Balpara was engaged by Daly’s Constructions Australia to devise an electrical design and as-built detailing for the installation of 66kV circuits at the new Waratah Place Zone substation.

Project Overview

Balpara's electrical engineering team was enlisted by Daly’s to devise an electrical design, including as-built detailing, for the installation of 66kV circuits at the new Waratah Place Zone substation in Melbourne’s CBD. The new zone substation forms a major part of the Metro and CBD Security of Supply project, the purpose of which is to meet increased demand from residential and commercial growth in the CBD, as well to improve the reliability of the supply across the city.

In accordance with CitiPower, Daly’s and local manufacturer standards, we devised a design which mapped the best route for the installation of the 66kV circuits, in addition to marking out joint bay locations in the CBD.

Following the demolition of the previous zone substation ‘W’, new foundational structures were constructed, upon which a new zone substation has been built. The next and final phase of the project is the installation of new electrical infrastructure, including 10 x 66kV circuits, at the Waratah Place Zone substation.

By overlaying the 3D model with the 3D point cloud (see image above), we identified that previously designed ventilation ducts would not meet utility clearance standards. This finding ultimately saved the project significant construction and materials costs.

Project Scope

Balpara has held ISO9001 certification since March 2011 without non-conformances and attained re-certification to the new AS/NZS 2016 standard.