Snapshot

Core service delivered: Justice.

Government department: Department of Justice, Victoria.

Consortium: Liberty Group Consortium (ABN Amro / NM Rothschild & Sons - sponsors, Multiplex Constructions - builders, Honeywell Ltd - facilities manager).

Contract period: 20 years.

The need for County Court accommodation arose mainly as a result of long waiting times for court appearances. The project reached financial close in June 2000 and was awarded to the Liberty Group Consortium (comprising ABN Amro, Multiplex Constructions, N.M. Rothschild & Sons, Sinclair Knight Merz, Daryl Jackson & Lyon Architects, Corrections Corporation and Interform).

Under the 20 year service contract, the Liberty Group would provide accommodation and essential services including security, maintenance and IT. The $195 million project was completed in May 2002 on time and on budget. The Liberty Group took on the design, construction and commissioning risk, except where the State had specific design requirements. The project is the first major social infrastructure project under the Partnerships Victoria policy and delivered the largest court complex in Australia.