2018-05-14 General Committee Meeting Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                14 MAY 2018


 FINANCE RISKS                                                        MITIGATION
Clashes with Telstra services give rise      Contractor is aware of Telstra services attached to bridge.
for contractor claiming variation costs.     Relocation plans will be designed in the design phase in close
                                             cooperation with service providers.

Contingency amount being insufficient.       Risk is mitigated through appointment of experienced
                                             contractor and contract supervision of experienced
                                             Superintendent.



           PROGRAM RISKS                                              MITIGATION
There is the potential that the project is   Construction during the typically dry season aims to mitigate
delayed due to wet weather.                  this. Expected wet weather days are included in the tenderers
                                             timeline.

Resource risk.                               Casa Engineering have nominated a capable team to
                                             undertake construction.

Structure construction takes longer          The contractor is well resourced and has the available
than allowed for.                            recourses to deliver this project successfully in conjunction
                                             with current works on hand. The use of precast materials such
                                             as concrete piles and deck units reduce the risk of
                                             construction delays.



            SAFETY RISKS                                              MITIGATION
Height of existing bridge to be              Casa Engineering has extensive experience at working at
demolished and construction of new           heights and would be appointed as the Principal Contractor
bridge.                                      responsible for all Workplace Health and Safety of the site.

                                             Prior to construction commencing a safety in design report,
                                             work place health and safety and traffic management plans
                                             will be required to be submitted to Council for review.

                                             Regular audits on contractor compliance with these approved
                                             plans will be undertaken by Council and WH&S teams
                                             throughout construction.

Construction using machinery and             The contractor is certified to AS 4801 (Occupational Health &
hoisting involved.                           Safety Management Systems) and the contractor
                                             demonstrated their capability in WH&S very well in its tender
                                             bid. In addition the contractor is very experienced having
                                             successfully completed several similar type bridge projects
                                             within the past 5 years.




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