ISSUE 19 INSIDE AFRICA: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES

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ISSUE 19
INSIDE AFRICA: OPPORTUNITIES
AND CHALLENGES FOR A
DEVELOPING CONTINENT
CHANGE FROM WITHIN:
SUPPORTING ELECTORAL REFORM
IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA
BIOFILTA: HOW A WORLD-FIRST
RECYCLING SYSTEM IS
GREENING A CITY
IN THE PIPELINE: THE MILESTONE
SAFETY PLAN FOR A MAJOR
GAS SYSTEM
GOING UNDERGROUND:
PROGRESS AT BRISBANE’S
LEGACY WAY TUNNEL
editorial
Welcome to Issue 19 of Cardno News, our biannual magazine aimed
at informing and inspiring our readers around the world. In this edition
we feature a wide range of stories on progress in infrastructure
– be it physical, social or environmental.
Our cover story on Africa sees two Cardno
experts providing their personal insights on
a continent experiencing unprecedented
economic progress. Across Africa there are
towns undergoing rapid development, largely
on the back of newfound resources such as
minerals, crude oil and natural gas. Here our
experts consider some of the key issues Africa
is facing, based on Cardno’s 40 year history of
working in the continent through the delivery
of international development assistance and,
more recently, our significant mining ventures in
several African countries.
Innovation is at the heart of progress, and our
feature on Biofilta, a world-first stormwater
recycling system, is a terrific example of
innovation in action. The system, successfully
introduced in Melbourne’s CBD, has the potential
to transform many urban spaces into greener,
cleaner and more environmentally friendly places
by recycling stormwater - often viewed as a
waste product, but now a valuable resource.
Poignant examples of how progress is making a
long-term difference are contained in our feature
on how Cardno is supporting electoral reform
in Papua New Guinea. In a country like PNG,
holding an election presents major challenges
but together AusAID and Cardno are producing
real results for PNG’s electoral processes
which will pave the way for more efficient,
manageable election systems in the future.
We also go underground to the see the
progress on Brisbane’s Legacy Way tunnel,
a transformational project which will deliver
flow-on economic benefits including travel
time savings, environmental outcomes and
improved road safety. And we look at how
three Cardno companies are joining forces on a
milestone progress plan to improve the safety
of a major gas pipeline system in the US.
I hope you are inspired by our recent stories
which show how Cardno, through innovation
and a strong commitment to achieving
sustainable results, is shaping the future for
communities worldwide.
Enjoy the issue.
Andrew Buckley
Managing Director and CEO
Cardno
in this issue
FEATURES
Page 3 Change from within:
Supporting electoral reform in
Papua New Guinea
Page 7 Going underground
Page 10 Cardno shapes a next-generation
retirement community
Page 11 I n the pipeline: How three Cardno
Divisions are joining forces to
improve the safety of a major gas
pipeline system
Page 14 C
lients to benefit from
new services
Page 15 B
iofilta: How a world-first
water harvesting system is
greening Melbourne
Page 18 Doomadgee dreaming:
Planning for growth in an
Indigenous community
REGULARS
Page 2 In the know
Page 5 Thought Leaders series: Africa
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IN THE know
COMPANY NEWS
John Marlay, who joined Cardno’s Board of
Directors in November 2011, was appointed
as Chairman of Cardno in August 2012.
Mr Marlay brings extensive directorship,
leadership and CEO experience in listed
companies to the Cardno Board of Directors.
Cardno wishes to thank former Chairman
John Massey for his exceptional standard
of oversight, governance and support in the
delivery of Cardno’s performance and growth
during his nine year tenure as Chairman.
Cardno also welcomes a new Non-Executive
Director to the Board of Directors, Ms
Tonianne Dwyer, who comes to Cardno with
extensive international, ASX-listed company,
consulting and infrastructure development
industry experience.
Cardno’s revenue for the 2011 financial year
rose by 16 per cent to A$965.8 million.
Market capitalisation exceeded A$1 billion,
closely followed by the addition of Cardno
Limited to the ASX 200 in June 2012.
Cardno has further enhanced its capabilities
and services through strategic mergers
with Cardno Hard & Forester, a 50 person
professional surveying services firm based
in Sydney, Australia; Cardno BTO (Better
Technical Options), a 15 person New
Zealand based niche player in the water and
wastewater process engineering market;
Cardno EM-Assist, a 150 person environmental
services and compliance management firm
headquartered in California, USA; and Cardno
MM&A (Marshall Miller & Associates), a 180
person mining, energy and environmental
consulting firm headquartered in Virginia, USA.
Cardno’s 2012 survey of global employees
revealed a high level of employee
engagement. Industry benchmarking placed
Cardno in the top three per cent of companies
surveyed globally with more than 2,000 staff.
PROJECT WINS
Base Engineering Assessment Program 2012:
Cardno has been appointed by the
Department of Defence (Australia) to
undertake the provision of engineering
services for the Defence Base Engineering
Assessment Program 2012, a rolling program
across the entire Defence Estate to assess
and report on the condition, compliance and
capacity of base utility services.
Queensland Curtis Island Liquid Natural Gas
Project (QCLNG): Cardno Bowler is providing
specialist construction materials testing
and environmental monitoring for insitu
soils, earthworks and pavement materials,
concrete, grout and water for the QCLNG
downstream gas refrigeration plant.
Agbaou Gold Project: For Endeavour Mining’s
most advanced project, located in the
Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa, Cardno BEC
will deliver the electrical design, material
supply and electrical installation for the entire
operation including the processing plant,
the 90kv power line and substation, and the
accommodation camp.
Basic Education Assistance for Muslim
Mindanao: Cardno has been appointed by
AusAID to contribute to the alleviation of
poverty in the Autonomous Region of Muslim
Mindanao in the Philippines and, in the longer
term, to the emergence of sustainable peace
through closely targeted investments in
basic education.
AWARDS
Minor League Baseball Stadium: Cardno WRG is
part of a winning design team for a new minor
league baseball stadium in Hillsboro, Oregon.
Seating 4,500 people and built on a 90-acre
recreational park, the US$11 million dollar
project is scheduled to be completed in time
for the 2013 season.
Engineers Australia named Cardno’s
Managing Director Andrew Buckley as 2012
Queensland Professional Engineer of the Year.
Robbie Marshall, Business Unit Manager –
Gold Coast and Springfield, was named
2012 Queensland Young Professional
Engineer of the Year.
Millennium Challenge Corporation Fiscal
and Procurement Agent Services:
Cardno will provide a range of financial and
procurement management services for
the implementation of a US$350 million
Compact (written agreement) between
the Governments of the United States and
Malawi and a US$600 million Compact
between the Governments of the United
States and Indonesia.
Cardno’s Americas region has achieved the
top position on the Zweig Letter (US industry
publication) Hot Firm List for the second
year running.
Stream and Floodplain Restoration Project:
Cardno has been awarded a major stream
and floodplain restoration project in support
Cardno’s work to relocate the floodaffected Grantham in Queensland has been
recognised with excellence awards by UDIA
(Urban Development Institute Australia)
and IPWEAQ (Institute of Public Works
Engineering Australia, Queensland), as well as
the Overall Award for Engineering Leadership
at the Engineering Australia Queensland
Division Excellence Awards.
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INDONESIA
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Port Moresby
AUSTRALIA
Kokopo Election Manager explaining the use of ballot boxes
to other officials and scrutineers.
CHANGE
FROM WITHIN:
SUPPORTING
ELECTORAL REFORM
IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA
There are few regular events
in a nation’s history where
the impact can be as
significant and wide-ranging
as a national election.
For developed countries, where democracy
may have been the norm for decades, if not
centuries, it is easy to take an electoral event
for granted and pay scant attention to the
logistics involved in holding it. For developing
countries, however, an election is a
significant national event requiring not only a
large number of resources, but sophisticated
issue-management and organisational skills.
