Overview

Ventia provides maintenance of marine assets including 38 marine facilities and 1,500 marine and land-based navigation aids across Western Australia for the Department of Transport.

Client

Western Australia Department of Transport

Project duration

6 Years | Commenced: July 2020

Originally commenced in 1995, current iteration from 2020 – 2026

Description

Ventia have been providing services to the Department of Transport in Western Australia since 1995 and we were proud to again secure this key maintenance contract in 2020.

Through the contract we are responsible for 38 marine facilities and 1,500 marine and land-based navigation aids. In total, we maintain - on behalf of the DoT - assets valued on the order of $400 million. Our contract provides up to 117 local jobs, including jobs for 12 apprentices.

Opportunities to reduce, reuse and recycle are always top of mind for the team. Whether it's recycling assets like batteries and navigational aid casings or adopting technology that will extend the life of assets, they are always seeking ways to improve outcomes, reduce emissions, save time and resources and generally just do things better than they've been done before.

Via the delivery of capital works projects, the team have refurbished several historically or culturally significant jetties along the WA coastline, including the Australind Jetty 160km south of Perth and One Mile Jetty in Carnarvon, 900km north of Perth.

Our team is delivering reliability and innovation that have allowed the DoT to manage an ever-increasing asset base efficiently with a resource base that has remained similarly sized - providing real value to the people of WA.

The WA DoT is responsible for strategic planning, policy and asset management that enable people to connect with each other and with goods and services through the State's roads, railways, airports, ports and waterways.

Scope of work

• Asset management, including the development and maintenance of plans for each facility under contract
• Routine, planned and reactive maintenance along with monitoring condition of all navigational aids 
• Installation and removal of land and marine-based navigational aids 
• Delivery of capital works, including project scoping, design, management and delivery.

Project outcomes

• Sustainability in project delivery: through refurbishment of a number of jetties along WA’s coastline, the team have delivered innovative solutions in sustainability. Rare wood has been recycled – donated to local men’s sheds and councils for use by the community. Drones have been used to assess local wildlife habitats so project teams can put processes in place to mitigate disruption. 
• Efficiency delivering cost savings: using in-house expertise has saved the client up to 15% on refurbishment projects. 
• Strong stakeholder engagement: liaising with community groups, heritage groups, local councils and communities enables a diverse group of stakeholders for any given project is engaged early and regularly and their support is secured. 
• Innovation driving results: from the introduction of more durable and lighter navigation aids to the use of the use of an external monitoring device on those aids to keep an eye on performance and help reduce resource use. The sensor indicates whether the light came on and stayed on all night, reducing the number of call-outs the team gets. With this remote capability if we know in advance that a light is running low on battery output or out, we can make the repair or replacement as part of a regular run, avoiding unnecessary trips.

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