Kangaroo Island Transformation Project Opportunities for Kangaroo Island Business Workshop 20 January 2016
Kangaroo Island Transformation Project Opportunities for Kangaroo Island Business Workshop 20 January 2016
Aim of Workshop
1. Highlight findings of Transformation Project Stages 1 & 2;
2. Review opportunities;
3. Provide advice to businesses to increase their capacity to benefit from major developments on Kangaroo Island;
4. Gather input from attendees on business needs.
Please note that any data contained within this presentation is accurate at the time of the workshop (20/01/2016). Be aware that due to the dynamic nature of the impending developments data is subject to change in the future.
Workshop Handouts
• Copy of PowerPoint slides – Room for Notes
• Handout
§ Section to fill in and leave with us tonight.
§ Interested in participating further?
Overall Context – KI Transformation Project Wendy Campana – Commissioner for Kangaroo Island
Opportunities for Kangaroo Island Businesses - Workshop
Output – better understanding of business development needs
Industry Skills Fund Application
Skills Development Program
Commercial Ready Assessment Developing Capability Statements
Tender Ready Support Collaborative Contracting Support
Other?
Review upcoming Major Infrastructure Developments
South Australian Government role
• State Government role – growing SA industry and employment base
• The Kangaroo Island scenario: – Third largest Island in Australia at 4,500 square kilometres, with
approx. 25% per cent protected as national park and conservation areas.
– 4,531 residents
– 192,928 visitors each year
• Economic growth potential
South Australian Government - Support Available Various support tools including Major Projects Ready – A Guide to Supply Chain Engagement
Major Project
Prime Contractor – Tier 1
Sub-‐Contractor – Tier 2 Sub-‐Contractor – Tier 2
Tier 3 -‐ 4 Supplier
Tier 3 -‐ 4 Supplier
Tier 3 -‐ 4 Supplier
Tier 3 -‐ 4 Supplier
Are you ready? • Prepare your business in advance.
• Are you a: – Prime Contractor – Tier 1 – Sub-contractor – Tier 2 – Tier 3 or 4 supplier
• Are you a key provider of transport to/from or around the Island?
• Are you looking to take advantage of other flow-ons & impacts?
• What will the major developments on Kangaroo Island mean for you? – Where do you want to be as a business in 5-10 years? – Where will your competitors be? – Could this provide ‘proven performance’ for future jobs?
Findings of Transformation Project 1 & 2
• What projects and opportunities are there?
• Many concepts, plans and proposals are under discussion.
• Others have been commenced/ announced commencement – Wilderness Trail – Penneshaw CWMS – Airport upgrade
• The airport changes will assist triggering additional ideas off the drawing board and into planning and building approval stages.
Upcoming Major Infrastructure developments Projects and opportunities:
• Wilderness Trail in Flinders Chase National Park
• Airport
• Penneshaw CWMS
• Golf course
• New tourism accommodation – American River Resort
• Bickfords Wharf Precinct – beverage, tourism
• Forestry and Port
• Other projects – Increased housing – Emu Bay
Kingscote Airport – Kangaroo Island Council Status: Shovel ready • Development application, State & Federal Funding approved • Design tenders closed
Opportunities: • Construction work • Civil • Architecture/building • Environmental • Services • Operations • Jobs • Visitor Information Centre • Retail
Estimated completion July 2017
Penneshaw CWMS – Kangaroo Island Council
Status: Shovel ready • Development application & funding approved
• Engineering & design complete
• Civil & construction contracted
Opportunities • Jobs with contractors
• Future employment of a fulltime trainee once operational
Estimate staged commissioning from August 2016
Golf Course – Programmed Turnpoint Just completed Cape Wickham Golf Course on King Island
Status: Major Projects Approval • Public Consultation complete • Final Development Application with Minister for approval, needs to go to
Cabinet
Development: • Links Golf Course, resort accommodation, club house w/conference
capability, pro shop, F&B, retail, formal and informal dining. Future condo development possible.
Opportunities • Jobs - construction 25 - 60 for 12 - 24 months • Staff housing needed • Apprenticeships and trainees in trades and green keeping • Investment
American River Resort - Consortium Status: Major Projects Approval – DA in progress & yet to be lodged
Development: Resort & Wharf Precinct • Stage 1. South West of American River town - 32 hectares formally the
American River Golf course. • 200 bed resort made up of 140 standard beds and 60 beds in honeymoon
style villas, conference facilities, spa, pool, restaurants, retail, fitness centre, kids club etc. Operated at 4* but built at 5*
• Stage 2. Marina/wharf development - Includes retail shops and café/restaurant between existing wharf and marina/boat ramp.
