DARA Contractors is a full-service company offering services to all parts of the construction industry. Our inhouse professional team of estimators, engineers, designers and project managers have the experience to tackle all types of projects. From designing solutions and implementing them on site, we specialise in:

  • Ground engineering
  • Piling works
  • Consulting services and project management.

Everything we do meets the highest Australian industry standards. We have strict policies and procedures in place to ensure the quality of our work is consistent from start to finish on even the most complex projects.

Ground Engineering

DARA’s ground engineering solutions are innovative while delivering efficient geotechnical outcomes to complex challenges. With a deep understanding of soil and rock behaviour, we resolve constructability/design issues, approvals and budget optimisation. Our range of complementary ground engineering services include:

  • Geotechnical engineering and ground investigation
  • Design for deep excavation retention systems
  • Complex, deep and shallow foundation designs
  • Rock and soil slope engineering
  • Underground structures
  • Earthworks and ground treatment design
  • Groundwater assessment and engineering
  • Earth retention.

Piling (CFA and Bored)

DARA’s expertise in piling solutions are suitable for a wide range of projects, including mining rail, civil, roads and infrastructure. We undertake detailed planning before installing piles to overcome the challenges and suit the site.

Continuous flight auger piles are suitable for contiguous, secant and soldier pile walls, and foundations.

Bored piles are a technique we use for foundations in fair to good ground conditions.

Services to Mining Industry

Civil engineering is one of our specialist areas. We can integrate geotechnical and ground engineering expertise to create solutions to design and plan efficient solutions for your mining site. With a wealth of experience, we can solve your mining challenges, including:

  • Ground Engineering services
  • Designing and constructing retaining walls and foundation systems

DARA Consultants

DARA Consultants is the consulting arm of DARA Contractors. Our in-house engineers, geotechnical engineers, design managers, drafters and project management professionals produce exceptional, cost-effective designs and solutions. We have the skills and expertise to provide a wide range of services, including:

  • Life-cycle costing
  • Analysis of construction materials and costings
  • Constructability reviews
  • Permits and local approvals.

Project Management

DARA has professional project managers who work proactively to provide solutions while managing your project. It is all about being able to see the big picture and collaborating with all other contractors and the project owner.

We can provide a wide range of services, including:

  • Contract risk analysis
  • Constructability reviews
  • Value engineering such as:
    • risk assessment
    • cost estimating
    • planning and coordinating the preconstruction phase.
  • Earned value management, such as schedule and cost variances, and the cost of actual work performed compared to the work budgeted.
  • Reviewing change orders.
  • Overseeing the schedule to keep it on track.
  • Quality assurance and control.
  • Performance and productivity assessments
  • Avoiding disputes and mitigating claims.

DARA’s Commitment

We commit to work with you to find solutions to deliver your project. DARA’s experts embrace technical challenges no matter how difficult the environment. We base project estimates on reliable, relevant methods to give you a competitive edge.

Commitment to health and safety and preserving the environment is part of our culture, and this underpins the quality work we do. And quality is important as it is the basis of all construction projects. To achieve that we apply cutting edge engineering and management standards but remain flexible. We can adapt to the diverse needs of each and every client.

Our values

When you partner with DARA Contractors, you get more than a subcontractor. It is all about creating partnerships that begin long before we provide costings for a project.

Our values are embedded into our company culture. We believe in:

  • Uncompromising health and safety.
  • Value engineering for cost-effective, high-quality solutions.
  • Delivering complex, innovative technical solutions.
  • Building lifelong partnerships with clients.
  • Dedication to achieving outstanding results.
  • Working to exceed expectations.
  • Reliability, knowledge and developing trust.
  • Resource optimisation and risk management to give you peace of mind.
  • Striving for perfection to deliver superior results.

DARA’s Vision

Our senior managers and engineers have a deep understanding of ground engineering, project management, civil and earthworks and engineering solutions. With innovation built into our DNA, our specialists strive to deliver high quality outcomes. We specialise in challenging and large projects. We have the equipment, knowledge and wisdom to deliver high-value projects. At DARA contracting we relish challenges. We bring design expertise, engineering experience and the technical capability to everything we do.

Contact Us

We guarantee every project we deliver is of the highest standard. Contact us now to discuss your project and for a no obligation free quote.

Email: info@daracontractors.com.au

Phone: 1300 3272 77