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Challenges and opportunities
In a country like Papua New Guinea (PNG),
where government capacity is constrained,
geography is extreme and democracy
is comparatively new, it is an even more
challenging task. For these reasons, PNG’s
national election event, held every five years,
is the largest and most complex logistical
operation in the country.
For over a decade, the Australian Government
has recognised the broader development
importance of supporting PNG to deliver free,
fair and safe elections, by providing assistance
in various forms to the PNG Electoral
Commission (PNGEC).
Since 2005, Cardno Emerging Markets has
been managing the AusAID-funded Electoral
Support Program (over two phases) which has
included providing extensive support to the
2007 and 2012 national elections.
Every election is unique and presents its own
challenges, but together AusAID, Cardno and
the PNGEC have achieved many noteworthy
outcomes by supporting PNG elections with
a particular emphasis on gender, disability,
research and risk management, and also by
focusing on:
> reforming and developing electoral policy;
> improving the capacity of the PNG
Electoral Commission (PNGEC) to plan
and conduct elections;
> increasing voter awareness and
understanding of the electoral system;
> increasing the organisational capacity of
the PNGEC.
Creating awareness and building change
Since 2007, Cardno and the PNGEC have
been supporting a nation-wide community
awareness campaign facilitated through local
civil society organisations, to deliver important
messages to the community on a range of
topics including what makes a good leader,
how to vote, women’s rights, HIV and safe
sex messages.
“The PNGEC has since taken increasing
responsibility for both funding and contracting
the organisations and, with the program’s
support, has now developed its own internal
systems and capacity to manage this large
and complex endeavour,” said Rosemary
Murphy, Contractor Representative - Electoral
Support Program (Cardno Emerging Markets).
The community awareness initiatives are
getting results. A recent survey indicated that
approximately 24 per cent of the population
of PNG attended a public awareness session
in 2012, compared with just 15 per cent in
2007. When combined with the results of
the Electoral Commission’s media and
advertising campaign, half of PNG’s population
was reached.
PAPUA NEW GUINEA FAST FACTS
> Cardno’s presence in PNG was
established in 1963 as a civil
engineering consultancy. It has since
expanded significantly to deliver a
broad range of social, environmental
and engineering services to a diverse
group of clients in both the public and
private sectors.
> Modern-day Papua New Guinea is
37 years old and is renowned in the
region for its complex and tumultuous
political landscape. PNG is a
constitutional democracy which gained
independence in 1975 after 70 years
as an external territory of Australia.
Women casting their votes in an
open-air polling booth, Kokopo.
“This not only reflects an important
outcome in increasing the community’s
knowledge of good governance, but also
illustrates the program’s positive impact
in increasing the Commission’s capacity
and responsibility to manage its electoral
awareness campaign directly,” said Rosemary.
Changing voting access for
people with a disability
Historically, people with a disability in PNG
have been marginalised from general society
and were rarely allowed to or had access to
vote. In 2011, PNG signed the United Nations
Convention on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities, and for the 2012 General Election,
the PNG Electoral Commission took its first
steps to incorporate people with a disability into
the electoral process.
AusAID, Cardno and the PNGEC collaborated
to make this year’s election free, fair, safe and
inclusive by consulting with a wide network
of partners and stakeholders – including the
Department of Community Development – for
a whole-of-government, inclusive approach
providing people with a disability with the
opportunity to participate and vote. In mid
2011, the country’s first consultative forum on
elections and people with a disability was held
at the AusAID offices in Port Moresby and
as a direct result of the ideas and discussions
raised at this meeting, the program and the
PNGEC implemented a number of ‘firsts’.
Progressive election results on public
display at the Kokopo market.
Special accessible events were held in four
major cities to allow people with a disability
to ensure their names were listed on the
electoral roll – the first step in ensuring a
citizen can vote. Approximately 500 people
with disabilities were enrolled as a result,
many for the first time. Special polling booths
were also established in three sites across the
country, in locations familiar to people with
disabilities, with appropriate access and poll
worker assistance. Other innovations included
sign language interpreters promoting the
election on television commercials.
Plans for the future
A research program is now being developed to
review and share crucial lessons from previous
PNG elections. Based on this review, new
research will be commissioned to continue to
inform the Electoral Commission and wholeof-government decision makers.
“Elections in PNG are highly contested,
with increased pressures and incentives
stemming from the country’s resources boom.
Cardno regularly and pro-actively analyses
PNG’s political, social and economic climate
to ensure risks are identified early, and that
the Electoral Commission is supported to
plan for and respond to risks when they arise,”
said Rosemary.
“Through the support program we are seeing
real results and momentous steps forward for
PNG’s electoral processes, which will pave the
way for more efficient, manageable election
systems in the future.”
> The PNG government is based on the
Australian and British Westminster
models with a unicameral parliament
representing the country’s 111
electorates and 22 provinces. In the
past, PNG elections have become
violent. Political parties have not been
effectively organised and members
of Parliament regularly form – and
abandon – coalitions.
> Geographically, PNG is a small Pacific
island country, with impassable
mountain ranges throughout. As
a consequence, many tribes and
communities have lived in virtual
isolation for centuries, resulting in
differences in culture, tradition, belief
and language.
> PNG is estimated to have 800 different
languages amongst a population
of seven million. Port Moresby,
PNG’s capital, has no significant
road connections to other cities. As
such, air and sea transport are both
necessary and expensive.
> Economically, PNG has a low gross
domestic product per capita of
US$2,281 (in purchasing power parity
terms). However, the country is rich
in natural resources with significant
foreign investment in a range of
extractive industries.
> The country is ranked 153 on the
United Nations Development
Programme 2011 Human
Development Index and The
Economist ranked Port Moresby as
the second least liveable city in the
world (after Dhaka).
Contact Cardno
Rosemary Murphy, Contractor Representative
Electoral Support Program
Cardno Emerging Markets
Phone: +61 3 9819 2877
[email protected]
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thought leaders SERIES
Africa is undergoing a period of unprecedented economic
growth. According to The Economist, six of the ten fastestgrowing countries in 2011 were in Africa. Average external
debt on the continent has fallen from 63 per cent of GDP in
2000 to 22.2 per cent this year, while average inflation now
stands at eight per cent, down from 15 per cent in 2000.
Some analysts tout Africa as the new Asia. Others are questioning if the growth
is sustainable. All agree, though, that profound change is underway. Two of
Cardno’s experts, Bruce Johnson (Area Manager/Manager New Projects,
Cardno BEC) and Gavin Wyngaard (Senior Principal, Cardno Emerging
Markets) have teamed up to provide their insights.
Q
PANELLISTS
Bruce Johnson
Area Manager/Manager
New Projects Cardno BEC
Phone: +61 8 9472 4224
bjohnson@
bec-engineering.com.au
Gavin Wyngaard
Senior Principal,
Cardno Emerging Markets
Phone: +61 3 9819 2877
gavin.wyngaard@
cardno.com.au
Q
Across Africa there are towns
experiencing rapid development,
largely on the back of newfound
resources such as minerals, crude oil
and natural gas. Does Africa have the
infrastructure/frameworks in place to
manage and sustain this growth?
Bruce: Having the right infrastructure and
regulatory frameworks in place to support
growth is a challenge for any nation, particularly
those in rapidly developing regions like Africa.
With its large reserves of undeveloped mineral
resources in demand, infrastructure growth
in Africa will need to keep pace with mining
development through a coordinated approach
by governments, foreign investors and world
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and regional agencies to efficiently provide
necessary capacity. Leaders in industry and
government recognise this and have published
plans to manage and coordinate the required
effort. The challenge now is to work together to
execute the plans. Cardno, with its large project
history in Africa, strong infrastructure capabilities
and prior experience working with government
policy makers around the world is uniquely
positioned to provide the services to help bring
this goal to fruition.
Africa’s growth potential has
caught the attention of foreign
investors, including a lot of investment
coming from China and other parts of
Asia. Why is this?
Gavin: Yes, there is a plan. The African Union
(AU), in partnership with the United Nations
Economic Commission for Africa, has developed
a dynamic program for addressing Africa’s
infrastructure challenges, called the Programme
for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA).
