J0091 was the inaugural project for the NACP Projects partnership. The works provided new garaging, storage facilities, upgraded training and testing areas along with associated support infrastructure systems for the introduction of the new Striker firefighting vehicles at seven different military bases.

Following the staged completion of works over a five-year period, the new facilities (listed below) played a key support role in introducing the new fleet of Land 998 Phase 1 firefighting vehicles into service.

Garaging

  • Carport structures consisting of single, two, three and four vehicle variants, inclusive of 240-volt chargers to meet Land 998 Basis of Provisioning (BOP) requirements

Storage

  • Dry Chemical Powder (DCP) storage sheds
  • Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) storage sheds
  • Secure containers for the storage of encrypted field communications equipment

Testing

  • Foam testing facilities to accommodate routine maintenance testing of AFFF production in both the newly acquired Stryker and existing Panther Fire Fighting Variants
  • The bunded facilities were designed and constructed to ensure 100% capture and containment of all AFFF liquid and foam discharged during testing
  • The facilities required Certification to the 2017 Defence Pollution Prevention Management
  • Manual for the capture and management of AFFF, the first facilities to undertake this process

Training

  • Training facility for the discharge and capture of DCP, including vacuum for clean-up and capture

Photographs: RAAF Williamtown facility, NSW

Sector Defence
Client Department of Defence
Locations RAAF Base Amberley QLD, Gallipoli Barracks QLD, Lavarack Barracks QLD, Robertson Barracks NT, RAAF Base Tindal NT, RAAF Base Williamtown NSW, RAAF Base Richmond NSW
Value $17.4M
Contract Design & Construct
Grey map of Australia indicating approximate location of project.