The package covered complex concrete works at the Sino Iron project in Western Australia, including 24 large pedestals and four electrical house buildings.

Other work included eight suspended floors and numerous ground slabs.

The job started in October 2013 and since then Kerman has poured 22,000 cubic metres of concrete and installed 2000 tonnes of reinforcement.

Those final amounts represent a 35% boost to the scope that was originally awarded.

All works were completed safely, one month ahead of schedule and within budget.

“We can proudly say that the civil and concrete works project has been lost time injury free for the whole project duration of 25 months and 132,000 man hours,” managing director Chris Kerman said.

The project has helped form a solid relationship between Citic and Kerman, with the contractor winning another three contracts at Sino worth $230 million.

It’s currently finishing its fourth project at the development, with the package including structural, mechanical, piping, electrical and instrumentation installation.

It also includes installation and pre-commissioning works for the underground stockpile tunnel, AG mill and pebble crusher for process lines three to six.

“Over the past 10 years Kerman has completed many mine site and port site projects which involved earthworks, civil and concrete works as part of the overall scope,” Kerman said.

“The just completed Sino Iron civil and concrete project was the first major civil project Kerman has undertaken and is an excellent example for our capabilities in this area.”