Extension of the Private Rapid Transit (PRT) System

MASDAR CITY,

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Date March 2017

The Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC - Masdar

PO Box 54115, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

CONFIDENTIAL سري

Table of Contents

ABBREVIATIONS:........................................................................................................................4

1. INTRODUCTION..............................................................................................................6

2. AIMS OF THE PROJECT...............................................................................................7

3. MASDAR CITY MASTER PLAN...................................................................................8

3. MASDAR CITY TRANSIT STRATEGY.......................................................................8

4. MASDAR CITY PRT......................................................................................................11

5. SCOPE OF WORK..........................................................................................................12

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ABBREVIATIONS:

ADCD Abu Dhabi Civil Defence Authority

ADDC Abu Dhabi Distribution Company

ADFEC Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC - Masdar (the Employer)

ADM Abu Dhabi Municipality

ADSSC Abu Dhabi Sewer Services Company

ADWEA Abu Dhabi Water, Electric Authority

BAU Business As Usual

BIM Building Information Modelling

BOH Back of House

BOQ Bill of Quantities

CFA Construction Floor Area (defined by Masdar)

CFD Computational Fluid Dynamics

CMP Concept Master Plan

CSI Construction Specifications Institute

DOT Department of Transportation

DM Design Manager appointed by the Employer

DMP Detailed Master Plan

EAD Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi

F&B Food and Beverage

FF&E Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment

FOH Front of House

GFA Gross Floor Area (defined by UPC)

GIA Gross Internal Area (defined by RICS)

GRT Group Rapid Transit

IBMS Intelligent Building Management System

ICT Information and Communications Technologies

KPI Key Performance Indicator

LRT Light Rail Transit

MCU Masdar City Unit

MI Masdar Institute of Science and Technology

MITS Masdar Intermodal Transfer Station

NFA Net Floor Area (defined by Masdar)

NIA Net Internal Area (defined by RICS)

NOC No Objection Certificate

NMU Non-Motorised Users

PI Performance Indicator

PM Project Manager appointed by the Employer

PMC Project Management Consultant

PRT Personal Rapid Transit

QA/QC Quality Assurance / Quality Control

RSB Regulations and Supervision Bureau

RICS Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors

SIDC Site-wide Infrastructure Design Contract

SPV Special Purpose Vehicle

STMP Abu Dhabi Surface Transportation Master Plan

TRANSCO Transmission Company

TMP Transportation Master Plan

UPC Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council

1. INTRODUCTION

The vision for the Masdar City development is to “Create a commercially viable sustainable city providing the highest quality of life with the lowest environmental footprint”. To achieve this Vision, Masdar has established measurable goals in the area of carbon footprints, energy usage, water usage, waste generation, social impact and economic viability.

While the Masdar City Development will generally follow a pattern of a conventional development, it will be distinguished by the integration of buildings and places, infrastructure and technology to create a sustainable community and promote a fundamental shift in the day-to-day behaviour of its occupants. Masdar City and its inhabitants will position Abu Dhabi and Masdar at the forefront of intelligent resource utilization and sustainable urban development.

Some of the unique characteristics of the Masdar City Development are as follows:

A. Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (ADFEC) operates within a set of Federal (United Arab Emirates) and local (Abu Dhabi) laws. In the case of the Masdar City Development, legislation was passed in September 2007 that resulted in the creation of ADFEC (Law 22). There will be a Special Free Zone in the Masdar City Development which will be regulated by its own Free Zone Authority.

B. The Masdar City Development implementation program will depend on highly cooperative relationships among the Employer, the project management companies, the architects and engineers, the construction companies, suppliers, supporting utilities, licensing and permitting authorities, and construction labour. Contract vehicles will stress cooperative, mutually-supportive, and the minimization of claims and disputes.

C. The Masdar City vision includes participation by anchor tenants and investors with an interest in alternative energy use and technology advancement.

D. The community houses the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology with a graduate program in conjunction with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the USA.

The Masdar Initiative is a bold commitment to renewable energy and sustainable technologies that will enable the Emirate of Abu Dhabi to remain a global energy industry leader, whilst preparing its citizens for a post-oil future. Masdar City is a fundamental component of the Masdar Initiative. It is a long-term plan that will challenge many conventional principles in order to establish sustainable, successful urban development.

Whilst the location of Masdar in close proximity to existing urban development (the airport, Khalifa A) bodes well for sustainable principles such as connectivity, there are many challenges, not the least of which is the desert climate of Abu Dhabi and indeed, the nation.

To further define and deliver the vision, Masdar City has established measurable goals in the area of carbon footprints, energy usage, water usage, waste generation, social impact and economic viability.

