CLIENT'S OBJECTIVES AND PROJECT OVERVIEW:
In 2015, the SOH announced it would undertake a renewal of the Joan Sutherland Theatre (JST). The Sydney Opera House Trust provided $45 million to replace theatre equipment that had reached the end of its operational life, which will improve reliability, functionality and safety in the world-famous theatre. The NSW Government contributed a further $26 million to enable additional venue improvements. The works took place during a seven-month closure of the theatre between May and December 2017.
The JST upgrade was the first part of a larger program of renewal works funded by a $202 million investment by the NSW Government. It includes upgrades to the Concert Hall, entry foyers and arrival area under the Monumental Steps, as well as new function and creative learning centres, bringing the total value of Stage 1 Renewal to $273 million.
On New Year’s Eve 2017, the SOH reopened the Joan Sutherland Theatre after the major building works. Changes to the JST included:
As planned, a number of additional works commenced during the closure and continued into 2018. These works included:
These works were completed in mid-2018.
OUR ROLE:
In order to undertake the JST upgrade, the SOH appointed Laing O’Rourke (LOR) to provide early contractor involvement (ECI) and advice.
ConnellGriffin was initially engaged to review LOR’s ECI Program to ensure that it reflected the requirements of the ECI Brief and that it contained a logical methodology to achieve the completion of the main works by December 2017. In particular, the program was analysed for adequacy, achievability, sequencing, compliance with known operational requirements and known commercial requirements, and the potential interface and impact of any adjacent works.
The program review included a review of the timing of any outstanding approvals, design, procurement, construction, commissioning and testing activities. Key program assumptions and construction methodologies were reviewed.
LOR entered into a lump sum contract with SOH to undertake the JST upgrade, and ConnellGriffin was subsequently engaged to assist SOH with the agreement of the LOR Contract Program and to provide independent program review and monitoring services during the delivery phase of the project.
The program for the JST upgrade was extremely challenging, given the works were being carried out on a heritage listed building, in a relatively short timeframe and were subject to a number of operational constraints. As a result, SOH requested that ConnellGriffin provide the monitoring services on a fortnightly basis.
KEY OUTCOMES:
Our Advisors worked within the SOH’s integrated project team and their involvement assisted SOH in achieving the timely completion of the works to allow ‘bump in’ for the 2018 opera and ballet season over Christmas and the New Year. Our Advisor’s involvement included:
School Infrastructure NSW is responsible for delivering new school buildings, major upgrades and maintenance strategies that will ensure every school-aged child has access to high quality education facilities at their local public school. ConnellGriffin was appointed to developed strategic and final business cases for four highprofile infrastructure planning projects.
School Infrastructure NSW is responsible for delivering new school buildings, major upgrades and maintenance strategies that will ensure every school-aged child has access to high quality education facilities at their local public school. ConnellGriffin was appointed to developed strategic and final business cases for four highprofile infrastructure planning projects.
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