Empowering Indigenous people and businesses through building Australian Infrastructure.
Formed in 2014 by the Federation of Victorian Traditional Owner Corporations and Icon, Barpa brings together cultural integrity and construction excellence to deliver high-quality outcomes across Australia.
Whether building critical infrastructure or delivering projects in operational environments, Barpa delivers the standards and reliability of a major contractor, while maintaining the agility, cultural integrity, and care of a purpose-driven Indigenous business.
We pride ourselves on our Indigenous employment outcomes, our support of other Indigenous-owned businesses, and our commitment to initiatives that improve the health, wellbeing, and prosperity of Indigenous Australians.
Creating social impact through construction
At the heart of Barpa’s operations is a commitment to technical and complex construction. We specialise in delivering projects that require innovative design solutions, meticulous planning, and seamless execution — often in live operational environments and high-security settings.
Our approach is built on a foundation of respect, and our collaborative culture ensures we work closely with clients, consultants, local communities, and Traditional Owners to deliver projects that are both technically excellent and culturally respectful.
With a national workforce of over 100 staff and offices in five states and two territories, we have the capacity and agility to deliver projects across urban, regional, and remote locations across Australia.
Barpa delivers exceptional construction, fitout, and refurbishment projects across the Defence, Education, Heritage and Health sectors. Our clients include various Federal and State Government departments, Universities, Councils, Not for Profits, Private Companies and Tier One contractors.
Our approach embodies the requirements and aims of the Federal Government’s Indigenous Procurement Policy (IPP), related state policies, and corporate Reconciliation Action Plans.
"Barpa acknowledges the Traditional Owners of country we work on and pay our respects to them, their culture and their Elders past and present"
Our Values
Our success is based on a collaborative approach that is built on our values of RESPECT to ensure the best project outcomes.
- Reconciliation
- Excellence
- Safety
- Pride
- Equality
- Culture
- Teamwork
Our approach.
As an Indigenous business, Barpa is committed to making a positive difference for Australia’s first people and we embed this commitment in every part of our business by;
- Ensuring Traditional Owner engagement activities happen pre and during projects,
- Providing employment and career development opportunities for Indigenous people directly in our company or through associated trade contractors,
- Actively pursuing and developing Indigenous trade contractors,
- Utilising the Indigenous Business sector in our supply chain,
- Supporting Indigenous youth in pursuing a career in construction,
- Sponsoring Indigenous sports teams and community events as well as volunteering staff for Indigenous community projects.
- Enabling the Federation to develop economic opportunities, create Indigenous employment, strengthen connection to country & culture, and increase individual and community capacity.
55m+
Indigenous expenditure to date
20
Indigenous employees
Why Barpa?
With a ten year history, Barpa has the experience, resources and financial capacity to deliver construction projects throughout Australia.
Choosing Barpa for your next project guarantees:
- The engagement of a Supply Nation certified company and solution to meet your Indigenous procurement targets
- Proven advanced construction capability with major contractor standards and reliability.
- Respectful Indigenous engagement
- Dedicated training and employment opportunities for Indigenous people
- The support of Indigenous trade contractors and the Indigenous Business sector