The Masdar City site, illustrated in Figure 1, is bounded by Khalifa City ‘A’ to the west, Airport District to the East and two highways, E10 (Dubai-Abu Dhabi Road) and E20 (Airport Road) to the North and South respectively.

Figure 1 Masdar City Location Map

2. COMPETITION

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3. AIMS OF THE PROJECT

Masdar City would like to do the following

Introduce an extension of the PRT system that will utilize the existing PRT MI Station ‘B’ which is currently not in use, to provide a service that links the ‘Podium’ to the IRENA complex. This extension will primarily run on an outside route from the ‘Podium’ to the IRENA complex that will allow IRENA inhabitants access to the retail opportunities on the ‘Podium’.

Identify a replacement technology, based upon the above extension study, that will upgrade the current PRT system. The current PRT system that links the North Car Park to the ‘Podium’ essentially runs in a segregated internal route way and is not suitable for outdoors running.

The overall object of this study is therefore to provide a new PRT capability that is an addition to the existing iconic PRT provision but will also be scalable and will eventually replace the current PRT system that runs through the undercroft between the North Car Park and the Podium and is effective from both a technological and economic perspective and can overcome the requirements of outdoor running.

The winning bidder will need to provide the following:

The technology to be used (autonomous vehicle); Number of vehicles required based on Masdar City requirements; Detailed CapEx and OpEx; Operating model; All civil infrastructure requirements including any changes to the current existing PRT station at MI ‘B’; Costed ‘Road Map’ for the development of the system; Implementation Plan.

Masdar City is known for and is committed to transportation innovation and the PRT is key to that reputation as a driverless personal vehicle. The vehicle chosen for the proposed extension of the PRT provision will become a key part of the Masdar City vision and story. Masdar City is also planning for the future with this vehicle. Masdar City public transportation will expand in three steps and this vehicle will need to be future proofed for the expansion:

1. Evaluation of current PRT technology – using the current route, operating in the undercroft with no outdoor usage, complete isolation

2. Extension to the Masdar City Center(‘Podium to IRENA) – approximately 700 meter extension, operating outside, limited interaction with pedestrians and vehicles, dependent on DMAT regulations for level of interaction

3. Group Rapid Transit loop – serving all areas of Masdar City, segregated lanes but with junctions and intersections, dependent on DOT regulations for level of interaction, higher capacity vehicles

This RFP caters only to the requirements for Step 2. However it is key to the selection of the vehicle that it be able to fulfill the additional requirements of operating outdoors and in a mixed environment.

As none of these vehicles are available in large-scale production Masdar City has developed a set of requirements for the potential suppliers.

Must have requirements:

Zero emissions Driverless Integrated with vehicles / pedestrians – to the level allowed by DOT regulations Flexible – stops, stations Operates outside in UAE conditions Trackable by Masdar City transportation management system – with an outlet for phone to be plugged in or management

system that pushes data on vehicle location and battery status

Like to have requirements:

Iconic Autonomous Trackless Higher passenger capacity On demand operation In production

4. MASDAR CITY MASTER PLAN Planning for Masdar City began in 2008 with the definition of the site, with an area of approximately 6km2. Planning has since moved through several iterations. The current Concept Master Plan (CMP) was prepared in 2013 and proposes a mixed-use community, with a central commercial core, a research and development hub, residential areas (each served by neighbourhood centres) and amenities/services such as schools, retail and civil defence stations. The Concept Master Plan is guided by the following aspirations and requirements:

1. The creation of self-sustaining, lively, pedestrian prioritised neighbourhoods promoting a healthy lifestyle.2. The promotion of integration between land uses and the proposed public transportation network.3. The development should be designed as a pedestrian-first environment.4. The design should limit the roads required within the urban grain of the development as much as possible, however all plots

are to have road access to allow on-plot parking.5. The development should be based on market trends which lead the phasing, land use allocation and development strategy.

The Concept Master Plan (CMP) for Masdar City was approved with conditions on 10 th February 2014. The quantum of GFA approved is 3,706,800m2. Final approval (acknowledging that condition 1 was met) was granted in July 2014. The Detailed Master Plan (DMP) for Phase 1 was initially issued in 2009 with a Revised DMP prepared in 2014 which was approved by Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council (ADUPC) in April 2015. Although both the current CMP and DMP plans for Phase 1 were approved, Masdar has continued to evolve these plans to ensure the vision and aspirations of Masdar are best represented in the planning framework for the city.

