ST HELENA AIRPORT
PROJECT
DESIGN, BUILD AND OPERATE
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2
Most Remote Island
HISTORY
JUAN DE NOVA
(1502 , Portuguese Crown) St Helena Discoverer
VOC - 1502 - 1658
Dutch East India Co held Island from 1502 to 1658
EAST INDIA COMPANY (1658-1815)
CHINESE LABOUR (1810)
Napoleon 1, 1815 - 1821
Napoleon’s Tomb
Dinuzulu KaCetshwayo (1890)
Boer Prisoners (1900 - 1901)
HISTORY OF BID
• Unsolicited bid around 2002
• Aborted bid 2006
• Aborted again 2007
• Commenced Feb 2011 with two previous bidders (Basil Read &
Impregilo)
• Interactive Sessions with (UK Dept for International Development)
in March and April 2011.
• Submitted Bid 10 June 2011 (only one submission)
• Negotiations and 143 clarifications from June to October 2011.
• Bid Award 3 Nov 2011
• Experience – pleasure working with professional entity
PERMANENT WORKS
Access Rd
14 kms
Bulk Fuel Installation
6 million liters
Culvert
(1.8m dia x 750 meters) under main fill
Main Fill
8.1million m3 and 100 m high
Concrete Runway
2000 meters
Terminal Building, ATC and
Fire and Boat house
4,000 m2
AGL , Navaids, ATC,
(DVOR, AGLS, VHF Mast, ATC Tower)
Permanent Wharf
180 meters, 12.5 meters (depth)
CONTRACT DETAILS
• Country:
St Helena Island, UK Territory
• Contract:
Design, Build and Operate an airport on the island of
St Helena
• Client:
St Helena Government
• Funding:
Department for International Development (DfID)
UK Government
• Currency:
as required by the Contractor up to 4 currencies
• Phase 1
Design and Build (£214 Million)
• Phase 2
Operate 10 Years (£38 Million)
CONTRACT DETAILS
• Form of Contract
FIDIC Plant and Design Build plus particular conditions
(Yellow Book)
• Law
Laws of England and Wales (and St Helena)
• Timetable:
Contract Award November 2011
Time for Completion:
48 Months for Phase 1
BR target 43 Months, but already have a variation for
additional 10 weeks
MAIN PROJECT TEAM
• Basil Read
Lead, Logistics and Construction
• Worley Parsons
Civils and Lead Design
• Virtual Consulting
Airside design
• Thales
AGL, Navaids, ATC
• Lanseria
Airport Operator advisor
COMMERCIAL
•Milestone payments projected forward by 3 months to
make project self funding.
•Milestone payments based on cash flow and largely
triggered by the start of an event not completion
•Paid in ZAR, GBP, USD and Euro – reduced ROE risk
• Agreed Risk Sharing Contingency
Categorizing our Risks
• Unforeseen
Physical Conditions
• Site Conditions
• Contractual/Commercial
• Subcontractors & Suppliers
• Own Performance
• Employer/Engineer
• Shipping/Logistics
Risk Sharing
Marine Gas Oil (Phase 1)
£ 300,000
Increase above $ 975.00/t
Rock & Earthworks
£ 2,500,000
Bulking factor, quantities
Unsuitable Material
£ 500,000
Spoiling, additional material
Shipping
£ 5,000,000
Alternative or 2nd vessel,
delays
Design contingency
£ 2,500,000
Final vs. Preliminary Design
Construction Water
£ 2,500,000
Suitable water obtained
locally
Insurance
£ 1,500,000
Deductibles, Premiums
Dispute Adjudication Board
£ 200,000
Ad hoc, as and when
£ 15,000,000 capped at £ 10,000,000
Fuel – Diesel
Volume – Contractor Risk
Price – Employer Risk
Rise and Fall basis ZAR
6,2763/litre
Explosives
Volume – Contractor Risk
Price – Employer Risk
Rise and Fall basis –
Ammonia, Diesel, Transport,
Labour
Insurance Phase 1
•
Construction All Risks/ Delay in Start Up
• 3rd Party Liability
• Aviation Liability
• Employers Liability
• Charterers Liability
• Marine Cargo/Delay in Start Up
• Carriage of Explosives, Gases, Cement
• Professional Indemnity
Insurance Phase 2
•
Assets All Risks/ Business Interruption
• 3rd Party Liability
