
Malcolm Batten
Managing Director
03 88628888
Malcolm joined the
company in 1992 following
the completion of a Building
and Construction
Management Degree at
RMIT University. He became
a Director and shareholder
in 2004 and the Managing
Director in 2011. His
extensive experience with
the Design and Construction
of complex facilities in the
Industrial process sector has
been instrumental in the
development of Cockram’s
global operations.
Michael Read
State Manager NSW
02 9818 6099
0400 013 458
Michael has a wealth of
experience from
construction and
operational roles both
within Australia and
internationally, where he
has proven his ability to
manage complex projects
and communicate
effectively with all project
participants including
subcontractors, design
consultants and clients. A
long‐ term Cockram
employee, he was
appointed State Manager in
2008 .
Chris Meade
State Manager Qld
07 3229 0288
0439 037 017
Chris has over 15 year’s
construction industry
experience in Australia,
China, and Puerto Rico.
Chris joined Cockram
Construction in 1998 as a
Site Manager and quickly
progressed to Construction
Manager in our Victorian
division by 2008 before
taking on the position as
Queensland State Manager
in 2010. Chris’s site based
background has given him
an excellent knowledge
base which enables him to
provide technical assistance
to the site‐based teams, as
well as corporate support
and direction.
Darren Milne
Operations Manager
Australia
03 8862 8888
0418 101 181
Darren joined the company
in 1988 and oversees the
Australian Operations. In his
role as Operations Manager
Australia he ensures that all
our clients get the quality of
people and resources
needed to successfully
deliver their projects.
Darren provides all our
clients with access to a
Director of the business to
assist with issues when
required. Darren has been
involved in all aspects of
project delivery, and has
been integral in the setup of
our project controls systems
as well as our Quality, Safety
and Environmental systems.
Michael Clemenger
State Manager, Vic
03 88628888
Michael joined the company
in 1995. He became
Associate Director &
Shareholder in 2009 and has
recently been appointed as
State Manager Victoria. He
has worked for Cockram on
overseas pharmaceutical
projects in China and Puerto
Rico, and in recent years has
led project teams on
numerous successful
laboratory and hospital
projects in Victoria.
Michael’s knowledge of all
facets of the building
process, from design
through to completion,
provides his clients with the
skill base required to deliver
projects to time and budget
constraints.
Greg Mithen
State Manager, WA
08 9330 2344
Greg joined Cockram in
1994. He become
shareholder and Associate
Director in 2009. Greg has
extensive experience with
the delivery of large scale
complex facilities in
Australia, USA and
China. The successful
development of our Chinabased
business under Greg’s
leadership confirms his
significant skills in
communication and risk
management controls. Greg
has consistently
demonstrated his highly
developed technical and
commercial understanding
of the construction process,
one that is underwritten by
a passion to provide an
injury‐free workplace.

About Cockram Construction.
Cockram Construction is an established national builder
of repute, which has for decades delivered leading edge
construction projects for the healthcare and medical
sectors in Australia. Formerly known as Hooker
Cockram Projects, our business modernised its name
and branding and from January 2011 became known
simply as Cockram Construction. With over $300
million worth of projects in Australia, the company is
financially sound and very stable (we celebrated our
150th year in 2011, making us Australia’s oldest
continuously operating building company).
Specifically, Cockram Construction offers:
A strong pedigree of projects in the health and
medical sector.
Specialist skills in challenging, unique or one‐off
construction projects
Proven leadership in fields such as laboratory, health/
medical, pharmaceutical, and other specialist or
advanced construction fields
Capability borne of lengthy experience working in
active, fully operational hospital and medical
environments
Highly skilled project teams ready to mobilise for
your project wherever it is
Project readiness in terms of skilled personnel and
current capacity
The challenge of working on a site that is fully occupied with patients, visitors and staff is not an easy
one. Throughout the project, Cockram interfaced extremely well with us to minimise service disruption,
noise and dust...Their detailed staging plans were second to none and were often accepted immediately
by us due to their proactive approach to managing all aspects of the job especially the OH&S and noise
issues.
Sharon McNulty, Director, Facilities Management, Northern Health
I must say that I am extremely happy with the way that the project went, from start to
finish. Your team were all very professional and cooperative throughout, despite all the
potential obstacles that the weather, the operating environment, and we the client,
threw at them. Please pass on my thanks to all of them, both on‐site and in
support off‐site. Here at FNI we too are all very proud of your achievement and I
personally very much look forward to an opportunity to work with you all
again.
David Foxley, Director, Project Commissioning & Building Development
Florey Neuroscience Institutes
The new Main Front Entry Project for The Wesley
Hospital had some major logistic issues with the key
objective to maintain operation of the Main Entry
and Reception throughout the construction
period. It involved many stages as every part
of the existing Main Entry was affected
with some critical departments
needing to remain operational
within the construction site.
Cockram Construction performed
the work in a very cooperative
and professional manner and
were sufficiently flexible to
adapt to changing conditions. I
have no hesitation in
recommending Cockram
Construction for similar projects.
Mike Musil, Senior Associate., PDT Architects

Governance, financial and regulatory.
Governance structure.
The Board of Management of Cockram
Corporation comprises six Directors, all of whom
are long term industry professionals with a
collective industry experience of over 235 years
spanning five decades.
All Directors have worked in various roles, both
project based and corporate. Our Directors have
a thorough understanding of our business and
the importance of responsible leadership of our
people, our clients and the culture within
Cockram of excellence, integrity and trust.
Resources.
The company has 12 offices in Australia and
internationally. It employs over 400 personnel and
approximately 3000 sub contract trade labour on our
sites at any one time . The registered office is in
Melbourne, Victoria.
Financial Capacity
Cockram Construction has sufficient banking facilities to
undertake individual projects in Australia to over $100
million. Our bankers are the National Australia Bank.
The company is privately owned by six directors but
operates with governance systems and practices more
typical of a publicly listed company.
Directors of Cockram
Construction. From left to
right: Robert Milne
(Chairman), Mal Batten
(Managing Director), David
Judd (Executive Director), Lou
Sciuto, (Company Secretary/
Financial Director), Rob
Sirgiovanni (Director, Asia),
Darren Milne (Operations
Manager/Director, Australia).
Management Systems
Quality Assurance – AS / ISO 9001
Applies to all management systems, policies and procedures applied in the
delivery of projects undertaken by Cockram Construction.
Certification No: 4089 Certifying Body: DLIQ Certification Services
Occupational Health & Safety – AS / ISO 4801
Applies to all OH&S systems, policies and procedures applied in
delivery of projects undertaken by Cockram Construction.
Certification No: 4089 Certifying Body: DLIQ Certification Services
Environmental Management – AS / ISO 14001
Applies to all Environmental Management Systems, policies and procedures
applied in delivery of projects undertaken by Hooker Cockram.
Certification No: 4089. Certifying Body: DLIQ Certification Services
Federal Safety Commissioner
Mandatory requirement for all Federal Government direct and indirectly
funded projects above $3.0m in value.
Accreditation No. 0023 Certifying Body: Department of Employment and
Workplace Relations
National Code of Practice – Industrial Relations
Mandatory requirement for all Federal Government direct and indirectly
funded projects above $3.0m in value.
Certifying Body: Department of Employment and
Workplace Relations
Pre Qualified Contractor. PQC4. Registration number 1625.
Quality Assured Supplier #7167
Having met the requirements as a Self Assessed Quality Assured Supplier for
the Queensland Department of Public Works
Certifying Body: Queensland Government Chief Procurement Office.
Contractor Prequalification and Best Practice Accreditation Scheme
Preference over non‐accredited contractors for selective tendering
opportunities over $0.5 million called by the Department and other users of
the NSW Government Procurements System for construction.
Certifying Body: Department of Finance and Services
Prequalification for Capital Works with the ACT Government
Prequalification allowing tendering of projects with the ACT Government up
to $20 million for non residential building.
Certifying Body: Shared Services Procurement
Construction Supplier Register
Mandatory requirement for all State Government directly and indirectly
funded projects. Pre‐qualification up to $30 million.
Registration No: 900696
Certifying Body: Department of Transport
Registered Building Practitioner
Mandatory requirement for operating as a construction company.
Registration No: CB‐U 3246
Certifying Body: Building Practitioners Board
Green Star Accredited Professional
Mandatory requirement for completed projects to achieve Green Star Rating.
12 Accredited Professionals
Certifying Body: Green Building Council Australia

