Project Rijksweg 15, Maasvlakte-Vaanplein challenges of a DBFM-contract Adrie Franken, Contractmanager A15 MaVa Rijkswaterstaat
Topics Project scope Procurement strategy characteristics of the DBFM-contract stakeholder management Tender strategy Succesfactors Struggles 2 NETLIPSE Conference Vienna
Overview project area A15 3 NETLIPSE Conference Vienna
Project objectives Provide a solid and sustainable solution that: Improves accessibility Port of Rotterdam to the hinterland Improves trafic safety A15 Solves nautical bottleneck Botlekbridge Restrictions & conditions: realised before end 2015 minimal disrubtion of traffic Use PPP 4 NETLIPSE Conference Vienna
Projectscope 40 km highway: 16 km widening: partly 2x3 2x5 and 2x2 2x3 2 traffic junctions (Re)construction of 40 associated structures Construction of new Botlekbridge 2x2 traffic lanes, 2 railroad lines, bicycle/pedestrian lane 2x 87m passage width Reconstruction 2 tunnels All traffic systems 5 NETLIPSE Conference Vienna
Procurement strategy: 1 DBFM-contract DBFM because of: Policy dutch government to stimulate PPP Life cycle cost approach Better performance Maximum participation of private party Smaller administration (RWS) One contract because of: Reduction of (geographical) interfaces Reduction of (internal) interfaces (Integral scope including road, structure, traffic systems eg) Minimizing management capacity PDO Contractsum : approx. 1.5 billion 6 NETLIPSE Conference Vienna
DBFM contract From construction.. to service-providing Service = technical availability of the (new) infrastructure Change in attitude and thinking! 7 NETLIPSE Conference Vienna
DBFM-contract : Payment structure Commencement Date Interim Availability Date Completion Date Availability Date Expiry Date 100%GAP 40% GAP 20% GAP Development Phase G A P Operational Phase 8 NETLIPSE Conference Vienna
DBFM-contract : Assignment of tasks PDO (project organisation): Road Decision procedure (incl Reference design) Political / Stakeholder commitment Acces to area Consortium: Design, build, finance, maintain Licences/permits Pipes and cables Traffic and Netwerk management Communication Incident management Technical availability of infra New Botlek Bridge 9 NETLIPSE Conference Vienna
Stakeholder management - 1 - Stable project environment necessary Major stakeholders: Port of Rotterdam City of Rotterdam Other local authorities Rijkswaterstaat Safety/Fire Department Rijnmond 10 NETLIPSE Conference Vienna
Stakeholdermanagement -2 - Strategic Stakeholder management : interaction and control Road Decision Governance Agreement between RWS and 15 local authorities Deliver agreements between PDO and each local authority DBFM-contract More formal relationship as usual Cold feet local authorities 11 NETLIPSE Conference Vienna
Tender: strategy - 1 - Ceiling Price Value for money / Economical most value bid Price and quality Quality = fullfilling of additional preferences plus adoption of listed risks (± 45% of ceiling price) Competitive Dialogue 12 NETLIPSE Conference Vienna
Tender : Preferences - 2 - Preferences : additional on Requirements Preferences related to projectgoals: Collaboration & Roledistribution, minimizing traffic disruption, Riskprofile specific critical project items (Opening Permit Tunnel, interface traffic control centre) Maximum total value : 40% of ceiling price Judgement by expert committee Value unfullfilled preferences will be add up to bid 13 NETLIPSE Conference Vienna
Tender : listed Risks - 3 - Listed Risks will be distributed during dialogue between Consortium and PDO. If risk is not taken by consortium: the value of the risk will be add up to bid If risk is taken by consortium: Compensation of the ceiling price Maximum total value : 40% of ceiling price 14 NETLIPSE Conference Vienna
Tender - 4 - Economical most valuable bid: sum of: a) value of bid b) value of unfulfilled Preferences c) value Listed risks remained by PDO 15 NETLIPSE Conference Vienna
Tender: Competitive Dialogue 5 - Competitive Dialogue: Prequalificationphase qualification fitted consortia Outline proposal selection 3 best consortia Consultationphase Optimizing contract Dialogue phase optimizing bid ; judgement value of bid Final submission phase submission and selection preferred bidder Completionphase contract Tender period : 18 months 16 NETLIPSE Conference Vienna
Tender: interaction - 6 - Milestone driven Meetings: Formal meetings (descision making) informal technical meetings (discussion) attitude : focus on project objectives and interests PDO, facilitate consortia 17 NETLIPSE Conference Vienna
Tender : result - 7 - Completion within planning preferred bidder: A-Lanes A15 (Ballast Nedam, Strukton, Strabag, John Laing) Bid characteristics: 70% of preferences are fullfilled All Listed Risks are adopted by consortium Completion Date 7 months earlier than reference planning Price significant below Ceiling Price 18 NETLIPSE Conference Vienna
Success factors Governance Agreement and Deliver Agreements with local authorities Strategic stakeholder management Focus on project goals during tendering (paying mechanism, preferences, discussion during dialogue) Milestone driven Competitive Dialogue Informal technical meetings during Competitive Dialogue 19 NETLIPSE Conference Vienna
Struggles Up to date information of assets, subsoil etc Complexity of project Information management Chance of attitude consortia long term supllier of availibility of infra instead of classic contractor Customer-oriented Chance of attitude PDO and Clients Organisation From implicit to explicit From solution thinking to purpose thinking /from technical to functional specifications detached involvement Good teammembers 20 NETLIPSE Conference Vienna
afterall. DBFM demands much more of contractor and PDO than regular (D&C-) contracts But. DBFM and Competitive Dialogue leads to further professionalism of project management 21 NETLIPSE Conference Vienna
Discussion adrie.franken01@rws.nl 22 NETLIPSE Conference Vienna