Location
Australia / Asia Pacific
Project record
Warrawong Parklands Kully Bay seawall reconstruction
NSW Public Works awarded Civil Constructions contract CAN-RFT-2012462 for AUD 3,814,475 to replace the failed timber seawall at Kully Bay on the Lake Illawarra edge of Warrawong Parklands. The open tender covers demolition of the existing timber structure, new shoreline rip-rap protection and associated landscaping. Buy NSW records a 4 May to 30 November 2026 contract period, while NSW Planning reported construction underway on 15 May and expects the new seawall by the end of 2026. The NSW Government's separate AUD 5 million investment is a programme funding figure, not the contract value or final expenditure.
Segment
Foreshore seawall and rip-rap protection
Status
Civil Constructions holds the AUD 3,814,475 Warrawong Parklands seawall contract and NSW Planning reports construction underway at Kully Bay; the 30 November 2026 contract end and owner year-end target remain programme dates rather than completion evidence / Confirmed
Last checked
5 August 2026
Coverage
Related sectors
Foreshore seawall and rip-rap protection is the primary work classification. Related sectors connect this record to adjacent marine delivery and market coverage.
Subject index
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Project anatomy
Contract scope and delivery roles
- Client / authority
- NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure, with procurement managed by NSW Public Works
- Delivery parties
- Civil Constructions - source-reported contractor under CAN-RFT-2012462 at AUD 3,814,475, Demolition, rock supply, landscaping, ecological, survey and other specialist subcontractors - not named in the published contract record
- Contract route
- NSW Public Works published open RFT-2012462 on 16 February 2026 under a two-envelope process with a mandatory site meeting. Tenders closed on 17 March. The contract-award notice records Civil Constructions, AUD 3,814,475, a 4 May 2026 start and 30 November 2026 end, and was published on 12 May 2026.
- Execution window
- The tender estimated 32 weeks. The award record runs from 4 May to 30 November 2026, and NSW Planning says the seawall is expected by the end of 2026. Construction was officially reported underway on 15 May. These schedule dates do not establish practical completion, environmental close-out, public reopening or owner acceptance.
- Works package
- The awarded physical scope is bounded to demolition of the existing timber seawall, construction of new shoreline rip-rap protection and associated landscaping. NSW Planning describes an environmentally sensitive seawall intended to restore northern-foreshore access, support marine habitat and improve resilience to erosion and storm impacts. The master plan records the existing timber structure, walkway and adjacent slab as partially collapsed and structurally unsafe, but its wider park amenities remain outside the contract boundary unless separately evidenced.
- Marine interfaces
- The work sits on the northern Lake Illawarra foreshore at Kully Bay and joins shoreline demolition, rip-rap placement, erosion and storm resilience, tidal or lake-edge access, public exclusion, habitat-sensitive design and landscape reinstatement. The award notice does not disclose rock source and grading, temporary water controls, marine plant, survey baseline, contamination handling, ecological hold points, detailed quantities or public-reopening criteria.
- Commercial evidence boundary
- The public award exposes AUD 3,814,475 of contracted seawall work to Civil Constructions. The AUD 5 million NSW Government investment is a separate funding envelope and cannot be used as the contract price, final account or saving. No public schedule identifies subcontractors, rock suppliers, landscape trades, variations, certified expenditure or final value.
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.
Owner and funding
Warrawong Parklands Kully Bay seawall
- Named party
- NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure and NSW Public Works
- Status
- Confirmed
- Source position
- NSW Planning records a separate AUD 5 million government investment for the seawall and safe northern-foreshore access. Source
Construction award
CAN-RFT-2012462 seawall reconstruction
- Named party
- Civil Constructions
- Status
- Confirmed
- Source position
- Buy NSW records the source-reported contractor, AUD 3,814,475 value and 4 May to 30 November 2026 contract period. Source
Physical scope
Timber seawall demolition, rip-rap protection and landscaping
- Named party
- NSW Public Works and Civil Constructions
- Status
- Confirmed
- Source position
- The open RFT defines replacement of the failed structure through demolition, shoreline rip-rap protection and associated landscaping. Source
Construction progress
Kully Bay seawall field works
- Named party
- NSW Planning and Civil Constructions
- Status
- Confirmed
- Source position
- NSW Planning reported construction underway on 15 May 2026 and described the seawall as the first major Warrawong Parklands delivery milestone. Source
Existing condition
Failed timber seawall, walkway and adjacent slab
- Named party
- NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure
- Status
- Confirmed
- Source position
- The official master plan says wave action and borer infestation caused structural failure, partial collapse, adjacent slab damage and closure of the unsafe area. Source
Subcontracts and supply chain
Rock, demolition, landscaping, ecology, survey and temporary works
- Named party
- Civil Constructions and undisclosed specialists
- Status
- Undisclosed
- Source position
- The owner, tender and award sources name the contractor but no lower-tier delivery parties or suppliers.
Completion and reopening
Practical completion, acceptance and safe public access
- Named party
- NSW Planning, NSW Public Works and Civil Constructions
- Status
- Not evidenced
- Source position
- The contract and owner publish November and year-end targets, but no completion certificate, acceptance record, final account or reopening notice has been located.
Project timeline
Material developments
Dated events that changed scope, counterparties, delivery, commissioning or operating status.
Open this project in the Change LogNSW Planning confirmed construction underway
The project moved beyond award into physical shoreline delivery, while installed quantities, completion, owner acceptance and public reopening remain open.
SourceContract award notice published
Buy NSW identified Civil Constructions, the AUD 3,814,475 value and the 4 May to 30 November contract period.
SourceOpen seawall tender closed
The two-envelope procurement closed after four addenda covering contract conditions, RFIs, landscape drawings, survey files, and geotechnical and environmental material.
SourceNSW Public Works opened the seawall RFT
The tender established the timber-demolition, shoreline rip-rap and associated landscaping baseline, together with a 32-week estimated delivery period.
SourceEvidence gap
What remains unverified
Outstanding evidence
- Civil Constructions legal entity identity and project-specific delivery team
- Demolition sequence and temporary lake-edge protection
- Rip-rap source, grading, placed quantity and as-built profile
- Habitat-sensitive features and ecological inspection hold points
- Landscape reinstatement and public-access interface
- Survey, environmental close-out and defects status
- Contract variations, certified final value and payment close-out
- Practical completion, owner acceptance and promenade reopening
Sources and related records
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Source collections
Project sources 5
- CAN-RFT-2012462 contract award notice Buy NSW, Published 12 May 2026; contract period 4 May to 30 November 2026
- RFT-2012462 Warrawong Parklands Seawall reconstruction Buy NSW, Published 16 February 2026; closed 17 March 2026
- Warrawong Seawall works begin as parklands transformation takes shape NSW Planning, 15 May 2026
- Warrawong Parklands and seawall NSW Planning, Updated 15 May 2026
- Warrawong Parklands Master Plan NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure, March 2026; existing seawall condition on page 56