Selection of hospital, health &
medical research facilities
by Cockram Construction
Pictured: IIIawarra Health & Medical Research Institute – Stage 1, University of
Wollongong, NSW successfully delivered by Cockram Construction.

Australian Red Cross Blood Service
Victorian Tasmanian Principal Site,
West Melbourne, Victoria.
This project required the fit‐out of an existing
building for the purpose of providing blood
donation processing, production, sampling and
administration facilities for the Australian Red
Cross Blood Service.
The facility is the Victorian and Tasmanian
Principal Site (VTPS) of the ARCBS. The scope
included building fit‐out and services, including
the procurement of new plant and equipment.
The building is a 4 level building, primarily over
two major levels. The total fit‐out area is in
excess of 16,000m2
The project contains blood donation
processing, production and distribution
facilities, PC2 laboratories (to AS2243.3),
administration areas, warehousing and a
national archive of ARCBS samples.
The processing, production, distribution and
laboratory areas required Therapeutic Goods
Administration (TGA) accreditation.
Cockram were responsible for ensuring that
the fit‐out complied with TGA requirements
and were required to work with the ARCBS to
ensure that TGA accreditation was achieved
within the nominated timeframe.
Cockram’s scope also included the
Commissioning and Validation of the building,
services and equipment as part of the
achievement of the TGA accreditation.
Client
Australian Red Cross Blood
Service
Lead Consultant
Gallagher Jeffs
Contract type
Lump Sum
Contract sum
$57.1M
Start date
January 2009
Completion date
December 2011

Melbourne Brain Centre,
Heidelberg , Victoria.
The Melbourne Brain Centre consists of a three
level office and research facility for the Florey
Neuroscience Institute (FNI). The site is located
within the Austin Health complex on Burgundy
Street, Heidelberg.
The new facility is to conduct both basic and
clinical research into addiction, Alzheimer’s
disease, depression, epilepsy, Huntington’s
disease, motor neuron disease, multiple
sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, schizophrenia,
stroke, traumatic brain and spinal cord injury. It
will allow FNI to continue to combine their
world‐class research skills to develop more
effective treatments for the millions of
Australians affected by brain disorders every
year.
The structure is a combination of precast
concrete walls, insitu columns; post tensioned
suspended concrete slabs and structural steel
framing to roof and plant room. The building is
clad in a combination of precast concrete
panels, glass reinforced panels, aluminium
glazed windows and alucobond sheeting.
The fit out consists of offices, PC2 laboratories
and support spaces and will ultimately be used
as a research and office facility.
20011 MBAV Special Commendation,
Excellence in Construction of Commercial
Buildings $20M – 30M.
Client
Florey Neuroscience Inst
Lead Consultant
DCWC Management
Contract type
GMP
Contract sum
$26.3M
Start date
July 2009
Completion date
February 2011

Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication,
Clayton, Victoria.
The Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication is
the Victorian Node and headquarters of the Australian
National Fabrication Facility (ANFF). It is a
brand new multi‐user research facility, operating
the largest purpose‐built cleanroom complex in
the Southern Hemisphere.
Current expertise is provided in the areas of
advanced materials and biotechnology, leading
to the development of a wide range of customised
sensors, actuators, and devices applied to
areas from biomedicine, and energy to
nanoelectronics and the environment.
The project consists of a two level office and
services pavilion joined to a large single storey
research pavilion.
The structure is a combination of a structural
steel portal frame, precast concrete walls and
in‐situ ground slabs and columns. The research
pavilion is clad with an arrangement of aluminium
and composite metal sheeting whilst the
cladding to the services and office pavilions
comprise of precast concrete panels and glazing.
The fit out consists of offices, clean rooms
and laboratories.
The key external feature of the building is a
large steel structure in the shape of the letter
‘N’ clad with perforated stainless steel
sheeting.
Awards – 2011 MBAV award winner
Excellence in Construction of Industrial
Buildings.
Client
Monash University Clayton
Lead Consultant
In‐site3
Contract type
AS4000
Contract sum
$22M
Start date
February 2009
Completion date
December 2010

Sunshine Hospital Teaching Training and Research
Building, Sunshine, Victoria.
The redevelopment of the Sunshine Hospital
involved the construction of the new Teaching,
Training and Research Facility. The construction
of this new facility took place whilst sections of
the existing hospital remained operational. A
high level of coordination was vital to ensure
that our presence on site did not impact upon
the operational areas of the hospital. The works
involved:
The decommissioning and demolition of the
existing conference room.
The construction of a new energy plant at
ground floor level.
Development of a new facility comprising of
four fully fitted out levels over the new central
energy plant and the construction of a carpark
to the north of the TTF facility.
The new building has bored piling through
existing plant areas.
The unique design of the building includes a
central atrium that allows natural light to
penetrate deep into the building on the lower
floors. The building has been designed with
two pavilions instead of one large building
mass. This design maximizes access to natural
light and views for the building occupants by
reducing the distance to external windows.
This effective use of natural light will
significantly reduce the requirement for
artificial light, lowering the building’s energy
footprint.
The facility includes a new main lobby,
reception and function area, a clinical school, a
library, office accommodation, wet labs and
clinical trials labs, a 200 seat auditorium,
lecture theatre, tutorial rooms, student
lounge, a short term animal storage and a
metabolic gym.
Client
Western Health
Lead Consultant
Johnstaff Projects
Contract type
Construction Management
Contract sum
$46.9M
Start date
January 2009
Completion date
July 2011

Caufield General Medical Centre,
Melbourne, Victoria.
This project was on a green field site and was
constructed as a nursing home for aged care.
The construction was a two storey building with
structural steel frame and bond deck concrete
floors on a raft slab base, the outer skin was
constructed as a block veneer with metal deck
roof.
Each floor was 2,000m2 of floor space. Internal
work consisted of plaster board metal stud walls
with all of the services required for the patients
security and well being. The building was
constructed with central courtyards for light and
security systems on external doors as well as
lifts.
Carpet and vinyl floors were used throughout
the complex and large paved areas of
landscaped external courtyards were
constructed for patients to access.
The shape of the structure was complex and
designed on a cartwheel shape with the centre
cores being the nurses stations and reception
areas.
Client
Bayside Health
Lead Consultant
Lyons
Contract type
Construction Management
Contract sum
$7.7M
Start date
February 2002
Completion date
March 2003

