Civil Engineering Practices Quality & Legislation Assignment TWO Sem One 2022

Curtin University Civil Engineering

CSEN4003: Civil Engineering Practices Quality & Legislation
Assignment TWO(a): Quality Legislation Documentation
Submission: on-or-before 16th May, ~3:55pm, in-class*
*in-class submission, subject to change due to Covid-19 &etc

General: Assignment TWO (a): Quality/ OH&S processes (contributes 25% of unit-mark)
This group project involves reflection upon a project scenario, reference to relevant civil
engineering practices, quality & legislative processes, and formulation of suitable responses.

Groups: Teams-of-3 shall seek equitable contribution; members are responsible for activities
distribution; peer assessment, upon request, may be used to facilitate weighted contribution.

Task Teams to discuss/prepare/submit a structured report to address scenario queries.

Activities: refer to the scenario and related questions below.

Format: Project submissions shall be presented with the names of the group members and an
indication of each member’s involvement in specific activities if/where deemed appropriate..
Project report is expected to be concise, clear, referenced & professionally presented. Min
font size ~11 point.

Marks: This assign-2a submission contributes 25% to the total unit mark. Marks awarded for
content, solution feasibility, decision justification(s), referenced sources, clarity, level of
project-specific detail, format and, style/presentation.

Notes:  discuss any information needed with the unit tutors before arranging external-
consultations.
 The scenario in this assignment is for your student-submission work in this Unit only.
You shall not contact anyone not assigned to assist you with the project for any reason.
If you require further info/clarification, please contact the unit tutors.

A.Whyte & S.Urquhart

 Civil Engineering Practices Quality & Legislation Assignment TWO Sem One 2022

BACKGROUND
A Government Public Works Department (PWD) wants to build a major marine jetty project, as part of
an existing harbour port, wharf and quay; the project is considered high risk due to the nature of the
environmental conditions under which it’s to be designed and constructed.
The Government PWD, which has no in-house design or construction expertise, will assess and
adopt an appropriate procurement route to realise the proposal as soon as is practicable.
Currently the site’s ground conditions are unclear in-&-around the likely location of the piles for the
proposal’s likely jetty head; extremely bad weather conditions are likely during winter-months’ construction.
The PWD envisage a whole-life, life-cycle maintenance requirement by the design/constructor
stakeholder-parties throughout the asset’s operation, extra-over a 10 year defects-liability-period.
The PWD has produced a detailed client brief of the project’s scope of work and technical criteria
(SoW&TC) to be met by the designers &/or designer/constructors &/or constructors engaged & charged to
bring the project the fruition.
A number of historical sources have been consulted by the PWD to compile this SoW&TC, and to
provide PWD-stakeholder discussions with background/generic information based on, but not limited, to:
 Port Information Guide, from Fremantle Ports
https://www.fremantleports.com.au/docs/default-source/shipping-docs/port-information-guide-2018.pdf
 Concept Design Summaries, such as:
https://www.dpaw.wa.gov.au/management/swan-canning-riverpark/planning-development-and-permits/applications/item/download/814_2e4f01c17362c889ee327116f419569b
 Fremantle FBH Jetty 2 Redevelopment info, from the WA Dept. of Transport
https://www.transport.wa.gov.au/projects/fremantle-fbh-jetty-2-redevelopment.asp
 Upgrade jetty media statements, from WA Government media statement(s)
- https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Barnett/2017/01/Fremantle-jetty-upgrade-completed.aspx
- https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/McGowan/2021/08/14-million-dollars-to-upgrade-jetties-at-Hillarys-and-Fremantle-boat-harbours.aspx
 Australia Marine-Complex info, from the WA government agency for economic development
https://developmentwa.com.au/projects/industrial-and-commercial/australian-marine-complex/about-the-amc
 EPA WA advice, and harbour assessment reports
https://www.epa.wa.gov.au/ ; https://www.epa.wa.gov.au/epa-assessment-reports
 Australian interstate /international information if/as deemed appropriate

TASKS
In your capacity as an expert civil engineering advisor/consultant address/advise upon the following:
(1) Describe the extent to which Continuous-Improvement/Total-Quality-Management, as part of quality-
management plans’ techniques & tools, might enhance the project’s future quality attainment in specific
jetty-design decisions, and potentially avoid non-conformance in on-site tasks’ construction.

(2) Assess the extent to which this jetty project may require to address legislation related to environmental/
environmental-impact factors, and whether it might gain from related historical EPA assessment reports.

(3) Advise whether the jetty-project might be assisted by operations’ management, materials requirement
planning and related resource assignment methods, and lean construction techniques, tools & processes.

(4) Describe the extent to which National Construction Codes & Building Code of Australia guides might help
and advise jetty designers & constructors in developing project specifications and standards’ compliance.

(5) Discuss the specific Occupational Health & Safety issues associated with the construction of the jetty-
project and the need for inclusion, and key examples of, an outline OH&S Management Plan

(6) Outline a specific Project Quality Management Plan which includes leadership obligations and application
of a Plan-Do-Check-Act approach: discussion should include examples of specific Quality Control
measures (checks) that need to be undertaken on the jetty-project

(7) Assess and discuss Operations Management Plan requirements, with consideration of any specific key
jetty construction sequence demands.

(8) Provide a discussion of Customer-Related Processes with specific reference to the scenario above, and
the types of contractual issues raised in Assignment 1.
Civil Engineering Practices Quality & Legislation Assignment TWO Sem One 2022

Curtin University Civil Engineering

CSEN4003: Civil Engineering Practices Quality & Legislation
Assignment TWO (part-b): Group Oral Presentation marking-plan
to take place during unit-timetabled teaching-wks ~11/12
final presentation-timetable forwarded under separate cover

General: Assignment Two (b): Group Oral Presentation (contributes 10% of unit-mark)

Activities: Presentation of unit activities supported by PowerPoint slides to relate to the road/tunnel porject:

 CI/TQM apps/oppor’ties  EPA-website case-study’s relevancy

 QL/QMS application(s)  OH&S obligations driving construction methodology

Rating Scale – and comments out

MARKING CRITERIA CEPQL-2(b) Appropriate Getting there Missed opportunity of

CI/TQM opportunities . 25
- overview/ rationale/ justification/ relevancy -/----------------------------------------------I---------------------------------------/0
Q&A/ other -/----------------------------------------------I---------------------------------------/0
EPA-website case-study’s relevancy - overview/ . 25
rationale/ justification/ relevancy
-/----------------------------------------------I---------------------------------------/0
Q&A/ other
-/----------------------------------------------I---------------------------------------/0
QL/QMS application(s) . 25
- overview/ rationale justification/ relevancy -/----------------------------------------------I---------------------------------------/0
Q&A/ other -/----------------------------------------------I---------------------------------------/0
OH&S obligations in construct. methodology. . 25
- overview/ rationale/ justification/ relevancy -/----------------------------------------------I---------------------------------------/0
Q&A/ other -/----------------------------------------------I---------------------------------------/0
other
Total 100