Design + Construction

Your perfeCt projeCt partner

Established in 1981, Kerman Contracting Pty Ltd (Kerman) is one of the most experienced design and construction companies in Western Australia.

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Benefit from our know-how

we specialise in the design and construction of non-process infrastructure, process plants, bulk

storage and materials handling, industrial facilities and accommodation villages.

Our clients are among the largest companies in the resources, agriculture and manufacturing sectors.

Kerman has sustained controlled growth, now with an average annual turnover in excess of $250M. Since foundation, Kerman has successfully completed the design and construction of projects totalling more than $1.5 billion, including competitively tendered lump sum and open book negotiated contracts.

Our point of difference is our ability to leverage over 32 years of our design, engineering, construction experience and knowledge to provide cost effective, innovative design and construction solutions for our clients. Our success in retaining a highly skilled, long term, integrated engineering and hands-on management team is a key component of our ability to deliver, high quality, safe and timely outcomes for our clients, unrivalled by our competition.

Much of our success can be attributed to our ability to combine the strength and stability of a large organisation with the service, flexibility, openness and honesty you would expect from a smaller one. We call this the “Kerman Way” and it has cemented our relationships with our key clients who have rewarded our quality service, innovative approach and our cooperative style with the majority of our contracts being repeat business.

Kerman has a broad range and an exceptional level of experience in the design, construction and commissioning of complex projects, this combined with our solid reputation makes a compelling reason to partner with Kerman on your next project.

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integrateD Design anD ConstruCtion expertise

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Our extensive experience in both design and construction combined with our mature processes and techniques enables us to tailor a solution most suited to the operational functions, design life, durability, environmental and logistical challenges of any particular project. For our clients this translates to cost effective design and construction, timely project completion and greater return on investment.

kerman is able to perform all disciplines associated with major resources and industrial projects from design through

to on-site commissioning.

Kerman has developed considerable expertise and become a leader in the design and construction of process plants, materials handling and bulk storage facilities and non-process infrastructure and we continue to attract our clients with innovative and competitive designs.

The following areas define the disciplines of design, supply and installation work undertaken by Kerman:

� Engineering design

� Civil and infrastructure construction

� Engineering construction

� Structural, mechanical and piping (SMP)

� Electrical and instrumentation (E&I) and hydraulic services, and

� General building construction.

In addition, Kerman owns its own fleet of construction equipment.

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our CommitmentKerman’s philosophy has always been continuous improvement. This attitude flows right across our company from design through to operations and staff development. This ongoing investment in training, safety management and workplace relations has reaped significant rewards for both Kerman and our clients.

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kerman commits to delivering high quality project outcomes and to do so Kerman employs comprehensive and

effective systems to manage and control all aspects of the project from the development of concept design, PFD’s and P&ID’s through to commissioning and hand-over.

We have developed sensible and practical project management systems for our business processes to ensure that all stages of design, engineering, fabrication, transport, erection and commissioning are fully managed and documented to ensure all key dates are met and costs contained within agreed budgets. Our management systems include:

� Health, safety and environmental management

� Quality management

� HR/IR management

� Planning, procurement and expediting, and

� Plant commissioning.

In addition, we have documented policies that govern the way we do business, including:

� Health and safety

� Environment

� Quality

� Human resources and industrial relations

� Indigenous engagement, and

� Equal opportunity.

For further information on our management systems and/or a copy of our policies visit www.kerman.com.au

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finanCial strengthKerman is a large privately owned business with a long-term strategy of controlled growth whilst building and sustaining a strong financial position. This has allowed us to provide our clients with competitive prices and the knowledge and understanding that they are working with a group that owns a majority of its assets, has minimal long term liabilities and has financial stability.

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kerman is majority owned by the Founder and Chairman, Brian Kerman and the Kerman Family.

Kerman has a sound financial base resulting in a strong and liquid Balance Sheet position which is achieved because:

� Kerman owns its plant and equipment

� Kerman owns its head office and base workshop properties, and

� Kerman has substantial working capital built up with retained earnings.

INSURANCES (CURRENT)

Kerman carries the following insurance cover:

� Professional indemnity - $10M

� Public liability - $20M

� Workers compensation indemnity - $100M

� Plant & equipment cover, and

� Comprehensive motor vehicle cover.

SALES

Recent sales figures have exceeded $250 million per annum which we have done successfully and profitably, confirming our ability to successfully complete a number of large projects simultaneously.

