DESIGN, BUILD AND OPERATE

ST HELENA AIRPORT

PROJECT

2nd Most Remote Island

HISTORY

JUAN DE NOVA

(1502 , Portuguese Crown) St Helena Discoverer

VOC - 1502 - 1658 Dutch East India Co held Island from 1502 to 1658

EAST INDIA COMPANY (1658-1815)

CHINESE LABOUR (1810)

Napoleon 1, 1815 - 1821

Napoleon’s Tomb

Dinuzulu KaCetshwayo (1890)

Boer Prisoners (1900 - 1901)

HISTORY OF BID

• Unsolicited bid around 2002

• Aborted bid 2006

• Aborted again 2007

• Commenced Feb 2011 with two previous bidders (Basil Read &

Impregilo)

• Interactive Sessions with (UK Dept for International Development)

in March and April 2011.

• Submitted Bid 10 June 2011 (only one submission)

• Negotiations and 143 clarifications from June to October 2011.

• Bid Award 3 Nov 2011

• Experience – pleasure working with professional entity

PERMANENT WORKS

Access Rd 14 kms

Bulk Fuel Installation 6 million liters

Culvert (1.8m dia x 750 meters) under main fill

Main Fill 8.1million m3 and 100 m high

Concrete Runway 2000 meters

Terminal Building, ATC and

Fire and Boat house 4,000 m2

AGL , Navaids, ATC,

(DVOR, AGLS, VHF Mast, ATC Tower)

Permanent Wharf 180 meters, 12.5 meters (depth)

CONTRACT DETAILS

• Country: St Helena Island, UK Territory

• Contract: Design, Build and Operate an airport on the island of

St Helena

• Client: St Helena Government

• Funding: Department for International Development (DfID)

UK Government

• Currency: as required by the Contractor up to 4 currencies

• Phase 1 Design and Build (£214 Million)

• Phase 2 Operate 10 Years (£38 Million)

CONTRACT DETAILS

• Form of Contract

FIDIC Plant and Design Build plus particular conditions

(Yellow Book)

• Law

Laws of England and Wales (and St Helena)

• Timetable:

Contract Award November 2011

Time for Completion:

48 Months for Phase 1

BR target 43 Months, but already have a variation for

additional 10 weeks

MAIN PROJECT TEAM

• Basil Read Lead, Logistics and Construction

• Worley Parsons Civils and Lead Design

• Virtual Consulting Airside design

• Thales AGL, Navaids, ATC

• Lanseria Airport Operator advisor

COMMERCIAL

•Milestone payments projected forward by 3 months to

make project self funding.

