Steve Boshier
Chairman ARISEG
Rail Suppliers Forum 2013
Agenda New Zealand
Project Overview
Re-Signalling Project Scope
Fact Finding Missions
Key Challenges for the Industry
Project Delivery
Lessons Learnt
Conclusions
New Zealand Location
2,000km East of Australia
The Land of the Long
White Cloud
All Blacks Middle Earth
NZ Population
4.4m
Auckland 1.5m
New Zealand 3,898km • Railway Corridor
149 • Tunnels
1,700 • Bridges
506km
• Electrified Network
• 95km DC Wellington
• 411km AC NIMT
Project Overview Auckland Rail Network – 175km
•Newmarket- Britomart
•Newmarket- Morningside
•Newmarket-Westfield
•Penrose- Onehunga
•Morningside- Swanson
•Westfield
•Otahuhu
•Britomart- Westfield
•Otahuhu- Manukau
•Wiri- Otahuhu
10 Sections
of Line
Project Overview
It started with
DART
$500m Duplication
6 car trains and 10 minute
frequency
Newmarket junction station
Project Overview
• Approximately 175 track km Papakura to Swanson
• 25 kV AC System
• Blocks of work
• Civil works (access roads, bridges, track, poles & bases)
• Traction
• Grid power supply from Transpower
Electrification
Project Overview
• A system serving yesterdays needs (An old system)
• 80 Year old points machines
• Much of it life expired
• Mixed technologies old & new
• Failures & delays
Signalling
Re-Signalling Project Scope
• A Train Control System
• An immunised 25kV system
• Additional signalling to improve capacity
• 6 Trains per hour on each route (peak)
• 20 Trains in/out per hour at Britomart
• To increase safety - Automatic Train Protection (ATP)
Re-Signalling
Re-Signalling Project Scope A Signed Signalling Contract in Place
Leading the Charge
Fact Finding Missions April 2007
May 2007
June 2007
Nov 2007
April 2008
April 2009
ARIC/Austrade Mission
ARIC/Austrade Mission
Government Budget Released
ARIC/Austrade Mission
ARIC/Austrade /ICN/Kiwi Rail Presentations
ARIC/Austrade Mission
(EOI Issued)
Fact Finding Missions
Competition Customer
Contractors Suppliers
Manufactures Trading
Conditions
To Understand the Local Market
Fact Finding Missions
Will you make $
Is it the right
market
What's Involved
Is it
doable?
Key Challenges for the Industry
Lack of local NZ rail experience
• Design Resources
• Construction
• Supply
Program
Rugby World Cup
September 2011
Key Challenges for the Industry Equipment to be imported & Freight Logistics
Key Challenges for the Industry Local Presence to Perform the Work
Project Delivery
• EOI Issued 22nd April 2008
• EOI Closed 2nd June 2008
• EOI Evaluation Period June/July 2008
• Short List invited to tender 7th August 2008
• Tender Briefing 12th August 2008
• Tender Closed 6th October 2008
• Preferred Organisation Negotiation 18th November 08
• Contract Signed 20th February 2009
Tender Timetable
10 Months
Project Delivery • Agreed with the Customer Program
• Agreed (Modular/ATP) Solution
• Australia & New Zealand Design
• Australia & New Zealand Construction
• Australia & New Zealand Testing
• New Zealand Commissioning
Lessons Learnt
Time Investment
From 2007 to
contract award 2009
Regular Visits to Auckland
• To understand customer needs & objectives
• To get to know the project site – large rail network
• To develop key relationships – Client, Contractors, Suppliers & Support
• To identify whom to team with & why
Lessons Learnt The value of Industry & Government Organisations
Lessons Learnt • Do you establish a Local Office?
Taking a long term view
• Providing local support Customer Training
• Warranty/Maintenance Support Maintenance
Support
• Having the right level of spare parts available Spare Parts Supply
Knock on Opportunities
Conclusions
• Is achievable
• Takes a level of effort up front
• You need to leverage off local services available
• Requires a time & financial commitment
• Use of local resources, suppliers & manufacturers
• Transport Logistics – Time to get it there & cleared
Export Work
Questions