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what we Deliver

� Heavy vehicle, light vehicle and fixed plant workshops

� Heavy and light vehicle washdown facilities and oily water collection and treatment

� Fuel and lube storage and dispensing facilities

� Locomotive trip and maintenance facilities

� Ammonium nitrate facilities, and

� Power, water and sewerage services.

NON-PROCESS INFRASTRUCTURE

� Waste recovery and treatment plants

� Iron ore, gold and minerals sands

� Grain, and

� Plant relocation.

PROCESS PLANTS

� Bulk storage buildings

� Cells, silos and open stockpiles

� Train and truck unloaders

� Hoppers, bins and feeders

� Conveyors and transfer stations

� Product reclaimers, and

� Ship loading.

BULK STORAGE AND MATERIALS HANDLING

� Warehouses

� Factories

� Cold stores

� Distribution centres, and

� Maintenance facilities.

INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES

� Turnkey solution for temporary and permanent remote area accommodation facilities

� Bulk earthworks and roads

� Reticulation of services

� Water, waste water, power generation infrastructure, and

� Village central facilities, accommodation camps, sporting and recreation facilities.

ACCOMMODATION VILLAGES

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non-proCess infrastruCture

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Detailed design, supply, fabrication and installation of non-process infrastructure, comprising of administration office, MEM workshop/warehouse, bulk lube facility, diesel facility, fixed plant workshop and drive in sumps, sample prep shed, and tyre change facility.

The works entailed underground services, concrete works, structural steel, cladding, mechanical installation, tankage, piping, electrical and instrumentation and precommissioning.

orebody 24 - non-process infrastructure facilitiesNEWMAN, WA

Client:

BHPB IRON ORE

projeCt value:

$61M

Duration:

APR 2012 – AUG 2013

Turnkey design, supply, fabricate, erect, construct and commission of workshops, industrial buildings and facilities at the Jimblebar mine site.

The project included an OHP workshop and yard, lube storage facility, 10 bay mobile equipment maintenance workshop and storage yard, sample preparation building, gas bottle storage facility, tyre maintenance facility and storage yard, heavy vehicle and light vehicle washdown facility and bulk diesel fuel rail decanting, storage and dispensing facilities. Including all civil works, road works and drainage, services, electrical and instrumentation and control systems.

jimblebar hub industrial Buildings and facilitiesPILBARA, WA

Client:

BHPB IRON ORE

projeCt value:

$105M

Duration:

OCT 2011 – JUN 2013

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Brownfields design and construct project to extend the existing 32 metre building to 56 metres to allow servicing of dual coupled locos on two rail roads at the same time.

The works required new upper level walkways and sand bins to cater for a gravity fed sanding system along with extensive ground floor concrete works to allow under loco inspection.

All services were refurbished or replaced throughout the building and several new services added.

All electrics and lighting replaced and PLC programming modified to suit the new systems, workshop warning and loco signalling.

Boodarie loco preparation facility extension PORT HEDLAND, WA

Client:

BHPB IRON ORE

projeCt value:

$26M

Duration:

JAN 2012 – JUL 2013

A design and construct brownfields project to provide a new fully enclosed and ventilated trip service facility for the BHPBIO loco fleet.

The facility covers two rail roads and is 66m long x 15.5m wide x 6m under the crane hook. It has a basement with elevated rails throughout to allow under loco inspection and a concrete apron 80m x 12m outside to allow pre-servicing and washdown. There are side and centre platforms inside to allow access onto the locos.

nelson point loco service shop (lss)PORT HEDLAND, WA

Client:

BHPB IRON ORE

projeCt value:

$27.5M

Duration:

SEP 2010 – NOv 2011

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Construction of earthworks, road works, drainage, two level ammonium nitrate prill storage building, five ammonium nitrate emulsion storage tanks and inload/outload pumping equipment and four detonator storage magazines.

All electrical and hydraulic services plus office/ablutions building, fencing, automated gates, security systems and CCTv were also included.

marandoo explosives CompoundPILBARA, WA

Client:

HAMERSLEY IRON

projeCt value:

$36.5M

Duration:

MAY 2012 – APR 2013

Stage 1

Design and construction of non-process infrastructure facilities including heavy and light vehicle workshops, warehouse, lube storage and dispensing, diesel fuel storage and refuelling facilities, truck washdown and ammonium nitrate storage.