Sunshine Hospital Radiotherapy Building,
Sunshine, Victoria.
The Stage 2 redevelopment works to the
Sunshine Hospital includes the development of a
new Radiotherapy Building providing vital
cancer treatment facilities to the western
suburbs of Melbourne.
The Radiotherapy Building is a 2700m2 single
level building fully fitted out which has been
structurally designed for a further three levels to
be added in future developments. It consists of
treatment rooms (CT & Ortho Voltage rooms
and Linear Accelerator bunkers), day beds,
administration offices, planning areas, main
foyer and all associated staff and patient
support areas.
The key feature of the Radiotherapy Building is
the four concrete bunkers which will house the
Linear Accelerators used in the treatment of
cancer. The walls to the bunkers comprise two
outer skins of precast concrete panels in‐filled
with mass concrete to a minimum thickness of
1000mm. The suspended slab above has also
been designed to prevent radiation leeching
and is between 850mm and 1600mm thick.
A further feature of the building is the curved
façade wall which houses the main foyer. This
curved wall features curved structural
elements as well as curved glass and
alucobond panels in 5 different colours and
approximately nine metres tall. The remainder
of the building is adorned in multiple cladding
systems including brickwork, polished and
formliner precast panels, Alucobond, zinc cladding,
architectural louvres and a terracotta tile
system known as Terraca .
Client
Western Health
Lead Consultant
Johnstaff Projects
Contract type
Construction Management
Contract sum
$30.0M
Start Date
January 2009
Completion Date
February 2011

Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research,
Heidelberg, Victoria.
The Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research is a
Biological Production Facility which has
approximately 350m2 of Class 350 and Class
3500 clean rooms and laboratories.
The research facility is used to develop
treatments for cancer, which assist in the
identification and early detection of cancer cells
in trial patients.
Cockram construction, as the Construction
Managers and in conjunction with S2F, were
responsible for the design, construction and
validation of the project, which included a large
portion as a Guaranteed Maximum Price
contract.
Client
Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research
Lead Consultant
S2F
Contract type
Construction Management
Contract sum
$2.6M
Start Date
November 1994
Completion Date
August 1995

St Vincent’s Hospital,
Surgical Education Centre, Victoria.
Cockram Construction undertook the
refurbishment of level three of the Healy
Building to create a Surgical Education Centre.
The facility also includes state‐of‐the‐art training
laboratories and support and administration
areas.
Special Features of Project:
The Surgical Education Centre utilised
state‐of‐the‐art audio visual recording,
reproduction, display, transmission and
user control technologies .
Medical gases have been provided via
wall plates to the Patient Simulator Room
and Simulator Store Room.
Pendants in the Teaching Room and
Patient Simulator Room contain medical
gases, power, data and AV capability.
All lab benches in the Teaching Room
have flushing floor wastes with cisterns
build in to the lab bench.
An additional level was constructed on
the roof of the building to
accommodate plant.
Awards: Special Commendation – Excellence
in Construction of Commercial Buildings $2M‐
$5M
Client
St Vincent’s Hospital
Lead Consultant
Charter Keck Cramer
Contract type
Construction Management
Contract sum
$3.3M
Start Date
August 2005
Completion Date
March 2006

Monash Health Research Precinct,
Melbourne, Victoria.
Cockram Construction was engaged to construct
the Monash Health Research Precinct,
comprising 4 floors plus plant room and a Level
3 Link floor to the existing Monash Institute of
Reproduction and Development.
The building is to serve different R&D
Institutions, creating facilities for research and
development and to enable advanced research,
testing and education. The total floor area is
approx 6,400m2 including administration areas
as well as fully serviced PC2 laboratory areas.
Construction elements employed included
precast concrete walls and other architectural
cladding and glazed walling types.
The level 3 link Floor was constructed above
9m concrete columns spanning approximately
30m between the 2 buildings.
Client
Donald Cant Watts Corke
Lead Consultant
Woods Bagot
Contract type
Fixed Lump Sum
Contract sum
$14.8M
Start Date
February 2004
Completion Date
August 2005

Box Hill Hospital, Spring Street Building Project,
Box Hill, Victoria.
The Box Hill Spring Street building has been
recognised as the beginning of the Box Hill
Hospital redevelopment, offering a state‐of‐theart
facility to both the public and hospital staff
alike.
The building comprises two basement levels of
car park, using a bored pile and site retention
system, with a further five levels of car park,
four levels of office space and one level to
accommodate the building’s plantroom
equipment.
The first level of the new building consists of the
hospital’s 16 chair Renal Dialysis Clinic, multiple
Clinical Consulting Suites and Laboratories
constructed specifically with the ability to test
blood, breath and food for scientific research
and advances.
The building users in the office spaces will have
access to Bone Labs, Simulation Rooms, the
Hospital’s Library plus teaching and research
centres, as well as seminar facilities
throughout the upper levels.
The building has been designed and
constructed to achieve a 4 Star Green Rating,
which includes specialist mechanical and
lighting systems, solar panels, purpose‐built
sunshades, tanks for collection of water for
recycling and re‐use, in addition to the use of
recycled timber.
Client
Eastern Health
Lead Consultant
Bovis Lend Lease
Contract type
Fixed Lump Sum (AS 2124)
Contract sum
$31.6M
Start Date
November 2006
Completion Date
August 2008

Royal Australasian College of Surgeons,
Melbourne, Victoria.
Cockram Construction demolished and replaced
a building wing of this historic building. The new
structure includes a first class skills centre
teaching facility, offices, administration areas
and a plantroom.
The building and grounds are listed by the
National Trust, Register of the National Estate
and Heritage Building Register, and an
archaeological investigation was carried out as
part of the construction process. This
uncovered an intact basement of the Model
School, which formerly occupied the site.
Thousands of historically significant artifacts
were recovered.
Throughout construction, the existing wings
continued operation. This required
considerable coordination particularly during
activities such as asbestos removal, demolition,
underpinning and re‐routing of services.
2004 MBAV Winner Excellence in
Construction of Commercial Buildings $10M –
30M .
Client
Royal Australasian College of
Surgeons
Lead Consultant
Aurecon
Contract type
Construction Management
Contract sum
$12.0M
Start Date
April 2002
Completion Date
February 2004

Grovedale Aged Care Facility,
Grovedale, Victoria.
A 108 Bed Nursing Home for Barwon Health. The
building is a single story building with a major
plant area on the roof and two satellite air
handling plant rooms also located on the roof.
The building construction is an exterior of brick
veneer with timber and alucobond cladding,
internal timber framed plasterboard partitions,
plasterboard and ceiling tile ceilings, and a
colour bond roof.
The building includes six wings and a central hub
area. The wings include single and double
rooms, individual and shared ensuites, kitchens,
lounge areas, soiled linen areas, internal
courtyards and TV areas. The central hub
includes a staff room, consultant rooms, dining
area, chapel, multi purpose room, kiosk,
communications room, reception area and
hairdressing salon. Externally there are large
fenced courtyards, extensive landscaping and
civil areas, a retention basin for the storm
water, and garage and associated services
buildings.
Special features of the building include the
following:
Rain water harvesting for showers and
basins
Solar panels for warm water system
Integrated Services including Nurse Call,
Fire, Duress, Security, and Paging Systems
Sewer and Storm Water Pumping Stations
Back Up Generator and UPS for essential
services
Total site CCTV surveillance
Static fire tanks and Fire Pump Room
Client
Barwon Health
Lead Consultant
Aurecon
Contract type
Construction Management
Contract sum
$18.2M
Start date
November 2006
Completion date
May 2008

