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PPMP20010 T1
Assessment 2: Part1 Project Audit Report
PROJECT AUDIT REPORT
Project name:
West Gate Tunnel Project for Vehicle Transportation
Project ownership:
Transurban
Report prepared by:
__________
Report date:
__________
Distribution list:
Government Department, Team members, Project
Owners, Auditors, Contractor and Building Supervisors
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a)
List one issue you discover in the audit report
Issue
Disposal of Contaminated soil
The problem identified in the Westgate Tunnel project for Transportation is the
disposal of contaminated soil. A considerable volume of soil was being removed from
the construction area because there were no suitable preparations to dispose of the
material in specific places. The project developers need help to handle additional
tasks such as road construction and many other processes. Due to this, project
delivery is delayed, and revenue after project completion also exceeds expectations.
Additionally, the transportation plan agreements must be agreed upon to bury the soil
anywhere. When removing soil from a construction site, the environment is another
problem that causes delays.
b)
Provide a brief overview of the situation. Describe how the issue affects meeting the
project objectives
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The above-discussed problems make it more difficult for the West Gate Tunnel project to achieve
its goals. This project aims to build a 3 km tunnel to connect two distinct roadways to allow large
vehicles to use the new highway to traverse between cities while also reducing traffic. The road's
construction will cost $6.7 billion, and the project's completion date is 2022. The government and
the project team must deal with many challenges when the project is being built. The project's goal
is impacted by consequences while dealing with money and time. In the meantime, the main
problem reduces the stated objectives, which impacts the overall project structure.
Due to the project's location in the city center, a significant amount of PFAS chemical oil is
deposited nearby. Because it takes time to transport soil outside of cities, it is necessary to secure
landfill approval before disposing of it. The delay occurred because the land contractor raised the
cost by a specific percentage while waiting for approval. About 11,000 tonnes of soil must be
disposed of daily from evacuations, which take longer than anticipated. Due to the current landfill
usage, authorization of new landfills is being held up because disposal must be done outside of
cities. Due to project delays and labor shortages, there is high traffic. All road tolls remain
suspended until the project is finished to minimize traffic and accelerate completion. The Victorian
State government loses its revenue from tolls when all of the tolls are closed. Road tolls bring in a
million dollars, but the project is prolonged by another year (Jacks, 2020). The laborers must spend
more time on the project because of the delay, leading to significant investments in labor costs,
which raises the project's overall budget. The project's delay is mostly caused by improper
planning, communication activities, the coronavirus pandemic, and a labor shortage.
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c)
Explain the reason(s) for the issue
Reason1
The project's main problem is evacuating soil from the building project.
The workers encounter difficulty while evacuating the harder-to-remove
rocks and cables. Near the tunneling work, evacuated soil that is difficult
to dispose of in other landfills is stockpiled (Terzon, 2020). The project's
transition to contracted landfills is being delayed as a result of the
certification for the soil. Some equipment helped to remove the soil, but
it was only successful on limited occasions. High transportation trucks
are necessary to extract and dispose of hazardous soil from the worksite.
Reason 2
During the removal, it was discovered that the soil was tainted with
carcinogenic chemicals that are known to cause birth defects in infants,
and other serious illnesses. As a result, there is no external landfill where
more than 11,000 tonnes of soil are dug up every day. The Environment
Protection Authority has suffered severe embarrassment as a result of the
incomplete contract approval and cost estimates for soil storage (Terzon,
2020). In case the project budget exceeds its allotted budget, additional
funding is necessary to store. The tunneling process is delayed since
there are no landfills.
Reason 3
Other significant delays in the project are the coronavirus crisis, soil
disposal, and labor shortages. However, this justifies extending the
planned project, which was supposed to be finished in 2022, until 2023
(Jacks, 2021). The causes will also impact the contractor and other
workers, but it takes longer than anticipated. Due to the delay, some
salary costs have gone up so that additional employees can be used where
there is a cost overrun. The builders rent the materials instead of
purchasing them as planned, which causes the budget to grow for a
quicker finish (ClayLucas, 2020). According to the project plan created
by owners, project heads, and contractors, the project's scope and cost
have expanded significantly.
d)
Provide recommendation(s) for the issue
Recommendation 1
The initial strategy is independent of the consent to dispose of such soil
outside the city. Therefore, the soil can be readily disposed of in the
additional landfills with pre-planned approval. By following this advice, the
project delay is avoided. The site contractor must be able to handle problems
while also using safer dirt disposal methods (Millar, 2020). Furthermore,
permission must be granted for many vehicles to enter landfills. The land
contractor must be paid the landfill's initial cost to prevent any penalties
afterward.
Recommendation 2
The use of additional transportation from the building site to evacuate
contaminated soil would be helpful. Additionally, more resources are needed
to finish the disposal process more quickly. The suggested approach can help
to remove all of the soil from the opening phase of construction [CITATION
Tim21 l 2057]. Since there is a lot of soil stockpiled close to the construction
site, transportation makes it easier to finish the project on time. To prevent
project delays and carry out the remaining phases per the project schedule.
Recommendation 3
The project's work still needs to be finished due to environmental and
physical problems. This problem causes the project's completion to be
delayed. The project head increases the labor force to complete each activity
by the allocated time to meet the project's goals. With more resources, the
construction process may advance faster and without problems. The project
manager should consider the budget increase when increasing the labor force
in the project plan (James, 2018). When the project is finished, additional
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pay is given to every worker for their extra work. It is strongly advised to
allocate the necessary funds for more workers and equipment to finish the
job as quickly as feasible.
References
Clay Lucas, S. D. 2020.
West Gate Tunnel a impasse after builders say they will
tear up contract.
[Online]
Availableat:https://
www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/west-
gate-tunnel-
at-impasse-after-builders-say-they-will-tear-up-contract-20200129-
p53vw3.html
[Accessed 7January 2023].
Jacks, P. H. T. 2020.
West Gate Tunnel delay to cost Transurban' millions of
dollars a day.
[Online] Available
at:https://
www.smh.com.au/business/companies/transurban-pushes-
back-west-gate-tunnel-completion-to-2023-20200504-
p54pim.html
[Accessed 7January 2023].
Jacks, T. 2021.
Substantial overruns’: Road toll giant pushes back West Gate Tunnel
completion date.
[Online] Available at:
https://
www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/west-
gate-tunnel-s-2023-completion-
date-unachievable-20210211-
p571gm.html [Accessed 7January 2023].
James, P., 2018. Project management toxic leadership: Implications for managing road-
tunnel project in Bangladesh.
Journal of Management Research,
10(2), pp.41-46.
Millar,R.,2020.
Absolutely disgraceful': Minister blasts West Gate Tunnel builders over
job cuts.
[Online] Available at: https://
www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/west-
gate-tunnel-sheds-hundreds-of-jobs-amid-soil-crisis-20200511-
p54ryz.html
[Accessed 7January 2023].
Terzon, E. 2020.
EPA approves controversial West Gate Tunnel Project soil-dumping
plan for Bacchus Marsh.
[Online] Available at:
https://
www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-01/epa-
approves-pfas-soil-dumping-plan-
bacchus-marsh/12618482
[Accessed 7January 2023].
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