Early Contractor Involvement Dredging 2012 San Diego Rene Kolman secretary general, IADC

Traditional Partnering Alliance Tang et al., derived from Terra et Aqua 113, 2008 Early contractor involvement collaborative process, it aims to promote openness, trust, risk and responsibility sharing. There is an alignment of interest

Client: once in a life time Contractor daily business Make use of the knowledge of the contractor Consultant has limited experience Reduce risk Share benefits Why ECI?

Reduction prepration time 30-40% Access to detailed cost data Greater cost certainty Increases innovations Benefits of working in a team Enables preparation of budget commentaries Greater cost control in construction phase Open and honest process ECI benefits Nichols report 2007

Early contractor involvement Culture of dialogue Broad understanding between ALL stakeholders Early in process Effective communication

Benefits of ECI, clients, 1 State of the art knowledge present Better understanding long term consequences Better awareness and understanding of risks Less adjustments later stages No mediocre compromises

Benefits of ECI, clients, 2

Benefits of ECI, consultants, 1 Knowledge of equipment and consequently of impacts Improved definition environmental impact assessment Improved designs More realistic and reliable project planning Gaining knowledge

Benefits of ECI, consultants, 2 The Environmental Impact Assessment 6000 pages, main report & appendices Special studies not included

Melbourne channel deepening

Underwater canyon 80 meter deep Steep canyon walls Sessile fauna on walls (sponges, soft corals) Marine National Parks near by Surrounding plateaus to be dredged Existing Situation Melbourne channel deepening

Quarry tests Lab tests Specialized ripper draghead Melbourne channel deepening

Entrance Mitigations Spill tests – suction improvement Spill tests – suction improvement Melbourne channel deepening

UAE, Abu Dhabi, Das Island Construct only tender by ADNOC dated August 2008 Detailed design in 2008 Tender not awarded (too expensive) ADNOC evaluated design Re-tender Design & Construct issued June 2010

UAE, Abu Dhabi, Das Island Extention of island with 190 Ha reclamation 20.5 mln m3 Compaction Shore protection – 7 km revetment 3 mln tonnes rock Placement of Xblocs (7.2T)

UAE, Abu Dhabi, Das Island

Rotterdam port extension Maasvlakte II

Rotterdam port extension Maasvlakte II

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