National Cycle Network Route 422 Transport Business Case
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NATIONAL CYCLE NETWORK ROUTE 422 TRANSPORT BUSINESS CASE CONFIDENTIAL NOVEMBER 2015 NATIONAL CYCLE NETWORK ROUTE 422 TRANSPORT BUSINESS CASE West Berkshire Council Transport Business Case (Draft) Confidential Project no: 70011799 Date: November 2015 – WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff Mountbatten House Basing View Basingstoke RG21 4HJ Tel: +44 (0)1256 318800 Fax: +44 (0)1256 318700 www.wspgroup.com www.pbworld.com QUALITY MANAGEMENT ISSUE/REVISION FIRST ISSUE REVISION 1 REVISION 2 REVISION 3 Remarks Draft FINAL Date September 2015 November 2015 Prepared by Rachel Mercy Sarah Thorneycroft Emily Buddin Signature Checked by Sarah Sarah Thorneycroft Thorneycroft Signature Authorised by Peter Day Peter Day Signature Project number 70011799 70011799 Report number 1 File reference 151104 NCN 422 Business Case FINAL.docx ii PRODUCTION TEAM CLIENT West Berkshire Council Navtej Tung WSP GLOBAL INC. (WSP) Graduate Transport Planner Rachel Mercy Principal Transport Planner Sarah Thorneycroft Senior Technical Director Peter Day National Cycle Network Route 422 WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff West Berkshire Council Project No 70011799 September 2015 Confidential iii TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..............................................................1 2 PROJECT BACKGROUND ..........................................................3 2.1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................. 3 2.2 KEY OBJECTIVES ......................................................................................... 3 2.3 BACKGROUND TO BUSINESS CASE ........................................................... 3 2.4 BACKGROUND OF SUPPORT ...................................................................... 4 2.5 STRUCTURE OF DOCUMENT ....................................................................... 4 3 SCHEME DESCRIPTION .............................................................6 3.1 PROPOSED NATIONAL CYCLE NETWORK ROUTE 422 ............................. 6 3.2 KEY INFRASTRUCTURE ELEMENTS ........................................................... 6 3.3 MANAGING THE IMPACT OF CONSTRUCTION ........................................... 7 4 STRATEGIC CASE ......................................................................8 4.1 AREA DESCRIPTION ..................................................................................... 8 4.2 SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF STUDY AREA ........................ 9 4.3 BUSINESS STRATEGY: NATIONAL TRANSPORT PRIORITIES................. 10 4.4 BUSINESS STRATEGY: REGIONAL TRANSPORT PRIORITIES ................ 10 4.5 BUSINESS STRATEGY: LOCAL TRANSPORT PRIORITIES ...................... 11 4.6 PROBLEM IDENTIFIED AND DRIVERS FOR CHANGE............................... 12 4.7 THE IMPACT OF NOT CHANGING .............................................................. 12 4.8 OBJECTIVES ............................................................................................... 13 4.9 MEASURES OF SUCCESS .......................................................................... 13 4.10 CONSTRAINTS ............................................................................................ 14 4.11 INTER-DEPENDENCIES .............................................................................. 14 4.12 PARTNER ORGANISATIONS AND STAKEHOLDERS ................................ 14 4.13 OPTIONS APPRAISAL ................................................................................. 15 National Cycle Network Route 422 WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff West Berkshire Council Project No 70011799 Confidential September 2015 iv 5 ECONOMIC CASE .....................................................................17 5.1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................... 17 5.2 OPTIONS APPRAISED................................................................................. 17 5.3 ASSUMPTIONS ............................................................................................ 17 5.4 SENSITIVITY AND RISK PROFILE .............................................................. 19 5.5 APPRAISAL SUMMARY TABLE .................................................................. 19 5.6 VALUE FOR MONEY STATEMENT ............................................................. 20 5.7 MONETISED COSTS AND BENEFITS ......................................................... 28 5.8 ASSESSMENT OF WIDER STRATEGIC BENEFITS .................................... 29 6 FINANCIAL CASE ......................................................................30 6.1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................... 30 6.2 COST ESTIMATES ....................................................................................... 