It focuses on addressing critical gaps across
all of Africa through carefully targeted regional
initiatives, which will improve the infrastructure
deficit impacting Africa’s competitiveness in the
world market.
Gavin: Africa is the world’s second largest
continent, with 54 countries and substantial
natural and human resource assets, and should
finally assume its place within the global
economy as a magnet for investment on the
current world stage. Right now Africa has taken
centre stage as a bastion of opportunity, and is
rapidly emerging as a destination of choice for
many investors and developers as they look for
high-growth markets. We need only look to the
professional services and consulting engineering
industry in Australia and the US over the past
two to three years, for a demonstration of the
very confident response to the global shift
towards Africa as an investment destination.
The mining industry and its associated
infrastructure, together with the necessary
support services for its delivery, has caught the
attention of foreign investors in Africa and yes,
Asia is leading the way.
PIDA provides a coherent framework for all African
stakeholders to build the infrastructure necessary
for more integrated transport, energy, information
and communications technology as well as crossborder water networks to support effective trade,
stimulate growth and generate job opportunities.
Globally, it’s anticipated that many corporate
development and investment opportunities will be
guided by this solid framework for infrastructure
delivery, led by the AU.
Bruce: With large mineral reserves, a low wage
base and, recently, more government impetus
to attract mine investment, Asian countries see
Africa as an attractive investment option for the
returns that they have made as the manufacturing
centre of the world. With the potential for quick
returns and the lowering of risk, Asian investment
is increasing noticeably in the region. Strategically,
investment in African mining also provides
security of supply for the raw materials needed
Cardno’s history in Africa
the eventual development impact is likely
to be more sustainable, as opposed to
being dependent on regular injections of
international aid.
Q
as input to the manufacturing process to enable
production costs to be controlled. Many of these
investing companies are new to the region
and benefit from organisations such as Cardno
with strong local knowledge and a history of
successful projects.
Q
What do you think is the top
development issue affecting
Africa – and how is it being addressed?
Gavin: The ability of poor people to access
markets in order to engage productively and
meaningfully in the rapidly growing African
economy is severely limited. Their daily lives are
constrained by the distribution and exchange
systems around them and there are many
barriers that prevent them from finding their
place within the associated value chain. Poorly
functioning, uncompetitive market systems
which do not respond to local producers’ needs
have an extremely negative impact upon poor
communities, which lack the resources to
overcome such difficulties.
In development assistance circles, intervention
emphasis is shifting towards market development
as a more appropriate form of intervention.
‘Making markets work for the poor’ is an
approach that supports the functions and players
within market systems, and shows how these
could be strengthened to better serve the
needs of the poor. The approach targets critical
weaknesses in the system, by improving local
capacity to engage in the market more effectively.
It also focuses on building a solid foundation to
support market systems that are better equipped
to respond to future needs and priorities.
African communities are constantly adapting to
the changing global environment. Development
approaches must adapt accordingly. If the
market system can meet future challenges
and the ever-changing needs of the poor, then
When doing business in the
mining, resources, oil and gas
sector in Africa, what is a key
challenge and opportunity?
Bruce: The most important aspect of mining
development in Africa is that it’s done in a
sustainable manner - both environmentally
and for local communities. It’s also critical
that companies working in Africa do so
responsibly, enabling the community to have
confidence in development. Essentially,
this requires integrity in dealings with
government officials, clients and subcontractors and the ability to provide value for
clients. Cardno’s success on African projects
comes from continually providing good client
value, on having that strong local expertise
and presence, and on working with our client
operations in a professional manner as part
of a combined team. I believe our key value
of employing great people shows ongoing
commitment in this area and will provide
good future opportunities.
Q
Where do you see Africa in
the next five years?
Bruce: As the mining laws and governance
regimes mature in African countries, I think
the world demand for minerals will continue
to drive development in Africa, and we will
see the construction of a large number of
currently planned mines and oil and gas
developments, along with further growth in
exploration. The level to which this occurs
successfully will depend on the African
nations governments’ level of drive to lift their
peoples’ standard of living, the ability to get
the best people working on these exciting
development projects and, of course, the
level of cooperation between governments,
investors and industry.
Gavin: Positive change in Africa is gaining
momentum. The continent is mapping
its own solutions for its challenges and
Cardno has had a presence in Africa
for more than 40 years, primarily in the
delivery of international development
assistance projects to developing
nations. More recently, Cardno has been
significantly involved via Cardno BEC
with the establishment and maintenance
of significant mining ventures in several
African countries including Tanzania.
Our abiding strategy is to extend
our development assistance and
infrastructure services work throughout
the continent.
Cardno is helping to promote Australia’s
dual priorities of economic development
and relationship building with Africa
through the Australia-Africa Partnerships
Facility, launched in 2011 for AusAID.
The three-year venture aims to engage
all 54 countries through a range of
partnerships to advance sustainable,
country-led development.
opportunities rather than being ‘told’ by
development experts what these should be.
Leaders across the African Union are taking
action on what needs to be done and so I’ll
take my cue from the African Union again, by
referring to the vision of the PIDA. It identifies
investment in 51 specific road, power, water
and ICT projects through to 2040, worth
approximately $68 billion. It assumes robust
and sustained growth at six per cent per year. It
argues that if you plan for growth and invest in
infrastructure accordingly, you will generate the
conditions to achieve it.
This is a big switch from “wait and see” to
“make it happen”. And it can happen with
programs like those AusAID is promoting,
and which Cardno is managing, through the
Australia-Africa Partnerships Facility. It is the
right time to participate in Africa’s growth and
we as Cardno are mobilising our engineering
talent alongside our development talent, at the
same pace, scale and coverage.
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GOING UNDERGROUND:
PROGRESS AT BRISBANE’S
LEGACY WAY TUNNEL
Cardno is contributing a third of the design and construction
support resources for Brisbane, Queensland’s Legacy Way
tunnel project, which will deliver significant benefits for
motorists including travel time savings, vehicle operating costs,
environmental outcomes and improved road safety.
Cardno, in a design alliance with GHD
and URS, was engaged by Transcity JV to
carry out the tender and detailed design for
construction of the 4.6 kilometre Legacy
Way tunnel. When complete, two tunnels
will carry traffic in each direction from the
Western Freeway in Toowong to the Inner
City Bypass in Kelvin Grove.
Construction of the parallel tunnels is being
achieved using two Tunnel Boring Machines
(TBMs), which will operate 24 hours a day,
seven days a week to tunnel through the rock
beneath the surfaces of six central Brisbane
suburbs. ‘Annabell’ started excavation in
August and is tunnelling approximately
15 to 20 metres per day. At the tunnel’s
shallowest, the machine will be nine metres
below ground while the deepest point of the
tunnel will be about 40 metres under ground.
The cutterhead of each TBM measures
12.4 metres in diameter, approximately the
same size as a four-storey building, and
weighs 2,800 tonnes, about the same as 280
Brisbane City Council buses. Each TBM is 110
metres long or about the same length as a
football field.
In November 2010 Brisbane City Council
revealed that the tunnel was to be named
Legacy Way in honour of the men and women
serving in the Australian Defence Force. One
cent of every toll paid to use the tunnel will go
to Legacy Australia, an organisation dedicated
to caring for the families of deceased veterans.
This is expected to raise AU$600,000 in the
first five years of operation.
Both TBMs are named in honour of Legacy.
The first machine (‘Annabell’) was named
after Annabell MacKinney, the daughter of
the late Lance Corporal Jared MacKinney,
who was tragically killed in action in
Afghanistan in 2010. The second machine
(‘Joyce’) is named after Joyce Tweddell, a
World War II nurse and prisoner of war.
Both machines have been recycled from
parts of Brisbane’s CLEM7 TBMs (resulting
in significant savings to the project), and have
been completely restored and modified to
suit the construction conditions of Legacy
Way. Manufacturing new TBMs abroad would
have been a lengthy process, so recycling
the CLEM7 TBMs allowed tunnelling to start
much sooner and represents a multi-million
dollar saving for ratepayers.
