Cost Estimation
- Parramatta Light Rail 2
- 132kV transmission relocation
- Sydney Metro West.
- Rail and Station systems.
- 25kV traction power in the tunnels and at the Maintenance and Stabling Yard
- 25kV traction Substations including incoming and outgoing Feeders (33kV and 25kV)
- Bulk power including incoming Feeders and reticulation to stations, Service Facilities etc.
- Comms and Control Systems (Linewide)
- Signalling including tunnels and the Maintenance and Stabling Facilty
- Brownfield enabling works associated with rail systems
- Rail Projects Victoria: Airport Corridor (MAR)
- 66kV/1500V DC traction substation
- OHW/OHLE traction power and associated civils
- Misc. signalling
- Metronet LXR (Perth) 25kV traction power. Reconfigure 6km OHW from grade to viaduct and level crossing removals.
- City Rail Link (CRL), Auckland, NZ. Britomart East Junction and Station Works. C9 Stage B design budget OHW/OHLE and signalling
- Sydney Trains: Clyde resignalling. New signalling infrastructure and signalling removals.
- Sydney Trains: Morisset resignalling. New signalling infrastructure and signalling removals.
- NSW High Speed Rail.
- Peer review the Sydney to Newcastle cost estimate.
- Peer review the Sydney to Canberra cost estimate.
- Rail Projects Victoria, Sunbury Line Upgrade. 25KV AC and 1500V DC traction power cost estimates including substations, bulk Power and HV reticulation.
- City Rail Link Auckland. 25KV AC traction power and signalling system cost estimates.
- Sydney Metro: City & South West
- SWTC Mechanical Gap Fillers and Platform screen doors: Marrickville to Bankstown stations.
- Pitt Street Station electrical fit-out.
- SSC brownfield corridor works including CSR, traction power & signalling (IBR).
- TfNSW Digital systems program.
- Stage 1 trackside ETCS Level 2 systems.
- Traffic management system.
- ARTC: Widden Creek Loop signalling
- Hawksbury River rail bridge 11kV aerial Feeder relocation.
- Hurstville 33/11kV distribution transformer relocation & replacement.
- Automatic Train Protection: AMS cost estimate for Area 4 & 5.
- 2018 SGT/NIF Network Upgrades (traction power, substation & HV AC reticulation upgrades).: –
- DC Feeder upgrades
- DCCB Intertrips
- DCCB upgrades
- DCCB settings change
- AC Feeder upgrades
- Transformer 66kV-33kV 20MVA upgrade to 25MVA ONAF
- Canberra Light Rail Stage 2: Systems.
- Parramatta Light Rail, Stage 1: Systems.
- Inherent & contingent risk cost estimation for Rail Service Delivery Office (RSDO): –
- C, K & V train sets upgrades.
- South coast divide and amalgamate signalling project.
- SSSBA: South Strathfield and Sydney Control Box automation.
- Stations upgrade program.
- Mortdale 11kV Switchroom
- CBD Stations Power Supply Upgrade Business Case cost plan (11 substation upgrades, HV AC and DC)
- Newcastle Light Rail: Independent Estimator, Systems.
- Newcastle Light Rail: 750V DC OHW and wire-free traction power.
- Sydney Light Rail: Signalling cost estimate
- National Broadband Network (NBN): Hybrid Fibre Coax (HFC) cost estimate
- Power Supply Upgrade (PSU) program: 11 Business Case cost estimates for substation upgrades at stations on the Eastern Suburbs train line.
- Power Supply Upgrade (PSU) program: 11 prefeasibility cost estimates for substation upgrades at stations on the Eastern Suburbs train line.
- Parramatta Turn-back: In collaboration with Novo Rail Alliance’s technical experts I produced a first principles cost estimate for the signalling aspect of the Parramatta Turn-back project.
- Main North & North Shore Corridor Works (option 1): I prepared the signalling cost estimate for the conversion of the Up and Down North Shore lines in the Chatswood area to automatic signalling sections.
- North Eveleigh Maintenance and Stabling Facility: The existing derelict Eveleigh workshop site is being converted into a new maintenance and stabling facility for the XPT inter-urban fleet. Preparation of the cost estimate for facility systems, power and rail signalling.
- Canberra Capital Metro: Preparation of the cost estimate for the wire-free sections of the light rail network. Capacitor banks on-board the Light Rail Vehicles (LRV) will be charged whilst the vehicle is stationary at passenger stops. The wire-free traction power is required where the visual amenity of the area would be compromised by aerial traction cabling.
- Hornsby Junction and Yard Upgrade: Prepared the cost estimate for signalling upgrade work.
- Upper and Lower North Shore Capacity Improvement: Prepared the cost estimate for signalling upgrade work.
- Wollongong Signal Changes: Prepared the cost estimate for signalling upgrade work.
- North West Rail Link, Upper North Shore Augmentation. Preparation of the cost estimate for signalling modifications and 1500V DC traction improvements.
- Canberra Capital Metro, Capital Metro Agency. Preparation of the cost estimate for part of the light rail project only, namely the infrastructure required for the stops; the track formation including rail; traction power; overhead wiring; tram / traffic control systems; security and communications systems.
- Gosford to Broadmeadow copper cable upgrade program Stage 2 (GB2) Telecommunications cabling installation.