30 6.3 ANTICIPATED SPEND PROFILE ................................................................. 31 6.4 FUNDING PACKAGE ................................................................................... 31 6.5 FINANCIAL CASE CONSIDERATIONS – BY BERKSHIRE AUTHORITY ................................................................................................. 32 6.6 SUMMARY ................................................................................................... 34 7 COMMERCIAL CASE ................................................................35 7.1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................... 35 7.2 OUTPUT BASED SPECIFICATION .............................................................. 35 7.3 PROCUREMENT STRATEGY ...................................................................... 36 7.4 SOURCING OPTIONS .................................................................................. 36 7.5 PAYMENT MECHANISMS, PRICING FRAMEWORK AND CHARGING MECHANISMS .............................................................................................. 36 7.6 RISK ALLOCATION AND TRANSFER ......................................................... 36 7.7 CONTRACT LENGTH & CONTRACT MANAGEMENT................................. 39 8 MANAGEMENT CASE ...............................................................40 8.1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................... 40 National Cycle Network Route 422 WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff West Berkshire Council Project No 70011799 Confidential September 2015 v 8.2 EVIDENCE OF SIMILAR PROJECTS ........................................................... 40 8.3 PROGRAMME AND PROJECT DEPENDENCIES ........................................ 41 8.4 GOVERNANCE, ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE AND ROLES ............... 42 8.5 ASSURANCE AND APPROVAL PLAN ........................................................ 42 8.6 COMMUNICATIONS AND STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT ....................... 43 8.7 PROGRAMME / PROJECT REPORTING ..................................................... 43 8.8 KEY ISSUES FOR IMPLEMENTATION ........................................................ 43 8.9 CONTRACT MANAGEMENT ........................................................................ 43 8.10 RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGY ............................................................... 44 8.11 BENEFITS REALISATION PLAN ................................................................. 44 8.12 MONITORING AND EVALUATION ............................................................... 44 8.13 CONTINGENCY PLAN ................................................................................. 45 8.14 OPTIONS ...................................................................................................... 45 9 CONCLUSIONS ..........................................................................46 BIBLIOGRAPHY .......................................................................................48 National Cycle Network Route 422 WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff West Berkshire Council Project No 70011799 Confidential September 2015 vi TABLES TABLE 1.1: ANALYSIS OF MONETISED COSTS AND BENEFITS (AMCB)....................... 1 TABLE 3.1: SUMMARY OF KEY INFRASTRUCTURE ....................................................... 6 TABLE 4.1: SUMMARY OF THAMES VALLEY LEP’S INFRASTRUCTURE PRIORITIES AND NCNR 422S CONTRIBUTION ............................ 10 TABLE 4.2: LOCAL TRANSPORT POLICY ASPIRATIONS AND NCNR 422S CONTRIBUTION ............................................................................. 11 TABLE 4.3: WITHOUT SCHEME POLICY IMPACT .......................................................... 12 TABLE 4.4: OPTION SIFTING FROM THE OAR .............................................................. 15 TABLE 4.5: DISTRIBUTION OF TRIPS WITH A DESTINATION IN BRACKNELL ............ 16 TABLE 5.1: SUMMARY OF ACCIDENTS ON LOCAL HIGHWAY NETWORK (SCHEME ALIGNMENT) ................................................................. 18 TABLE 5.2: SUMMARY OF KEY INFRASTRUCTURE ..................................................... 19 TABLE 5.3: SUMMARY OF ACCIDENTS ON LOCAL HIGHWAY NETWORK (SCHEME ALIGNMENT) ................................................................. 24 TABLE 5.4: SUMMARY OF ACCIDENTS ON LOCAL HIGHWAY NETWORK (OTHER AFFECTED LINKS) ......................................................................... 25 TABLE 5.5: ANALYSIS OF MONETISED COSTS AND BENEFITS (AMCB)..................... 29 TABLE 6.1: BREAKDOWN OF COSTS ............................................................................ 30 TABLE 6.2: QUANTIFIED COST ESTIMATE (£M, OUTTURN) .......................................