Thematic Session 5 - Port Construction Mr Neil Haworth

1. Contracting,
a Maritime Contractors Viewpoint
Royal Boskalis Westminster
• Maritime Global Services Provider
• 2010 Turnover >2.67 billion Euro
• Employs >14,000 Specialist Personnel
Port Development and Logistics
Business Forum Indonesia – Netherlands • Diversified Fleet of >1,000 Vessels
Contracting, a Maritime Contractors Viewpoint • Operations in over 65 Countries
Presented by : Neil Haworth – Boskalis International bv
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Contracting, Contracting,
a Maritime Contractors Viewpoint a Maritime Contractors Viewpoint
Conventional Contracting Issues The Way Forward
• Participation in Project Design • Early Contractor Involvement
• Short Tender and Project Preparation Period • New Engineering Target Price Contracts
• Specifications • Alliance Contracts
• Contract Conditions
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2. Project example, Project example,
Port of Melbourne, Australia Port of Melbourne, Australia
Port of Melbourne, Australia Port of Melbourne, Australia
Expansion of Container and Bulk Transport Facilities
• Deepen Channel to Allow Access for 14m Draft Vessels
• Dredging Soft Rock with a Hopper Dredger
• Strict Environment Requirements
• Significant Public Interest
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Project example, Project example,
Port of Melbourne, Australia Port of Melbourne, Australia
Early Contractor Involvement Alliance Form Contract Benefits of Alliance Contracts
Alliance with contractor to: • Early involvement in preliminary design
• Define project scope • Allows greater visibility of project costs
• Determine optimized planning • Optimise environmental & economic outcomes
• Deliver optimized engineering • Improved risk management in highly complex project
• Identify issues and obtain permits • Improved project performance and innovation
• Calculate realistic budget
• Execution: share risk > shared pain / gain principle
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3. Project example, Project example,
Port of Melbourne, Australia Port of Melbourne, Australia
Disadvantages of Alliance Contracts Award Winning Project
• Fixed budgets and timelines • Project completed ahead of schedule
• Involvement of more than two parties involved • Project completed well under budget
• Relatively high tendering costs • High compliance with
environmental limits
• Potential for long lead in time to establish alliance contract
• IPA National Infrastructure
• Greater Involvement of management resources
Project of the Year 2010
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