Opportunities • Jobs - construction 25 - 60 for 12 - 24 months • Staff housing needed • Substantial number and diversity of operational jobs (100 – 160)
Forestry and Port - 2 proponents: KI Plantation Timber & New Forest Status: No formal DA lodged - Government will support development of one port on KI
Development: • Multi purpose Deep Sea Port
• Sites – Smith Bay or Ballast Head
Opportunities: • Construction – earthworks, labour
• Port operations and management
• Alternate freight option direct to and from international markets
Forestry KI Plantation Timbers (KIPT) – Public Company • Port preferred site – Smith Bay • currently own and operate the sawmill at Parndana • 1.2 million tones of timber on KI
New Forest - Fund manager of forestry investment • Plantations and sawmills in Mt Gambier • 10,0000 hectares of trees on KI - west (around 3m tonnes) • 2 options
• harvest trees and ship off the island • alternate knock over trees and turn into cropping farmland
• Coppicing blue gums would be done under a rotation plan for 20 years and create steady harvest
Bickfords Kingscote Wharf Precinct – Craft Brewery & Distillery
History: Iconic Adelaide Brand bought by Kotses Family in 1997
Recently built Riverland Craft Brewery & Distillery and McLaren Vale Beresford Tasting Pavilion
Status: Unsolicited bid submitted Sept 2015 • Full DA expected Feb 2016 • Visitor experience facility and tasting
Opportunities: • Local resources and jobs in both construction and operations
Operational – Est March 2017
Developments bring a range of opportunities • Construction
• Maintenance and operating / ongoing management
• Flow-ons and indirect – Investment – Migration - growing resident population (services etc.) – Staff housing – Greater food needs – commercial opportunities – Higher numbers of visitors (retail, transport, tours etc.) – Growth of existing businesses – Ozone expansion? Etc. – Island services - transport, health, recreation etc. – Other ideas?
Getting your business ready – support available Initial preparation work to position your business (being Commercial Ready)
• Pre-qualification (sometimes formally required)
• Capability
• Finance
• Accreditation
Responding to a specific tender Tender ready
Developer evaluation criteria include…. • Organisation experience • Workload/ capacity • Project management expertise • Past project performance • Company standing (reputation) • Client – supplier relations • Technical expertise • Method/ technical
Price is often part of the overall value analysis – but anecdotally regions can overprice
Responding to a specific tender (continued) • Tender ready (previous slide)
• Project ready
• Business continuity planning and risk ready
• e-business ready
• Workforce ready
• Partnerships and resources
Airport Development – Andy Boardman
• Construction Plans
• Tenders
• Timeline
• What we are looking for
• Next steps
Industry Skills Fund Department of Education and Training Provides: • Skills advice to assist business to understand potential growth
opportunities and identify skill needs; • Training funding on a co-contribution model with business to
improve the skills of their workforce. • www.business.gov.au/industryskillsfund
Groups of businesses can form consortiums to submit combined applications which are then eligible for project management funding from the Department of State Development.
20% Workforce Participation Policy • The South Australian State Government is committed to
reducing the unemployment rate and increasing the skills of the state’s workforce.
• To achieve this the State Government has put a 20% Workforce ParDcipaDon Policy on all major projects.
• This requires businesses involved in major projects to seek to have 20% of worker hours come from unemployed or underemployed people or from workers undertaking training.
• The Department of State Development will work with businesses to achieve the 20% target.
Contact Details Brett Mayne - Regional Manager - DSD Kangaroo Island, Fleurieu, Adelaide Hills, Southern Adelaide Phone 8354 4217 Mobile 0467 763 139 [email protected]
Queries Review the sections
– Your notes and homework
– Our section, to be returned to us
– Other support – KIIBA’s work and others
Queries Sue Arlidge, [email protected] 0413 160 009
Claire Ellis, [email protected] 0417 520 722
Panel Q&A Session
• Wendy Campana
• Alex Reid
• Andy Boardman
• Brett Mayne
• Tim Hutchinson
• Sue Arlidge
• Claire Ellis