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Mortlake South Wind Farm Local Industry & Stakeholder

Information Session

Wednesday, 17th October 2018

Soldier’s Memorial Hall

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Mortlake South Wind Farm Local Industry & Stakeholder Information Session


The team representing the Mortlake South Wind Farm (MSWF) are:

Rajeev Bhambari Procurement Manager

Jorge Miravete Procurement Sourcing Specialist

Michelle Holmes Community Relations Coordinator

Benjamin Ortiz Assistant Project Manager, MSWF Project

Alex Piccolo Contract Administrator, MSWF Project

Emma Woods Senior Project Developer

Kerrin Hosking Senior Human Resources Advisor

David Bratby VRET Program Coordinator

Serel Ogten Nordex Oceania

Garry Holding ICN

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ABOUT ACCIONA ENERGY

In Australia:

Operating in Australia since 2002, ACCIONA Energy has built and owns / operates four wind farms in Australia:

• Waubra (192 MW) and Mt Gellibrand (132 MW) in Victoria;

• Gunning (46.5 MW) in New South Wales; and

• Cathedral Rocks (64.5 MW) in South Australia;

http://acciona.com.au/projects/energy/wind-power/waubra-wind-farm/

http://www.acciona.com.au/projects/energy/wind-power/mt-gellibrand-wind-farm/

http://acciona.com.au/projects/energy/wind-power/gunning-wind-farm/

http://acciona.com.au/projects/energy/wind-power/cathedral-rocks-wind-farm/

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ABOUT ACCIONA ENERGY

Worldwide:

Established participant in the renewable energy industry

- Projects over 15 countries on five continents

- Exclusively operate in renewables:- wind;- solar photovoltaic (PV); - solar thermal;- hydro;- biomass.

Worldwide generation capacity of approx. 8,600 megawatts (MW)

More than 21 terawatt hours (TWh) of emissions-free electricity,

Equivalent to the annual consumption of approx. six million homes.

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What is this Information session about?

• Overview of the Project and major construction packages

• Opportunities for local businesses

• Community involvement

• Answering your Questions

Key Points:

• VRET Requirements

• Contract between ACCIONA and the State:

• Local Industry Development (local content commitments)

• Major Project Skills Guarantees (apprentices / trainees etc)

• Tendering to commence from October 2018

• Site works commencing from early 2019

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Mortlake South Wind Farm – Site Map (minor changes may apply)

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BRIEF OVERVIEW OF MORTLAKE SOUTH WIND FARM PROJECT

ACCIONA ENERGY

PUBLIC ROAD UPGRADES

• 10km of interacting public roads that will form part of the wind farm road network will be upgraded prior to commencing construction work on the site.

CONSTRUCTION COMPOUND

• Temporary site compound with foundations, fencing and parking area that will be the base of wind farm construction works. Will be located next to permanent O+M Facility site

CIVIL WORKS

• 15-18km of internal wind farm road and drainage network (unsealed) connecting all turbine locations. Works include construction of hardstands and wind turbine foundations

ELECTRICAL WORKS

• Medium Voltage (MV) cable reticulation through out the windfarm, with approximately 40km of trenching and installation of 96km of cable

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BRIEF OVERVIEW OF MORTLAKE SOUTH WIND FARM PROJECT (Cont’d)

ACCIONA ENERGY

SUBSTATION

• Construction of electrical substation including substation bench, fencing and building (control room). Key interface between MV cable reticulation and interconnection to grid

O&M FACILITY

• Design and construction of permanent Operations and Maintenance facility including O+M building and adjacent to O+M warehouse/Workshop

INTERCONNECTION

• Design, Supply and Construction of all grid connection infrastructure, including connection and augmentation at Terang terminal station, run back and wind farm switchyard.

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NORDEX

WIND TURBINES

• Thirty-five (35) x 4.5MW Wind Turbine Generators (WTGs) with a hub height of 105m and a rotor diameter of 149m (73m long blades)

• Total generation capacity of 157.5 MW (equivalent to the consumption of approximately 66,000 homes annually)

• WTGs designed, manufactured, transported, installed and commissioned by Nordex Oceania.