Stage 2

Construction of additional bays to heavy and light vehicle workshops, new offices, duplication of ammonium nitrate store, extension of permanent accommodation village, new squash courts.

hope Downs mine site DevelopmentPILBARA, WA

Client:

HAMERSLEY HMS

projeCt value:

$48.0M (COMBINED STAGE 1 & 2)

Duration:

STAGE 1: DEC 2006 – MAY 2007 STAGE 2: DEC 2008 – MAY 2009

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Design and construction of 1000 tph modular wet concentrator (mineral sands). Project included associated site infrastructure, all civil, structural, mechanical and piping works.

Wet concentrator refurbishment

The complete refurbishment of an existing wet concentrator (ex Florida USA) comprising 47 structural modules, sump modifications, piping fabrication, painting and rubber lining.

Wet concentrator installation

The transport from Whyalla to the JA site, erection of all modules, part supply and installation of all mechanical and piping equipment.

Constant density (CD) tank supply & installation

The supply and installation of a 14m dia. x 14m high CD tank, plant water bin, support steelwork for the CD tank, access structure to the CD tank and 65m long pipe support structure from the wet concentrator to the screening plant.

newman ConcentratorENEABBA, WA

jacinth ambrosia projectEuCLA BAsIN, sA

Client:

ILUKA RESOURCES

projeCt value:

$12.2M

Duration:

1999 – 2000

Client:

ILUKA RESOURCES

projeCt value:

$30M

Duration:

OvERALL DURATION – 18 MONTHS INCLUDING WET CONCENTRATOR REFURBISHMENT

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Structural, mechanical and piping installation package including rubber lining of tanks, gas piping installation compliance, tailings lines, kiln works and plant commissioning support.

Structural, mechanical and piping installation of a 1mtpa gold treatment plant including crushing, sag mill, flotation, BIOX plant, CIL and gold room.

Scope includes the detailed design, procurement and fabrication of all piping and selective mechanical platework.

Client:

CULLEN MINING SERvICES

projeCt value:

$13M

Duration:

AUG 2004 – MAY 2005

Client:

MIDWEST vANADIUM (ATLANTIC)

projeCt value:

$23M

Duration:

NOv 2010 – AUG 2011

windimurra vanadium projectGOLDFIELDs, WA

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Structural, mechanical and piping installation of a 0.5mtpa manganese treatment plant including crushing, screening, washing, and DMS Plant.

Scope includes procurement and fabrication of selected mechanical platework and all pipework.

Client:

OM (MAGANESE)

projeCt value:

$14.5M

Duration:

JUN 2005 – MAY 2006

Bootu Creek manganeseNORTH OF TENNANT CREEK, NT

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State of the art greenfields design and construct resource recovery facility for the Mindarie Regional Council to process 100,000 tonnes of household waste per annum, using cutting edge aerobic composting technology and equipment.

The facility was based on patented technology to convert municipal waste to compost and included specialised equipment ranging from bioreactors to fully automated compost turners, granulators, trommels and other specialised equipment.

mindarie regional Council resource recovery facilityNEERABuP, WA

Client:

BIOvISION 2020

projeCt value:

$54.7M

Duration:

NOv 2007 – MAY 2009

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Client:

ARRIUM MINING AND MATERIALS

projeCt value:

$106M

Duration:

APR 2012 – 2013

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Engineering, procurement and construction contract of iron ore storage and handling facilities comprising:

� rail wagon tip pocket receiving at 4200tph

� import conveyors in fully enclosed galleries

� two 240,000 tonne capacity fully sealed stockpile sheds

� negative pressure dust systems to sheds and all conveyor transfers

� export conveyors in fully enclosed galleries

� transfer towers and sampling system

� installation of temporary ship loader

� all site services including fire and water systems

� all site electrical works including controls systems, and

� commissioning.

whyalla port expansion projectWHYALLA, sA

These projects include the total design and construction of grain receival and storage facilities.

Munglinup: 3 x 10,000 tonne cell buildings including associated site infrastructure. 1 x 500 tph truck inloading system.

Gairdner: 4 x 15,000 tonne cell buildings including associated site infrastructure. 2 x 500 tph truck inloading systems.

Jacup: 60,000 tonne storage building including associated site infrastructure. 2 x 500 tph truck inloading systems.

Beaumont: 60,000 tonne storage building including associated site infrastructure. 2 x 500 tph truck inloading systems.

Cranbrook: 60,000 tonne storage building including associated site infrastructure. 2 x 500 tph truck inloading systems.

2000 Capital works programVARIOus sITEs WA WHEAT BELT

Client:

CO-OPERATIvE BULK HANDLING

projeCt value:

$21M

Duration:

JAN 2000 – DEC 2000

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Lump sum contract to extend the West Angelas Mine stockyard stacking and reclaiming capacity by 250m, bring the total length up to 750m.

