Philip Knudsen
Victorian Lead – Commercial and Delivery
In 2015, the Victorian State Government committed to eliminate 50 level crossings across metropolitan Melbourne by 2025 via the Level Crossing Removal Project (LXRP).
In 2018 an additional 25 level crossings were included in the program and the whole initiative now has scope to remove 75 level crossings, upgrade or construct more than 27 train stations, lay many kilometres of new track and make associated rail improvements.
Since 2015, RPS has been assisting LXRP–part of the Major Transport Infrastructure Authority–to successfully plan and deliver work packages through transaction and commercial advisory, communications and community engagement services.
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Following the approval of individual works packages, our advisors are supporting project delivery through embedded roles across a number of LXRP alliances. Our transaction advisory specialists are supporting effective project design, costing and scheduling, while our communications consultants have taken a lead role in assisting LXRP to define and quantify project success metrics.
RPS has performed and is continuing to perform a number of roles during the pre-contract award stage of numerous level crossing packages including:
With a particular focus on stakeholder engagement innovation, our team has delivered training to alliance team members on how to manage stakeholder conversations for better project outcomes.
Another major role has been the development of key performance indicators (KPIs) and audit procedures that are not only helping to improve the project design, resourcing and delivery, but are also helping LXRP to embed and embrace innovative approaches to stakeholder engagement.
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