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Infrastructure Projects – Recipe for SuccessTim Manning
Introduction
1. Brief details of three current projects
2. Share actual stories that have lead to success
3. Combined = Recipe for Success
Wellington - WTOSR
$42M Traction overhead
service renewal contract.
Start date = April 13
Original programme = 7 years
Forecasted finish = Dec 15
(2.5 years) with doubling of scope
ne three
Wellington - WTOSR
Works:
• 727 masts and foundations
• 71 Km of re-wiring
• 142 Tunnel brackets
Wellington - WTOSR
Ellerslie
$11M retaining wall, platform upgrade & bridge
seismic strengthening.
Start date = Dec 14
Original programme = 1.5 years
Forecasted finish date = April 15 (1.3 years)
Ellerslie – Retaining Wall
Works:
• 800m of retaining wall and road barrier, 6-9m deep 800mm dia piles in basalt
• 1200m of new motorway lane construction
• 2.75m away from track centre
Ellerslie - Platform
Doubling the size of the existing canopy
Link between the existing canopies and then
extending the northern end
Ellerslie – Seismic Strengthening
Western abutment
40 rock anchors
Eastern abutment - Pre-
stressing new capping
beam, then installation of
vertical & horizontal rock
anchors
Otahuhu – Enabling Works – Stages 1-3
Enabling works for
bus & rail
interchange:
• Major Demolition
• Piling
• 20,000T earth
works
• Relocations
8 Ingredients
Ingredient 1 = Leadership at all Levels
Client – Michael (Wellington)
Creates the environment
Consultant – Martin (Ellerslie)
Challenge and Support
Project Manager
Graham (Wellington)
Sets the standard
Superintendent – Rob (Wellington)
Brings the workforce together
Foreman – Fred (Ellerslie)
The Can do attitude
Ingredient 2 = Team
1+1=3
You’re only as good as
your weakest link!
Co-habitation
Involvement of all
Ingredient 3 = Lead in Safety
Leadership = Culture = Safety = $$
What people notice (what value will you gain in the long term):
If you stuff up, focus on moving forward not giving excuses. Ellerslie – the job ended up being shut down during April – this was a great opportunity to improve things (processes and systems are only as good as the people that implement them). Above the line focus
If something has to be done do it properly. – Hi-Rail interlocking – self imposed grounding of the fleet for 2 months. Set the standard and be proud of it – short term cost but long term profit.
Ingredient 4a = Connect to your people - Environment
Anti-social work hours Impacts families
Happy wife = Happy Life
Ingredient 4b = Connect to your people - Development
Not just about training it’s about
competency
What if we invest in the
development and
training of people and
they piss off?
What if we don’t and
they stay?
A key lesson is this has
to be not only your own
staff but your subbies as
well
Ingredient 5 – Measure Continuous Improvement
Ingredient 6 – Encourage Innovation
Ellerslie –Visible barriersEllerslie – Slip
form
Wellington – Fibre
reinforced pile
Ingredient 7 – Address Complacency
› Start cards – Wellington
› Fresh set of eyes –
value of reviews and
audits
Ingredient 8 – Praise the positive
Outcome = Success Awards
If things come together right –the industry as a whole benefits
Recipe for Success =
While I have talked about three different projects, our lessons learnt are common and reinforces the below:
1. Leadership at all levels
2. Bring the team together
3. Lead in safety
4. Connect to your people (Enviro & Development)
5. Measure to strive for continuous improvement
6. Encourage innovation
7. Address complacency
8. Praise the positive