Port Drive Upgrade for Port of Brisbane - Strategic Project & Procurement

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Project Background

Brisbane required upgrading of Port Drive. Port Drive is the arterial road that links the Port of Brisbane Motorway to the Port of Brisbane, from near Pritchard Street to the Captain Bishop Bridge it is operated and maintained by PBPL under a Road Franchise Agreement (RFA) with the State of Queensland.

The upgrade project covers a 5km (approx.) stretch of Port Drive from the end of the Port of Brisbane Motorway to Lucinda Drive at Whimbrel Street. The contract for the delivery of the upgrade project took the form of a Design Development and Construct Contract

The Port Drive upgrade will deliver the following infrastructure:

upgrade of Port Drive to four lanes including installation of a separation barrier on Port Drive
grade separation of Kite Street and Port Drive intersection
Lucinda Drive upgrade
upgrade of local road intersections and new cycle path
a new local connection between Tanker St and Osprey Dr
associated works including Services relocations and drainage

CPM was engaged to manage and lead the design development phase, develop and deliver a procurement strategy from concept to contract award and through the delivery phase of the contract.

The work included leading:

design review of high level conceptual design options
risk assessment and benefit analysis
procurement strategy development (Design and D&C)
development of tender documentation for concept and preliminary design
business case and Board paper preparation
management of design tender process
design management for design phase
management early investigation works
development of tender documentation for DD&C phase (3 stage process) and management of DD&C tender process
management of other external consultants including geotech and independent estimators

The definition around the scope and specification allowed the market to de-risk the project and provide tight pricing this in turn allowed PBPL to increase scope dramatically to further improve port operations effectiveness without extra capital expenditure.

Project Value

$110M

Contract Period

June 2014 to June 2018

Client

Port of Brisbane Pty Ltd

CPM Scope of Work

Scope of Works

Manage and lead all aspects of the procurement an design development phases of the project.
Prepare the Business Case and Briefing Papers to the PBPL Board
Develop, prepare and manage procurement and project strategies
Review project estimates, risk modelling, reports, and other relevant project information prepared by project and consultant/contractor staff
Develop and prepare project plans, programmes, tender documents and budgets in accordance with prescribed PBPL requirements and systems
Engage and lead multiple consultancies and the multidisciplinary team
Mentor and develop assigned PBPL staff
Lead, facilitate and manage project meetings, workshops and stakeholder working groups
Lead interaction with the potential D&C contractors
Design Review Management of Principal Contractors Designer
Assistance in Contract Administration and Management of Principal Contractor through delivery phase

Port Drive Upgrade – Strategic Project & Procurement & D&C Contract Management