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Project Alliance Agreement Level Crossing Removal Project 1 Project Alliance Agreement Level Crossing Removal Project: Main Road, St Albans Blackburn Road, Blackburn Furlong Road, St Albans Heatherdale Road, Mitcham The Roads Corporation Public Transport Victoria Metro Trains Melbourne Pty Ltd Leighton Contractors Pty Limited Hyder Consulting Pty Limited Aurecon Australasia Pty Ltd Execution version Commercially sensitive information has been redacted for publication Contract 8960 L\318767933.1 Contents Table of contents The agreement 1 Operative part 3 1 Definitions and interpretation 3 1.1 Definitions .................................................................................................................. 3 1.2 Interpretation ............................................................................................................ 24 1.3 References to the Project Owner and Owner Participant ........................................ 24 1.4 Business Day ........................................................................................................... 25 1.5 Ambiguity, discrepancy and inconsistency .............................................................. 25 1.6 Provision of information and documentation by the Participants ............................. 25 1.7 Interpretation for Separable Portions ....................................................................... 25 1.8 Exclusion of the Wrongs Act 1958 (Vic) .................................................................. 25 1.9 Future tendering and contracting opportunities ....................................................... 25 2 Value for money outcome for Project 26 3 Alliance Charter 26 4 Commitments 26 4.1 Good Faith ............................................................................................................... 26 4.2 Achievement of objectives ....................................................................................... 26 4.3 Best For Project ....................................................................................................... 26 4.4 Open book commitment ........................................................................................... 27 4.5 Commitment to “no-blame” culture .......................................................................... 27 4A No interference to MTM 27 5 Avoidance of issues between the Participants 28 5.1 No litigation or arbitration ......................................................................................... 28 5.2 Immediate notification of possible issue .................................................................. 28 5.3 Saving of certain legal and equitable rights ............................................................. 28 6 ALT 29 6.1 Establishment and composition ............................................................................... 29 6.2 Chairperson ............................................................................................................. 29 6.3 Functions and responsibilities .................................................................................. 29 6.4 Representatives authorised to bind Participant ....................................................... 30 6.5 Meetings .................................................................................................................. 30 6.6 Decisions ................................................................................................................. 30 6.7 Compliance with decisions ...................................................................................... 30 6.8 Disclosure of conflict of interest ............................................................................... 31 7 Determination of Separable Portions 31 8 Project Owner’s Reserved Powers 32 8.1 Project Owner's Reserved Powers .......................................................................... 32 8.2 MTM's CEO's Reserved Powers ............................................................................. 33 8.3 PTV's CEO's Reserved Powers ............................................................................... 34 L\318767933.1 9 Alliance Manager, AMT and WPT 35 9.1 Alliance Manager – appointment and functions ....................................................... 35 9.2 AMT – selection, endorsement and functions ......................................................... 35 9.3 Change in membership of AMT ............................................................................... 35 9.4 WPT – selection and functions ................................................................................ 35 9.5 Change in membership of WPT ............................................................................... 36 9.6 Project Office ........................................................................................................... 36 10 Personnel and NOP Key Personnel 36 10.1 Personnel ................................................................................................................. 36 10.2 NOP Key Personnel ................................................................................................. 37 11 Assurance 37 11.1 Appointment of advisors .......................................................................................... 37 11.2 Probity ...................................................................................................................... 38 12 Term 38 13 Design and construction of the Works 38 13.1 Design development ................................................................................................ 38 13.2 Supply of design documents by the Project Owner ................................................. 38 13.3 Supply of design documents by the Participants ..................................................... 39 13.4 Standard of work ...................................................................................................... 39 13.5 Care of the Works and Defects Correction Period .................................................. 39 13.6 Progress ................................................................................................................... 40 14 Practical Completion 40 14.1 Achievement of Practical Completion ...................................................................... 40 14.2 Issue of Certificate of Practical Completion ............................................................. 41 14.3 Disagreement whether Practical Completion reached ............................................ 41 14.4 Calculation of Interim Gainshare Amount or Interim Painshare Amount ................. 41 14.5 Certificate does not constitute approval .................................................................. 41 14.6 Delay in reaching Practical Completion ................................................................... 42 14.7 Ownership of Works on Practical Completion ......................................................... 42 14.8 Post Practical Completion Documentation .............................................................. 42 15 Final reconciliation and Final Certificate 42 15.1 Issue of Final Certificate .......................................................................................... 42 15.2 Contents of Final Certificate .................................................................................... 42 15.3 Payments under Final Certificate ............................................................................. 43 15.4 Disagreement over contents of Final Certificate ...................................................... 43 15.5 Final Certificate evidence of completion .................................................................. 43 16 Adjustment Events 43 16.1 Adjustment Events ................................................................................................... 43 16.2 Not used ................................................................................................................... 44 17 Directions and Scope Variations 44 17.1 Directions by the Project Owner .............................................................................. 44 17.2 Directions by MTM's CEO ........................................................................................ 45 17.3 Directions by PTV's CEO ......................................................................................... 46 17.4 Inconsistency ........................................................................................................... 47 17.5 Scope Variations recommended by ALT ................................................................. 48 17.6 Scope Variation ........................................................................................................ 48 17A Scope Variation Allowances 50 18 Site 51 18.1 Possession of each Site .......................................................................................... 51 18.2 Access for the Project Owner and others ................................................................ 51 18.3 Cleaning up .............................................................................................................. 52 18.4 Other contractors ..................................................................................................... 52 18.4A Coordination with specified contractors ................................................................... 53 18.5 MTM Track Occupations .......................................................................................... 53 18.6 Site mobilisation and establishment
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