GR Engineering Services Limited announced that it has been awarded an engineering, procurement, and construction contract (contract) with Thunderbird Operations Pty Ltd. (TOPL) for a mineral processing plant and associated facilities for the Thunderbird Mineral Sands Project (project), located between Broome and Derby in Western Australia. The contract sum is $179.5 million. GR Engineering will commence limited work under the contract until being issued with a full notice to proceed, ahead of a final investment decision being made by KMS to pursue the development of the project.

The final investment decision is expected in mid-2022 with project delivery scheduled to occur over an approximate 18-month period. In May 2021, GR Engineering restarted early engineering and design works for the project and has been progressing critical path design and procurement activities. GR Engineering has a long-standing relationship with the project since 2017.