Left: Construction of the tunnels is achieved using Tunnel Boring Machines
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Inspecting the tunnel site: Jamie Alonso, Operations Manager – ANZ Region
(Cardno), Andrew Buckley, Managing Director (Cardno) and Mark Williamson,
Design and Construction Support Project Manager (Cardno).
“Life on Legacy Way has been fast paced and
challenging, with not a single dull moment
through design or construction,” said Mark
Williamson, Cardno’s Design and Construction
Support Project Manager.
“For the 150 Cardno staff who have worked
on this project it has been a fantastic
opportunity to contribute to the delivery of key
infrastructure in Brisbane.”
Construction of Legacy Way began in April 2011
with the project set for completion in 2015.
Cardno is contributing key staff in the Civil,
Traffic, Hydrology, Structural, Environment,
Geotechnical and M&E (Mechanical and
Electrical) teams to the project.
“Life on Legacy Way has been
fast paced and challenging,
with not a single dull moment
through design or construction.”
Mark Williamson, Design and
Construction Support Project Manager
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Inside the Legacy Way tunnel site as work progresses.
The scope of Cardno’s works
included detailed design and
construction support for the
Legacy Way twin bore tunnel
and associated bridges and
infrastructure, and:
When complete, Legacy Way will
include two parallel tunnels each
containing two lanes for traffic.
> Road design including traffic
design and coordination
> The tunnel lining will be made
up of 38,700 precast concrete
segments, nine of which make a
complete ring.
> Civil design works including
bridge, tunnel, structural design
> Drainage design – operation
and construction
> Service relocations
> Construction site design
and layouts
> Environmental approvals and
management plan
> Hydrology design – operation
and construction
> Durability and materials
engineering
> Electrical and mechanical design
> Geotechnical design and
site investigations.
> More than 1 million cubic tonnes
of spoil and rock will be removed
during tunnel construction.
> More than 1,200 concrete piles
will be included in the project.
> More than 185,000m2 of asphalt
will be laid across the whole
project (inside the tunnels and on
surface roads).
> More than 100 jet fans are
installed in the tunnels as part of
the ventilation system.
Contact Cardno
Mark Williamson
Design and Construction Support
Project Manager
Phone: +61 435 054 062
[email protected]
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Artist’s impression of Union Village, heralded as a visionary model for health care.
CARDNO SHAPES A NEXT-GENERATION
RETIREMENT COMMUNITY
Increasing numbers of older Americans are seeking the security
and comfort of a continuing-care retirement community. However
many are not opting for traditional retirement community options.
Nevada’s Union Village project could provide the solution.
Recently listed as the top healthcare building
project in the US, Union Village is a “smart”
senior and residential community, and a visionary
model for health care.
and will provide master planning design, civil
engineering construction documents, landscape
architecture plans, mapping surveying services
and construction staking.
Cardno WRG is developing the master plan
infrastructure for this project, which will provide
residents with all the entertainment and
healthcare that they and their families need.
As a 170-acre high profile Healthcare Retail
Campus, the village will be a privately funded,
US$1.5 billion development offering a world-class
hospital complex and health centre, 1,000 units
for residential senior living, entertainment and
specialty retail spaces, a vibrant senior retirement
community and a civic and cultural arts centre
integrated into a master-planned community.
Producing an estimated 17,000 (direct, indirect and
construction) jobs and a dynamic economic engine
generating nearly US$10 billion in tax revenues
over 25 years, the village will be the first of its
kind in Las Vegas and the developers are now
proposing this concept to other countries around
the world.
The first of the three phases of the technologically
innovative and environmentally sustainable village
will include Union Centre, featuring a state-ofthe-art hospital and healthcare complex; Union
Plaza, a specialty retail centre with medical offices,
residential apartments, entertainment and a hotel;
Union Place, home to a vibrant senior village; and
Union Park, serving as the village’s cultural centre.
Cardno WRG was appointed to the project
following a long-term relationship with major
developers including HKS Architects, Juliet
Companies and St. Rose Dominican Hospitals,
Bob Harmsma, Principal, Civil Engineering (Cardno
WRG), said “We are excited to be a part of a high
profile team consisting of the world’s foremost
experts in health and technology planners,
designers, architects and builders. It’s an amazing
opportunity for Cardno and a game changer for our
Las Vegas office’s land development team.”
Contact Cardno
Bob Harmsma, Principal, Civil Engineering
Cardno WRG, Las Vegas
Phone: +1 702 990 7537
[email protected]
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CARDNO NEWS ISSUE 19
IN THE PIPELINE:
How three Cardno
DIVISIONS are joining
forces on a milestone
plan to improve the
safety of a major gas
pipeline system
In September 2010 a massive natural gas
explosion and fire in San Bruno, California
resulted in the loss of 38 lives and left
a neighbourhood destroyed. Other gas
pipeline explosions have occurred since
then, including nine buildings destroyed
and homes filled with gas in Ohio, and
a gas pipeline blast in Philadelphia that
flattened cars and buildings.
As a result of these tragedies, state and federal regulatory
agencies in the US have imposed rigorous new pipeline
safety requirements, and utilities have stepped up to begin
massive pipeline upgrading programs.
Following the San Bruno accident, Pacific Gas and Electric
Company (PG&E) has implemented a proactive pipeline
safety enhancement program, a US$10 billion, ten-year
effort that will reshape the natural gas pipeline transmission
system in California. The Pipeline Safety Enhancement
Program is PG&E’s road map to improving the safety of
its gas transmission lines throughout northern and central
California and has several components planned, including
hydrostatic pressure testing, inline inspections, pipeline
retrofits, pipeline replacements and valve replacements.
Left: Rigorous new pipeline safety requirements and utilities have been
put in place to prevent further natural gas pipeline explosions in the US.
(image sourced from stock library)
Right: Removing solids from a gas pipeline before hydrostatic testing
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Far right: Construction of a new gas pipeline in California
Under the direction of Cardno ENTRIX in
Concord, California, three Cardno divisions
- Cardno ENTRIX, Cardno ERI and Cardno
WRG - are assisting PG&E to implement
the program, from upfront design through
to construction.
Understanding pipeline contaminants
PG&E is now required to test the integrity of
hundreds of miles of pipelines by filling them
with pressurised water. Because the test water
can pick up hazardous contaminants, including
mercury, one of the key issues is the effective
treatment and disposal of the wastewaters. To
understand the nature of potential residuals,
Cardno ENTRIX collected waste samples
from pipelines of different age, locations and
conditions, and analysed them for a full suite
of constituents. Cardno ENTRIX also designed
special tests for mercury to determine the
exact type of mercury present, and the amount
bound up in various size fractions of solids
carried in the pipelines.
Effective treatability testing
To ensure the client received realistic,
comparable bids for treatment systems and
that equipment could perform as promised,
Cardno ENTRIX designed innovative bench
tests using actual hydrotest waters.
“For comparability, we performed independent
laboratory testing of post-treatment samples
from all vendors and evaluated the results.
The results allowed us to make informed
recommendations to our client for selection
of effective treatment contractors, and helped
drive down costs as a result of competitive and
comparable bids,” said Cardno ENTRIX project
manager Patrick Ritter.
Safe disposal
Cardno’s studies enabled the design of an
extremely effective treatment system for
mercury, based on pre-cleaning to remove
high concentration residuals and treatment of
hydrotest wastewaters. Treated test waters
are now meeting all municipal requirements
and are being safely disposed into local
sewer systems.
“The newly designed treatment system avoids
the generation of large volumes of hazardous
wastes, which would otherwise involve very
expensive offsite disposal.
“Our treatment system has
saved at least US$70-100
million so far.”
Patrick W. Ritter, P.E.
