Builder Consortium Revealed for 2032 Brisbane Olympics

Queensland has locked in its delivery partner for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, appointing a heavyweight international consortium to build the event’s legacy infrastructure.

The Games Independent Infrastructure and Coordination Authority (GIICA) has appointed Unite32, a consortium led by UK builder Laing O’Rourke and US-based AECOM following a competitive procurement process.

Unite32 won the nod after an expressions-of-interest phase that attracted about 250 submissions from the design and construction sector, including 48 bids specifically seeking to become the Games’ delivery partner.

The Queensland Government previously described the appointment as a “critical step” in ensuring the Brisbane 2032 venues were delivered on time and on budget.

The consortium will deliver 17 new and upgraded Games venues as part of the $7.1-billion Games Venues Infrastructure Program funded by the state and federal governments after a plan of intergovernmental collaboration was agreed on earlier this year.

▲ A concept rendering of the aquatic centre, part of the Victoria Park Precinct masterplan.

Venues to be built by 2032 include a 63,000-seat stadium at Victoria Park, which will be led by Arup, the National Aquatic Centre, the Queensland Tennis Centre at Yeerongpilly, which was announced along with a land release this month; the Sunshine Coast Stadium and the Moreton Bay Indoor Sports Centre.

Regional venues at Cairns, Townsville, Mackay and Rockhampton are also included in the list.

Unite32 program director Paul Milne said the consortium had the right mix of sporting infrastructure experience and expertise.

“Our team has worked on Olympic and Paralympic Games including London 2012, Rio 2016, Paris 2024 and LA 2028, but as importantly we have worked across the length and breadth of Queensland to deliver significant infrastructure projects in local communities,” Milne said. 

GIICA chief executive Simon Crooks said that since its establishment in November 2024, it had pulled together “the most ambitious sporting venues program in Queensland’s history”. 

“Today, with the engagement of the Delivery Partner, we have the ability to scale the team at pace, complement our strengths and enhance our Games and mega-event experience to ensure we leverage the learnings and successes of previous Olympic and Paralympic infrastructure programs,” Crooks said.