Tender Advertisement #1016537

Purpose:
• Definitive guidance on the development of road asset preservation and renewal strategies, programs and treatments which prolong the useful life of road assets and minimise total transportation costs (including road agency and road user costs).
• Knowledge management – capture and share road asset management best practice.
• Increased ability to communicate with senior executives, road asset managers, funding agencies, industry partners and the community in conveying the message of cost effective asset preservation and renewal strategies.
Deliverables:
A framework, procedures and supporting tools.
a) An applications guide incorporating an assessment framework, case studies and tools to assist practitioners in the selection and assessment of options which inform the selection of optimum asset preservation, renewal and improvement strategies. It will draw on existing GAM and ATAP guidelines, relevant Austroads guidelines, jurisdictional procedures and relevant research reports.
b) Spreadsheet based tool for life cycle cost analysis consistent with the scope above.
2. Case study development
a) A matrix of case studies covering a range of treatment options in response to specific road asset performance issues and contributing factors
b) Case studies could include the following activities, typical treatments and associated causation:
• Holding treatment options, as an alternative to full pavement rehabilitation, in response to different modes of distress including oxidation-based cracking, rutting and cracking, and more sever distress arising from shallow seated and deep seated pavement issues.
• Pre-treatments and other repairs arising from pavement wear, and their impact on the lives of remedial pavement and surface treatments.
• External and internal pavement drainage options, and shoulder sealing to control the impacts of seasonal moisture conditions and shallow or perched water tables.
• Road improvements such as seal widening, intersection improvements, passing lanes to provide accommodate increasing traffic demand, larger freight vehicles.
• Network level program options analysis and funding allocations and integrated programs covering examples of low-moderate traffic levels to highly trafficked, strategic routes.
3. User guidance and dissemination
a) Deliver final project report and accompanying applications guide based on 1 and 2 above.
b) Develop and implement a dissemination strategy, including regional workshops and webinars and training events, which addresses the respective target audiences, namely practitioners in member road agencies at the state and local government level, particularly the asset managers, technical services and consultants / contractors engaged in road asset management.
Also included is a copy of our Consultancy Agreement outlining our Terms and Conditions. Please note, our Terms and Conditions are not negotiable.