Indooroopilly Shopping Centre Redevelopment

Indooroopilly Shopping Centre is one of Brisbane’s largest and most established retail destinations. Its $450 million redevelopment was a major transformation, adding more than 30,000 sqm of retail space while extensively reworking the existing centre.

Completed in 2014, the redevelopment introduced a new parallel mall, a 14,200 sqm David Jones department store, a new supermarket, fresh food and dining precincts, new fashion retail and approximately 900 additional car parks. Myer was reconfigured and refurbished, two discount department stores were relocated, and existing malls were upgraded throughout the centre.

The completed development expanded Indooroopilly Shopping Centre to approximately 115,000 sqm, with more than 340 retailers.

Six construction zones. One operating shopping centre.

RCP played a central project management and programming role from design development through to completion. RCP prepared tender and contract documentation, managed the Design & Construct EOI and tender process, supported contract negotiations and established an onsite project office for the construction phase.

As Project Manager and Superintendent, RCP coordinated works across six major construction zones while the centre continued to trade. This included department store relocations, supermarket moves, tenant interfaces across more than 300 retailers and major works within the seven-storey car park, all while maintaining safe customer access and day-to-day centre operations.

Programming a complex live redevelopment.

Programming was integral to the delivery strategy. RCP developed the design documentation programme, assessed tender programmes, managed the macro construction programme and undertook contractor programme audits and monthly reporting.

Detailed scenario planning and critical path analysis provided early warning of potential delays and supported decisions around resequencing, time risks and extension-of-time claims throughout the multi-stage redevelopment.

Unlocking the site for redevelopment.

A major enabling works challenge involved relocating Energex high-voltage infrastructure from the road corridor required for the new David Jones store.

RCP proposed a tunnelling solution in place of conventional cut-and-cover excavation, reducing disruption to the surrounding road network while generating programme and cost benefits.

RCP also coordinated major telecommunications, water, sewer, gas, security, EWIS and fire services diversions, together with a new road alignment, loading dock infrastructure and staged demolition of existing retail and back-of-house areas.

The result was a major expansion and renewal of Indooroopilly Shopping Centre delivered around an operating retail environment, with RCP coordinating the programme, staging and interfaces required to keep one of Brisbane’s busiest centres trading throughout construction.