STATCOM and Static PFC - Copper SA - Smelter & Refinery Expansion (SRE)

⁠⁠⁠Overview

BHP Olympic Dam Corporation Pty Ltd is inviting registrations of interest for the supply, installation and commissioning of STATCOM and Static PFC equipment for Copper SA as part of the Smelter & Refinery Expansion (SRE) project.

About

Studies are currently underway into an expansion of BHP's existing copper refining facilities at Olympic Dam to construct a two-stage smelter and associated refinery complex.

Purpose

The proposed Smelter & Refinery Expansion (SRE) project will enable BHP to process significantly more concentrate from across its Copper SA operations. The scope of the broader SRE project includes copper concentrate import and blending facilities, additional smelting capacity, additional refining capacity and additional non-process infrastructure to support the expansion program.

Scope

At the time of publishing this invitation to register an interest, the scope includes the engineering, design, component procurement, manufacture, supply, delivery, installation and commissioning support of:

• 1 off 132 kV 50 Mvar Capacitor, including protection, metering and control to be installed in the existing 132 kV control room, implementing IEC61850, and including all interconnecting cable and cable feeding from the 132 kV tap-off
• 2 off 11 kV 30 Mvar STATCOM units, installed within a transportable room, including protection, metering and control to be installed in a contractor supplied transportable room implementing IEC61850, all interconnecting cable and cable feeding from the 11 kV tap-off, the STATCOM cooling system, and software system modelling or simulations of the STATCOM design
• 8 off 6.6 & 11 kV Mvar Capacitor Banks, including protection, metering and control to be installed in a new or existing 11 kV control room, implementing IEC61850, and including all interconnecting cable and cable feeding from the 11 kV tap-off
• Design of all wiring, cabling, cable ladder (including cover, where exposed to sun) and conduit to provide a complete STATCOM and PFC system
• Civil and structural, mechanical, fire protection and detection, electrical, and piping and instrumentation and control requirements as may be required under the tendered scope of work
• All package management, tagging and labelling, documentation, as-builts, licenses, testing, quality control activities, on-site supervision, spares and special tools, and preservation of equipment as may be required under the tendered scope of work

Contractor Requirements

The goods and/or services must comply with:

• All relevant Australian Standards
• All relevant BHP Standards

Instructions to Tenderers

At the time of publishing this invitation to register an interest, the target award date is February 2027.