Three Territory businesses will share a $42 million investment to repair and maintain public and social housing across the Greater Darwin region.
QP Building Contractors, Precision Group, and Akron will service a portfolio of around 3800 housing assets across the Darwin, Casuarina, Palmerston, and Rural areas over a two-year period.
The work will create more than 200 on-site jobs, including contractors, Indigenous workers and apprentices – across various trades.
For the purposes of this tender, the Greater Darwin region is divided into four geographical zones, with the following contractors selected to carry out works:
Zone 1 Darwin – QP Building Contractors;Zone 2 Casuarina – Precision Group NT;Zone 3 Palmerston – Akron Group NT; andZone 4 Rural – Precision Group.
These are standing-offer contract arrangements for responsive and planned maintenance for urban public, government employee, industry, and social housing.
Works include repairs and maintenance on occupied and vacant properties owned or leased by the Department of Territory Families, Housing and Communities in the Greater Darwin Region.
Quotes attributable to Minister for Housing and Homelands Selena Uibo:
“The Territory Labor Government’s continued investment in housing assets is supporting hundreds of jobs and providing training opportunities for Territorians.
“These contracts will mean work for local services and suppliers, which is good news for the Territory economy.
“QP Building Contractors, Precision Group, and Akron have previously delivered repairs and maintenance services for urban public housing in the Greater Darwin region and these contracts will provide business security for the next two years.”