The mine produces high grade iron ore and this upgrade was part of an overall upgrade designed to bring capacity up to 25MT/annum.

Works included the extension of the two stacker and one reclaimer conveyors which comprised the fabrication and installation of new drive frames and drives, conveyor modules, belt splicing, fire and dust suppression systems.

west angelas 25mt/a expansion project stacking and reclaimingVIA NEWMAN, WA

Client:

RIO TINTO IRON ORE EXPANSION PROJECTS

projeCt value:

$11M

Duration:

MAR 2005 – MAY 2005

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Greenfield design and construction of three bulk fertiliser storage buildings, head office and all site infrastructure.

Shed No 1

60,000t fertiliser storage building.

Shed No 2

Initially 38,000t fertiliser storage building, which was extended by another 18,000t in 2000.

Shed No 3

45,000t fertiliser storage building.

summit fertilizers storage facilitiesKWINANA, WA

Client:

SUMMIT FERTILIzERS

projeCt value:

$20M

Duration:

SEP 2006 – MAR 2007 (SHED NO 3)

2000 (SHED NO 2 EXTENSION)

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1992 (SHED NO 1 & HEAD OFFICE)

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Client:

ESPERANCE PORT SEA & LAND AND PORTMAN MINING (NOW CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES)

projeCt value:

APPROX. $70M

Duration:

BETWEEN 1993 AND 2007

Sulphur Storage and Handling Facility

Design and construction of the Port’s sulphur import facility which served the BHP Billiton Ravensthorpe Nickel operations. Work included a 120,000 tonne storage building for sulphur prill, product inloading conveyor from the Port’s ship unloader and a sophisticated truck loading system with associated hopper and conveyors.

The project was designed to meet stringent environmental standards as well as catering for the highly corrosive sulphur product.

Iron Ore Storage Facilities – Shed 1 to 4

Design and construction of four iron ore stockpile buildings, complete with conveyor inloading and outloading systems connected to the Port’s existing infrastructure.

Concentrate Storage Facility

Construction of a new nickel concentrate storage facility including conveyor.

esperance port facilities upgrades EsPERANCE, WA

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Turnkey greenfield project. Included the design and construction of a 27,000 m2 processing factory, associated offices, laboratory and amenities buildings and all associated site infrastructure.

ip14 wool washing plantROCKINGHAM, WA

Client:

JANDAKOT WOOL WASHING

projeCt value:

$11.5M

Duration:

JAN 1999 – DEC 1999

Design and construction of a process facility for the manufacture of concrete paving blocks.

This project included detail design, fabrication and erection of the main process building, materials inload building and associated switchrooms and transformer compounds. These buildings incorporated concrete pits and a large insulated curing chamber.

Kerman also provided labour, supervision and equipment to install mechanical items in the inload, raw products and mixer plant areas.

masonry Block plant MIDDLE sWAN, WA

Client:

MIDLAND BRICK COMPANY

projeCt value:

$9.2M

Duration:

DEC 2008 – JULY 2010

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roy hill rail Construction CampsPILBARA, WA

Client:

FMG

projeCt value:

$3.5M

Duration:

MAR 2012 – JUN 2012

Design and construction of a 204 person accommodation camp expansion inclusive of:

� water and sewer reticulation

� electrical power, communications and MATv

� power generation and fuel storage facility

� potable water treatment plant including bore line, and

� waste water treatment plant including sprayfield.

Design and construction of four 300 person capacity accommodation villages with infrastructure for expansion to 500 person capacity inclusive of:

� clearing, borrow pit development, bulk earthworks and road works

� bore pumps, water pipelines and treatment of raw to potable water

� power generation and fuel storage facilities

� services reticulation

� installation of modular single persons accommodation units, laundries, kitchen, dining and other central facilities buildings

� beer garden, sports courts and outdoor entertaining facilities

� development of landfill sites, and

� rehabilitation works.

Client:

ROY HILL INFRASTRUCTURE

projeCt value:

$94.5M

Duration:

SEP 2011 – SEP 2012

t155 rail project - rail Camp 50 (200 person upgrade)PORT HEDLAND, WA

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Kerman Contracting Pty Ltd ACN 008 987 988

ABN 72 008 987 988

Brian Kerman: Chairman Chris Kerman: Managing Director John Griffiths: Company Secretary Mark Nagle: Executive Director

www.kerman.com.au

L1, 30 Kearns Crescent Applecross Western Australia 6153

T (08) 9364 8466 F (08) 9315 6222 E kc@kerman.com.au