McKellar Centre Redevelopment Stage 1B,
Geelong, Victoria.
The McKellar Centre is located on a 20 hectare
site on the north side of Ballarat Road, North
Geelong. The Centre serves as a Rehabilitation
and Aged Care facility.
Stage 1B is the second stage in the
redevelopment of McKellar Centre campus.
Stage 1B comprises a new fifty bed
Rehabilitation Unit, forty bed Geriatric
Evaluation and Management (GEM) unit, ten
bed Palliative Care unit and building engineering
services infrastructure.
External works will include landscape
courtyards, therapy spaces, drop‐off areas,
service access points and paving.
All necessary demolition work will form part of
this contract.
The project requires staged construction and
must be constructed with minimum disruption
to the existing facilities and operational
functions on site.
Client
Barwon Health
Lead Consultant
Aurecon
Contract type
Construction Management
Contract sum
$14.2M
Start date
April 2003
Completion date
April 2004

McKellar Centre Redevelopment Stage 2,
Geelong, Victoria.
Redevelopment works of the McKellar Centre
Aged Care Facility including;
Early works services infrastructure
upgrade across the entire McKellar
Centre Site valued at $7.5M
108 Bed Nursing Home – single level
nursing home for low care residents
valued at $13.5M
CRC/HUB upgrade – single level upgrade
and extension of existing CRC and HUB
buildings housing patient services and
administration areas valued at $9.3M
90 Bed Nursing Home – single level
nursing home for critical care and
Psycho‐geriatric care residents valued at
$13.1M
Food Services Kitchen – Full Commercial
Kitchen utilising the cook chill process
providing meals for all Barwon Health
facilities in the region valued at $9.0M
Client
Barwon Health
Lead Consultant
Aurecon
Contract type
Construction Management
Contract sum
$54.2M
Start date
January 2005
Completion date
March 2007

University of Melbourne School of Dental
Science, Carlton, Victoria.
Demolition and fit‐out to different areas of six
floors of an existing building. Housed in the
building were The Dental Health Services
Victoria, which consisted of four fully
operational dental operating theatres,
approximately twenty dentists, and RMIT which
had facilities for a further seventy dentists and
sundry Laboratories.
It was critical to the existing tenants for
Cockram Construction to Manage noise, dust
and unscheduled service interruptions. This
required careful planning and liaison with the
tenants.
Construction consisted of timber studs lined
with 13mm plasterboard, with a mixture of
suspended plaster and tile ceilings. A new air
handling unit was installed to service part
areas and adjustments made to the existing
system for other areas affected due to
construction. Cockram Construction coordinated
supply and installation of new
laboratory benches from Germany. New
medical gases were installed to these
laboratories along with suction, water,
compressed air and electrical services.
X‐ray areas were specially constructed using
lead lined walls, doors, frames and glazing.
New joinery, floor coverings, painting, audio
visual and security were included as part of the
scope.
Client
University of Melbourne
Lead Consultant
CS+T Architects David Fletcher
(now at S2F) (03) 8456 4800
Contract type
Fixed Lump Sum
Contract sum
$3.2M
Start Date
November 2004
Completion Date
July 2005

The Northern Hospital Redevelopment Stage 2,
Epping, Victoria.
Cockram Construction Limited was engaged as
Construction Managers to undertake the
alterations and refurbishments to The Northern
Hospital Redevelopment ‐ Stage 2 Project. This
included the construction of two 32 bed Nursing
Units, new Wound Clinic, new Ambulatory Care
Entry and Administration Area, additions and
upgrade of the Emergency, Triage and
Emergency Administration Facility, upgrade of
the Paediatric Unit as well as expansion and
renovation of the Community Health facility,
Pathology, Maternity and Dining Room.
Upgrades to the Bulk Oxygen Store and Suction
Plant Vessels were also coordinated during
these works. Two new major Car Parks have
also been constructed accommodating 358
spaces as well as a new entrance and
associated road works to provide an entrance
from the adjoining main road.
Cockram was limited to staging the alterations
and additions throughout the existing hospital
to suit the operations of the hospital. It was
imperative the building works did not impact
on the hospital and eliminate any hospital
disruptions, emergency department bypass,
disruption to the Ambulance service and
disruption caused by noise and dust.
Staging plans were formulated to ensure the
refurbishment works were coordinated with the
hospital. Once the hospital’s requirements were
fully understood, many of the refurbishment
works were required to be undertaken in stages.
This was evident with the Pediatrics area, the
Emergency Department In‐patient and
Administration area, the Community Health
facility, the Staff Dining Room and the
Ambulatory Care Corridor, Waiting and
Administration area as these areas were
occupied until the new and refurbished works
were complete.
Client
Northern Health
Lead Consultant
Aurecon
Contract type
Construction Management
Contract sum
$22.0M
Start Date
July 2005
Completion Date
April 2007

LaTrobe Valley Cancer Care Clinic,
LaTrobe Valley, Victoria.
The single storey building was constructed to
house a linear accelerator for radiotherapy and
chemotherapy.
The structure is a combination of concrete and
structural steel, clad in alucabond with cement
sheeting with aluminium windows.
Two bunkers were constructed to house the
linear accelerator, designed beyond normal
Australian Standard building codes, to provide a
safe environment for using radioactive
equipment. This includes 1.8m thick floor, and
1.6m thick walls and ceiling.
The entire structure has been designed and
constructed to allow for a first floor extension
to be built above should it be required in the
future.
The project was constructed along side and
within an operating hospital. Significant work
was done to protect the environment for
patients, including regular infection control
checks, filters placed on all air intakes, noise
control procedures put in place, and these
issue were controlled through regular
meetings with the client. Cockram enabled the
client to complete the installation and
commissioning of the linear accelerator in conjunction
with the building works. This was enabled
through an early handover of this area,
along with controlled procedures to delineate
the construction area from this important installation.
Client
Department of Human Services
Lead Consultant
Davis Langdon
Contract type
AS2124
Contract sum
$12.0M
Start date
December 2004
Completion date
August 2006

Kingston Centre Redevelopment,
Clayton, Victoria.
The Kingston Centre Redevelopment is for the
construction of a new sub‐acute aged care
facility within the existing Kingston Medical
Centre including car parking, flood mitigation
works and associated services infrastructure
upgrades (including a new upper storey
extension to the existing Central Plant Building).
The new services to be provided within the
facility include two 32 bed subacute Geriatric
Evaluation & Management (GEM); inpatient
units (64 beds total); Therapy Cluster at the
ground level; and a Community Rehabilitation
Centre, Hydrotherapy Pool and Main Foyer at
the lower ground level.
Due to the growing number of older people in
the community and the consequential changes
in physical conditions associated with ageing,
there is a rapidly growing need for facilities
and services that will meet the increase in comorbidities
and complex health and
community care requirements of older people
in the SE corridor of metropolitan Melbourne.
Works commenced on site in March 2010 and
have progressed rapidly with the
reconfiguration of staff and visitor parking on
the site. The new development is aimed to be
handed over and operational for our client
Southern Health at the end of 2011.
Client
Department of Human Services
Lead Consultant
Aurecon
Contract type
Lump Sum
Contract sum
$33.3M
Start date
March 2010
Completion date
February 2012

