CRAIG FARR
Tunnelling Construction/Pre-contracts Manager
Craig has over twenty years of continuous service that has resulted in
very successful track record in the procuring, planning and delivery of
major infrastructure Projects with Australia and South East Asia.
This expertise is further enhanced with experience in all types of Project
procurement and delivery mechanisms such as hard dollar construct
only contracts, Design and Construct, BOOT, Partnering and Alliancing.
Craig’s main strengths are his pragmatic approach to decision making.
He has the ability to work closely with all groups involved in the
procurement and delivery of the Project and to develop a team
committed to delivering on a ‘Best for Project ’ philosophy.
Qualifications
 Bachelor of Engineering (Civil), Monash University, VIC
Affiliations
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Member, Institute of Engineers Australia
Chartered Professional Engineer
Civil College Affiliate - IE Aust
Australasian Tunnelling Association
Capabilities
 Precontracts Management and Tender Delivery
 Delivery of major multidisciplinary and underground infrastructure projects
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All aspects of Tunnelling
Design Management
Contract Management
Development of a safety culture within a diverse team.
TUNNELLING SOLUTIONS provide a one stop shop of specialist knowledge to
organisations and projects involved in the planning, procurement and delivery of
Tunnelling Projects.
Tunnelling Experience
Melbourne, Vic
2010 – 2014
Pre-contracts Manager
Melbourne, Vic
2008 – 2010
Technical Services Manager
EastLink
Melbourne, Vic
2002 – 2008
Mitcham Region Manager
Management of the tendering & delivery of over $500m of infrastructure works as part of
EastLink Project including: Twin 3 lane 1.5km long road tunnels connecting road and
bridge infrastructure, major tunnel ventilation buildings and system. Significant safety
achievement with over 2 years LTI free with the section and Project built on time and to
budget.
Kai Tak Transfer Scheme
Hong Kong
2001 – 2002
Project Manager
Project Manager for the design & construction of 1.2km of soft ground tunnel through sands
with granite boulders, excavated using a 5.1m diameter Herrenknecht Slurry TBM with a
segmental lining. Plus 6 shafts and associated structures in soft ground and 600m of
reinforced concrete twin cell box culvert. Value: $95m
Perth Main Sewer 3
(D&C)
2000 – 2001
Project Manager
Project Manager for the construction of 1.4km of tunnel, excavated through sands with a
2.6m diameter Lovat EPB TBM, and installation of the segmental lining and final fibre glass
lining. Value: $12m
Northside Storage
Tunnel Sydney, NSW
(Alliance)
1998 – 2000
Site Manager – North Head
Northside Storage Tunnel was the first major civil infrastructure project delivered via
an Alliance in Australia. Works included construction of an underground decline,
pump station and chambers with roadheaders in sandstones and the construction of
5.8km of tunnel through hard rock with a 6.5m diameter TBM. Value: $450m
Primary role is to convert prospects into projects. This is achieved through the
coordination of not only the in house pre-contracts group but also teams from joint
venture partners as well as various consultants and sub-consultants. This has involved
supporting tenders in the Middle East, Hong Kong, Singapore, New Zealand as well as
throughout Australia with values from 20M AUD right through to 3.5Billion AUD. The
tenders have been hard dollar construct only through to complex Alliances and all with a
Civil/Tunnelling aspect to them
Responsible for assembling and managing a small group of ‘tunnelling specialists’ to
support both the pre-contract and operational phases of projects with the major focus on
planning for the successful delivery of tunnelling works.
CityLink
Transurban
Melbourne, Vic
(BOOT)
1996 – 1997
Site Manager - Kingsway
Transfield Obayashi Joint Venture (TOJV) won the right to deliver the first major toll road
tunnel in Australia, the Melbourne City Link. Works included the management of the
construction of twin Roadheader tunnel sections, 650m and 1200m long (15mx9m profile) for
the Project, through mainly siltstones as well as two cross passages via drill & blast
techniques. Value: $1.8b
Karak Highway Tunnel
Malaysia
(D&C)
1994 – 1996
Project Engineer
The first offshore Project won by Transfield Tunnelling was the Karak Highway Tunnel.
Responsible for the construction of a 1.0km long hard rock tunnel with an 11m x 8m profile,
using drill & blast techniques and incorporating a permanent shotcrete lining. Value: $15m
Perth Main
Sewer 1
Perth, WA
(D&C)
1993 – 1994
Project Engineer
The first Project won by Transfield’s newly acquired Tunnelling Division was the Perth Main Sewer
St1. Responsible for the construction of this 1.0km long by 2.7m excavated diameter tunnel
through sands including sandstone pinnacles, with an own-designed and built tunnel shield
incorporating a roadheader style cutting arm, and segmental concrete lining. Value: $6m
North Western Sewer
Melbourne, Vic
(construct only)
1991 – 1993
Site / Shift Engineer
Craig was responsible for the excavation & support of the TBM launch shaft which was excavated
via drill & blast. He was also involved with the launch of the 4m diameter Lovat EPB TBM (the
first in Austalia) and then excavation and support of the first 4km soft ground portion of the project
with its segmental lining system. Value: $185m