Universal Constructions wins $33m primary school contract

Universal Constructions has booked a $33 million contract with the state government over a new primary school.

The Department of Education recently awarded the Balcatta-based construction company a contract over a new school construction in Jandakot, dubbed Treeby East.

According to TendersWA, the contract starts on July 2 and covers about 15 months of work.

The proposed Treeby East primary school is expected to open in 2028, to accommodate 650 students.

It will comprise a seven-classroom early childhood teaching block, two double-storey teaching buildings, and a single-storey block for art and science.

Other features include a library, and administration building, a covered assembly building, staff facilities, and a full-size AFL oval with associated amenities delivered by the City of Cockburn.

“The construction of a new primary school in Treeby East will support families and benefit the growing local community,” the department said online.

The Treeby East PS is one of four new primary schools the state government flagged for a 2028 opening, as part of a $140 million re-election commitment.

Butler has been earmarked for two primary schools, dubbed Eglinton North and Yanchep East.

The state government also flagged a new primary school in Vasse, in the state’s South West.

Universal Constructions had been involved in the construction of Treeby Primary School, which opened in 2022.

In 2020, the state government awarded Universal a $14.6 million contract for works for the school.