Building projects running into billions of dollars by value are now up in the air following the lapse of Roberts Co into administration.
The Sydney-based company’s Victorian arm was working on eight projects when work stopped and contractors cleared sites of their equipment, tools and labour.
Company losses are so far put at $60 million and appear likely to rise.
The jewel in the Roberts Co project stable was the four-level Amazon site in Craigieburn, which will – eventually – become Australia’s biggest automated warehouse. Its site is the equivalent size of 11 Melbourne Cricket Grounds (MCGs).
Other projects affected by the giant construction company’s collapse are the Investa and Oxford…