Senior Consultant, Cardno ENTRIX
Decision making in the field
To provide real-time decision making,
Cardno WRG and Cardno ERI designed
mobile field vans containing cutting-edge
portable laboratory equipment. In an ambitious
testing program, Cardno has deployed three
vans at dozens of hydrotest sites during
cleaning and rinsing activities, and is now
providing immediate data (within just 20
minutes) that informs and guides test crews
for pipeline cleaning.
“By comparing rinse solutions to predetermined analytical criteria, we are able to
determine, with a high degree of confidence,
when cleaning activities are sufficient. As a
result, pipelines can be filled for hydrotesting
with the assurance that wastewaters will not
contain mercury at hazardous levels, and can
meet all regulatory limits,” said Patrick.
The demanding hydrotest schedule involves
deployment of a team of ten Cardno
specialists who have assisted at over 250
miles of pipelines and 125 separate sites.
“This is truly a cross-Cardno effort and
partnering with Cardno WRG and Cardno ERI
means we can provide extremely fast and
responsive service to our client,” said Patrick.
Additionally, some of the pipeline segments
were adjacent to sensitive public drinking
water supplies and required an extraordinary
level of effort and expertise.
According to PG&E project manager Tim
Andrews, Cardno assisted on “the most
complicated segments that I have
seen cleaned.”
Referring to the Cardno staff who worked
collaboratively on the project, Tim said,
“I am really fortunate to be surrounded by
this group.”
Designing replacement pipelines
Looking ahead, some of the older pipeline
segments will require total replacement.
To assist in their design, Cardno ENTRIX
developed various permitting strategies
so that construction will have the lowest
environmental footprint. Cardno is now
working with PG&E to identify potential
environmental and land use issues that
could lead to permitting delays, restrict
construction activities at specific times or
result in expensive mitigation.
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A gas pipeline modular treatment system.
Down to earth, down to construction
When obtaining clearances for excavation of
buried pipelines, the potential presence of
biological and cultural resources is a critical
environmental issue. Cardno ENTRIX experts
are working at PG&E pipeline headquarters and
in the field alongside construction crews, to
identify and resolve these resource constraints
before they become roadblocks to construction.
Cardno ENTRIX has developed cost-effective
mitigation strategies that can easily be
implemented by construction crews, and has
also developed field guidance manuals and
conducted training sessions for construction
crews, so that pipeline excavation can proceed
with a minimum of downtime, while still
protecting sensitive resources.
The new standards will make California’s pipeline
safety rules the strongest in the country, Nick
Stavropoulos, PG&E’s new executive vice
president of gas operations has said.
“PG&E’s plan is all about modernising our
gas transmission system and providing our
customers with confidence that PG&E’s
pipelines meet the highest standards when it
comes to public safety,” he said.
“The tragedy that occurred in San Bruno made
it clear that the existing standards needed to
change. We went out and brought in industryleading experts from all over the country,
people that have a great deal of experience in
improving gas transmission networks. And we
picked the best ideas and brought them together
to craft a plan that raises the bar to the level it
needs to be.”
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Measures proposed
The proposed ten-year plan includes
the following work:
> Strength testing about 780 miles
of pipeline segments
> Replacing about 185 miles of
pipeline segments
> Making about 200 miles of
pipeline segments “piggable,” in
which an inline inspection tool is
inserted into a pipeline to gather
detailed information
> Automating 228 valves
> Validating maximum allowable
operating pressure for all
transmission pipelines in
the system
> Improving the asset management
system for pipeline records
Acknowledgement:
www.pgecurrents.com
Contact Cardno
Patrick W. Ritter, P.E.
Senior Consultant, Cardno ENTRIX
Phone: (+1) 925 935 9920
[email protected]
CLIENTS TO BENEFIT
FROM NEW SERVICES
Clients now have access to an even
broader range of services, following the
introduction of new merger partners with
capabilities that further complement and
enhance Cardno’s diverse global expertise.
Environmental management and training
Cardno’s existing strong capabilities in environmental management were
enhanced following the recent merger with EM-Assist, now Cardno
EM-Assist. A trusted partner of the US Government for environmental
program management, technical support and training solutions, Cardno
EM-Assist supports clients to cost effectively address their most challenging
environmental compliance, information management, conservation and
planning and restoration needs.
Mining and carbon management
Cardno has strengthened its ability to serve the fossil fuels, transportation, and
land and mineral development industries through a merger with Marshall Miller
and Associates, now Cardno MM&A. Based in Bluefield, Virginia, Cardno MM&A
augments Cardno’s expertise by providing specialised services including mining
engineering, coal refuse, ash disposal, coal bed methane evaluations and carbon
management services.
Water and wastewater process engineering
Cardno has added multiple new water and waste water capabilities following a recent
merger with New Zealand-based Better Technical Options, now Cardno BTO. Further
specialist services in water and wastewater process engineering on offer include
process option selection, design and optimisation, process risk assessment, mechanical
and electrical design, control systems design and plant commissioning. Complementing
existing expertise, Cardno BTO assists clients throughout Australasia.
Infrastructure services
A recent merger with Hard and Forester, now known as Cardno Hard & Forester, will
further strengthen Cardno’s presence in New South Wales and broaden Cardno’s
infrastructure services capability in the region. Cardno Hard & Forester is a 50 person survey
firm based in Sydney (Rockdale) and is one of the largest survey companies in New South
Wales, bringing to Cardno its strong reputation as a market leader in the infrastructure and
urban markets in the region.
Top: Cardno BTO has been working closely with Watercare for six years on various projects, one of which is the Mangere Wastewater
Treatment Plant in Auckland. Cardno BTO’s work on this site encompasses process, electrical and mechanical disciplines.
Bottom: Cardno MM&A performed due diligence of five active mines and facilities and one non-operating mining facility in the
Upper Silesian Basin in eastern Czech Republic, determining that the mining operations were uniquely situated to provide high-grade
metallurgical coal to Eastern Europe.
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BIOFILTA: How a world-first
water harvesting system is
greening Melbourne, AUSTRALIA
Around the world, cities face the challenge of
achieving water security in light of population
growth and climate change. Of critical importance
to the future liveability of cities will be the ability to
transform cities into catchments through the harvest,
storage and cleansing of stormwater for reuse, while
conserving precious drinking water resources.
Signalling a landmark shift in sustainable development for Melbourne’s
CBD, Cardno has undertaken the design and documentation for a world-first
stormwater capture system in Darling Street, East Melbourne. Solving the
problem of harvesting stormwater in urban environments where space is a
premium, the scheme diverts stormwater from existing drains in adjoining
streets and recycles enough water each year to fill nearly 20 Olympic-sized
swimming pools.
Cardno, Australian Ecosystems and Biofilta have combined the skills of
engineering design with horticultural expertise and practical delivery to
produce the Biofilta™ stormwater harvesting systems, which can be dropped
into urban landscapes and are fully functional from the day they are installed.
“Combining treatment with storage, cities can now become mini water
supply catchments where local drains are harnessed to provide alternative
water supplies for parks, landscapes, toilet flushing and even home
irrigation,” said Cardno’s Design Manager, Marc Noyce.
Left and far right: The Darling Street, East Melbourne site
of the world-first Biofilta™ stormwater harvesting system.
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Right: Construction of the system begins underground.
Why use stormwater
How it works
Rain which falls on roads and roofs ends up
in a stormwater drainage system. Untreated
stormwater contains pollutants picked up
from these surfaces, such as litter, leaves,
sediment and oil have an adverse affect
on the quality of waterways, rivers and
surrounding bay areas.
Suitable for greenfield sites and established
neighbourhoods, the system captures large
volumes of stormwater, firstly screened
of large pollutants and oils by litter traps
and sediment chambers, before filling
underground tanks. The collected stormwater
is then filtered and cleaned through a pregrown rain garden consisting of triple-washed
sand and indigenous plant species at the
surface level. Microbes that live on the roots
of the plants break down nutrients and utilise
them and heavy metals get bound up in the
top layer of sand. Once filtered through the
plants and sand, the cleansed stormwater
is then stored and used in a second tank
stacked on top of the primary collection tank.
