Session5 neil haworth boskalis

1Royal Boskalis Westminster nv


Contracting, a Maritime Contractors ViewpointPresented by : Neil Haworth – Boskalis International bv

Port Development and LogisticsBusiness Forum Indonesia – Netherlands


Royal Boskalis Westminster

• Maritime Global Services Provider

• 2010 Turnover >2.67 billion Euro

• Employs >14,000 Specialist Personnel

• Diversified Fleet of >1,000 Vessels

• Operations in over 65 Countries

Contracting,a Maritime Contractors Viewpoint



Conventional Contracting Issues

• Participation in Project Design

• Short Tender and Project Preparation Period

• Specifications

• Contract Conditions



The Way Forward

• Early Contractor Involvement

• New Engineering Target Price Contracts

• Alliance Contracts



Port of Melbourne, AustraliaExpansion of Container and Bulk Transport Facilities

Project example,Port of Melbourne, Australia


Port of Melbourne, Australia

• Deepen Channel to Allow Access for 14m Draft Vessels

• Dredging Soft Rock with a Hopper Dredger

• Strict Environment Requirements

• Significant Public Interest



Early Contractor Involvement Alliance Form Contract

Alliance with contractor to:

• Define project scope

• Determine optimized planning

• Deliver optimized engineering

• Identify issues and obtain permits

• Calculate realistic budget

• Execution: share risk > shared pain / gain principle




Benefits of Alliance Contracts

• Early involvement in preliminary design

• Allows greater visibility of project costs

• Optimise environmental & economic outcomes

• Improved risk management in highly complex project

• Improved project performance and innovation




Disadvantages of Alliance Contracts

• Fixed budgets and timelines

• Involvement of more than two parties involved

• Relatively high tendering costs

• Potential for long lead in time to establish alliance contract

• Greater Involvement of management resources



Award Winning Project

• Project completed ahead of schedule

• Project completed well under budget

• High compliance withenvironmental limits

• IPA National InfrastructureProject of the Year 2010

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