Downer EDI Limited (Downer) announced it had been awarded a new contract by Unitywater to deliver water, sewerage and recycled water services in south-east Queensland. The contract commences in May 2024, with an initial five-year term plus three two-year extension options. The contract is valued at an estimated $600 million to Downer over the initial five-year term.

Under the contract, Downer will be responsible for delivering capital works for the water, sewerage and recycling water networks within the Sunshine Coast and Moreton Bay regions, as well as works across Unitywater's 17 sewerage treatment plants in the Sunshine Coast, Noosa and Moreton Bay regions. The programs will be delivered under a collaborative, target cost commercial structure. The full scope of work includes program management services, stakeholder management, business case development, and construction and commissioning of water and wastewater assets.