Assignment What are project delivery methods?

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Scenario/Problem Solving Project Analysis
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South Gippsland Highway Project (VIC)
PRJ5108 Project Delivery and Procurement
Assignment 3 Part I
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Table of Contents
Background and Objectives of Case Project:............................................................................3
Delivery Method and Reasons for project delivery method of the Case project..........................3
Main construction contractor Organization and Background...................................................4
The bidding processes and the selection of the construction contractor.....................................4
Current updates of the case project.........................................................................................4
Summary about the improvement in first part.........................................................................5
Variations in Contract Types...................................................................................................5
Issues Related to Case Project.................................................................................................6
Cost overrun or schedule delays for the case project.................................................................6
Summary of Part I and Part II Improvements.........................................................................6
Discussion and Findings..........................................................................................................7
Risk Analysis.......................................................................................................................... 9
Conclusion............................................................................................................................ 10
Recommendations................................................................................................................. 10
References............................................................................................................................ 12

Part A
Background and Objectives of Case Project:
The South Gippsland Highway project restores the highway from the Koonwarra and
Meeniyan Road towards Minns Road. This route is also known as Black Spur and is
responsible for most occurring road crashes, safety issues, and freight delays. South
Gippsland Highway project provides safety barriers in specific locations by building bridges
such as between Meeniyan and Yarram, and on the Tarwin River after consultation with the
community. To make this project successful, sponsorship is an important requirement. The
total investment budget of this project is around $115.2 million by the primary sponsors
Australian and Victorian Governments (Gameng, 2019).
The objectives of the project are as follows:
● Develop a new section of highway between Old Koonwarra-Meeniyan Road and
Minns Road (South Gippsland Highway - Koonwarra Realignment, 2022)
● Decrease highway length from 3.4km to 2.3km (South Gippsland Highway -
Koonwarra Realignment, 2022)
● Removal of 9 Sharp Corner (South Gippsland Highway - Koonwarra Realignment,
2022)
● Creation of 2 new bridges across the Tarwin River (South Gippsland Highway -
Koonwarra Realignment, 2022)
● Intersection for Great Southern Rail Trail to the new Caithness Road
● Close off access for Old section of highway
● Installation of Safety Barriers for ensuring protection against mishaps.
Delivery Method and Reasons for project delivery method of the Case
project
The Design-build or Design-construct is the project delivery of a case project. The owner will
appoint a design-builder or contractor under a single contractor who will look after the
project entirely selected from chosen proposals of different construction companies to extract
the best value (Abou Chakra and Ashi, 2019). Furthermore, the design-construct team will
then start working by providing design elements, the construction process as well as a final
project deliverable. Thre are two reasons why this method was adopted for South Gippsland

Highway Upgrade. First, the design-construct is a project delivery method which is
accomplished through phases which help in the execution of large projects who require faster
delivery. In addition, the design and construction method provide streamlining of all
processes so that management takes place systematically and would not allow any budget
overruns.
Main construction contractor Organization and Background
CPB Contractors is an Australian company from CIMIC Group and this project is been
rewarded. The firm’s objective is to provide client’s project delivery through utmost sincerity
and as well as earn a sustainable return on investment and satisfactory employment
opportunities. The company have vastly extended operations in regions such as Australia,
New Zealand, Asia and Papua New Guinea (South Gippsland Highway Upgrade, 2021).
Some major sectors of construction projects which are broadly delivered include tunnelling,
defence, resource infrastructure, rails, and roads.
The bidding processes and the selection of the construction contractor
The bidding process was undertaken after the completion of comprehensive environmental
assessments of various proposals undertaken as part of a construction project (Calahorra-
Jimenez et al., 2021). As the design construction method was chosen for project delivery,
CPB contractors rewarded the project. There are two reasons why this organization was
selected as the main construction contractor. First of all, the experience of creating projects
on a vast domain helps to understand and acknowledge its importance and work accordingly.
The CPB contractors have an understanding of the traditional custodians of the Bunurong
people the Kulin Nation and the GunaiKurnai people which makes them offer project
delivery as per requirements and empathy for the people surrounding the highway (South
Gippsland Highway Upgrade, 2021). Second, the work principles for end delivery offer
support to the project progress which focuses on integrity, accountability to take actions of
work undertaken, innovation and successful project delivery.
Current updates of the case project
South Gippsland Highway Project has successfully completed all the structural work such as
the bridge situated over Tarwin River as well as wall retention. However, the project in the