Five local builders shortlisted for Gungahlin Office Block

Following the Registration of Interest process for the construction of the Gungahlin Office Block, I am pleased to announce that five of Canberra’s largest developers have been shortlisted and invited to participate in the Request for Tender process.

The local firms are KDN Group, Capital Property Group, Amalgamated Property Group, Doma Australia Holdings Pty Ltd and Landco Pty Ltd.

Earlier this year the Chief Minister and I announced that we had received nine registrations of interest from the development sector to build offices – both on our land and developers’ own land in Gungahlin. The five shortlisted proponents were selected from the nine submissions that were received.

The Gungahlin office will house about 500 ACT Government Shared Services staff in a purpose-built complex and is the ACT Government’s highest priority for office accommodation projects.

I am delighted that all of the shortlisted companies are Canberra based and their keenness to be involved is further proof of the strength of our local economy.

Construction of the new office block in Gungahlin will also be a great boost to the retail businesses in the Gungahlin Town Centre. It will bring 500 new customers to their doorstep and give many ACT Government employees the opportunity to work much closer to home.

This project is is another example of ACT Labor’s commitment to the people of Gungahlin and I look forward to seeing the proposals submitted by the shortlisted proponents.