A6

Question 1

Summarise project

• Significance
• Size (Full and D2D)
• location
• Aim
• Context

Answer 1

Regionally significant Infrastructure
Full scheme - connect Londonderry and Belfast - 50km
Split into sections
Phase 2 = D2D
25.5km stretch of single carriageway to dual.
RDS 2035 NI - Key transport corridor.

Question 2

Project value ?

Answer 2

full scheme - £420m

Question 3

Project value - D2D ?

Answer 3

£220m

Question 4

Construction programme ?

Answer 4

April 2018 to Spring 2022 (4 years)

Question 5

Client?

Answer 5

DFI
NI gov department
provide & maintain public roads

Question 6

Funding?

Answer 6

DFI - Public money
approved by NI executive in 2016 budget
and EU transport division

Question 7

Site Context?

Answer 7

Largely agricultural

Regional LCA (2015)= North Sperrin Hills and Valleys

Landscape Designation: Sperrin Mts

• AONB (UK)
• A Nature conservation and Amenity Lands Order
• Unique beauty, management plans (between LA & landowner)
• funding DAERA

Ecological Designation: River Roe & River Faughan
Roe / Faughan
- SAC / candidate SAC (Euro)
- Habitats Directive: Annex 1 = habitats, Annex 2 = species
- Management plan, appropriate assesment
- Funding EU + Rural Development Fund + NIEA

Faughan

• ASSI (NI/UK)
• Environ Order & WANE Act
• Wildlife and geology
• Favourable condition, NOs, Management agreements (NIEA & landowner)

Question 8

Procurement route?

Answer 8

Design and Build

Question 9

AECOM appointment

• how we won it?
• work stage?
• contract?
• Fee?

Answer 9

DfI Major Works Framework (4 years)
= 6 consultants, take turns for major works packages.
- initial tender was QUALITY + FEE

AECOM prepared Specimen design for DFI

RIBA 5 - construction management
Client representative
NEC PSC Opt E - Cost Reimbursable (Time Charge)
- poor scope

fee agreed annually, monthly forecasts prepared.
EWs & CEs (under the contract) if we need more
£120,000 3 of 4 yrs

(notes on timecard very important - random audits from client)

Question 10

Construction tender method ?

Answer 10

Open - Advertised
Public Contracts Regs 2015
OJEU (4.7m)

Question 11

Contractor appointment?

Answer 11

Joint Venture 
- sahheer (int infra con) 
- Wills (irish CEng con), 
- Somag (portugese con)
Design consultant 
- Roughan O'Donovan (Irish CEng, Struct consultant)

Contract - NEC ECC Opt C - TC + AS
(AS used as design not detailed enough to prepare BoQ)
AS = paid after tasks complete - don’t have to measure kms of work - would have to with BoQ

Question 12

My role

Answer 12

Softworks inspections & reports.

Review of contractors proposals - integrity of design

Question 13

Relevant Legislation

• Public contracts
• EIA
• Designations

Answer 13

PC Directive 2014 > PC Regulations 2015
         - principals of procurement
Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017
         - Schedule 1/2
The Planning EIA Regulations NI 2017
         - process for EIA

Nature Conservation and Amenity Lands (Northern Ireland) Order 1985
- AONB designation
Conservation (Natural Habitats, etc.) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995
- SAC designation

Question 14

Code of Conduct

Answer 14

9 - care, conscientiously and regard to proff stds

• impartial and independent advice
• reviewing contractors proposals (drawings and on site)

Question 15

How did you assess the Softworks

• documents
• Health
• Imports compliance?

Answer 15

Drawings, proposed and mitigation from EIA.
Highways Specification
- guidance and appendices
Employers requirements

If planted - location and mix

Size v spec - height/girth -tag colour
potting v spec
Specis v spec
form v spec

Scratch bark - moist, frost damage, dry

Plant passport

Tree guards, stakes