Case Studies

Kehoe Myers were engaged by Toowoomba Regional Council to undertake the upgrade of 2x 75kL Reservoirs at Emmanulla Drive in Kingsthorpe (Mount Kingsthorpe) and replace them with a 500kL reservoir as a way of providing security of supply to Kingsthorpe. Our services included design and documentation including relevant applications as well as secondment services. Our involvement in the concept phase encompassed various critical tasks, including formulating a detailed brief for surveying, service location, and geotechnical investigations. We effectively managed and coordinated these essential services while preparing a robust concept design for the replacement of the Emmanulla Drive Reservoirs. Key design requirements included ensuring the new reservoir's top water level matched that of the existing reservoirs, incorporating a re-chlorination facility on-site, and determining the optimal location on land to be acquired by the Council. Additionally, we carefully assessed the extent of earthworks necessary to accommodate the reservoir and associated structures, as well as designed access roads, sealed areas, and underground stormwater drainage systems along Emmanulla Drive. Our services also extended to providing detailed cost estimates in two stages: initially for the preliminary design and subsequently for the final concept design. In the detailed design phase, we advanced the design process to the point of issuing a tender package for a "Construct Only" contract and prepared detailed design specifications for the entire scope of the project. This included designing a temporary booster pump station at the Graman Street Reservoir and crafting a performance-based specification for the concrete reservoir tank. Furthermore, we offered secondment services, with flexibility for extension as needed throughout the project's duration.