Sunbury Day Hospital,
Sunbury, Victoria.
The new Sunbury Day Hospital provides
ambulatory (outpatient) services that are not
currently available in Sunbury and neighbouring
districts, closer to patient’s homes, including
two start‐of‐the‐art operating theatres,
recovery, dialysis and chemotherapy treatment,
plus a range of specialist clinics.
The Sunbury Day Hospital is a new and stand
alone facility located directly opposite the
Sunbury Community Health Centre. The
inclusion of this facility establishes the area as a
new Healthcare precinct for Sunbury. The
project also includes the refurbishment of the
existing heritage listed Ardclooney Homestead
which is used as an adjoining administration
and training building, and enhancement of
surrounding infrastructure.
Client
Western Health
Lead Consultant
Baade Harbour & Assoc.
Contract type
Construction Management
Contract sum
$11.9M
Start date
September 2009
Completion date
December 2010

Monash University Science, Technology and
Research Innovation Precinct Stage 2,
Clayton, Victoria.
The Science Technology Research and
Innovation Precinct project consists of two fourstorey
rectangular buildings totalling 17000m2,
joined by a central circulation core. The
buildings accommodate PC2 laboratories and an
animal research level with a higher level of
containment to the general laboratories.
The structure is a combination of precast
concrete columns and walls, post tensioned
suspended concrete slabs and structural steel
framing to roof and plant room. The buildings
are clad in a curtain wall system of glass,
aluminium and composite metal cladding
including sun shades.
The fitout consists of offices, highly
sophisticated laboratory and support spaces,
used as a research and teaching facility.
A key feature of the appearance of this project
is the façade cladding. The buildings feature a
full height Kalzip metal and aluminium curtain
wall system that incorporates operable vision
awning windows, operable doors for access to
balconies, motorized blinds and full height
metal louvres. The core building features
triangular patterned feature windows to
external atrium curtain walls with aluminium
framed panels. Joining the core are full height
glazed screens to the walkways that link the
buildings.
Winner – MBAV Excellence in Construction
Commercial Buildings $30 Million to $80
Million 2009
Client
Monash University
Lead Consultant
DesignInc
Contract type
AS4000 1997 Part A and B
Contract sum
$70.7M
Start date
February 2007
Completion date
April 2009

Deakin Regional Community Health
Hub, Waurn Ponds, Victoria.
Deakin University
School of Medicine
The Deakin REACH project comprises the
construction and fit out of a new four level
building and associated external works at Deakin
University’s Waurn Ponds Campus.
The completed building will comprise clinical
research, clinical skills, bio‐mechanical and
teaching laboratories for allied heath disciplines
as well as administration space and a 250 seat
Lecture Theatre.
This building will compliment the Deakin
University Medical School and in particular the
Shared Laboratories project recently completed
by Cockram and consolidates the Medical
Precinct on the Waurn Ponds campus to be
one of the largest Medical Teaching Facilities
outside of a capital city.
As around 50% of the building area comprises
laboratory spaces the building services
requirements are intensive and coupled with
environmental design initiatives are complex
and will require a high degree of coordination
and management on site. This building will
have a high prominence on the Waurn Ponds
Campus and the building design presents an
impressive and striking facade creating a
presence that will define the Medical Precinct.
The building has been sited adjacent to a man
made lake and has extensive outdoor spaces
linking the building with the lake and
surrounding spaces. An outdoor tearrace on
Level 3 above the Lecture Theatre looks over
the lake while extensive terraced seating and
landscaped areas cascade from the building
down to the lake frontage.
Client
Deakin University,
Lead Consultant/Architect
DesignInc,
Contract type
PC1 (amended)
Contract sum
$38.0m
Start Date
February 2011
Completion Date
August 2012

Deakin University Shared Laboratory
Waurn Ponds, Victoria.
Deakin University
School of Medicine
The shared laboratories project delivers
additional laboratories and research facilities for
a number of user groups in Deakin University;
including the School of Medicine.
The project primarily consists of fit‐out to
existing levels 2 & 4 of building Ka. This area of
Deakin University services Human Physiology
Laboratories, Chemical & Biological Research
Facilities, Laboratory Support Rooms, Academic
Offices, and Seminar Areas. In these areas there
will be an upgrade to include eight PC‐2
Laboratories.
Client
Deakin University
Lead Consultant
Thinc Projects
Contract type
Construction Management
AS 4916 Amended
Contract sum
$11.3 M
Start Date
June 2009
Completion Date
March 2010

Australian Proteome Analysis Facility Laboratories,
Macquarie University, Talavera Road, North Ryde, New
South Wales.
Cockram Construction refurbished existing
laboratory areas into:
two general PC2 laboratory rooms
one PC3 cell culture room
a refrigerator and ‐20 degree Celsius freezer
a multi‐function area
Surrounding these main works were four office
rooms. A main corridor and two terraces were
also refurbished.
Beyond the normal demolition of existing walls
and services, the project involved the removal of
asbestos floor tiles and seven chemical fume
cupboards to strict safety and regulatory
requirements for disposal.
New services installed included an air
conditioning system with German‐designed
swirl diffusers, exposed electrical and data
lines run in cable trays and umbilical droppers
to the outlets incorporated into the laboratory
furniture, two new chemical fume cupboards,
water and laboratory gases.
Client
Australian Proteome Analysis
Facility/ Macquarie University
Lead Consultant
Jones Sonter Architects
Contract type
AS 2124
Contract sum
$0.97million
Start Date
July 2004
Completion Date
September 2004

Dental and Oral Health Centre, Charles
Sturt University, Dubbo, New South Wales.
The project required Cockram Construction to
deliver a high quality new building
approximately 1400m² for Charles Sturt
University which will house joint dental clinics
for Charles Sturt University and Greater Western
Area Health Service.
The project is located at Charles Sturt
University’s Dubbo Campus and will provide 16
dental chairs comprising 8 open clinic chairs, 2
enclosed clinic chairs and 6 enclosed clinic chairs
for Greater Western Area Health Services. The
project is funded by the NSW State Government
and the Federal Government.
Client
Charles Sturt University &
Greater Western Area Health
Lead Consultant/Architect
Brewster Hjorth Architects
Contract type
Lump Sum
Contract sum
$5.7M
Start Date
October 2009
Completion Date
July 2010

Cyclopharm Cyclotron and Radiopharmacy Unit
Macquarie University, North Ryde, New South
Wales.
The project is situated in the basement of the
Macquarie University Private Hospital (MUPH)
level B2 and has been fitted out with control
rooms, laboratories, amenities, packaging area,
offices and plant which are situated around the
floor area.
The facility will conduct research into imaging
radiopharmaceuticals and distribute FDG to
MUPH and other centres through the use of the
cyclotron. The cyclotron is housed in a bunker to
contain the radiation when it is operating. FDG
is conveyed into the bunker to be radiated by
the cyclotron then conveyed back to “Hot Cells”
in the production area to be processed into the
required radiopharmaceutical.
There are trenches within the ground slab
running from the cyclotron rooms to the hot
cells in the Production Area. Ceiling tiles with
clip on gaskets to maintain air pressure are
installed throughout the offices. The design
made allowance for future upgrades to the
cyclotrons simultaneously without significantly
inconveniencing the operation of the facility.
The cyclotron bunker is constructed with
concrete walls which range from 1000mm to
2000mm thick reinforced concrete.
Mechanical, electrical and hydraulic services
were coordinated with Cyclopet and terminated
in position ready for their specialist contractors
GE Healthcare to install the cyclotron
and hot cells.
Client
Cyclopharm
Contract type
Lump sum
Contract sum
$1.3M
Start Date
August 2009
Completion Date
December 2009

