uijeongbu lrt

Project Manager
LRT
uijeongbu lrt - u line
republic of south korea
design review
project communication
project management
works supervision
operation schedule
maintenance program
The challenge
Uijeongbu Light Rail Transit (LRT), also known as the “U-line”,
serves the town of Uijeongbu (the “U” stands for the name of
the town), which is located 20 km north of South Korea’s capital
Seoul. U-Line is a driverless and grade-separated light railway, the
second fully automated line in Seoul, after the Sin Bundang Line,
and the third driverless line operated in South Korea.
The area has boomed into a satellite community of Seoul. Since
1995, the population has increased rapidly by 38% ; by 2020,
after another increase of 28%, it will reach 500,000 inhabitants.
The LRT system aims to meet the transport needs of the growing population and reduce the travel time between the 2 parts of
the town to 19 minutes (in comparison, the journey by bus and
car travel takes 40 and 30 minutes respectively).
The light railway system runs on rubber tyres, along an 11 kmlong U-shaped elevated structure and serves 15 stations from
the eastern part of Uijeongbu (Tapseok) to the commercial and
administrative centre of the town (Balgok). Hoeiryong is the connecting station with Seoul Subway Line 1 (Mass Rail Transit).
Each of the 15 light automatic train set is composed of two carriages (Véhicules Automatique Léger or VAL) and can carry up to
236 passengers each, at a maximum speed of 80 km/h. Headway is 3.5 minutes at rush hours and 6 to 10 minutes off-peak.
The system is operated 19.5 hours a day. The control and regulation of train movements are performed by an automatic operations control system. Stations are equipped with video cameras
and data transmission to the control centre, to carry out permanent monitoring.
The project was built on a turnkey basis through a Private Participation in Infrastructure (PPI) by a Korean consortium led by GS
Engineering & Construction. A company named Uijeongbu Light
Rail Ltd was specially created in 2005 for the purpose of leading
the LRT project as concessionaire (Franchise Holder).
Construction started in 2007. All the tracks were laid by mid2011 and signal installation was completed by the end of the
same year. 6 years were necessary to design, build and commission the LRT. The total project cost was €390 million.
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A single Engineering, Procurement and Construction Contract
was signed with the consortium of GS Engineering & Construction,
other Korean companies and Siemens Transportation Systems.
It covered all the aspects of the Uijeongbu LRT project including
civil works and architecture, electrical and mechanical systems,
automatic train control and depot equipment, rolling stock. Project
management services were performed by a consortium of
DONG-IL, Engineering Consultants Co. Ltd and BEAK LIM Architect Engineering Consultant, led by SYSTRA.
SYSTRA’s role
The construction of a light railway in Uijeongbu was initiated by
the Town on a PPI basis in 2001.
The concession contract was signed between the concessionaire
and the conceding authority on 15 April 2006.
SYSTRA was involved in the tender stage from 2000 and signed
the contract for project management services in September 2006.
For the first time in Korea, and with the full support of the concessionaire, SYSTRA’s project management included supervision
services as defined by Korean law. This reinforced the role of project management for the benefit of the concessionaire in relation
to the EPC contractor.
SYSTRA signed another contract with the concessionaire for the
preparation of operation and maintenance services.
supervision
Comply with legal requirements in accordance with Korean construction management law,
Monitor project quality, schedule, cost, safety,
Inspect the construction site in compliance with the law and
the project specifications,
Prepare reports for the concessionaire and the authorities.
uijeongbu lrt - u line
republic of south korea
project management
Prepare the management documents for the project,
Review design documents,
Manage execution of the project for the client,
Organise communications and prepare the official records (document control),
Monitor and advise the contractors and stakeholders of the project:
Uijeongbu, concessionaire, contractors,
Prepare and validate the statutory reports to the authorities,
Monitor and advise the concessionaire about schedule management,
Advise the concessionaire about technical and execution issues,
Establish a close relationship with all stakeholders of the project
to enhance communication,
Review the commissioning plans of the contractors,
Monitor testing and commissioning.
Synergy between the two PM functions, project management &
supervision, enabled the project management team to transmit
instructions directly to the supervisors on site and the supervision team could report all information from the site directly to PM.
An internal team process was created and resulted in more reliable and faster transmission of information. Clear and immediate
instructions were given by and to both parties. To manage the
works on site, supervisors were immediately informed about project priorities by the project management team. The supervisors
were part of the production process and did not intervene solely
when problems arose.
On the Uijeongbu LRT, the synergy developed by the integrated
team of project management and supervision enabled the optimisation of tasks and an efficient and coordinated management
of the project. Project quality and costs were kept within the targets imposed by the specifications and the contract.
at a glance
caracteristics
key dates
Length: 11 km
Number of stations: 15
Ridership: 15,000 passengers/day
Type of RS: Siemens VAL 208
(15 train sets, 30 vehicles)
Km of viaduct: 11 km
Commercial speed: up to 80 km/h
December 1995: Transport Master
Plan for Uijeongbu
2000: call for concessionary
tenders
2001: the Town of Uijeongbu
launches the project after choosing
the concessionaire
15 April 2006: Implementation
Agreement and Concessionary
Agreement
September 2006: signature
of Project Management contract
with SYSTRA
July 2007: Implementation Plan
agreed
August 2007: construction begins
16 September 2010: Amendment
to Implementation Agreement
February 2012: testing the system
30 June 2012: commissioning date
actors
Conceding Authority:
Uijeongbu Town
Concessionaire & Owner: Uijeongbu
Rail Transit Co. Ltd (“U-Line“)
Project Manager & Owner’s
Representative: SYSTRA (leader)
Operating and Maintenance
contractor: Incheon Metro
cost
Final cost: KRW 572 billion
or € 390 million
financing
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52% private (Concessionaire) and
48% Town of Uijeongbu
December 2013
an integrated team to optimise
the communication flow