Comprehensive Analysis of the Sunshine Coast Light Rail Project

The Sunshine Coast Light Rail Project aims to construct a modern transport network over 20 years, focusing on improved lifestyle, employment, mobility, and affordability. Targeting a 51% population growth by 2031, the project, funded by multiple government bodies, promises to enhance community connections and economic activity. The project involves pre-feasibility studies, detailed design, and construction phases, with key milestones set from 2012 to 2020. It addresses initial risks like funding, climate change, and staffing, with strategies for mitigation. Key deliverables include light rail construction connecting Maroochydore to Kawana, with a total budget of $949 million. The project's scope includes integrated transport systems, employment opportunities, and overcoming congestion, with a focus on quality, time, and cost considerations. The project requires approvals from government and transport authorities.

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Project Title: Sunshine Coast Light Rail Project
Project Sponsor: Date Prepared:
Project Manager: Project Customer:
Executive Summary:
The planned project of Sunshine Coast Light Rail project aims at constructing a comprehensive and
modernized transport network to deliver best public transport over the period of next 20 years. It focuses
on five key areas that are improved lifestyle, employment opportunities, increased mobility, diversity and
better affordability for promoting the growth of the region to a great extent. The project is expected to
approach 424,000 population equivalents to 51% growth from the current population of 280,000 in 2013
by the year 2031. The project is expected to be completed within 20 years and will be funded through
commonwealth government, Queensland government and Gold Coast City Council.
Project Purpose or Justification:
The key target of the Sunshine Coast Light Rail Project provides reliable, affordable and frequent public
transport services to the community to shape the growth of the Sunshine Coast. The project will be really
viable and feasible because it will provide modernized transportation facilities to the public and unblock
various growth opportunities such as preserving urban quality, freedom of movement, improved lifestyle
through wider roads, bridges and developing new routes. It will maximize the daily number of journey to
Sunshine Coast by 60% by the end of year 2031 by providing better accommodation facilities to more
than existing population traffic. With the plan, it is expected to increase the population from 280,000 to
424,000 (51%) by 2031. It is estimated to increase in local trips by 107% in Caloundra, 1,255% in
Kawana, 30% in Mooloolaba, 96% in Maroochydre and 104% in trips in north-south routes. Besides this,
the project is expected to offer 100,000 new high value job opportunities on the Sunshine Coast by 2033.
Five strategic priority of the project covering improved lifestyle, employment opportunities, increased
mobility, diversity and better affordability. Thus, it will make the city as a better place for the people to
visit, work and live.
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Project Description:
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Within the 2012, task force specially completed with pre-feasibility study and rapid economic appraisal.
With the help of assessment of task force pre-feasibility, study should be determined in order to make
successful operations. During the 2013 council completed the initial round of the feasibility studies
funded by the common wealth government. Study is focused on the busy coastal area in which project is
established among Maroochydore city center and Sunshine.
Sunshine Coast is one of the fastest growing regions in Australia which needs to create a plan for
protecting the environment and lifestyle. It will also assist region to promote the tourist sector by
attracting more and more people to come and visit the place.
Thus, Sunshine Coast Light Rail Project has been decided to undertaken for promoting considerable
growth of the Sunshine Coast in coming decades. Light rail is a transportation mode that will drive
number of benefits beyond transportation services only. The main target of the planned project is to faster
the community. It will not influence the local economy but also helps to sustainable progress of Sunshine
Coast. Modern light rail system is an ideal for the urban areas and can promote accessibility with
reduction in traffic and ensure larger space availability for the parking purpose. Investment in
transportation system will help to boost liveability and attractiveness with the sustainable movement
framework. Thus, the key focus of the light rail project is to provide reliable, affordable and frequent
public transport services and also bring other positive spin-offs i.e. enhancing community connections,
lifestyle, business activity and environment as well. It will establish a link between Caloundra and
Maroochydore and maximize the number of people resides just at a walking distance of future light rail
route. Destination & community facilities through the planned project will bring opportunities to
reinforce Sunshine Coast’s historical structure. With the area growth, it is forecasted to approach 424,000
population equivalents to 51% growth from the current population of 280,000 in 2013 by the year 2031.