Hunter Medical Research Institute,
Newcastle, New South Wales.
The construction of the Hunter Medical
Research Institute Research Facility has been the
vision of HMRI to consolidate health and
medical research in the greater Newcastle area
onto three major campuses.
Located within the Rankin Park Campus adjacent
to the John Hunter Hospital in Newcastle, the
16,000 m² building consists of 2 five storey
wings (east & west) of solid elements linked
together by a two storey elevated glass entry
pod.
The development represents a significant capital
investment at the John Hunter Hospital Precinct
and shall provide for 450 leading researchers
under the one roof. The project consists of the
following key features:
PC2 laboratories
Specific pathogen free zones
Clinical trial support unit
Animal holding areas (Bio resource Facility)
Outdoor semi enclosed recreation and
barbeque area for the staff
Workstations and generic open plan
laboratories
Lecture theatre
Associated support staff offices and
amenities
Construction of a 3 tiered open deck carpark
for 250 vehicles is also part of the construction
works to be undertaken.
A 50 year time capsule has been sealed to honour
the commencement of construction activity
for the World Class Research Facility.
Client
Hunter Medical Research Institute,
Hunter New England Health and The
University of Newcastle
Contract type
Design Development &
Construction (AS 4902)
Contract sum
$70.0M
Start Date
August 2010
Completion Date
May 2012

IIIawarra Health & Medical Research Institute
– Stage 1, University of Wollongong,
Wollongong, New South Wales.
At approximately 6500 m², IHMRI was designed
as a modern interpretation of the existing
campus buildings. Internally the building
comprises of the following:
Ground level ‐ storage rooms, switchroom,
auditorium with dedicated plantroom, and
carpark;
Levels 1 to 3 ‐ clinical trial rooms, laboratories
including a PC3 Laboratory, support areas
including instrument rooms & constant
temperature rooms, clinical & staff work areas,
administration areas including offices, meeting
rooms, staff rooms, utility rooms & amenities;
Level 4 plant areas ‐ separate air handling &
fume exhaust plantrooms, externally mounted
air cooled chillers & solar panels for hot water.
The IHMRI Building has incorporated a number
of environmentally friendly design ideas. These
include solar hot potable water, a rainwater
harvest tank system for re‐use for amenities &
landscaping, motion sensor lighting, fresh air
make‐up mechanical system, curtain wall
glazing, low VOC paint, re‐use of brick pavers &
light poles & preservation of the majority of
existing trees.
The project is located in the main campus and
was constructed within a fully operational
environment in close proximity to the public
and student interface.
Client
South Eastern Sydney & Illawarra
Area Health Service & University
of Wollongong
Lead Consultant
Graham Bell Bowman
Contract type
Lump Sum
Contract sum
$22.1M
Start Date
December 2008
Completion Date
May 2010

Anatomy Laboratory, University of Technology
Sydney, Broadway, New South Wales.
The project involved the demolition and
removal of existing furniture and services within
a laboratory facility and office/administration
area, and the construction/fit‐out of a new
anatomy laboratory and external anatomy
laboratory.
The fit out included the upgrade and
modification of the existing air‐conditioning,
mechanical exhaust, electrical, hydraulic and
data systems.
The new laboratory was equipped with a cold
room, stainless steel dissection tables and
benches and teaching facilities incorporating
an AV system with speakers and ceiling
mounted LCD monitors.
Client
University of Technology Sydney
Lead Consultant
Budden Nangle Michael & Hudson
Architects
Contract type
Lump Sum
Contract sum
$0.89M
Start Date
March 2007
Completion Date
June 2007

Carroll Building Refurbishment, Australian Catholic
University, North Sydney, New South Wales.
This project followed on from the Loreto
Building refurbishment at the Australian Catholic
University’s Strathfield Campus. The ACU
relocated some of the faculties residing at the
North Sydney campus to the Strathfield Campus
to make provision for additional nursing specific
teaching facilities.
The project at North Sydney involved the
reconfiguration and refurbishment of general
teaching space for the nursing faculty, and
refurbishment of the existing library and study
facilities.
The project was undertaken on a short delivery
program to ensure the areas were available for
the start of the first semester 2005.
Construction works included extensive
asbestos removal, the reconfiguration and
upgrade of the buildings mechanical and
electrical services and computer network
infrastructure installation.
Client
Australian Catholic University
Lead Consultant
CMR Consultants (Aust) Pty Ltd
Contract type
AS 2124
Contract sum
$1.5M
Start Date
November 2004
Completion Date
January 2005

Bosch Rodent Facility, The University of Sydney,
Broadway, New South Wales.
The Bosch Rodent Facility was a unique project
& offered several distinctive challenges to the
project team. Pharmacology on level 2 is used
by students & staff & is open from Monday to
Friday. The medical library on level 3 is used by
students & is open Monday to Saturday. Both
levels were sensitive to noise & vibration for the
duration of the project & no noisy works could
take place during these hours. Heavy machinery
had to be avoided in most cases & where it was
not possible, approval by stakeholders was
requested. Overall vibration had to be
minimised as experiments & research could
have potentially been disrupted.
The alterations and additions to the existing
Bosch building 1b include a single storey
extension and fit out of level 1 for the new
rodent facility; PC2 laboratories; Demolition of
existing north‐eastern stairs; nNew stairs at
the south‐eastern corner; new passenger lift
and shaft within existing external terraces
between levels 1 & 3; new service plant &
equipment in basement, electrical fire upgrade
to levels basement, 2, 3 and roof and electrical
infrastructure upgrade to Bosch Building 1b.
Significant traffic management was
implemented on this project with any road
blockages, concrete pours, large deliveries and
high risk works (due to the students and staff)
having to be scheduled out of hours to reduce
risk.
Client
University of Sydney
Lead Consultant
Savills
S2FArchitects
Contract type
Lump Sum
Contract sum
$6.4M
Start Date
September 2008
Completion Date
July 2009

Building F, Brain & Mind Research Institute.
The University of Sydney, Camperdown
Campus, New South Wales.
The University of Sydney Mallett Street Campus
consists of several interconnected buildings
(Buildings A to G) surrounding a garden
courtyard. Building F is an extension of the
Brain & Mind Research Institute (BMRI) in
Building G which was refurbished and fitted out
by Cockram Construction in 2006. The works at
Building F involved high quality laboratory
research and clinical consultation fitout works to
levels 1, 4 and 5. The project also involved some
base building systems upgrades including
rooftop and adjacent car park plant works.
Due to the specialist nature of the neurological
fitout to level 1, the Cockram Construction site
team worked closely with specialist contractors
including:
Siemens who relocated a 3TMRI machine
from the Royal North Shore Hospital
The Faraday Consultant who was
responsible for the Faraday cages in the
3TMRI room on level 1 and the EMG room
level 4
Gamasonics who designed the shielding
requirements
This was the fourth major building Cockram
Construction has refurbished for the University
of Sydney, with the site team implementing
site‐specific quality, safety and environmental
management plans to meet University
requirements.
Client
Brain & Mind Research Institute,
The University of Sydney
Lead Consultant/Architect
APP Corporation
Contract type
Lump Sum
Contract sum
$4.7M
Start Date
March 2007
Completion Date
July 2007

