Stephen Lewcock
Utilities Project Manager
Sydney Light Rail Project
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Download The Latest AgendaConference Day One: Thursday, 30th August 2018
Thursday, August 30th, 2018
11:50 AM Mitigating Project Risks in Major Light Rail Infrastructure Delivery
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Conference Day Two: Friday, 31st August 2018
Friday, August 31st, 2018
12:10 PM The Utilities Challenge: Minimising Project Risk on Major Light Rail Infrastructure Projects through Managing Utilities from Inception to Completion
As we have seen from recent and current projects, due to the age of the utility cables underground in CBD environments, you can never be 100 percent certain on what lies beneath the surface.
Bearing in mind that you will also be working with multiple clients and asset owners, the importance of taking a whole-of-life project approach to utilities management is essential if you want to avoid project delays and cost-overruns.
- Early contractor involvement – managing out risk during the early planning stage
- Surveying challenging CBD environments
- Communicating with multiple utility stakeholders
- Understanding complex contractual arrangements
- Exploring the lesson learned from the Edinburgh Light Rail Project
4:20 PM CLOSING INTERACTIVE PANEL SESSION: Exploring Delivery Model Opportunities and Challenges for Light Rail Infrastructure Projects
- What are the greater degrees of innovation the PPP model can offer in comparison to other delivery models?
- Value Capture: Understand how capturing land value around major project sites can provide an alternate source of funding
- Managing complex PPP contracts to reduce the risk of dispute
- Effectively evaluating and mitigating risk during the project lifecycle
- Overcoming communication challenges across multiple project stakeholders
- Exploring successful international delivery models utilised on light rail projects