Biofilta Pty Ltd and Cardno have invested
significant resources to address the
practical challenges of turning the proof of
concept into reality by:
“It is the stacked tank arrangement which
allows the spatial efficiency,” said Marc.
> Designing small footprint systems
that capture large volumes of polluted
stormwater for multiple treatment cycles
through the well established vegetated
filter layer after the rain event has passed,
allowing the water to be cleansed to very
high standards for reuse;
“There’s a massive volume of polluted
stormwater sheeting off the urban
environment, creating issues in nearby rivers,
waterways and creeks. But if it’s properly
treated, stormwater can now be recycled
into an important and safe alternative
fit-for-purpose water source,” said Marc.
According to Marc, stormwater is not a
surplus product to be flushed away and
quickly forgotten about.
“Recycling stormwater is ultimately a means
for enhancing liveability and for the greening
of a city. It’s an extraordinarily underused
resource that can help protect cities against
future climate challenges,” he said.
“The Biofilta System offers
a natural solution which
delivers substantial win-win
outcomes that could not
normally be achieved.”
Several elements of the system are unique,
including the installation of the modular, fully
pre-grown vegetated sand filters, which
eliminate lengthy establishment timelines.
The robust ‘treatment train’ approach
removes stormwater pollutants in a
logical manner while minimising ongoing
maintenance costs. Furthermore, most of
the system is installed underground, enabling
cities to achieve stormwater pollution
best practice standards, and transform
stormwater from a waste stream into a
precious resource.
> Developing an innovative world first
Biofilta™ modular bioretention growing
system with a consistent reset feature;
> Producing commercial quantities of
consistent product using media that
is consistent with current best
practice specifications;
> Eliminating the typical long vegetation
establishment periods and costly
maintenance activity typically associated
with systems planted with immature
plants in a harsh environment;
> Developing intelligent facilities with
storage and reuse of stormwater that
can function as a remote controlled
networked system to help cities to adapt
to the challenges of climate change; and
> Maximisation of precious developable
land or public open space.
Source: www.biofilta.com.au
Marc Noyce, Design Manager
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The Darling Street launch; David Ryan (Melbourne Water’s General Manager,
Waterways); Chris Butler (Cardno); Marc Noyce (Cardno); Cathy Oak (Councillor
City of Melbourne); Brendan Condon (Biofilta); Russell Burke (Multipro Civil).
Adapting to climate change
The East Melbourne project is the first in a
series of in-road stormwater projects that
form part of the Melbourne Council’s climate
adaptation strategy. Collecting and re-using
this water allows the local Council to keep
local parks watered throughout the year, also
reducing elevated heat levels common in city
environments in dry summer months.
Councillor Cathy Oke, who has responsibility
for the Eco City portfolio, recently said despite
recent rains, many of Melbourne’s trees were
still feeling the effects of the drought.
“Adapting to climate change is about being
smarter with limited resources and it is vital
that we do all we can to protect our renowned
parks and gardens from any future impacts of
drought,” she said.
“This project allows us to treat and use water
that otherwise would be lost to our waterways.
When you look at Darling Street and its
surrounding green spaces you wouldn’t know
that there is a sophisticated stormwater tank at
work under the street keeping the area healthy
and green.”
Most of the system is installed
underground, enabling cities to
achieve stormwater pollution best
practice standards, transforming
stormwater from a waste stream
into a precious resource.
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The Biofilta System has the potential to
transform many cities into greener, cleaner and
more environmentally friendly places.
“Through the system we are bringing some
biodiversity back, helping to safeguard our
overflowing creeks and helping to influence the
microclimate to protect against the effects of
heatwaves. The project also provides the dual
benefits of restricting demand on the city’s
drinking water supplies and reducing pollution
loads into local waterways,” said Brendan
Condon, Managing Director, Biofilta.
The City of Melbourne is now working to create
similar progressive stormwater projects across
Melbourne in the future, and the project has
already been receiving awards. Biofilta Pty Ltd
and Cardno recently won a Victorian Stormwater
Excellence award in the Stormwater Industry
Association (Vic) “Excellence in Research,
Innovation, Policy or Education” category.
“When land is a premium and stormwater
targets need to be met, the Biofilta System
offers a natural solution which delivers
substantial win-win outcomes that could not
normally be achieved,” said Marc.
Acknowledgements: City of Melbourne; The Age
(Michael Green), March 2011; www.biofilta.com.au
Contact Cardno
Marc Noyce
Associate for Cardno Victoria - Civil
Phone:+61 3 8415 7777
[email protected]
DOOMADGEE DREAMING: Planning for
growth in an Indigenous community
Doomadgee is a remote
Indigenous settlement
located in the north-western
corner of Queensland,
Australia in the heart of Gulf
Country, the name given to
the spectacular region of
woodland and savannah
grassland surrounding the
Gulf of Carpentaria.
Founded in 1936, a full range of urban
infrastructure is now provided in the
settlement including an airstrip, Doomadgee’s
gateway to the Gulf Region. A limited array of
commercial and retail activities is also found
in the township, supplemented seasonally by
travelling road traders.
As with many remote Indigenous
communities, Doomadgee faces its
challenges, including the provision of housing,
which has been identified by the Australian
Government as a key bridge to closing the gap
on Indigenous disadvantage. In partnership
with the Queensland Government, it has
promised to build 95 new homes in the
township by 2020.
Doomadgee has an estimated population of
1,300 people and over the next 20 years is
expected to grow by an additional 250 to 450
people - a manageable population increase
in a metropolitan context, but in a remote
setting, planning for this growth presents
its complexities.
To help address this, Cardno HRP was
appointed by the Queensland Department of
Communities to prepare a Sustainable Planning
Act 2009 compliant Land Use Planning Scheme
for Doomadgee Aboriginal Shire, as part of a
state government initiative that aims to provide
long-term strategic and statutory planning to
Queensland Indigenous communities.
To date, this vision has been lacking
in Doomadgee and other Indigenous
communities, however the Land Use
Planning Scheme is set to improve the
liveability of the settlement. Specifically, it
identifies new growth areas and economic
development opportunities, including tourism,
and also introduces new flood and bushfire
requirements to protect people and property
from these natural hazards.
The Doomadgee Aboriginal Community has
a deep cultural connection to the land and
its cultural heritage. Accordingly, landscape
features and beliefs that have cultural
significance to the community must be
respected in a planning scheme context.
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“Doomadgee’s deep rooted cultural heritage
provides a real opportunity for a new approach
to plan-making. This includes the use of
simple English and comprehensive mapping
to improve the overall legibility of documents,
to make them more appealing, engaging
and meaningful for residents” said Dominic
Hammersley, Cardno HRP’s Team Manager
and Senior Planner.
Indigenous engagement in Doomadgee
was undertaken in accordance with
Aboriginal consultation protocol, including
the engagement of elders and valued
representatives from the two principal tribes in
Doomadgee, the Waanyi and the Gangalidda.
“Effective indigenous engagement requires
the critical ingredient of time, and lots of
it, which may be spent fishing at the local
waterhole, or collecting “sugar bags”
(native bee honey) from the dark recesses
of savannah country trees. Taking the time to
have meaningful dialogue also lends to a real
appreciation of the things valued by Aboriginal
people, and an insight into Aboriginal culture,”
said Dominic.
Aboriginal cultural heritage can be understood
as a tangible element in the landscape, such
as “Dingo Dreaming” - a mythological site in
the Nicholson River, or “Pandanus Grove” - a
riverside bushtucker resource adjacent to
the township. However, Aboriginal cultural
heritage is sometimes intangible, including
beliefs not identifiable by a place. One such
Gangalidda belief is that “Goodeedawa” or
“Little Devils” inhabit country from Savannah
Way to the Gulf of Carpentaria. Gangalidda
children learn not to venture into this part of
the country for fear of an encounter with the
“Goodeedawa”. In Aboriginal culture, beliefs
are often coupled with cultural obligations
and there are manifest consequences for the
disregard of such beliefs, including incidents
and accidents resulting in harm.
