State Sports Park Home of Football

Location:

Gepps Cross, South Australia

Contract:

Construct Only

Customer:

Department of Infrastructure and Transport (DIT)

Duration:

14 months

World class football facility is a game-changer for South Australia

Built Environs was the Head Contractor for the new world-class State Centre for Football at Gepps Cross in Adelaide.

The development includes a show pitch with a 1,000 seat grandstand as well as a two-storey administration and function centre for Football SA, two full-sized synthetic FIFA compliant pitches, a multi-function room, a gymnasium, change rooms and 10 outdoor five-a-side pitches.

The complex sits on a 15 hectare parcel of land located within the State Sports Park, which has become a greener, more accessible and integrated, multi-use community and elite sports hub.

The new football facility is a game-changer for the state, catering for all levels of football from grassroots to elite level competition.

Fast Facts:

1,000 seat grandstand
10 outdoor five-a-side pitches
Two full sized synthetic FIFA compliant pitches
One full size natural turf FIFA compliant pitch
15 hectare total site area
200 space car park

Creative Construction

Creative Construction

Environmental solutions

To mitigate impact on neighbouring properties, Built Environs used three full-time water trucks on site to suppress dust and had an agreement with the local council to access a recycled water source. This source stored 80,000L of water on site in tanks, which was then pumped to a sprinkler system on the adjacent school fence.

Identifying and addressing issues early

We successfully managed the construction works which were in close proximity to overhead power lines from a 275,000 volt interconnector. We identified that a portion of the new building works was within the 25 m mandatory clearance zone, therefore our project team worked in collaboration with the consultancy team and Electranet to move the five-a-side pitches away from the mandatory clearance area. Our HSE Advisor developed a comprehensive critical lift plan in accordance with the Office of Technical Regulators' standards. This early recognition of this issue prevented abortive works and delays in the programme.