Our Vision
Melbourne Pipelines vision is to provide outstanding water and sanitation infrastructure that our clients and customers can rely on to create healthy and thriving communities.
We aim to be the most sought-after pipeline and civil construction company in Melbourne, known for our client and customer service, social value, safety, quality and sustainability as we build the networks that keep water flowing and sanitation safe around Melbourne.
“We offer best practice civil construction techniques to provide the community with safe and reliable infrastructure to experience a convenient and healthy way of life.”
— LOU RAZZI, CO-FOUNDER OF MELBOURNE PIPELINES
Our Beginning
Established in 2007, by Lou Razzi and Leigh Sinclair, Melbourne Pipelines is a civil construction contractor based in Macleod. Our company director, Leigh Sinclair, has over 15 years experience in the Victorian Construction Industry. Throughout that time Leigh was mentored by Lou Razzi who had over 35 years experience in the Victorian Construction Industry. Our management team, also mentored by Lou Razzi, has a combined total of over 70 years experience in industries that specifically relate to their role at Melbourne Pipelines.
Our Values
We are proud of the way we choose to do business and are enthusiastic about going the extra mile in the following critical areas that we value highly:
· Collaboration – we develop trusted partnerships with our clients. Their success is our success.
· People – we value our staff, partners, customers, sub-contractors and suppliers and we strive for diversity in the workplace, delivering a fair go for everyone and value everyone’s contribution.
· Culture – happy people deliver successful outcomes. We are proud of our strong culture based on the vision of one our founders Lou Razzi.
· Integrity – without professionalism, fairness, trust and honesty we have nothing. We operate to the highest ethical standards.
· Innovation – out of the box thinking when it comes to solving challenges and enhancing our methodology.
· Quality – our processes are certified to international standards.
· Safety – ‘no compromises, safety first always’ is our mantra.
· Social, Environmental and Economic Sustainability – we work with the world’s most precious resource – water. We value the environment that we work in and practice social, environmental and economic sustainability in everything that we do.
· Competitiveness – we never forget our clients have a choice and strive to balance quality with price and program.
“I would consider Melbourne Pipelines to be a contractor that looks after our interests and is responsive to our needs. It provides excellent customer services and often suggests improvements to our designs. It has implemented good quality, environmental and safety management plans. Melbourne Pipelines are definitely a dependable and reliable partner in the delivery of quality assets to service our customers."
— MON GAN, TEAM MANAGER SEWERAGE GROWTH PROJECTS, YARRA VALLEY WATER
Our Construction Services
Horizontal Directional Drilling (both clay and rock ground conditions)
Gravity and Pressure Sewer Reticulation
Rising Mains
Sewage Pump Stations
Maintenance Structures.
Service Locating/Proving and Non Destructive Excavation.
Excavations.
Traffic Management.
Live Sewer Works.
PE Welding.
Large Pipelines.
Water Reticulation.
Stormwater Reticulation.
Storage/Detention Tanks.
Project and OHS Management.
Design and Constructability Advice.
Our Experience
1. We have worked for numerous Melbourne Retail and Rural Water Authorities and understand their requirements.
2. We understand the requirements of key stakeholders (including Melbourne Water, VicRoads, local Councils etc.).
3. We have worked in urban and rural settings each coming with their own unique set of challenges including developed (with a customer focus, vegetation and existing services), environmentally sensitive and cultural heritage areas.
Our Awards
1. Yarra Valley Water Certificate of Appreciation issued by Tony Kelly (Managing Director) in recognition of the consistently high standard of service that we provide to their business.
2. Inaugural Yarra Valley Water Health and Safety Award in recognition of our best practice fall from heights arrangement for deep manholes.
3. Yarra Valley Customer Service Recognition Award in recognition of our exceptional customer service at the Donvale Backlog Reticulation Package C Project.