CPB Contactors is delivering the Australian Government’s Army Aviation Program of Works (AAPoW) at the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base in Townsville, Queensland.

The project scope includes construction of new facilities and upgrades to existing infrastructure, including:

• Command Management facilities: construction of a new multistorey combined headquarters facility, a new logistics management facility and refurbishment of multiple headquarters facilities to enable the effective management of aviation, logistics and maintenance operations.
• Training facilities: refurbishment of existing simulator halls and construction of new classroom facilities to enable effective training of aviation staff and supporting personnel.
• Maintenance facilities: construction of new, and upgrade to, existing facilities to allow routine maintenance activities, specialist repair of aircraft components and compliance management.
• Logistics facilities: construction of a bulk fuel tanker parking area and warehousing for parts and equipment storage.
• Services upgrades: enhancement of existing electrical, ICT, fire and potable water infrastructure.
• Airfield infrastructure: enhancement of existing ordnance loading aprons at RAAF Base Townsville. Additionally, constructing ordnance loading aprons and enhancing existing airfield infrastructure to support the increased activity at the Townsville Field Training Area.

Local Investment

CPB Contractors is committed to local industry, workforce development and upskilling, with significant targets for local business including opportunities for workforce trainees and apprentices.

In addition, CPB Contractors will target four percent employment of Indigenous workers, and three percent spend with Indigenous businesses, as per the CPB Contractors’ Stretch Reconciliation Action Plan. Procurement is scheduled to begin in late 2024 subject to Government approvals.

For more information on the AAPoW project, including future procurement and employment opportunities, email AAPOW@cpbcon.com.au. 

CPB Contractors' Commitment to North Queensland

Key to the successful delivery of the AAPoW project is our locally-based design and construction teams. With more than 25 years delivering Defence projects in Cairns and Townsville, CPB Contractors has enduring links into the North Queensland community.

Other Defence projects delivered by CPB Contractors in the region include Townsville Army Aviation Works, Lavarack Barracks (Stages 2, 3, 4), RAAF Base Townsville and HMAS Cairns Redevelopment.

CPB Contractors acknowledges the Gurrumbilbarra Wulgurukaba, Bindal, Gudjala, Gimuy Walubara Yidinji People as the traditional and continuing custodians of the lands on which the Army Aviation Program of Works project is being delivered.