3. MASDAR CITY TRANSIT STRATEGY The overall public transport strategy for Masdar City includes a range of choices, modes and elements including:

Metro; Bus Rapid Transit / Light Rail Transit (BRT/LRT); Group Rapid Transit (GRT); Personal Rapid Transit (PRT); Future DoT Bus Service integration; Walking; Cycling (both public hire bicycles and privately owned bicycles; and Taxi Ranks.

As mentioned earlier, sustainability is at the heart of the vision for Masdar City. In order to achieve the key sustainability aspirations of the overall Masdar Vision, a number of key transportation principles will need to be implemented at the site to efficiently accommodate the travel demands of those living, working and visiting the city. These include:

Creation of a transport-efficient development which capitalises on the proposed on-site transit facilities; Ensuring a walkable environment that allows both walking as a primary mode of transport in its own right, as well as

providing the link between various transport mode options; Integration of the facilities for various public transport modes at key interchanges, walking distances between transport

modes should not exceed 350m and ideally should be less than 250m; Priority for public transport modes at junctions within the road network; and Controlled supply of car parking to minimise car trips to/from sites.

Key to the achievement of these principles is the development of an attractive, efficient and integrated transit network within Masdar City which also provides seamless links to external transit systems in the area. These principles have therefore guided the development of the Transportation Master Plan (TMP) and the transit plan contained within it. The TMP, like the Concept Master Plan for Masdar City was prepared in 2013 and has a horizon year of 2030.

The latest update to the TMP, approved in 2014, identified the seven transit groups listed above and made some attempt to identify the potential magnitude of impact that each group could provide. However, as technological advances continue to be made in the field of driverless, autonomous vehicles it becomes apparent that in the future division of modes may become more blurred and that some modes/ user classes could in fact be combined under a single technological solution/ network.

The proposed Transit Plan for Masdar City is outlined in Figure 3 and is consistent with what Masdar has previously presented to the Abu Dhabi Department of Transport (DoT) at numerous meetings and workshops.

Figure 3 Masdar City Transit Plan

Information relating to other public transit modes and all modes across the site is included within Chapter 6 of the 2014 TMP for the design horizon years. Chapter 6 of the TMP clearly sets out Masdar City’s aspirations for the contribution that Public Transit is to play in the evolution of the City. Additional to the Masdar City Transit Plan are the proposed Masdar City Development Phasing Plan, Figure 4, and the Masdar City Proposed Road Construction Plan, Figure 5, which are all contained within the 2014 TMP. Reference should be made to all these sections of the TMP to gain background information regarding the evolution of the site-wide transit proposals.

Figure 4 Masdar City Proposed Phasing Plan Figure 5 Masdar City Road Network Phasing STEAM

4. MASDAR CITY PRTA PRT system is currently operational within the undercroft of the Masdar Institute campus. The undercroft is a section that runs underneath the podium of the MI campus. The PRT system provides driverless, electric powered vehicles which operate using magnets embedded in the concrete floor every four meters for navigation. Overhead antennae run along the length of the undercroft to provide a wireless link between the PRTs and the system computer. Currently there are two stops located within the MI 1A campus with the potential for future expansion of the route into MI 1B and further as the MI campus is expanded in future and for an extension to the IRENA Building (see Figure 6). These will provide interchange locations with the GRT Intraloop and the LRT station. The existing PRT vehicles have a current capacity for up to four persons each.

Figure 6 Masdar City Existing and Proposed PRT Extension

The PRT is an integral part of the Masdar City brand and image, and Masdar wishes to maintain (and expand) the network and the fleet.

The PRT expansion strategy will be based on balancing three key requirements:

Maintain the Brand – the PRT is one of the highest visibility parts of Masdar City, it was branded as cutting edge transportation that would enable Masdar City to be car free. Transportation and technology leadership are key elements of Masdar City’s brand as a sustainable city, any expansion of the system will need to be driverless and iconic like the current PRT.

Technology Leadership – the PRT was cutting edge technology at the time of development, the past seven years have produced significant breakthroughs in technology to autonomous vehicles, requirement for the next generation technology (runs on any surface, can be integrated with other modes, is flexible with stations and routes, no fixed infrastructure) the move from driverless to autonomous is required to maintain ‘brand leadership’.

Cost Reduction – The current PRT is expensive from both a Capex and Opex viewpoint, it is a pilot technology so largely bespoke which increases costs across the board, it requires specific infrastructure and requires overseas maintenance support. The expansion system is envisaged to have a much reduced cost (Capex and Opex).

KEY

Existing

Proposed Extension

Evaluators

Steve Severance

Kathy Cusack

Christopher Boyle

Scoring Criteria WeightTechnical Evaluation 60%Commercial Pricing 40%