Future Dutch Navigation Locks Projects Peter Meesen Rijkswaterstaat TU Delft December 10, 2013

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Agenda

• Rijkswaterstaat

• Future Dutch Navigation Locks Projects

• Rijkswaterstaat and ACP

• Sharing Experiences

Panama, November 2013

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Rijkswaterstaat Centre For Infrastructure

• Agency for the Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment

• Management of 3 Networks

– Main Water System (flood defence)

– Main Waterways (150 locks, 17 weirs)

– Main Motorways (Highway, Tunnels, Bridges)

• Annual budget: 5 billion Euros

• 8500 employees

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Future Dutch Navigation Locks Projects

Program 2013 - 2022

• 6 Projects

– Important locks within Main Network of Waterways (Economical)

– More capacity needed

• Some Program principles

– DBFM, unless ….

– Systems Engineering

– Stakeholder Management

– 6 Projects/1 Team of specialists (sharing experiences)

Limmel, Eefde, Beatrixsluis, IJmuiden, Terneuzen, Afsluitdijk

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Limmel (inland navigation)

Lock becomes Flood Gate

Tender Procedure started

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Lock Beatrix (inland shipping)

Extra (3rd) Lane/Chamber

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Lock IJmuiden (Sea Lock)

New Lock within existing complex Size: PostPanamax

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Lock Eefde (Inland Shipping)

Extra (2nd) Lock

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Afsluitdijk (Dam, Sluices and Locks)

Renovation project

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Terneuzen (Sea Lock)

New Lock within existing complex Size: PostPanamax

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Rijkswaterstaat and ACP

• 2007: First contact ACP/RWS:

– Many similarities Holland/Panama

– Many similarities ACP/RWS

• Owner

• Dealing with huge projects

• New Lock Size

• We both benefit from sharing experiences

• In 2008: MOU – sharing experiences

– Workshops

– Over the Shoulder reviews

– Site visits

• 2008 - Today

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Rijkswaterstaat and ACP

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Filling and Emptying system Water Saving Basins

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Sharing Experiences

• Project Management

• Engineering

• Contract Management

• Project Control

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Sharing Experiences

Filling and Emptying System

Modeling

Rolling Gates

Valves

Tender procedure

Safety

Risk Management Project Control

Systems Engineering

Best Value Procurement

Claims Management

Escalation

Team Management

Building up Knowledge

Standardization

Electrical Machinery

Automation

Dealing with Data

Advanced Payment

Lessons Learned

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Most Important Lesson

There 3 ways to make wise decisions:

• By thinking: this is the most noble way

• By imitation: this is easiest way

• By experience: this is the most bitter way