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CBD Business Forum

6 June 2014

SYDNEY LIGHT RAIL

WELCOME

Hon Patricia Forsythe, Executive Director,

Sydney Business Chamber

CONFIRMATION OF PURPOSE

AND INTRODUCTIONS

Abigail Goldberg, Chair

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PROJECT UPDATE

Jeff Goodling, Project Director, Sydney Light Rail,

Transport for NSW

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Project status

Planning conditions

Early Works

PPP tender process

Agenda

Project status

Feb 2013

Mobilise

integrated

project team

2013 Apr 2013

MOU with

key partners

Apr 2013

Finalisation

of inputs to

definition

design

Q3 2014

Definition

design

complete

Q4 2013

Business

case

Late 2013

Development

Agreements

with key

partners

Late 2013

Environmental

assessment

exhibition

Q2 2014

Planning

approval

granted

2014 Mid 2014

Award Early

Works

contract

Q3 2014

Commence

early works

construction

2015-2020 Construction

2015-2020

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Q1 2014

Issue Early

Works

Request for

Proposals

End 2014

Award PPP

contract

Q1 2014

Issue PPP

Request for

Proposals

Q1 2014

Establish

Advisory

Board

Planning conditions Construction hours

6.00am to 10.00pm Monday to Friday

in CBD, 6.00am to 6.00pm other areas

8.00am to 5.00pm Saturdays

No work Sundays or public holidays

Works can occur at night through

out-of-hours applications, including

Moore Park Tunnel

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Planning conditions Construction noise and vibration

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Construction noise and vibration impact

statement prepared to include:

Proposed activities

Predicted noise and vibration levels

Review of alternative methods to

reduce noise and vibration

Mitigation treatments to reduce

impacts

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Early Works

Olivia

Gardens

Inner West

platform

upgrades

Critical utility

relocations

Tramway

Oval

Robertson

Park

Tennis

Club

PPP tender process

13,000 data room

documents

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Tenderers

114 Interactive

meetings

700 + Questions

to date

Short-listed consortia:

SydneyConnect

Including Serco Pty Ltd, John

Holland Pty Ltd and Plenary

Group Pty Ltd

iLinQ Sydney

Including Keolis Downer, Balfour

Beatty, McConnell Dowell,

Bombardier and Macquarie

Capital

Connecting Sydney Including

Transdev Sydney Pty Ltd,

Alstom Transport Australia Pty

Ltd, Acciona Infrastructure

Australia Pty Ltd and Capella

Capital.

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FEEDBACK ON MATTERS

RAISED AT PREVIOUS MEETING

Jeff Goodling, Project Director, Sydney Light Rail, Transport for NSW

Business disruption

Working with utility companies

to ensure protection, relocation, or

upgrade of assets

George Street 3D utilities model

Confirming utility locations to ensure

minimal disruption

Consultation regarding disruption

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Online communications

50,121 visits to the Sydney Light Rail

website since November 2013

Sydney Light Rail Facebook page

being developed

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Workshop

What issues are likely to arise for business during the

construction period?

How can the project team best assist Business Forum

members during the light rail construction period?

What support could others provide? E.g. Council?

Members themselves?

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Business objectives:

CLOSING REMARKS

Abigail Goldberg, Chair