•Milestone payments based on cash flow and largely

triggered by the start of an event not completion

•Paid in ZAR, GBP, USD and Euro – reduced ROE risk

• Agreed Risk Sharing Contingency

Categorizing our Risks

• Unforeseen Physical Conditions

• Site Conditions

• Contractual/Commercial

• Subcontractors & Suppliers

• Own Performance

• Employer/Engineer

• Shipping/Logistics

Risk Sharing Marine Gas Oil (Phase 1) £ 300,000 Increase above $ 975.00/t

Rock & Earthworks £ 2,500,000 Bulking factor, quantities

Unsuitable Material £ 500,000 Spoiling, additional material

Shipping £ 5,000,000 Alternative or 2nd vessel,

delays

Design contingency £ 2,500,000 Final vs. Preliminary Design

Construction Water £ 2,500,000 Suitable water obtained

locally

Insurance £ 1,500,000 Deductibles, Premiums

Dispute Adjudication Board £ 200,000 Ad hoc, as and when

£ 15,000,000 capped at £ 10,000,000

Fuel – Diesel Volume – Contractor Risk

Price – Employer Risk

Rise and Fall basis ZAR

6,2763/litre

Explosives Volume – Contractor Risk

Price – Employer Risk

Rise and Fall basis –

Ammonia, Diesel, Transport,

Labour

Insurance Phase 1

• Construction All Risks/ Delay in Start Up

• 3rd Party Liability

• Aviation Liability

• Employers Liability

• Charterers Liability

• Marine Cargo/Delay in Start Up

• Carriage of Explosives, Gases, Cement

• Professional Indemnity

Insurance Phase 2

• Assets All Risks/ Business Interruption

• 3rd Party Liability

• Aviation Liability

• Employers Liability

• Professional Indemnity

PROGRAMME

•Establishment on Island and in Walvis Bay - 6 months

•Design Process (landside and airside) - on going

throughout project

•Access Road, BFI, Main Culvert, Main Fill, Runway and

Terminal and other buildings all complete by March 2015

•Transition - Phase 1 to Phase 2 - over last 9 months

including training for operations staff at Lanseria and UK

•Certification of Airport - process over a period

•Commence Operations June 2015

RMS - Pictures

JAMESTOWN QUAYSIDE

JAMESTOWN GATE

AERIAL VIEW OF ACCESS ROAD

AND AIRPORT

Ruperts Bay

Pictures of NP Glory

NP GLORY

NP Glory 4

Early Lessons

• In order to manage effectively you need a permanent

presence on the ground

• Crane - China

• Ship modifications – Bangkok, Singapore

• Jetty Fender – India

Saints

• Attitude towards the Project

• Work ethic

• Old habits die hard

• Returning expatriates

• Readying the island for the future

• Merging BR staff with the local population

TEMPORARY JETTY WORKS

TEMPORARY JETTY CONSTRUCTION

TEMPORARY JETTY

Rupert’s Bay Mooring Arrangement

PROCUREMENT – MAJOR QUANTITIES

•Fuel 22 million litres

•Marine Fuel 5 million litres

•Cement 23,000 t

•Explosives 5,000 t

•Plant 120 Items (over R200m)

BR ROUTE – WALVIS BAY TO

RUPERTS BAY

St Helena

WALVIS BAY

Loading at Walvis Bay

Leaving Walvis Bay

Lying off Jamestown

About to Dock

Discharging Cargo

1st Ship to land on St Helena

(voluntarily)

Mooring Position

Temporary Fuel Farm

Accommodation Village

BR OFFICES – ST HELENA

LOCAL PLANT

RUPERTS VALLEY

RUPERTS MID VALLEY

RUPERTS UPPER VALLEY

RUPERTS UPPER VALLEY

UPPER SLOPES OF RUPERT’S VALLEY

Access Road

Leaving Ruperts Valley

DEADWOOD PLAIN

DEADWOOD PLAIN

AIRPORT SITE

DRY GUT

MAIN FILL – LONG SECTION

LONG SECTION - MAGNIFIED

100 m

8,1Million m³

TERMINAL BUILDING

TERMINAL BUILDING

OPERATIONS

• Operation of Airport for a monthly fee for a period of 10 years.

• Initial flights of 1 to 2 per week.

• Permanent Staff of approx 15 plus additional on flight days.

• Same safety and security rules apply as would to any

International Airport

Ongoing Challenges

• Environmental issues

• Wirebirds

• Giant Earwig

• Spiders

• Human remains

• Removal of waste

• Dust control

• Unexploded WW2 ordnance

Ongoing Challenges

• Logistics and planning

• HIV/Aids

• Limited facilities

• Cabin fever

• RMS St Helena only mode of transport

• Shelf life i.e. cement

Success Factors (to date)

• Luck – Oclaw Marine

• Time to plan

• The A teams, both on and off island

• Same goal – one team – SHG, DFiD, Halcrow,

Basil Read

• Attention, attention, attention

OFF ISLAND

Jimmy Johnston Project Director

Graham Temlett Off Island Manager

Graham Isaac WP Lead Consultant

Alwyn Laas Environmental

CEMPC

Charles Norval Airport Operator

LANSERIA

Denain Venter Doc Controller

Aconex

Tony Le Roy Technical Manager

Vinesh Moodley BFI & AFF

Paul Viellard Engineering Methods

Lars Greiner Logistics Manager

Vanessa Du Preez Logistics Planner

Richard Miller Procurement

Wilna Olivier Site Administrator

Walvis Bay

Eugene Smith OPS Manager

Walvis Bay

ON ISLAND

Deon De Jager Island Director

Freek Mare Project SHEQ

Director

Charles Schwarz HR Manager

MacDonald Tisani Admin Manager/

Accountant

Ravi Michaels Logistics Manager

Barry Leech Construction Manager

Gideon Niemand Site Agent Structures

Deon Robbertse Production Manager

Nic Du Preez Technical Manager

Schalk van Eck Site Agent

Alan Hudson Blasting Site Agent

Nick Burger Quality Control

Manager

Madeleine Schwarz PA – DDJ / HR Assistant

Scott Stander IT Manager

3 years time

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