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Winning Infrastructure

Work With a

Sustainable EdgePaul Davies

Senior Sustainability Manager

Northwest Rapid Transit

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A new breed……

➢ Sydney Metro Northwest is a new breed of infrastructure project

➢ Sustainability a core deliverable

➢ Australia's largest infrastructure project - $8.3 billion

➢ NRT is major contractor for design and construction

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Where are we now?

➢ 3.5 years into project

➢ Design is virtually completed

➢ Construction is well underway

➢ 1.5 years left to finish building trains, stations, track and systems

➢ From 2019, we run the trains, track and systems for 15 years

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Quick overview of the project

Highest car

ownership

in Australia

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Rail Depot

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Viaduct

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New Stations

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Refurbish existing line

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This sustainable investment must be:

➢ Fit for purpose - Allow Sydney to grow sustainably

➢ Sustainable and cost efficient in construction

➢ Energy and water efficient over a 100 year lifecycle

➢ Maximise customer patronage - essential to success

➢ Minimal risk for our client (TfNSW)

➢ Minimal risk in supply chain

➢ Future proof (incl. climate change)

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Sustainability alignment between NRT & Suppliers

Capabilities that must be demonstrated

by NRT and our suppliers/subcontractors

Community wellbeing

Sustainable procurement

Heritage preservation

Local employment

Skills development

Sustainable job creation

Community development

Waste and materials management

Biodiversity conservation

Carbon emissions

Renewable energy

Climate resilience

Water re-use

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Minimise embedded carbon in materials:

▪ Sustainable (low carbon) concrete

▪ Energy efficient and recycled steel

▪ Sustainably managed forest timber

Our ‘Big 3” materials = >96% of SMNW’s carbon footprint

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Utilities – during construction

Sustainability targets require use of:

▪ Energy efficient fittings

▪ Smart recharging plant and equipment

▪ Lighting – sensor lighting / solar towers

▪ Water lean – use non potable water

▪ Bio diesel fuel

What can suppliers offer re above?

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Resource efficiency

“Lean Design” -

▪ Less materials

▪ Lower impact materials

▪ High recycled content

▪ Less waste in prod’n

▪ Efficient off site assembly

▪ Eco-Certified materials

What innovations can suppliers offer?

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Create socio-economic benefits

▪ Facilitate market opps for local suppliers

▪ Develop local skills – apprentices and trainees

▪ Sustainable job creation - long term engagement

▪ Create opportunities for disadvantaged groups

▪ SMEs getting a decent slice of the pie

What can suppliers/subcontractors offer re supporting above objectives?

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Take home messages

➢ Now a fundamental deliverable for major infrastructure projects

➢ Being embedded into government construction contracts.

➢ Increasingly a part of the evaluation of infrastructure tenders.

➢ Principal contractors include it in their procurement process (30% of NRT’s evaluation).

To win work, suppliers/subbies must demonstrate their sustainability credentials

Sustainability

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Win work by having a Sustainable Edge

▪ Look to the future - recognise drivers

and trends in sustainable construction

▪ Not just infrastructure but in retail,

commercial, and residential areas

▪ Differentiate your offer on non-financial

aspects – it will make a difference in

tendering

▪ How will your business anticipate,

develop, adopt new sustainable

practices and products?

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Applause and Questions