Richard Kerry – TYPSA Country Representative - BULGARIA – Management Board Member BACCRC

Project DirectorPlovdiv-Svilengrad Railway Supervision Team (PSRST)GSM: +359 (0) 885 007 518 – Email: rjkerry@typsa.esPSRST - Consortium Partners: TYPSA, SYSTRA, Louis Berger, Rubicon, Trademco

Project Website – plovdivsvilengradrailway.com

29 March 2012

1. BACCRC

2. Project Review – Plovdiv Svilengrad

3. Considerations for Strategic Investment

4. Summary

Formed April 2003Formed April 2003 15 Companies 15 Companies Provision of consultancy service throughout networkProvision of consultancy service throughout network On request advice and recommendation to AuthoritiesOn request advice and recommendation to Authorities Contributing to the development of Railway in Bulgaria Contributing to the development of Railway in Bulgaria

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BACCRC supports sustained and continued investment BACCRC supports sustained and continued investment in the modernisation of the railway network:in the modernisation of the railway network:Within the programming period 2013 - 2020Within the programming period 2013 - 2020In parallel with the development of the roadsIn parallel with the development of the roadsIn partnership with European partnersIn partnership with European partnersTo standards equivalent to the rest of EuropeTo standards equivalent to the rest of EuropeIn conjunction with strategies for optimising railway In conjunction with strategies for optimising railway use and including: use and including:

Reducing road freightReducing road freight Improving road safety Improving road safety With positive contribution to the Environment With positive contribution to the Environment

22 December 2011 – Act 15 For Phase 1 & 222 December 2011 – Act 15 For Phase 1 & 2

22 December 2011 – Trial Run Prime Minister Borisov & Minister Moskovski22 December 2011 – Trial Run Prime Minister Borisov & Minister Moskovski

Skobelevo Halt – Phase 2Skobelevo Halt – Phase 2

Karadjalovo Station – Phase 2Karadjalovo Station – Phase 2

Parvomai Station TrackworkParvomai Station Trackwork

Phase 3 – Maritza BridgePhase 3 – Maritza Bridge

Phase 1 – Chesnigirovo HaltPhase 1 – Chesnigirovo Halt

Systems – Power Dispatchers SCADA display Systems – Power Dispatchers SCADA display

Operational Railway Linear project

Drainage Access

Adjacent River (Maritza) High water table Flooding

Changing Technology / Regulations Interfacing between contracts / other

stakeholders

Competitive Tenders Linear project - extensive interfacing Appreciation of ‘urgency’

Authorities Municipalities Etc

Regulatory Public Procurement Act Territorial Arrangement Act NRIC Regulauions

Land Acquisition Flooding – Maritza Trees Archaeology Municipalities Authorities – Coordination Accessibility Environmental

Lessons available from projects like Plovdiv – Svilengrad Recommendable that a Task Force is established, lead by NRIC, to capture such

lessons in a single paper Thorough, early risk identification / management

Use the lessons learnt exercise to develop a ‘checklist’ Project Risk Register - Concept to Completion Regular ‘independent’ formal risk review stages throughout project development Resolve identified risks before proceeding (programming Periods)

Balanced distribution of risks Give motivation to the person ultimately most able to resolve the risk: Eg. Land

Acquisition - Employer, Design - Contractor Use International best practice – Eg. FIDIC Forms

Focus on Tender Process Invest best practice engineering/ legal expertise to prepare robust standard base

set of tender documents Implement 2 Stage – Pre-Qualification – Large Projects Implement ‘independent’ evaluation – (Funder Assistance?) Establish clearer rules for rejection of unrealistic price bids Demonstrate leadership to establish greater market confidence Ensure mechanism only allows fully capable organisations

Maintenance Assets need to be regularly and continually maintained Vital that maintenance plans and budgets are in place

There are ambitious plans for railway development Progress is being made It is clear from experience that improvements can

be identified The implementation process needs to develop to

meet the ambitions BACCRC is ready to continue its contribution

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