Newcastle Light Rail

PROJECT SUMMARY

LENGTH
2.7 kms
STATIONS
6 x stations
TRAMS
Urbos 100 x 33m

UTILITY TREATMENTS

MAIN WORKS
circa 130 Relocations

UTILITY AUTHORITIES

Ausgrid
Hunter Water
Jemena
Telstra, Optus, NBN, TPG
Sydney Trains
RMS & Council

KEY UTILITIES

Potable Water: 1200mm diameter
Wastewater: 3000mm x 1220mm
Gas: Jemena HP 1,050kPa
Electrical: incl. 11kV High
Voltage OH & UG, Substations
Comms: incl. 244 pair fibres

AT A GLANCE

ClientTransport for NSW 
Project Value: $260m  
AUS Start: Dec 2015 
AUS Finish: Feb 2016
AUS Role: Utilities Management 
AUS Team: Utilities Lead + GIS

Works: 130 utility treatments  60

AUS ROLE

AUS has overall responsibility for the management of utilities on behalf of TfNSW. Our commission started through procurement including Tender Negotiations/Contract Award and continued through Construction. Our Scope included pulling together the utilities scope (defined by others), the creation and management of a Utilities GIS, Constructability reviews and staging plans, preparation of Tender Estimates and Utilities Programs and claims advice and managing the Technical Advisor.

Description of Service Scope:

  • Utilities Project Management & Coordination 
  • Utility Clash Assessment (Registers & Drawings) 
  • Utility Digital Engineering GIS 
  • Utility Constructability & Staging advice 
  • Utilities Designs (Contestable – Water & Electrical) & Option Papers
  • Obtaining Scope of Works and Letters of Offer for the utility Authority 
  • Obtaining Utility Tender Estimates and Utility Construction Programs 
  • Preparing and updating the Utilities Management Plan  
  • Utilities Transaction, Contract & Delivery advice 
  • Utility Specifications advice 
  • 3rd Party Utility Agreement advice & Interface Management during Construction 
  • Property acquisition and Easements planning & advice 
  • Utilities Contract & Claims Management 
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