Studies, Business Case Evaluation

Aurizon West Pilbara Iron FS

Aurizon
Project Description
  • Site Investigations Manager responsible for the Feasibility Study scoping, procurement and execution of the field investigations for both geotechnical and hydro geotechnical investigations for the Railway and Port
  • Analysis and assessment of investigation results incorporated into the Feasibility Study Execution Strategy
  • Supported the RFQ process through to commencement of Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) for development of binding submissions ultimately incorporated into the Feasibility Study
  • Constructability review and input for final feasibility design and estimate basis
  • Construction Water solution development taking into account ground water sources, offshore intake and available allocations from regional catchment supplies
Project Details

Client: Aurizon

The Challenge

  • Development and implementation of the Project Execution Plan, Schedule and Estimate to meet Study timeline requirements
  • Rapid Procurement and Mobilisation of site investigation resources
  • Multiple JV parties involvement managed for best project outcomes
  • Stakeholder liaison and management for both private entity and government owed corporations (GOC’s) impacting site access and program progress
  • Sensitive Cultural Heritage and Environmental considerations managed for project success
  • Management of consultant engineering resources to ensure timely production of reliable information to ECI Contractor and internal estimating team for basis of FS
  • Remote management of site teams from Perth Project office to ensure program executed safely, on time and to budget
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The Outcome

  • Site Investigation Program completed on time and Budget with NIL Safety incidents
  • Excellent Relationships developed and maintained with all stakeholders and JV parties both at site and centralised offices
  • Feasibility Study produced to required or better than required level of confidence in regards to Geotechnical and Hydro-geotechnical risk and opportunity considerations

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