Australian Marine Complex Common User Facility

Small and Medium Enterprises

Overview

The Western Australian Government owned Common User Facility (CUF), located at the Australian Marine Complex in Henderson, is a fully integrated industrial facility with an open access policy for multiple users. Operating since 2003, the CUF is a safe and secure location for fabrication, assembly, commissioning, maintenance and repair activities for the Marine, Defence, Oil and Gas and Resource industries.

Capabilities

Infrastructure at the CUF includes:

  • Fully serviced 40 hectares laydown and assembly area
  • Rail mounted main fabrication hall 80 metres x 60 metres with 200 tonne capacity crane
  • Heavy-high-wide road system linked to Main Roads network
  • Fully protected harbour dredged to 10 metres
  • 3,000 tonne wharf dredged to 11 metres able to service vessels over 200 metres
  • Floating Dock 99 metres in length, 44 metres between sidewalls
  • Self Propelled Modular Transporters to transfer vessels
  • Workshops, project offices and amenities Companies using the CUF provide their own management, workforce, operating methods and are able to utilise the CUF infrastructure and bring in their own equipment. The CUF acts as an extension of their own workplace at competitive rates to achieve their project outcomes. AMC Management (WA) Pty Ltd (AMCM) are under contract to the State Government as the Facility Manager of the CUF and operator of the floating dock and transfer system. They are responsible for marketing, operating and maintaining the facilities and are the first point of contact for access to the CUF. The WA Government also owns and manages the adjacent Marine Industry Technology Park, including the Jakovich Centre which contains offices, meeting rooms and conference facilities available for use by both industry and Government. There is also significant available land reserved for the development of high-tech and innovative industries.