Load growth associated with a new residential precinct at Catherine Park resulted in the need to establish three 11kV Feeders from the neighbouring Oran Park Zone Substation in lieu of constructing a new zone substation at Catherine.
CORE REQUIREMENTS
- 1,740m of Horizontal Directional Drilling (incl. bore design)
- 500m open trenching (6 way)
- 9500m of 11kV Cable Install
- 98 Open point / joint bays
- Road, footpath and landscape restorations to Camden Council Specifications
RESULTS
- Delivered on time and within budget
- Zero safety incidents
- Successful design and construction of Horizontal Directional Boring work packets
- Exceptional community relations and stakeholder management
CHALLENGES
- Working in and around a newly developed residential precinct involved excavating in and around newly landscaped front yards
- General security of plant and equipment within industrial precinct which is primarily vacant outside standard business hours
- Maintaining zone of influence controls in single lane closures
- Large heavy cable hauls requiring detailed calculation and planning in order to manage risk and mitigate cable / asset damage
- Excavation within close-proximity to other underground assets / utilities
- Managing Client, Local Council and Developer Relations
- Coordination of program in conjunction with client network and commissioning requirements