Project Definition, Planning and Development

Project definition planning & development are the essential, foundational stages for a successful delivery of complex infrastructure projects. We provide end-to-end strategic guidance informed by our real-world engineering expertise and construction experience to transform initial concepts into actionable project plans.

    • Assessment of infrastructure capacity and constraints

    • Liaison with service providers

    • Infrastructure concept design

    • Project staging based on forecast demand

    • Site selection

    • General arrangement plans

    • Consideration of access

    • Identification of key uncertainties for site investigations

    • Preparation of options long list

    • Shortlisting based on fatal flaws

    • Identification of selection criteria and weighting

    • Multiple Criteria Analysis

    • Sensitivity analysis

    • Recommendation of preferred option for further development

    • Problem statement

    • Define existing situation

    • Key assumptions

    • Comparative analysis of shortlisted options

    • Detailed description of preferred option

    • Assessment of variability of key parameters including range, percentiles

    • Trend identification

    • Data modelling

    • Specification of design envelope

    • Technical risks

    • Budget risks

    • Program risks

    • Stakeholder risks

    • Options identification and assessment

    • Selection criteria shortlisting & weighting

    • Risk identification and assessment

    • NPV assessment of shortlisted options

    • Assessment of performance of preferred option against project and design objectives

    • Staging plan

    • Program development

    • Resourcing plan

    • Project budget

    • Council permits

    • Engagement of planning professionals

    • Managing regulatory approvals

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