Complex Building Project - 2023

Project Scope

• Your team in the "Design Construct New Project Division" of your (or the) Company. The Company has an average annual turnover of $300 million.
• The firm specialises in Design and Construct Projects.
• Your company has been short listed by Ryde Council to Design & Construct (D&C) a new community centre comprising a theatre, administration and Council Chambers.
• It is envisaged that you will be entering into an Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) contract.
• Your team are seeking a low risk-high value proposition to present to Council to win the contract.
• The development will be wholly owned and funded by Council. Council will not entertain any 'deals' for the addition of apartments that may benefit the contractor.

The Project:

• The project team will be made up of no-more than 5 persons.
• The team is to decide from the list below, which role each member adopts, e.g.:
  • Senior Estimator - Broad cost outline (Detailed feasibility in assignment 2),
  • Building Design Manager - (NCC considerations to be included for Assignment 2),
  • Project Manager-Scheduling - broad outline (to be detailed for Assignment 2),
  • Compliance officer - LEP, DCP, Services availability, Environment and Heritage,
  • Community Stakeholder liaison officer _ Establish forums for Stakeholders and be the spokesperson for the group.

The Principal Project Requirements (PPR) are as follows,

• Accommodation for administrative staff- 580 staff, 12 councillors.
• Reception area-your proposal
• Parking - assume twice plot size area
• 400-700 seat (TBA) multipurpose theatre
• Mayoral suite - your proposal
• Council chambers for meetings - 12 councillors, 6 admin and public gallery.

Requirements:

• The building is to be mixed use.
• Identify the local LEP.
• Investigate the local area and related building regulations.
• Identify a site.
• Consider any heritage conditions.
• Consider the staging of the project.

The Task:

Your team has several options.

• Council owns two sites, one in the center of the city, the other within the business precinct of Macquarie Park. However, concentrate on the Top Ryde site.
• You will need to consider whether to amalgamate all of Councils requirements on one of either sites or split the usage over the two sites.
• If you chose to split, concentrate your detailed proposal on one site (Top Ryde) and provide a brief outline for the second site.
• Come up with a schematic design concept that potentially satisfies Council's requirements.
• Your design process should include value management to achieve the best outcome.

Your team's role is to provide the following.

• A schematic design and feasibility on the designated block of land or lands.
• A construction proposal, Expression of Interest (EOI).
• Evidence of a workable feasibility and ROI for the theatre and leased areas.
• Evidence that the project meets local councils' planning policies, zoning, and development requirements,
• Explanation of how the proposal fits with the company's ethos of: "Only being involved in environmentally sustainable building work and practices".

Ultimately your final report should demonstrate that your organisation can not only fill the role of the development process, but that your firm also possesses the skills to ensure that you are able to engage via Early Contractor Involvement (ECI)

• A workable feasibility.
• Support your proposal with risk analysis, construction scheduling and costing.
• you meet with a minimum of 4-5 star rating.
• you can apply value management concepts to the project to improve its value characteristics, more value to the dollar.
• you have investigated the demographics to determine the potential market for leasing space, i.e., the theater, government offices,
• comply with the regulations so that approvals can be gained,
• take into consideration any Land & Environment issues that may be raised,
• the procurement process for your consultants and subcontractors

Group Presentations

The presentation is to use PowerPoint and NOT exceed 15 minutes.

Presentations that exceed 15 minutes may be cut short and lose marks.

Do not use too many slides or you will lose your audience.

First presentation 'Expression of Interest' EOI

The presentation should include at minimum the following sections.

• Company background (make this believable; do not over inflate). It is the businesses reputation and success that is important to credibility. Give 3 examples that reflect your capabilities for this project.
• Brief biography and role of each member (make this believable; do not over inflate who you are) This should be one slide, include name, qualification, years' experience, role and a brief note of previous projects or employers.
• Identify the cost and social benefit for the stakeholders, i.e., the Council and rate payers.
• Proposal for the development of the site with a schematic design to show an expected appearance of the building for the DA.
• A broad timeline, this can be in general stages, clearly identifying the time of each stage, including overlaps, and not finely detailed. When presented it should be on one page.
• All information presented should be justified in terms of Council constraints, building regulations and company capabilities.
• Impact on local infrastructure, eg; traffic, public transport, impact on roads, sewerage, water and other utilities and services.
• Proposals that do not accommodate these factors adequately will be marked down.