- Auckland Transport, City Centre Future Access Study. Peer review the estimate for bulk power (HVAC), substations and traction overhead wiring (OHW).
- Sydney Rapid Transit: Second harbour crossing. Preparation of the cost estimate for bulk power, reticulation (HV AC) and 25kV traction overhead wiring (OHW).
- Advanced Train Control Systems. Undertake a peer review of the Advanced Train Control System (ATCS) Migration System (Limited Supervision) cost estimate.
- Sydney Western Airport. Peer review the cost plan for bulk power and reticulation including substations and back-up power generation.
- Parramatta Light Rail. Preparation of the estimate for bulk power (HV AC) and 750V DC traction overhead wiring (OHW).
- North West Rail Link. Preparation of estimates for bulk power (HV AC) and 25kV traction overhead wiring (OHW); the estimates were used for comparative pricing.
- Tangara Technology Upgrade. Preparation of the cost plan for the fleet upgrade including the train management system, communications upgrades, driver and guard area upgrades and associated work.
- North West Rail Link. South Lindfield Substation. Cost estimates for the systems element of project including electrical fit out, HV AC reticulation, DC Feeders, signalling, telecommunications, earthing, traction return and commissioning.
- Sydney Rail Future, Sydney Yard track slewing project. Preparation of the cost plan for the signalling aspect of the project including associated telecommunications and compressed air
- Transport Access Programme. Preparation of cost plans for the systems related aspect of the Flemington station upgrade project including signalling, high and low voltage reticulation, overhead wiring modifications and telecommunications.
- Perth Airport Link Option. Preparation of the cost plan for signalling, bulk power, traction power and systems for the proposed commuter rail on the Midland Line Spur from Bayswater via the Airport onto Forrestfield.
- North West Rail Link. Review and cost estimation of the differences between the 70% and 100% concept design for the project and adjustment of the cost estimate to align with the change in concept design and signalling functional specification.
- ARTC Integrated Alarm System
- Gosford to Broadmeadow copper cable upgrade program Stage 1 (Cabling, Combine Services Route (CSR), URX, UCR & ULX).
- North West Rail Link : Epping to Chatswood Rail Line (ERCL) Upgrade (13Km): Signalling cost estimate.
- North West Rail Link : Epping to Chatswood Rail Line (ECRL) Extension (23Km): Signalling cost estimate.
- ARTC Hexham Relief Roads Project (Signalling).
- ARTC planned maintenance works (Signalling).
- Blacktown West Substation (Signalling)
- Lidcombe to Granville Corridor upgrade Stage 10 & 11 (Signalling, Telecommunications & Compressed Air).
- Lidcombe to Granville Corridor upgrade Stage 9 (Signalling, Telecommunications & Compressed Air).
- Emu Plains to Penrith upgrade (Signalling, Telecommunications & Compressed Air).
- Glenfield Junction (Signalling, Telecommunications & Compressed Air).
- Wollongong Stabling Yard (Signalling, Telecommunications & Compressed Air).
- Auburn Stabling yard (Signalling, Telecommunications & Compressed Air).
- Greta Train Maintenance Facility (Power systems).
- Port Kembla Tug Berth Facility (Power systems).
- Woodlawn Power Station, additional Generator (Power systems).
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Project Management
Project management of capital works and major planned maintenance projects at RailCorp, Argus Telecommunications and Telstra.
- South coast electrification and re-signalling (Telecommunications) project for RailCorp; new Comms rooms, external plant civils, backbone inter-exchange cables, local cabling, data and voice services.
- DWDM rollout for ESAT Telecom in the Republic of Ireland.
- SDH network upgrade for ESAT Telecom in the Republic of Ireland.
- Train Station CCTV rollout (ISDN) at Argus Telecommunications.
- CCTV bandwidth upgrades at Argus Telecommunications.
- Mt. Victoria to Lithgow 72SMOF cable installation project.
- ATM NMS EoL router and switch replacement.
- ATM NMS Reliability upgrade.
- Decommission low capacity Comms Rooms.
- ATM 7470 capacity upgrades.
- Remote nodal installations at customer premises to provide network access for ESAT Telecom in the Republic of Ireland.
- Hitachi dark fibre project at Argus Telecommunications.
- Installation and decommissioning of Comms Rooms and Exchanges for RailCorp.
- Sydney GPO telecommunications Exchange decommissioning and recovery for Telstra
- Dalley Street Exchange (old) decommissioning and recovery for Telstra.
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Configuration (Telecommunications)
- Manager Configuration responsible for the physical and logical network inventory for telecommunications and network services (RailCorp).
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Design (Telecommunications)
- Manager, Service design for rail specific data applications and telephony.
- 2IC, Wideband design (Telstra).
- Customer Access Design, structured cabling, lead-in and riser cabling, optical fibre and SDH Transmission Systems (Telstra).
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Telecommunications
- Haymarket Exchange: Digital Data Network (DDN) Exchange construction and commissioning (Telstra).
- Pitt Street and City South Exchanges: Long-Line Transmission Exchange construction and commissioning (Telstra).
- City South Exchange: Install and commission customer wideband data services (Telstra).
- General Post Office, Sydney: Decommission Exchanges.
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Electrical infrastructure construction
- Major Stores (Coles, Kmart).
- Paper Mill construction.
- HV AC reticulation.
- Refrigeration and industrial alarms.
