Client: Western Australian State Government Project value: Optus Stadium A$902m Perth, Western Australia Partners: Brookfield Financial / Brookfield An award-winning stadium project delivered on-time and on-budget Johnson Controls / Multiplex When Western Australia needed a sports range of sporting and entertainment events, Finance: venue to put the state firmly on the map, they offering fans outstanding viewing, integrated Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce / chose a design and ethos that was ‘Fan-first’ facilities, state-of-the art technology, good National Australia Bank driven. The result, The Optus Stadium, has quality catering facilities and excellent won numerous architecture, design, sporting, corporate hospitality. It is currently used for Construction started: tourism and public awards and is already Australian Rules Football League matches, December 2014 generating considerable revenue through national and international cricket, rugby sporting, entertainment and corporate events, league and rugby union, and soccer. Stadium opened: as well as providing a unique, year-round January 2018 park space for Perth residents and visitors. The Optus Stadium has already drawn record crowds since opening and celebrated its one The Westadium Consortium millionth visitor in June 2018. In 2014, John Laing was selected as an Our role: investor and manager of the Optus Stadium The venue has also already played host to Investor and Manager project, as part of the Westadium Consortium, Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift concerts and will continue to realise a significant revenue Contract term: which also included Multiplex, Brookfield stream from live entertainment. 28.5 years, including build and Financial and Brookfield Johnson Controls (now Brookfield Global Integrated Solutions), operational maintenance Stadium capacity is between 60,000 and along with an award-winning design team 70,000 depending on the event, and the Construction: that had previously been involved with the amphitheatre in the park surrounding the Brookfield Multiplex redevelopment of the Sydney Cricket Ground stadium can seat an audience of 1,000. and design and development of the Beijing Design: 2008 Olympic National Aquatics Centre. Cox Architects / Hassell / HKS / The Stadium is one of the best in Australia for fans with special access requirements, Arup. Meets FIFA, IRB, ARLC, IAAF and Design and Features AUSTRALIA WESTERN | PERTH, JOHN LAINGSTADIUM GROUP | OPTUS including 60 Universal Accessible Toilets Commonwealth Games requirements The stadium needed to be able to host a wide One Team Approach patrons unrivalledgameinsights. sound fromAFLhometeamcoaches box, giving match mediaconferences,anddirectsight patrons can experience player warm-ups,post- first Locker Room and Coaches Room, where product choices.TheseincludetheAustralian- general admissiontoavarietyofpremium including 13differentticketing optionsfrom hospitality optionsofanystadiainAustralia, The projectheralds thewidestrange of requirements. amenity seatsforfanswithothermobility seating forguestsandcarers, and327enhanced code, 450wheelchairpositionswithflexible in event modethanrequiredunderthebuilding number ofpermanentaccessibleparkingbays located acrossallfivelevels, eighttimesthe Stadium Park catering facilities /Dedicated / Widerange ofpublicbarand corporate entertaining facilities player viewing rooms /Extensive Complete Wi-ficoverage /Dedicated Fan-first: A$2.5bn construction: Economic value addedduring 5,800 Workforce employed: 60,000 –70,000dependingonset-up Seating: to establish a “Project Comes First” attitude. to establisha“Project ComesFirst”attitude. on a‘yourproblem ismyproblem’approach One Team Approachtoresolve issues,based From theoutset,allpartiescommitted toa

experience. signage aroundthebowltomaximisefan Hemisphere, andhigherqualitydigitalribbon screens, whicharethelargestinSouthern Audio Visualupgrades totheStadiumBowl latest possibledesigndecisions–suchas to bedeliveredontimewhilstincorporating swift designdecisionswhichenabledtheproject and problemsolving.Thishelpedtoprogress leadership’s approachtoprojectmanagement established alignmentbetweentheproject Several ‘WholeofProjectPartnering’ workshops that wouldengenderthe“One Team” approach. commitment oftheseniorleaderstovalues parties whichsetouttheprinciplesandprovided Directors representingeachoftheproject A ProjectTeam Charterwassignedbythe       areas playgrounds andpicnicBBQ parkland incorporating sixnature Covers 2.6acres ofrehabilitated Open 365days ayear for publicuseonnon-event days Community sportsoval available art installations, includingAboriginal Specially-commissioned art spectators Amphitheatre withseatingfor 1000 300 metres ofboardwalk