Importantly, the only urban activities north
of Savannah Way include a cemetery and a
waste collection facility. Therefore, in planning
for the long-term growth of Doomadgee, areas
north of Savannah Way are to be avoided due
to cultural sensitivities. Coincidentally, the area
is also subject to annual inundation by riverine
flood which also serves to isolate Doomadgee
by road in the wet season.
Maintaining meaningful dialogue with the
community will be critical to the ongoing
implementation of the planning scheme, and
for members of the Doomadgee Aboriginal
Community, the cultural heritage aspects of
the planning scheme are seen as a positive
contribution to the intergenerational exchange
of cultural knowledge.
Cardno has a long history of working with
communities to manage change both
effectively and sensitively. Cardno HRP
together with Cardno Emerging Markets
recently undertook a series of community
consultation sessions with villages located
along the South-Fly River region in the
Western Provence of Papua New Guinea. The
consultation team visited 22 villages identified
as being particularly susceptible to coastal
flood events. The sessions were the second
in a series of activities associated with the
South-Fly Villages Relocation Feasibility Study
being undertaken by the Ok Tedi Development
Foundation, to determine the feasibility of
relocating flood impacted villages to less
impacted or unaffected sites, and to gauge
community sentiment around the concept of
relocation. The findings will help to identify
pilot villages to undergo relocation processes.
“Working with Indigenous communities
challenges the fundamental planning concepts
of urbanisation and livability. It can be an intrepid
path, however through effective and meaningful
community engagement we seek to create
exciting and unique places for communities to
call home,” said Dominic.
The Doomadgee Planning Scheme is
expected to be completed in early 2013.
Contact Cardno
Dominic Hammersley
Team Manager/Senior Planner
Cardno HRP
Phone +61 7 3221 8833
[email protected]
“Taking the time to have
meaningful dialogue also
lends to a real appreciation
of the things valued by
Aboriginal people, and an
insight into Aboriginal culture.”
DOMINIC HAMMERSLEY, CARDNO HRP
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The Nicholson River, Doomadgee, a significant cultural
and recreational asset to the local population.
Pandanus grove, Doomadgee, a local
source of “bushtucker”.
“Doomadgee’s deep rooted cultural heritage
provides a real opportunity for a new approach
to plan making.”
Dominic Hammersley, Cardno HRP
Aerial view of the Doomadgee township.
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showcase:
CARDNO PROJECTS
FROM AROUND THE WORLD
The Building Blocks Project suggests that re-prioritisation
of urban release areas could generate many future homes
in Western Sydney, New South Wales.
AUSTRALASIA
HOUSING BLUEPRINT TO
CUT SHORTAGES
Working in partnership with the Urban
Development Institute of Australia (New
South Wales) and the development industry,
Cardno has examined options to accommodate
Sydney’s projected population growth using
a range of viability criteria, including access
to infrastructure and proximity to existing
urban centres. Featured on the front page
of the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper,
the Building Blocks Project suggests that
re-prioritisation of urban release areas could
generate some 90,000 future homes in
Western Sydney.
Contact Cardno
Martin Wells, Division Manager
New South Wales/Australian
Capital Territory
Phone +61 2 9496 7700
[email protected]
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SHAPING THE WAY
MELBOURNE MOVES
Cardno continues to drive Melbourne’s
sustainable transport revolution by delivering
innovative car alternatives across a number of
major projects.
The Swanston Street reconstruction is well
advanced, transforming the city’s iconic
spine into a pedestrian, bicycle and public
transport friendly mall. In 2009 Melbourne
City Council revealed their ambitious plan to
remove vehicle traffic from Melbourne’s retail
core, which is now being realised through
construction of the new spaces, which Cardno
helped deliver through provision of technical
designs and construction management of the
tram super stops.
Our engineers are also leading the evolution
of Melbourne’s Docklands precinct through
delivery of major projects in Waterfront City,
New Quay, Victoria Point and Yarra’s Edge.
The Docklands is continuing to grow into a
community, with major investment directed
towards extending the city tram network
into the area and prioritising pedestrians and
bicycles. Cardno is supporting this progression
through its involvement in the $700 million
Bourke Junction development, which will soon
house 8,000 Medibank Private and National
Australia Bank staff. The project will deliver
an environmentally friendly office tower,
with access provided through meticulously
integrated public transport, pedestrian and
cycling facilities.
These, along with a range of other projects,
are shaping the way Melburnians move, and
providing a blueprint for future development.
Contact Cardno
Diana DeZilwa, Business Unit Manager
Traffic, Transport and Parking (Victoria)
Phone +61 3 8415 7777
[email protected]
A redevelopment on Swanston Street, Melbourne
is turning the city’s iconic spine into a pedestrian,
bicycle and public transport-friendly mall.
NORTH AMERICA
VIEWING PROJECTS IN A
NEW DIMENSION
Drawing on the same type of cutting edge
technology used in movies such as King Kong
and Avatar, Cardno WRG has developed an
exciting new service: 3D visualisation. Used to
create three dimensional videos and images
of a project, the service allows a viewer to
see what a project will look like before it is
constructed, and is providing clients with cost
effective solutions to public interest by helping
reduce project delays and additional open
houses. The videos are now being used for
public open houses, city council meetings, land
use approvals and much more.
Cardno WRG’s new service allows clients to see their projects in 3D.
The software accurately reflects a variety of
elements in great detail, including landscape,
sun shadows and time of day.
Contact Cardno
Fred Wismer Jr., PE
Project Engineer
Phone (+1) 503 419 2500
[email protected]
CARBON SEQUESTRATION
STUDY UNDERWAY
Cardno MM&A is working with Virginia Tech’s
Virginia Center for Coal and Energy Research
(VCCER) to study carbon sequestration options
in geologic formations located in the Central
Appalachian Basin in the United States.
Carbon sequestration involves the capture and
long-term storage of carbon dioxide (CO2) to
reduce anthropogenic CO2 emissions, which
are released by burning fossil fuels.
Previous research by VCCER and Cardno
MM&A identified promising reservoirs for CO2
storage in the Appalachian Basin and included
a small-scale injection of nearly 1,000 metric
tonnes of CO2 into a coalbed methane reservoir.
Favourable results from these previous studies
form the basis for the ongoing evaluation of
the long-term storage potential of CO2 in coal
seams and organic shales by injecting 20,000
metric tonnes of CO2 into unconventional
gas reservoirs. The project will also evaluate
enhanced coalbed methane extraction
applications during CO2 injection activities.
Contact Cardno
Steve Keim
Cardno MM&A
Phone: +1 540 605 9004
[email protected]
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CARDNO PROJECTS
FROM AROUND THE WORLD
Cardno TEC is preparing a complex Environmental
Impact Statement for the Dallas Floodway, Texas.
NORTH AMERICA
FLOOD RISK
MANAGEMENT
Under contract with the Fort Worth District
of the US Army Corps of Engineers and
in cooperation with the City of Dallas,
Texas, Cardno TEC is preparing a complex
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
analysing various flood risk management
measures, ecosystem restoration features
and recreational enhancements to the Dallas
Floodway, located along the Trinity River in
Dallas, Texas.
The study area covers approximately 20 per
cent of the land area of the City of Dallas. Core
elements of the EIS include implementing
the City of Dallas Balanced Vision Plan (BVP)
and Interior Draining Plan studies. Notable
features of the proposed BVP include creating
meanders within the Trinity River, restoring,
protecting and expanding the riparian corridor,
improving aquatic habitat, creating rifflepool complexes, and constructing wetlands.
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Recreation measures include new lakes,
terraced playing fields, multi-purpose trails,
whitewater facilities, pedestrian bridges,
utilities, parking facilities, amphitheatres,
and passive recreation features, such as
interpretive guidance, media, and picnic areas.