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Initial Risks:
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Risk Id Risk
Statement
Probabi
lity
Impact Sco
re
Strategy Response
Funding
risk
Lack of
adequate
fund access
High High 1  Managing
liquidity
through
procurement of
required capital
 Cost-control
 Closure
supervision
over fund
utilization
 Project delay
 Overrunning
cost
 Poor publicity
Climate
change
(wet
weather,
Need to
protect &
preserve
local
environment
Medium High 1  Pre-planning
feasibility
analysis
 Approval to
address
possible
environmental
impact
 Contingency
provisions
 Behind the
schedule
progress
 Exceeding
budget
Staffing
risk
 Lack of
skilled
staff
 Imprope
r
training
 Conflict
s
Low High 2  Hiring talented
people
 Providing
training
 Effective
management &
leadership
 Team-working
 Poor
functioning
 Adverse affect
over standards
quality of work
 Overrun budget
limit and
scheduled
duration
Health
and
safety
risk
Injuries &
potential
safety risk
Medium High 2  Adequate
arrangement of
signage/design
 public
awareness
campaign
 Safety
equipments
 Safety risk to
the passengers,
workers and
others can
results in
injuries and
adversely affect
project
progress
Other Price
competition
Low Mediu
m
3 Contigency plan
Contract with
Delay and exceeding
actual cost
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Lack of
supply
Inadequate
procurement
contractors to obtain
required quantity of
supplies
Initial Stakeholders:
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Name Interest Impact Strategies
Project Steering
Committee
High High  Strategic planning and decisions
for promoting stronger
connectivity in the city through
Light Rail project
 Leading the entire project team
 Continuous monitoring and
supervision
 Managing the project to achieve
set targets
Sunshine Coast
Councilors, seniors
officers
High High  Consultation, raising awareness
and providing support to the
project team through their
expertise
 Successful project execution &
implementation
Business,
community and
other interested
group
Medium Medium  Rising awareness
Service authority,
property owner &
other
Medium Likely  Complying with the rules and
policies and contributes towards
successful project operations
Task-force Medium High  Hiring talented, diversified skill
and knowledgeable staff to ensure
smooth project functioning to build
light-rail development in Sunshine
Coast.
Public Low High  Providing easy, modernized and
reliable transportation medium
 Employment opportunities
 Increased mobility
 Better affordability and liveability
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Project Deliverables:
Phase 1: Pre-feasibility, Case building
Phase 2: Detailed feasibility study
Phase 3: Detailed design and tendering incorporating appropriate finance arrangements
Phase 4: Construction commencement
1st stage: Light –Rail construction connecting Maroochydore to Kawana Town Centre in 2020
2nd Stage: Further funding throughout 2020 and 2030
Summary Milestones Due Date
Pre-feasibility & rapid economic development July 2012
Feasibility, concept designing & community engagement June 2014
Detailed planning, contracting and tendering June 2017
Construction and beginning first phase of the light rail June 2020
Summary Budget and Feasibility:
Funding structure
Gold Coast City Council: $120m
Commonwealth Government: $365m
Queensland Government: $464m
Total: $949m
Costs:
Coast connect: $370m
Bus Rapid transit: $1570m
Elevated light rail: $2070m
Monorail: $3580m
Hybrid light rail elevated $2610m
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Summary Budget and Feasibility:
Total : $10200m
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Project Objectives and Success Criteria
To make the Sunshine Coast as a better place to live, visit and work
To build an integrated and modernized transportation system
To provide easy transportation access to the public
To grow popularity through constructing a comfortable light-rail system
To provide employment facilities to the society through huge investment
To overcome congestion difficulties through sustainable transport system
To ensure availability of affordable transportation service for all
Scope:
This project has huge scope it can help in gaining high profit o the project manager and can make it
successful. Light fall is the game changing project that can help in sustaining the coast's prosperity,
natural assets in the coming period. It is the proposal hat can help in improving the c condition of life
style of individuals. In the meeting SEQ regional plan has been developed by the authorities that will
help in acknowledging the needs of passengers. Apart from this it would be beneficial for future
investigation between Maroochydore to Caloundra. It will develop better understanding about the
costing and planning.
Time:
Time is one of the important part of any project hat can decide whether project will be fruitful or not. It
will take time to make improvements in the existing network. Rapid buses will take short term and it
will be ready within six months. On other hand development of light rail will be time consuming
project. It will take approx two to three year time duration. Within this period project manager will be
able to complete the project successfully.
Cost:
Construction cost is very high but that will visually impact positive on the passengers those who will
use this service. In long run actual cost of light rail will be less as compare to short time duration. It is
forecast that approx cost of initial stage in which development from Maroochydore to Kawana is done
will cost $1.3 billion. Project manager is required to calculate the cost effective and individual has to
look upon the projects in other places as well. It has been forecast that maroochydore to kawana will
cost $1,300 million, Kawana to Caloundra will be $700 million and overall cost would be $2,000
million.
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Quality:
It will provide high quality transport options to passengers, operational air quality of the project is very
good. There will no difference in air quality outcome between at grade and elevated LRT options.
Other:
It will give employment opportunities to persons and approx 90000 jobs will be available during
construction and operations.
Acceptance Criteria:
It will be accepted by higher authorities. Its quality is very good and it will help in developing the
condition of economic. Apart from the job opportunities will force the government to give acceptance to
this project.
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Project Approval and Manager
Project Approval Requirements:
It will require approval from government and transport authorities. Apart from this it will require
permission from project manager as well.
Project Manager:
Signature: ……………
Approvals:
Project Manager Signature Sponsor or Originator Signature
Project Manager Name Sponsor or Originator Name
Date Date
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