JOHN LAING GROUP | OPTUS STADIUM | PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA Model projects Leading theway inBuildingInformation Acceptance. which remainedincompleteatCommercial delays intheconstructionofMatagarupBridge, operational readinessthatwererequireddueto be reachedregardingconstructionchangesand allowed anagreementbetweenthepartiesto completion date.ThisOneTeam approachalso requirements whilstnotimpactingonthe ensure thatthefinaldesignmetOperator’s and collaboration betweenallpartiesto program riskrequiredstrongfocus,coordination the fixed completiontimeframes. Thismajor extremely challengingtoaccommodatewithin to take placemid-construction,whichproved design inputfromtheOperator forkey spaces The contractual documentationallowedfor consultants andsubcontractors intoasingle compiling informationfromindividualdesign A federated BIMmodelwasissuedweekly, throughout the25-yearmaintenanceperiod. which willenabletheBIMmodeltobeutilised at completionoftheDesign&Constructphase, handed overtothefacilitiesmanagementteam model’ oftheStadiumandPark was LOD500 meansthatanentireBIM‘as-built Model (BIM)Level ofDevelopment 500(LOD500). Australia tobedeliveredBuildingInformation Optus Stadiumisoneofthefirstprojectsin

across allitsoperations. Stadium currently employsaround2,000people estimated A$2.5bntothelocal economy. The employed around5,800people,contributing an During construction,thestadiumproject a markofrespectforthetraditional owners. elements ofcultural significance intothesiteas Whadjuk people–tounderstandandincorporate traditional ownersoftheland–Noongarand In addition,wehadcloseinteraction withthe the futurehealthandwellbeingoflocal area. groups toensurewetreatedthesiteproperlyfor closely withthestateandlocal environmental previously beenarefusetip. Westadium worked The sitechosenforthestadiumbuildhad Local impact constructability issuesearlyinthedesignphase. such asclashdetectionandidentification of the projecttoreapinherentrewards ofBIM, and worked fromcurrentinformation,allowing ‘point oftruth’. This ensuredeveryone accessed AWARDS

         Project oftheYear The Stadium Business Design&Development Awards 2018– Architecture Award Awards: ColorbondAward for Steel Architecture andthePublic Australian Institute ofArchitects’ 2018NationalArchitecture Architects’ 2018WA Architecture Awards Winners of5separate awards intheAustralian Institute of Excellence inConstructionAwards Winners in7categories inthe2018Master Builders–Bankwest Tourism Business GoldWinner 2018 Perth AirportWestern Australia Tourism Awards –New and Venue Technology Australian &New Zealand SportsTechnology Awards –Stadium Tekla GlobalBIMAwards 2018–BestSports&Recreation Project Award ofExcellence andPlay SpacesAward ofExcellence 2018 NationalLandscape Architecture Awards: UrbanDesign Best New Caterer Savour Australia HostplusNationalAwards for Excellence 2018– greater accessibility. There issomeparkingforthosewho need creating amajorpedestrianlinkwith EastPerth. independently ofthestadium,spansriver, drop passengers.Anew bridge,constructed the Swan Riverandhasajettywhereboatscan 600 bikes. Thestadiumprecinctislocated on stadium fromthecity, andthereisparkingfor bus andtrain stationsbringpeopletothe car parkingspaces.Instead,thepurpose-built the stadiumdesignincorporates limitedpublic To encourage theuseofsustainabletransport, options. public artandhighqualitycafé andcatering award-winning playspaces,awiderange of There areBBQandpicnicareas,anumberof can hostbothliveentertainmentandfilms. and touristsincludesanamphitheatrethat The StadiumPark isopenallyeartoresidents Government. Government. on behalfoftheWestern Australian State The OptusStadium isnowrunbyVenuesLive! Continued management

JOHN LAING GROUP | OPTUS STADIUM | PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA Image credit:Optus Stadium to the MCG in terms of AFL crowds. to theMCGintermsofAFLcrowds. to the MCG in terms of AFL crowds, to theMCGintermsofAFLcrowds, Optus Stadium, we are second only Optus Stadium,wearesecondonly Optus Stadium is now second only Optus Stadiumisnowsecondonly ratings, whichran to94percent Six months after the opening of Six monthsaftertheopeningof with 41percentmoreWestern The high customer satisfaction The highcustomersatisfaction keeping flockingtothevenue. Australians enjoyingliveAFL Australians andvisitorsalike What they say at the most recent measure, at themostrecentmeasure, demonstrates why Western football eachweek. venue isapprovedforstagingallthreeformatsofinternationalcricket. stadium isawonderful,refreshingworld-classstadium,andIhavenohesitationinrecommendingthatthe within andaroundthefacilityitisconvenientlylocated withincloseproximity ofthecitycentre.Thenew standard tohostanyinternationalcricket match.Thelayoutofthestadiumprovidesconvenienteasement The comprehensiveamenities,alongwiththequalityandfunctionalityoffacility, surpasstherequired In thereport MrRichardson said: stadium inDecember2017andrecentlysubmittedtheirfinalreporttoCricket Australia. Mr RichardsonandtheheadofICCanti-corruptionsecuritiesunit,JohnRhodes,inspected impressive andwelllaidoutstadiumthatIhaveever visited.” Richardson, amemberoftheElitePanel ofICCMatchReferees describingthevenueas“byfarmost Cricket’s internationalgoverningbody(ICC)gaveaglowingendorsementofOptusStadium,withRichie James Sutherland,CEO, Cricket Australia international events. The facilitiesherearetrulyworld-classandOptusStadiumreallyputsPerth onthemaptoholdmore Mick Murray, &Recreation Sports Minister. is atestamenttoOptusStadium. To smashthe1,000,000AFLfanmarkforfirsttime,beforehomeandawayseasonhas even finished,

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