• Aviation Liability
• Employers Liability
• Professional Indemnity
PROGRAMME
•Establishment on Island and in Walvis Bay - 6 months
•Design Process (landside and airside) - on going
throughout project
•Access Road, BFI, Main Culvert, Main Fill, Runway and
Terminal and other buildings all complete by March 2015
•Transition - Phase 1 to Phase 2 - over last 9 months
including training for operations staff at Lanseria and UK
•Certification of Airport - process over a period
•Commence Operations June 2015
RMS - Pictures
JAMESTOWN QUAYSIDE
JAMESTOWN GATE
AERIAL VIEW OF ACCESS ROAD
AND AIRPORT
Ruperts Bay
Pictures of NP Glory
NP GLORY
NP Glory 4
Early Lessons
•
In order to manage effectively you need a permanent
presence on the ground
•
Crane - China
•
Ship modifications – Bangkok, Singapore
•
Jetty Fender – India
Saints
•
Attitude towards the Project
•
Work ethic
•
Old habits die hard
•
Returning expatriates
•
Readying the island for the future
•
Merging BR staff with the local population
TEMPORARY JETTY WORKS
TEMPORARY JETTY CONSTRUCTION
TEMPORARY JETTY
Rupert’s Bay Mooring Arrangement
PROCUREMENT – MAJOR QUANTITIES
•Fuel
22 million litres
•Marine Fuel
5 million litres
•Cement
23,000 t
•Explosives
5,000 t
•Plant
120 Items (over R200m)
BR ROUTE – WALVIS BAY TO
RUPERTS BAY
St Helena
WALVIS BAY
Loading at Walvis Bay
Leaving Walvis Bay
Lying off Jamestown
About to Dock
Discharging Cargo
1st Ship to land on St Helena
(voluntarily)
Mooring Position
Temporary Fuel Farm
Accommodation Village
BR OFFICES – ST HELENA
LOCAL PLANT
RUPERTS VALLEY
RUPERTS MID VALLEY
RUPERTS UPPER VALLEY
RUPERTS UPPER VALLEY
UPPER SLOPES OF RUPERT’S VALLEY
Access Road
Leaving Ruperts Valley
DEADWOOD PLAIN
DEADWOOD PLAIN
AIRPORT SITE
DRY GUT
MAIN FILL – LONG SECTION
LONG SECTION - MAGNIFIED
8,1Million m³
100 m
TERMINAL BUILDING
TERMINAL BUILDING
OPERATIONS
•
Operation of Airport for a monthly fee for a period of 10 years.
•
Initial flights of 1 to 2 per week.
•
Permanent Staff of approx 15 plus additional on flight days.
•
Same safety and security rules apply as would to any
International Airport
Ongoing Challenges
• Environmental
issues
• Wirebirds
• Giant
Earwig
• Spiders
• Human remains
• Removal of waste
• Dust control
• Unexploded WW2 ordnance
Ongoing Challenges
• Logistics
and planning
• HIV/Aids
• Limited
facilities
• Cabin fever
• RMS St Helena only mode of transport
• Shelf life i.e. cement
Success Factors (to date)
• Luck
– Oclaw Marine
• Time
to plan
• The
A teams, both on and off island
goal – one team – SHG, DFiD, Halcrow,
Basil Read
• Same
• Attention,
attention, attention
OFF ISLAND
Jimmy Johnston
Project Director
Graham Temlett
Off Island Manager
Vinesh Moodley
Lars Greiner
Tony Le Roy
Alwyn Laas
Graham Isaac
BFI & AFF
Logistics Manager
Technical Manager
Environmental
CEMPC
WP Lead Consultant
Denain Venter
Paul Viellard
Doc Controller
Aconex
Engineering Methods
Richard Miller
Vanessa Du Preez
Procurement
Logistics Planner
Charles Norval
Eugene Smith
Airport Operator
LANSERIA
OPS Manager
Walvis Bay
Wilna Olivier
Site Administrator
Walvis Bay
ON ISLAND
Deon De Jager
Island Director
MacDonald Tisani
Barry Leech
Admin Manager/
Accountant
Construction Manager
Gideon Niemand
Site Agent Structures
Freek Mare
Charles Schwarz
Project SHEQ
Director
HR Manager
Ravi Michaels
Nic Du Preez
Logistics Manager
Technical Manager
Schalk van Eck
Site Agent
Deon Robbertse
Alan Hudson
Production Manager
Blasting Site Agent
Nick Burger
Scott Stander
Quality Control
Manager
IT Manager
Madeleine Schwarz
PA – DDJ / HR Assistant
3 years time
• Fly
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