The
C2HC Alliance
The Coopernook to Heron's Creek (C2HC) Alliance is made up of the RTA, Theiss and Parsons-Brinkerhoff, along with other subcontractors.
The project is administered from the site offices at Kew on Tathra road (opposite the Visitor's Information Centre), along Forest Road in Moorland, and the main facility at Wharf Road in Johns River.
Read more on the Project Alliance Agreement below
Alliance Companies
 |
 |
 |
RTA Alliance Interface Manager
Mr Dick Whibley
E-mail
RTA Project Management Services
Level 1, 47 Darby Street Newcastle NSW 2300
Phone: (02) 4924 0240
Fax: (02) 4924 0291
Community
Liaison
Construction Issues
Louise Neville with Thiess represents the Alliance with the community, and will come out to your house to discuss issues related to the construction phase of the project.
Louise is available by e-mail or phone on 1800 353 670 during normal business hours.
JRCPA with Alliance and Council
JRCPA Management Committee members are actively involved with both the Community Interest Group, chaired by the RTA Alliance, and the Post-Bypass Committee chaired by the Greater Taree City Council.
The
Alliance & The Community
JRCPA delegates meet with Council and the RTA about monthly to
discuss further issues in conjunction with Johns River Post-Bypass.
This includes discussions on the provision of meaningful assistance
by both Council and the road building Alliance of Thiess,
Parsons-Brinkerhoff and the RTA.
In past projects, such as at Nabiac south of Taree, Thiess was able
to kindly donate their time and materials to build a super little
town park for the community, as a goodwill gesture.
Residents to this day enjoy the fruits of Thiess's kindness, the
little park a true asset to the little town.
Of course, with 32.7km on the current project, from Coopernook,
through Moorland, Johns River, Kew and Heron's Creek, we can only
hope in Johns River to get a share of any such goodwill this time.
Paa-ving the Way
Our Coopernook to Herons Creek road-building project is being done under a contractual agreement called a "PAA", signed by the RTA and the road construction companies, featuring unified project management.
Check out the full Project Alliance Agreement here
The tripartite Project Alliance Agreement (PAA) binds together
the RTA with lead contractor Thiess, and Parsons-Brinkerhoff.
Thiess also chose to structure their work to include countless
Thiess subcontractors and subsidiaries such as Leighton Holdings
Ltd, John Holland, Hochtief and dozens of other construction and
infrastructure specialty firms. The RTA carefully monitors the
progress of the private construction firms using performance
indicators and result areas to ensure the NSW Government and the
public gets good value for money across the life of the massive
project.
Take Us to Your Leadership Team
The Alliance Leadership Team (ALT) meets monthly and has appointed an Alliance Manager to carry out decisions made by the ALT, through a larger Management Team and then an even larger Wider Alliance Team. The executive-level ALT can also form subcommittees with terms of reference to deal with issues such as community goodwill measures. To ensure a tight consensus, all six of the ALT members (two from each of the RTA, Thiess and Parsons-Brinkerhoff) must agree for any decision to pass.
RTA: Flexible and Responsive
While the Alliance Leadership Team deals with most daily policy
issues, the RTA has the flexibility to increase, add-on, and change
the scope of any part of the project to respond to newly identified
needs.
Conversely, the ALT can also initiate its own scope change
recommendations to the RTA when the ALT identifies additional works
needed. But since scope changes and new directions from
either end can result in unintended planning and budgetary
nightmares, caution in directing them is indeed understandable.
Committed to the Community
The Alliance has made a firm commitment to show true
responsiveness and sensitivity to community groups like the JRCPA
and members of our community in general. As part of this
commitment, the RTA retains the right and responsibility to direct
the Alliance Leadership Team in matters dealing with residents and
businesses in Johns River and other localities along the project.
The ALT, as part of it's stated Alliance objectives, is responsible
for providing effective management of impacts on local residents as
part of its Environment and Social key result areas (KRAs).
In the end, the RTA and Alliance are in a daily battle to balance
their commitments to the many communities along the upgrade route,
with already tight schedules due to rain delays, and an increasingly
stretched project budget.
Upcoming Meetings
In early 2009, your JRCPA Management Committee members of will continue to assist the RTA/Alliance to better understand community needs, and in particular, for Thiess to continue its admirable history of community support.
These subjects and others will be canvassed at future meetings of both the Post-Bypass Committee, as well as through the Community Interest Group, which is chaired by the Alliance to enhance communication and understand community issues along the upgrade corridor.
Other issues to be raised with Council are the re-numbering of the proposed Johns River Drive and Koolyangarra Way, and provision of access to the sidewalk on the bridge going over the new highway from the village to the roundabout.
In addition to Council areas, part of the Alliance agreement outlines local road works including footpaths, cycleways, landscaped areas and even streets which are required as a result of community consultation.
Ongoing meetings have been scheduled between JRCPA Management and the Department of Environment and Climate Change (DECC), the Catchment Management Authority, and the Purfleet-Taree Local Aboriginal Lands Council, along with various state and federal funding bodies, both within government and non-governmental bodies as well.
For project info contact the Alliance on 1800 353 670, or any Management Committee member
