PEREGIAN BEACH ACTIVE STREET - STAGE 1 PROGRESS UPDATE AND NEXT STEPS (Deferred from the General Committee Meeting dated 16 March 2026) · Report

ORDINARY MEETING                                                                      19 MARCH 2026



           b. Drivers:
               i.    Additional community engagement absorbing programme float and budget
                     contingency
               ii. Construction period being pushed into wet season


           c. Mitigations:
                i.   Seek time extension: SEQ Liveability Fund
                ii. Seek time extension: Active Transport Funding (ATF)
                iii. Procurement: Undertake concurrently with engagement activities to ensure a
                     quick release of tender package to the market.
                iv. Approval: Recommending contract award direct through CEO to avoid time
                    delays with Council meetings.



2. Base Case Opportunities
   a. Existing infrastructure: The project provides the opportunity to address inadequacy and
      requirement for emergent works to repair storm water assets prior to/during project
      implementation. Further project timeline delays and cost impacts.
   b. Leverage funding structure: As the ATF grant is for construction only funding, matching the
      SEQ Liveability contribution. The potential exit to expand the scope of works using council
      reserves, matched by the ATF grant, to address emergent and repair works.




3. Scenario Analysis

The following table further details alternative scenarios and the differentiated risks anticipated.

Scenario                          Description                        Likely Outcome
Base Case                         Current Scope, Programme,          Programme float consumed,
                                  Budget/funding - no mitigation     project budget contingency
                                                                     consumed, likely to miss funding
                                                                     deadlines resulting in financial
                                                                     exposure to Council.
                                                                     Reputational damage
                                                                     associated with project
                                                                     continuation in spite of
                                                                     immediate resident resistance.
Adjust as per recommendations Implement mitigations, actively Re-instates project float, enable
                              enhance opportunities           more time to close out
                                                              community interactions,
                                                              minimise Council exposure to
                                                              project costs, maintain
                                                              opportunity to leverage funding
                                                              structure to deliver more at
                                                              lower cost to council, and