Regional industry forum – Griffith Roads and Maritime Services Lindsay Tanner Director South West Region Roads and Maritime Services Welcome to Country The Hon. Melinda Pavey Minister for Roads, Maritime and Freight Roy Wakelin-King, AM Executive Director Regional and Freight Roads and Maritime Services Our regional NSW priorities Connecting communities “We’re delivering the Government’s $4.2 billion Supporting economic growth program in regional NSW in 2018/19.” Improving safety on our roads Roads & Maritime Services 6 Corporate Plan 2018-2021 1 Increase customer value 2 Get more out of the network 3 Keep safety at the heart 4 Respect our community & environment 5 Deliver the Government’s Program 6 Partner to improve services Roads & Maritime Services 7 Our major project spend has lifted 160% over 4 years $5,000 WestConnex and Rozelle F6 Extension Stage 1 (Planning) $4,500 Western Harbour Tunnel and Beaches Link (Planning and Preconstruction) $4,000 Sydney Gateway Pacific Highway $3,500 Roads to Support Western Sydney Airport at Badgerys $3,000 Creek Princes Highway $2,500 Established Sydney Roads Easing Sydney's Congestion $2,000 Western Sydney Growth Roads $1,500 Central Coast Roads $1,000 Regional NSW Major Road Upgrades Hunter Roads $500 Newell Highway $0 New England Highway 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 Roads & Maritime Services Excludes NorthConnex and construction funding M4 to M5. Excludes maintenance Capex 8 Excluding Sydney motorways, NSW roads regional spend dominates $2,500 $2,000 Regional $1,500 $ million$ $1,000 Sydney $500 $0 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 Financial Year Roads & Maritime Services Excludes Sydney motorways 9 Our forward work plan Major Projects 2023 Roads & Maritime Services Our forward work plan • NSW roads infrastructure spend is reaching ‘peak’ • We have 5+ years of sustained activity ahead • Together we have achieved a lot….however industry capacity and capability are a challenge Roads & Maritime Services NSW Government – Construction sector 10 point plan Released June 2018 • Early contractor engagement • Collaborative procurement • Improve skills and training: Work with industry to identify, measure and o report on skills gaps Mandate application of the Infrastructure Skills o Legacy Program (ISLP) in all major Government construction contracts o Reward contractors who exceed performance KPI’s Roads & Maritime Services 12 Innovation network Partnering to innovate • We need to challenge ourselves to innovate • Creating a culture where people feel supported to put ideas up • Continuous and gradual improvement will drive better outcomes and value for our customers • We’re trialling five winning innovations in our 2018/19 regional road maintenance program Roads & Maritime Services South West region update What we have delivered About $2 billion invested on roads since 2011: • Around 2000 total projects delivered • 5 significant projects under way • 4151km of roads and 687 bridges and bridge-sized culverts maintained each year Roads & Maritime Services 14 South West region The 18/19 program • projects Around 300 in planning and delivery • 40 contracts over $100k awarded this year so far • $212.8 million maintenance and minor work program Roads & Maritime Services 15 South West region road projects Minor and maintenance projects • square metres of 3.3 million resealing • 141,000 square metres of rehabilitation • $10.5 million plant hire per year • 1 bridge replacement project • $181 million maintenance program Roads & Maritime Services 16 Projects in construction Gocup Road upgrade – Halfway Hill & Doctors Hill Gee Gee Bridge replacement Barton Highway safety upgrades – Package Four: Safety work Echuca-Moama Bridge – Stage Two: Warren Street upgrade Bahram Bridge Roads & Maritime Services . Projects in planning Barton Highway – Packages One, Two and Three Echuca Moama Bridge – Stage Four: Moama intersection treatments Yoogali intersection treatment Newell Highway Overtaking Lanes Alliance Roads & Maritime Services Future Transport Strategy 2056 Regional NSW Services and Infrastructure Plan • Vision for next 40 years • Guiding investment, policy, reform and service provision in regional NSW including: Improving connections to key hubs in o Albury, Griffith & Wagga Wagga • Initiatives to be investigated in the next 10 years include: Newell Highway, Sturt Highway and o Kidman Way improvements Sealing Cobb Highway missing links o o Murray River bridges Roads & Maritime Services 19 Murray River crossings Investment priority assessment 2018 • Prioritising future investment for 32 Murray River crossings • Short term priorities: 1. Swan Hill Bridge 2. Tooleybuc Bridge 3. Abbotsford Bridge 4. John Foord Bridge 5. Gonn Crossing/Murrabit Bridge 6. Towong Bridge • Medium term priorities: 1. George Chaffey Bridge 2. Yarrawonga-Mulwala Bridge 3. Bethanga Bridge Roads & Maritime Services 20 Safety remains a priority Working with our industry partners • Multiple trials underway on new safety initiatives • Pacific Highway ‘Separate yourself’ program • Successful trials extended across sites and projects • Industry leaders committed to share WHS lead indicators across projects and organisations 21 Regional Aboriginal engagement Working with our industry partners • Mandatory APiC targets of 1.5% • 8.2% of over 200 people in our maintenance program are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander • Supporting industry to meet targets - NSW ICC and Supply Nation 22 Working with Roads and Maritime Understanding our priorities • Regular industry communication – pipeline, project specific and initiatives • Customer • Safety • Innovation • Employment and training • Diversity Roads & Maritime Services Working with Roads and Maritime Our panels and schemes • Prequalification Schemes • Roads and Maritime Registration Scheme • Engineering Services Panels • Regional Maintenance Panels Roads & Maritime Services Working with Roads and Maritime Our panels and schemes • Assessments based on: past performance o technical capacity o resources o o financial capacity management systems – safety, quality o • Most panels and schemes valid for three years • Opportunities for small and large contractors Roads & Maritime Services Working with Roads and Maritime Direct and indirect opportunities • Be aware of NSW Government policies – APiC, Construction apprenticeships, HVCoR • Register your business for schemes and panels • Smaller contractors apply for prequalification up to $2M and less complex R1 roadwork and B1 bridgework • Carry out subcontract work for head contractor • Enter into Joint Venture with larger contractor • Apply for Roads and Maritime specialist categories Roads & Maritime Services Q&As .