Project record

Newell Beach all-tide boat ramp upgrade

Reconstruction of the completed Newell Beach boat ramp with two lanes, central fixed walkway, fishing platform, rock protection and all-tide access to the Mossman River

IMWO artist's impression of the published Newell Beach all-tide boat ramp upgrade scope

Queensland completed the Newell Beach boat launching facility on the Mossman River in May 2022. Australian Marine & Civil delivered the two-lane ramp, fixed walkway, fishing platform, rock works and short capital-dredged connection to the main navigation channel under TMR contract CN-17011. The official disclosure records AUD 2,560,154 at award and AUD 2,603,835 after a variation. A separate AUD 44,000 contract engaged RECS for professional construction inspections, while EQ Resources reports that Mt Carbine Quarry supplied 7,500 tonnes of repurposed material.

Project signal

Completed in Australia

Current status Queensland TMR completed the upgraded all-tide facility in May 2022 after Australian Marine & Civil delivered the main works under CN-17011; the published contract disclosure rose from AUD 2,560,154 to AUD 2,603,835 after a variation Source confidence Confirmed

Location

Australia / Asia Pacific

Segment

Public boat-launch infrastructure, capital dredging and fixed access

Status

Queensland TMR completed the upgraded all-tide facility in May 2022 after Australian Marine & Civil delivered the main works under CN-17011; the published contract disclosure rose from AUD 2,560,154 to AUD 2,603,835 after a variation / Confirmed

Last checked

6 August 2026

Coverage

Related sectors

Public boat-launch infrastructure, capital dredging and fixed access is the primary work classification. Related sectors connect this record to adjacent marine delivery and market coverage.

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Project anatomy

Contract scope and delivery roles

Client / authority
Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads / Maritime Safety Queensland; Douglas Shire Council is the appointed facility manager
Delivery parties
Australian Marine & Civil Pty Ltd - confirmed main works contractor under CN-17011, RECS Pty Limited - separate professional construction inspections contractor under CN-18676, Mt Carbine Quarry / EQ Resources - reported supplier of 7,500 tonnes of repurposed material, Dredging plant, survey, walkway, concrete, piling and other lower-tier parties - not publicly identified
Contract route
TMR used an open construct-only Minor Infrastructure Contract. The eTender record identifies CN-17011MIC (CO)1, and the contract disclosure records CN-17011 awarded to Australian Marine & Civil on 3 September 2021 for AUD 2,560,154. A later disclosure row marked as a variation reports AUD 2,603,835, an increase of AUD 43,681. TMR separately awarded CN-18676 to RECS on 15 September 2021 for AUD 44,000 for professional construction inspections.
Execution window
Maritime Safety Queensland advised marine users that work would run from 14 September 2021 to 25 May 2022, including a boat-ramp closure of up to 16 weeks. TMR's annual report confirms the upgrade was completed in May 2022. MSQ-attributed completion reporting says the facility opened on 6 June 2022; that public-opening date is secondary to the official completion record.
Works package
The completed facility includes a two-lane concrete boat ramp, a central fixed walkway, a fishing platform replacing the former jetty, a causeway and rock wall, and a short capital-dredged channel from the ramp toe to the Mossman River navigation channel. The fixed walkway was selected for the exposed wave environment and severe-weather resilience. The cited public sources do not state the achieved dredged volume, accepted channel depth or final as-built geometry.
Marine interfaces
Delivery linked temporary ramp closure, demolition, a 24 m by 8 m spudded barge workfront, channel dredging, ramp and walkway levels, piled fishing-platform construction and rock protection in a tidal river mouth. The short dredged connection is the functional all-tide-access link; its later maintenance trigger depends on bathymetry and user access rather than the construction completion date alone.
Commercial evidence boundary
The main works disclosure moved from AUD 2,560,154 to AUD 2,603,835 after a variation, a disclosed increase of AUD 43,681. The separate RECS inspection contract is AUD 44,000. The AUD 4 million QTRIP program figure was an earlier indicative allocation, while MSQ-attributed completion reporting describes an AUD 3.5 million completed facility. These values have different boundaries and must not be added or treated as interchangeable. No public final account, paid-to-date record or subcontract schedule was located.

Contract and delivery chain

Named roles and open packages

Named appointments are shown against the workstream they cover. Unallocated packages remain open until a project source identifies the responsible party.

Main works contract

CN-17011 / CN-17011MIC (CO)1 boat-ramp and marine works

Named party
Australian Marine & Civil Pty Ltd
Status
Confirmed
Source position
TMR's official disclosure identifies the contractor, 3 September 2021 award date, AUD 2,560,154 original value and AUD 2,603,835 variation row under open procurement. Source
Physical completion

Ramp, fixed walkway, fishing platform, rock works and dredged access

Named party
Queensland TMR / Maritime Safety Queensland
Status
Confirmed
Source position
TMR's annual report states that the dredging, rock wall, ramp, fixed walkway and fishing platform were completed in May 2022 and provide all-tide access. Source
Construction inspection

CN-18676 professional construction inspections for CN-17011

Named party
RECS Pty Limited
Status
Confirmed
Source position
The same official disclosure resource records a separate AUD 44,000 limited-procurement contract awarded on 15 September 2021 for professional construction inspections. Source
Material supply

Repurposed quarry material

Named party
Mt Carbine Quarry / EQ Resources
Status
Confirmed
Source position
EQ Resources' 2022 annual report says Mt Carbine Quarry supplied 7,500 tonnes of repurposed products to the Newell Beach boat-ramp development. Contract tier and exact workfront allocation remain undisclosed. Source
Closeout and downstream chain

Final account, accepted dredging and subcontract register

Named party
Not publicly identified
Status
Not evidenced
Source position
No cited public record provides the final paid value, variation scope, accepted dredged quantity, final bathymetry, completion certificate or lower-tier package register.

Project timeline

Material developments

Dated events that changed scope, counterparties, delivery, commissioning or operating status.

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Completed facility opened to users

MSQ-attributed completion reporting says the two-lane ramp, central fixed walkway and fishing platform opened after the May 2022 works completion.

Source

Marine work window closed with all-tide facility complete

TMR records May completion, while the earlier MSQ navigation notice had set 25 May as the planned end of the marine work window.

Source

TMR awarded a separate inspection contract to RECS

CN-18676 adds an identifiable owner-side construction-inspection package worth AUD 44,000 without changing the boundary of the main works contract.

Source

Australian Marine & Civil received the main works award

The official disclosure fixes CN-17011, open procurement and an original AUD 2,560,154 award; a later variation row reports AUD 2,603,835.

Source

Evidence gap

What remains unverified

Outstanding evidence

  • Final CN-17011 account, paid value and variation description
  • Accepted dredged quantity, bathymetry and all-tide design depth
  • Maintenance-dredging trigger and Mossman River channel shoaling
  • Ramp toe, fixed-walkway and fishing-platform inspections
  • Rock-wall and causeway performance after severe weather
  • Named dredging, survey, concrete, piling and walkway subcontractors
  • Mt Carbine material specification, contract tier and accepted installed quantity
  • RECS inspection closeout, defects records and completion certificate

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Reporting status

Completed, confirmed confidence

Last checked 6 August 2026 across 10 cited sources. The dated timeline above carries the project events.

Last checked 6 August 2026 Cited sources 10

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