Buildings G & H, Brain & Mind Research
Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown
Campus, New South Wales.
The building which now houses the Brain and
Mind Institute was originally constructed for
clothing manufacturers Bonds Limited in the
1920s and consists of six levels and an adjoining
single level building. Cockram Construction
refurbished it into a state‐of‐the‐art research
and clinical studies facility while the ground
floor remained occupied by academic and
research personnel, and accessible to the
Institute’s patients. The works initially involved
the refurbishment and fit out of Levels 2 and 3
of Building G and the refurbishment and fit out
of Building H (approximately 1900m2), and the
installation of additional building services in the
attic of Building H and roof top services plant to
the main building.
After commencing the works, Cockram
Construction was approached to refurbish and
fit out an additional 1200m2 on Levels 4 and 5
into high‐grade laboratories and associated
administrative facilities. The works were to be
delivered concurrently with the original works
which effectively doubled the scope of work.
Cockram Construction identified the critical
lead time items mainly associated with the
mechanical trade and initiated a forum where
our subcontractors could drive the design
albeit with the mechanical consultant still
having ownership of the design. This approach
continued through all the critical trades with
progress monitored weekly and managed in
conjunction with the Institute.
Client
Brain & Mind Research Institute,
The University of Sydney
Lead consultant
APP Corporation
Contract type
AS4000‐1999
Contract sum
$8.3M
Start Date
October 2005
Completion Date
June 2006

Medical Foundation Building,
The University of Sydney, Camperdown Campus,
New South Wales.
The Medical Foundation Building is a seven
storey commercial building with an additional
basement level which was refurbished for mixed
office, teaching, animal holding and laboratory
uses.
Stage 1 was delivered while the building was
occupied by the various academic and research
personnel including controlled environment
laboratories for the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
where pathological testing is conducted. This
required the application of high level
construction security to ensure patient
confidentiality and control of test results, and
involved specialised construction techniques to
ensure the atmospheric integrity of the
laboratories was maintained. The works
included removal and replacement of
furnishings, finishes and building and fire
services, and renovation of external facades.
Significant additional works were also included
in the scope during the delivery period.
Stage 2 involved additional wet laboratories,
lift installation and general refurbishment of
selected areas of the building.
Works were within the agreed project program
which required staging during construction to
accommodate changes to the University’s
operational requirements.
Client
The University of Sydney
Contract type
Lump Sum
Contract sum
Stage 1: $5.4m
Stage 2: $2.4m
Start Date
October 2003
Completion Date
December 2006

Asbestos Diseases Research Foundation,
Concord, New South Wales.
This state of the art facility is located adjacent to
the ANZAC Research Institute at Concord
Hospital and is the world’s first stand‐alone
research facility dedicated to asbestos‐related
disease. It will support projects including
prevention through education and a
mesothelioma tissue bank
The building comprised of a 2,700 sqm 2 storey
research facility with six wet laboratories, two
dry laboratories, shared core laboratories,
education and meeting rooms
The project also includes the complete fitout of
laboratories and administration areas including
offices and workstations and the exterior has
an impressive multi‐finish facade with up
lights.
The Asbestos Diseases Research Foundation
was completed ahead of program and under
budget in August 2008.
Client
Asbestos Diseases Research
Foundation & Sydney South
West Area Health Service
Lead Consultant
Capital Insight
Contract type
GC21 Design & Construction
Contract sum
$8.8M
Start Date
February 2007
Completion Date
April 2009

Blacktown Clinical School, Education and Research
Centre, Blacktown, New South Wales.
The project for the University of Western
Sydney consists of a new 5,000 sqm 3 storey
building containing: Clinical trials, library, work
room, training room and student overnight
accommodation, lobby, wet labs 1 & 2, offices,
meeting rooms, staff common rooms and
lecture theatres, dry lab, future wet lab, tutorial
rooms and kitchens.
The project also includes the complete fitout of
laboratories and administration areas including
offices and workstations. The clinical trial rooms
have hospital beds for overnight
accommodation of patients with nurse call
buttons, medical panels and medical gases.
The building has an innovative and complex
facade which is a combination of glass,
decorative timber produces, stone and tile
works. The project is located within the
Blacktown Hospital Precinct and was
constructed amongst a fully operational
environment whilst also further complicated
by the close proximity to the emergency ward.
There is also the relocation of some data,
communication pits that contain fibre optic
and carriers that lead to all the major dept of
the hospital i.e, emergency, renal and
oncology.
Winner – MBA NSW Excellence in Safety
$10 million to $50 million (2010)
Winner – MBA NSW Excellence in
Construction of Tertiary Facilities $10
million to $20 million (2011)
Client
University of Western Sydney
& Sydney South West Area
Health Service
Lead Consultant
McConnel Smith Johnson
Contract type
D&C, GMP
Contract sum
$16.0M
Start Date
November 2009
Completion Date
April 2011

PC3 Laboratories, Faculty of Medicine and
Health Science, University of Auckland,
Auckland, New Zealand.
The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
refurbishment at The University of Auckland
comprises of 3 buildings, approximately 800sqm
per floor, linked via a common ‘spine’ at each of
the 6 levels per building. Cockram Construction
were engaged to deliver a specialised
component of this refurbishment in the form of
100 square metres of PC3 laboratories in
Building 502.
When complete, the faculty will accommodate
Integrative Physiology, Sensory Physiology,
Infection and Immunology with PC3 facility,
Bone and Reproduction, Pharmacy and
Pharmacology and the ‘Liggins’ Cancer Institute.
The construction took place with a second
(main) local contractor delivering the bulk of
building refurbishment and required close
cooperation amongst the delivery teams.
As with most University projects, the project
also had to be delivered within an operating
educational environment.
Cockram’s prior experience in these types of
projects has resulted in a considerable degree
of knowledge transfer, particularly given this
was the University’s first PC3 laboratory.
Client
University of Auckland
Lead Consultant
RCP
Contract type
Fixed lump sum contract
Contract sum
$2.299million
Start date
December 2010
Completion date
June 2011

Azure Blue Integrated Living Project
Carina, Queensland.
This new retirement, community and residential
aged care project is located on a 4 hectare
Greenfield site at Carina in Brisbane.
Azure Blue Carina will comprise both a care
precinct and a luxury retirement living precinct
where residents’ amenities include a swimming
pool, café, library, function room and media
room.
Residents will have access to a range of hotel
services including meals, laundry and cleaning as
well as the option of in‐home care, provided by
Blue Care’s Community Care services.
The site also offers the benefit of a co‐located
residential aged care facility for 128 residents.
The project consists of a 128 bed High Care
aged care facility in two, three storey
connected structures, plus administration,
community facilities, a commercial kitchen,
commercial laundry, loading dock and
basement car parking.
It also includes 98 Independent Living Units
(ILUs) comprising 22 apartments over four
storeys including recreation facilities, café and
pool, and basement car parking; 70 Units in
three and four storey connected buildings
including basement car parking; and six single
storey villas (duplexes).
Client
BlueCare
Lead Consultant
Merrin and Cranston
Contract type
Lump Sum
Contract sum
$60M
Start date
April 2012
Completion date
October 2013

The Queensland University of Technology Institute of
Health and Biomedical Innovation and PC3 Labs,
Kelvin Grove, Queensland.
This project involved a complex and staged
handover of a number of areas within the
existing operations of the IHBI Building at QUT’s
Kelvin Grove Campus. The project includes:
Reconstruction of the two PC3 Laboratory
spaces and associated airlocks on Level 7
Associated mechanical plant installations on
Level 8 (roof level)
Consequential works in PC2 Laboratory
spaces on Level 6
Associated works in two PC2 Laboratory
spaces on Level 4 and
Construction access for equipment and
materials delivery and storage to Levels 2
and 3
QUT academic and student personnel occupy
the entire building including the floors
associated with the works on a full time basis
and in some areas 24 hours a day and 7 days a
week. This presented significant challenges
with respect to the flow and coordination of
the construction works to minimize disruption
and maintain the daily operations of the
building.
On completion of the PC3 Laboratories, the
University will be able to operate from a fully
functional and certified facility for the first
time since the completion of the original
building.
Client
Queensland University of
Technology
Lead Consultant
S2F
Contract type
Lump Sum
Contract sum
$813,000
Start date
July 2010
Completion date
October 2010

