HMAS Watson Redevelopment, Sydney
RPS is supporting the Department of Defence to redevelop iconic Sydney naval base, HMAS Watson.
Challenge
Located at South Headย in the Sydney suburb of Watsons Bay, HMAS Watsonย is a keyย strategicย location for the Royal Australian Navyย (RAN)ย in New South Wales.ย ย
Operatingย continuouslyย for more than 70ย years,ย HMAS Watsonย wasย struggling to meet the requirements of a modernย navyย base andย was identifiedย by Defenceย for a phased redevelopment.ย Now underway, this seven-year program of worksย willย deliver:ย
- A newย trainingย precinctย forย Royal Australianย Navy personnelย ย
- Upgrades toย baseย engineeringย servicesย
- Refurbishment of existing galleysย (kitchens)ย
- Newย live-inย accommodationย forย Navyย traineesย
- A new base entry precinct
- Additional car parking.ย
Solution
RPSย hadย previously managed theย planningย phase of the project includingย assisting the Department of Defence throughย theย Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works (PWC)ย approvals process.ย ย
Now inย theย deliveryย phase,ย ourย team isย managing the prime contractย andย isย the primary conduit for Defence project stakeholders.ย In collaboration with the Department of Defence, ourย teamย also leads externalย stakeholder consultation withย government ministers andย other representatives at theย local,ย state andย federal level.ย
The first stageย ofย theย redevelopmentโStage 1 of the newย trainingย precinctย was completed in Nov 2022, with all redevelopment works due for completion by 2027.
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