Construction Magazine June 2016 | Page 181

AUSTRALIA

Project Information

INDUSTRIES
Construction , Property Development and Real Estate Investor
LOCATION Southport , Queensland
YEAR FOUNDED
2014 - Civil Works 2016 - Building Works
BUDGET $ 550 million final touches before making them available for lease in 2019 . While this marks the end of heavy development , Grocon expects that the impression the Parklands Project makes on the Gold Coast and Queensland will be a lasting one .
Grimes concluded : “ Our hope is that the Parklands Project will provide a valuable legacy to the Gold Coast community — to become a benchmark sustainable community development that will inspire future projects .”
EMPLOYEES
1,000 during peak construction with trade subcontractors onsite daily
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Grocon Parklands Project General Manager : Steven Grimes Grocon Constructors Executive Project Manager : Grant Beckett
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