nbn says new deals a sign of progress

nbn has signed two four-year Design and Construction Master Agreements (DCMA) to cover new housing developments and fibre links. Following a competitive multistage tender process, existing Multi-technology Integrated Master Agreement (MIMA) partners Fulton Hogan and Visionstream emerged victorious.

nbn says this signals signficant progress in the project’s build, as these contracts represent the final Multi-Technology Mix (MTM) construction agreements.The DCMAs have been developed to allow combined design and construction delivery using a scale-focused, end-to-end, outcome-based, performance-driven model.

“These new DCMA agreements provide us with the agility to deploy the nbn network to new homes in greenfield developments and in-fill brownfield areas,” said nbn Chief Network Engineering Officer Peter Ryan.

The DCMAs will support the deployment of the nbn network to an estimated 450,000 new development premises and 150 transit fibre links nationally.