Charters Towers Regional Council Our Journey Back and Looking Ahead Mark Crawley Chief Executive Officer
Charters Towers Regional Council • 68,366.9 sq kms • 12,491 persons (annual growth rate 0.6%) • 4,235 km road network
Road Network
History • Dalrymple Shire – Road Builders for many years • We dropped the Ball and Transport and Main Roads reduced the amount of sole invitee works • We missed out on work for many years • This hurt
Funding • Reduced funding from DTMR for contract works Department Main Roads Program Actuals Actuals Actuals Actuals Actuals Actuals 08/09 09/10 10/11 11/12 12/13 13/14 TIDS Subsidy Received 405,712 910,158 349,295 1,416,383 708,365 439,558 RPC Subsidy Received 6,171,500 9,611,417 7,166,757 1,873,647 2,363,567 3,688,892 RMPC Sudsidy Received 3,804,788 2,040,126 4,273,346 5,698,042 3,034,838 2,408,400 10,382,000 12,561,701 11,789,399 8,988,072 6,106,770 6,536,850
We needed to change, do things different. Not whinge. • We needed to fix our WH&S • We needed to fix our Environmental Practices • We needed to fix our Quality Assurance • In general we needed to fix all our paperwork, processes and procedures
So we turned a disaster into opportunity • NDRRA – nothing like a couple of disasters to shine some light on things • Opportunity to use the Day Labour Trials to improve practices at CTRC • Better Quality Assurance • Better Work Practices
Rainfall 2010 & 2011
Rainfall 2012
QRA • State Entity to control NDRRA works • Constantly developing and evolving procedures and guidelines • Assessment and approvals • Day Labour Model
QRA • Responsible for – Approval – Compliance – Value for Money • Auditing – Physical works – Compliance – Value for Money
Benefits of using Councils for Roadworks – CTRC example Financial • Don’t always have to pay for accommodation (it is a big region) & when council does have to camp out they have existing facilities at Greenvale etc. • Greater efficiencies due to reduced travel times • Already have local agreements in place for gravel and water • Councils have assets available locally to undertake the works also have their own workshop for breakdown, servicing etc. • Council is the major employer in the area • Non Tangible -
Non-Tangible • Stewardship role • Value Add. • Challenge and skills development • Councils are the training ground for the road construction and maintenance industry • Local people put back into the local community
Council’s share of the NDRRA Works
NDRRA Works • 30 Contracts for NDRRA works completed • Council Road Network – 4,235 km of sealed and unsealed roads – NDRRA worked on 294 roads covering 3,795 km (90%) of the network – Contract Duration – Average 17 weeks
NDRRA Works • 530 km of Surface Formation Grading, • 620 km of Gravel Resheeting • Approximately 30% of road Network was brought back to pre disaster standard
Safety • Five Safety Incidents were reported and recorded • Truck hit Grid Post, No LTI (Bruslee) • Wheel blew up while being inflated, Squashed hand, No LTI (Valley of Lagoons) • Wheel came off Water Truck, No LTI (Valley of Lagoons) • Dog Trailer Fell Over, No LTI (Jessie Springs) • Roller hit gate and post, No LTI (Herveys Range) • Significant achievement to have no LTI on project of this size
The Outcomes • Improved capability in the CTRC Contracting Market – For the Contractors – For the CTRC workforce
Improved Contract Management • Contractors – Are aware of legal requirements and responsibilities – Now have and use Project Safety Plans – Now have Traffic Management Plans and people to implement them
Council Benefits • CTRC Employees are now more attuned to the need to be competitive in relation to Road Construction
Fleet • We are now “right sizing the organisation • And when we need gear (plant) we will hire it like most others do • Not sustainable to have plant depreciating in the yard and not being used
Community Benefits • Money spent locally • Asset restoration • Public awareness of NDRRA works • Complementary works
The Result • Leveraged new skills to attain DTMR work on Gregory Development Road • Meetings with Main Roads to – Job Estimates – $4 million plus a variation of $2 million due to changes in pavement design – Construction Period April – October 2013
The way forward from a CTRC Perspective • Work together to realise funding opportunities through Strong Choices • Partnership with DTMR to reach pre- qualification standards
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