The EIS is a complex project that requires
extensive cooperation and partnership with
multiple units of local, state and federal
government. It addresses a number of regional
concerns, although flood risk management for
the citizens of Dallas remains the cornerstone
of this multifaceted effort.
Contact Cardno
Ryan Pingree, Senior Associate
Cardno TEC
Phone (+1) 858 509 3157
[email protected]
PIONEERING CLIMATE
CHANGE ANALYSIS
At the forefront of climate change expertise in US
natural resource planning, Cardno ENTRIX has
been awarded a technical assistance contract
to help the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
address climate change in Oregon. This leadingedge project builds upon over a dozen Cardno
projects in California that addressed greenhouse
gas emissions and prediction of climate change
adaptation effects on habitats and land uses.
Cardno ENTRIX is developing state-of-the–
industry methodologies that will enable the BLM
to incorporate climate change considerations
into future resource management plans, and to
evaluate greenhouse gas implications of future
timber harvesting, infrastructure and other
projects within the district.
Contact Cardno
Patrick Ritter, Senior Consultant
Cardno ENTRIX
Phone (+1) 925 988 1291
[email protected]
The Australia Indonesia Partnership for Decentralisation (AIPD) allows the Government
of Australia to support the Government of Indonesia to effectively implement its
decentralisation policies, with a particular focus on improving essential service delivery.
ASIA
Australia Indonesia
Partnership for
Decentralisation
As Managing Contractor, Cardno is providing
analytical, technical and administrative
support for the effective development,
implementation and monitoring of the
AusAID-funded Australia Indonesia
Partnership for Decentralisation (AIPD).
AIPD is a flexible and responsive program to
allow the Government of Australia to support
the Government of Indonesia to effectively
implement its decentralisation policies, with
a particular focus on improving essential
service delivery. Of particular strategic
importance is improved resource allocation
and management. At the heart of which is
Public Finance Management leading to better
allocation and management of resources.
Improved allocation and resources are
necessary conditions to better service delivery
View of an intervened primary forest after trees have
been removed and grass has taken over.
of essential health, education and infrastructure
in some of Indonesia’s poorest provinces.
AIPD works with targeted provincial and
district administrations as well as parliaments,
civil society stakeholders, media and several
selected central government agencies.
Contact Cardno
John Schottler, AIPD Contractor Representative
Asia Pacific – Social Infrastructure
Cardno Emerging Markets (Australia)
[email protected] / [email protected]
SOUTH/LATIN AMERICA
CONSERVING
ECOSYSTEMS IN
EQUADOR
Ecuador’s deforestation rate is among the
highest in South America, sacrificing 200,000
hectares of forest each year. The Ecuadorian
Ministry of the Environment’s Programa Socio
Bosque (or Forest Partners Program) began
in 2008 to protect Ecuador’s natural heritage,
providing a direct payment per hectare of
native forest to landowners who agree to
conserve their forest through voluntary
conservation agreements. Cardno ENTRIX was
appointed to perform an external evaluation
of the areas under conservation for the period
2008-2011. The Program’s chief goals are the
conservation of ecosystems and ecosystem
processes that generate benefits for society,
minimising vulnerability and maximising
adaptability to climate change, and poverty
alleviation. So far, the Socio Bosque Program
has signed more than 1,200 agreements
with communities and individuals, preserving
811,000 hectares of forest and benefiting more
than 70,000 people.
Contact Cardno
Edgar Uribe, Director
Latin American Operations / Senior Vice President
Cardno ENTRIX
Phone (+1) 713-666-6223
[email protected]
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CARDNO NEWS ISSUE 19
showcase:
CARDNO PROJECTS
FROM AROUND THE WORLD
The growing city of Abu Dhabi, subject to
Green Building advisory services from Cardno.
UK & EUROPE
Serbia Business
Enabling Project
The Serbia Business Enabling Project (BEP)
is a five-year US$16 million project funded by
USAID. Through BEP, Cardno helps connect
government and private sector stakeholders to
implement reforms that enhance the business
environment. Reforms focus on business
regulation and economic governance, fiscal
policy development and the development
of financial markets. BEP has an innovative
approach to help move these important
reforms forward. This approach includes
research, analysis and an annual survey
of businesses to identify priority reforms;
strategic communications, roundtables, and
dialogue to gain buy-in for these reforms; and
intensive consulting services to government
institutions to properly implement the reforms.
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Each year BEP develops Joint Work Plans
with its Government of Serbia partners.
The project has already had important
successes that will make Serbian businesses
more competitive: it helped the Government
eliminate 137 para-fiscal charges (hidden
taxes), developed laws and bylaws to provide
for a modern capital market, streamlined
inspections and public-private partnerships,
among many other reforms.
To disseminate information about key reforms,
BEP provides training for businesses and
journalists and has launched an online policy
portal to facilitate discussion on economic policy
and business environment issues. To date,
the project has generated 205 media reports
and outreach activities are estimated to have
reached 5.5 million people.
Contact Cardno
Cinar Akcin, Manager
Governance and Economic Growth
Cardno Emerging Markets
Phone +1 (703) 373 7674
[email protected]
MIDDLE EAST
GREEN BUILDING
ADVISORY SERVICES
Cardno is providing Green Building advisory
services to a number of developments in Dubai
and Abu Dhabi. Recently, Dubai adopted the
LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design) standard, a suite of rating systems
for the design, construction and operation of
high performance green buildings, homes
and neighbourhoods. Initially Abu Dhabi
did the same, however the Urban Planning
Council in Abu Dhabi has now developed its
own standard known as Estidama (Arabic
for ‘sustainability’) which is tailored to suit
the climatic conditions of the Middle East.
Cardno is qualified to provide advisory services
for both systems and two projects are fast
approaching the commissioning stage - the
Park Hyatt Hotel in Abu Dhabi, and the Three
Fishing Harbours Development in Dubai. The
Park Hyatt Hotel is a 5-star hotel development
with direct access to the pristine beach on the
Performing a HIV test - Cardno’s technical expertise helps to ensure US
government funding for HIV/AIDS reaches those who need it most.
north coast of Saadiyat Island. Cardno provided
LEED advisory services throughout the project,
including energy modelling and fundamental
commissioning (a LEED requirement). The
Three Fishing Harbours Development consists
of three old fishing harbours, now revitalised in
a prime development area of Dubai beachfront.
The task was to turn the fishing harbours into
attractive developments, adding tourist and
retail facilities whilst retaining their original
function as commercial harbours. Cardno
provided LEED advisory services for the
development, and also undertook the hard and
soft landscape design.
Contact Cardno
Kevin Renshaw
Regional Director, Middle East
Phone +971 2 642 9779
[email protected]
AFRICA
PARTNERING TO TARGET
MAJOR HEALTH ISSUES
Annually the US President’s Emergency Plan
for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) allocates major
funding across targeted countries, specifically
through public-private partnerships. These
mutually beneficial arrangements enhance
local and international capacity to deliver
high-quality health services to target issues
such as HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis
prevention and treatment as well as laboratory
strengthening, and health information systems
in Sub-Saharan Africa. The US Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) brokers
a portion of these to promote their potential for
scale-up. In September 2009 CDC appointed
Cardno Emerging Markets (US) to the role of
Global Secretariat to administrate a portfolio of
these partnerships to maximise their impact
and results. Cardno uses an exclusive suite
of tools and services in funds management,
monitoring and evaluation, program
development and strategic communications
designed for public-private partnerships to
assist the US government in reaching its goals
outlined in PEPFAR.
www.cdcp4.org
Contact Cardno
Ophelia McMurray, Project Director
Cardno Emerging Markets
Phone: +1 703 373 7747
Email: [email protected]
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About Cardno
Cardno is an ASX200 professional infrastructure and environmental
services company, with expertise in the development and improvement
of physical and social infrastructure for communities around the world.
Cardno’s team includes leading professionals who plan, design, manage
and deliver sustainable projects and community programs.
Cardno is an international company listed on the Australian Securities
Exchange (ASX: CDD).
Contact
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