Wesley Hospital Front Entrance,
Auchenflower, Queensland.
The Wesley is a prestigious private hospital
offering leading health care services to its
patients. Owned by Uniting Care Health, this
project involved a full remodel of the main front
entrance of the hospital.
Included were demolition and reconstruction of
the reception area and outpatients areas, the
gift shop and associated offices.
Extreme care is needed in projects like this,
given that staff and patients will continue to
access the hospital via this front entrance while
the project is under construction. Construction
works also need to be sensitive to the needs of
patients in terms of operating hours and noise,
and sensitive to any services interruptions that
may be required.
Vibrations for nearby surgery areas,
maintaining constant access for ambulance
ingress and egress, and maintaining the ‘good
public relations’ values of the hospital with
patients, staff and the community were all
paramount in Cockram Construction’s
approach to this project.
Client
Uniting Care Health
Lead Consultant
PDT Architects
Contract type
Lump Sum
Contract sum
$1.1M
Start Date
December 2010
Completion Date
May 2011

Centre for Advanced Imaging, University
of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland.
The Centre for Advanced Imaging is a highly
advanced medical imaging facility which will
include two cyclotron units, used to generate
radioactive isotopes for medical imaging
equipment. The new structure is being built on
the University of Queensland’s St Lucia Campus,
and will also include several magnetic resonance
imaging units, a full floor of PC2 laboratories,
associated teaching and academic spaces and
related facilities.
It is the only facility of its type in Australia, one
of only a handful in the world and once
completed will house a powerful MRI system
that is more than twice as strong as any other
MRI system currently available in the Southern
Hemisphere.
The project includes the extensive
refurbishment of the adjoining Gehrmann
Building and also the chillers on the nearby
Ritchie Building.
This highly advanced project requires specialist
construction skills, given the very high
operational standards required for cyclotrons
and MRI installations. Cockram Construction’s
prior experience with cyclotron and advanced
medical imaging projects, plus our
commitment to deliver a highly skilled project
team, were instrumental in reinforcing our
reputation as one of a small number of
contractors capable of delivering a project of
this nature.
Client
University of Queensland
Lead Consultant
John Wardle Architects + Wilson
Architects (Architects in
Association).
Contract type
Lump sum
Contract sum
$32 million
Start date
January 2011
Completion date
April 2013

Cancer Biology Imaging Facility, Institute
for Molecular Bioscience, University of
Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland.
The Institute for Molecular Bioscience is a world
‐class research institute located at The
University of Queensland, in Brisbane, Australia.
The IMB's mission is to decipher the information
contained in the genes, proteins and molecules
of humans, animals and plants.
Cockram were chosen as the contractor to
deliver a new imaging centre within Level 6 of
the Bioscience Precinct. The works were carried
out within a fully operational laboratory facility.
These works included a new Imaging Centre in
the North Block which is within an operational
physical containment level 2 (PC2) Certified
office of gene technology, Regulator (OGTR)
and AS2243.3 microbiology laboratory. The
project was funded via a $2.5 million grant
from the Australian Cancer Research
Foundation (ACRF) and has been used to
establish a world‐class cancer imaging centre.
The Imaging Centre laboratory walls were built
within a PC2 lab environment in which airconditioning
systems, service systems and fire
+ OHS safety systems continued to operate,
therefore dust minimisation during the project
was paramount to avoid any contamination of
adjacent workspaces.
The existing ceiling space was to be
maintained in a clean state as it was a return
air plenum.
Client
University of Queensland
Lead Consultant
Hassell Architects
Contract type
Lump Sum
Contract sum
$545,000
Start date
October 2009
Completion date
December 2009

Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Transit Ward
Reconfiguration, Nedlands, Western
Australia.
Esslemont Cockram is delivering the
construction of a reconfigured Transit Ward at
the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital in Perth. The
works involves a refurbishment to the Chapel,
Chaplains Office, Lounge, Trolley Bays and other
facilities in the Transit Ward.
The work is being carried out in the middle of
an operational area of the hospital requiring
careful coordination between many parties
including the hospital staff, construction
workers and the general public. The project is
critical in nature in that full hospital operations
must continue uninterrupted whilst the works
take place.
Client
Department of Treasury and
Finance
Lead Consultant
Steve Dubczuk Architect
Contract type
Lump Sum
Contract sum
$1.7M
Start date
September 2011
Completion date
May 2012

Other health & medical projects by Cockram...
Project Client Value Date
Stawell and District Hospital, VIC Stawell and District Hospital $6.5M 2004
Ararat District Hospital, NSW East Grampians Health Service $7.5M 2004
Wagga Base Hospital, NSW NSW Health $10.6M 2003
South West Healthcare Decant & Enabling, VIC South West Healthcare $5.3M 2009
Wangaratta District Base Hospital, VIC Wangaratta District Base Hospital $12.5M 2003
Colac Community Health Stage 1B, VIC Colac Community Health $7.7M 2003
Frankstown Hospital Redevelopment, VIC Peninsula Health Care Network $18.0M 2002
Royal Womens Hospital Redevelopment, VIC
Women and Children’s Health Care
Network
$11.0M 2001
Frankstown Integrated Care Centre, VIC Peninsula Health Care Network $90.0M 2000
John Lindell Rehabilitation Unit, VIC Bendigo Health Care Group $5.9M 1999
Bendigo Health Care Group Stage 1
Redevelopment, VIC
Davis Langdon Australia Pty Ltd $11.0M 1999
Warrnambool and District Hospital, VIC Warrnambool and District Hospital $4.3M 1998
Hamilton Base Hospital, VIC Hamilton Base Hospital $5.2M 1997
Austin Hospital, VIC
Austin and Repatriation Medical
Centre
$1.8M 1996
Wimmera Base Hospital, VIC Wimmera Health Care Group $8.5M 1995
Bundoora Extended Care Centre Bundoora Extended Care Centre $1.8M 1994
Portland and District Hospital, VIC Portland and District Hospital $18.5M 1992
William Buckland Radiotherapy Centre, VIC The Alfred Group of Hospitals $9.0M 1991
Maroondah Hospital Redevelopment, VIC Maroondah Hospital $40.0M 1990

Pictured: Clinical consulting suites at the Box Hill Hospital redevelopment delivered by
Cockram Construction.

Our Reputation is Building.
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
Melbourne, Victoria
Blacktown Clinical School,
University of Western Sydney
Institute of Health and Biomedical
Innovation (IHBI
University of Queensland
School of Dental Science,
University of Melbourne
Illawarra Health & Medical
Research Institute,
University of Wollongong
Centre for Advanced Imaging,
University of Queensland.
Cyclopharm Cyclotron and Radiopharmacy Unit,
Macquarie University
Wesley Private Hospital front entrance
Brisbane, Queensland
PC3 Laboratories,
University of Auckland
Box Hill Hospital
Box Hill, Victoria
Dental & Oral Health Centre,
Charles Sturt University
Sunshine Hospital Radiotherapy
Sunshine, Victoria
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