3. Noosa Project Restoration Plan V12

                                                                                       Photos: Kirk Dahle




Figure 6.1: The contractor using a shallow-draft barge and excavator to carefully position restoration
substrate onto site Port Stephens, NSW. The barge operator uses sponsons to orient the barge,
sometimes only setting one sponson, and marker stakes, to help guide the substrate placement. Source:
Kirk Dahle, DPI NSW.

6.2 Responsibilities

The contractor will be responsible for:

    o   Ensuring they have access to the equipment of the appropriate size for operating in the Noosa
        River estuary, experience with rock construction in the Noosa River estuary, or other
        constrained estuaries, and preferably will have had exposure to ecological restoration work in
        the past.
    o   Acquiring the rock as per the specifications and stockpiling it at designated load out site.
    o   Managing the oyster shell to be used in the composite mix at the stockpile site.
    o   Developing and implementing a Site Management Plan for the stockpile and Construction and
        Environmental Management Plan (CEMP). These will be approved by TNC and meet with any
        permit conditions, prior to the commencement of works.
    o   Managing all site marking, load out processes, material transport, works and signage at the
        restoration site until such time as the restoration substrates are laid and configurations and
        positions of substrates against the plans are confirmed by engineers as meeting permit
        conditions.
    o   Undertaking all construction monitoring, compliance and reporting against permit conditions.
    o   Posting all construction notifications will be as per permit conditions. TNC will augment these
        notifications with public media and social media announcements.




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