• Nacelles, hubs and blades will be manufactured overseas

• Steel towers will be manufactured in Victoria

• Minor parts will be a combination of local and overseas supplied components

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TIMING (Indicative)

Public Road Upgrades – December 2018 / January 2019

On-site construction commencement – February 2019

Turbine major component delivery commence – September 2019

Turbine major component delivery complete – December 2019

Construction complete – April 2020

Commissioning complete – May 2020

Full Operation – August 2020

ANTICIPATED SITE NUMBERS

At peak construction, between 120-150 people expected to be working onsite

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How will we help the local community become involved?

When selecting contractors, ACCIONA will assess them on the level to which they intend to engage local suppliers and businesses

• For contracts that ACCIONA will likely procure from larger suppliers and businesses

• The successful contractors / suppliers will be provided with our inventory list of local suppliers gained through PROCUR-e registrations

• For contracts that ACCIONA will procure directly from smaller suppliers and businesses

• We will refer directly our inventory list of local suppliers gained through PROCUR-e registrations

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Areas where we will need your assistance to build the project:

A broad range of services, skills and suppliers will be required to deliver the project including:

Construction

• Earthworks

• Road construction

• Steel fixing

• Concreting

• Water supply/carting

• Plant operators and labourers

• Plant (excavators, graders, dozers, cranes etc.)

• Trades (plumbing, electrical, carpentry)

• Fencing and gate installation

• Material suppliers including road base, aggregate, sand;

Other

• Accommodation

• Cleaning services

• Catering services

• Office supplies

• Equipment supplies

• Hardware supplies

• Locksmith services

• Safety supplies

• Vehicle servicing

• Engineering and fabrication

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How do you register your interest in participating in the project:

• Register an expression of interest (EOI) on ICN Gateway

• EOI’s passed to ACCIONA by ICN

• Procurement for the Mortlake South Wind Farm Project will be conducted through the ACCIONA procurement system PROCUR-e

• Register your business in PROCUR-e!

• Please contact us via our dedicated Mortlake South Wind Farm email and we can provide specific information regarding registration ([email protected])

mailto:[email protected]

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Employment opportunities

All of our vacancies are advertised on the Employment Channel on ACCIONA’swebsite.

http://employmentchannel.acciona.com/

• Apply for specific roles being advertised right now (e.g. Project Quality Manager, Project Electrical Engineer, Project Civil Engineer, HSE Advisor, Interns/Cadets etc);

or

• Register your interest on the “Mortlake Wind Farm Employment -Expressions of Interest” advertisement to be considered for all future opportunities during Construction and Operations phases of the project.

Introduce yourself to the Acciona and Nordex team members today

Apprenticeships / Traineeships

VRET Requirements (minimum 10% of all hours, target of 15%)

Westvic Staffing Solutions able to assist (https://westvic.org.au)

http://employmentchannel.acciona.com/

https://westvic.org.au/

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Acciona’s Procurement Platform PROCUR-e

In order to participate in any tendering process with ACCIONA, you need to register your company details for an account free of charge through the on-line platform following these three steps:

1. Access the link: https://acciona-procure.bravosolution.com/esop/guest/initRegistration.do?userAct=changeLangIndex&language=en_GB

2. Procurement audits may apply depending on the value of the awarded works

3. CM3 Contractor OHS/WHS Prequalification may apply (https://www.cm3.com.au/)

https://acciona-procure.bravosolution.com/esop/guest/initRegistration.do?userAct=changeLangIndex&language=en_GB

https://www.cm3.com.au/

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MORTLAKE SOUTH WIND FARM

LOCAL INDUSTRY INFORMATION SESSION

What is ?

• We offer services that support local industry participation, local content considerations and assist with the project procurement process

• We administer the Victorian Industry Participation Policy (VIPP) on behalf of the Victorian Government

Ensuring local SME’s are given full and fair opportunity to compete for

government contracts while achieving value for money

Want to be involved? Register on

Here you will find:

• Project opportunities

• Work packages

• EOI submissions

• IA contact

www.mortlakesouthwindfarm.icn.org.au

http://www.southernprogramalliance.icn.org.au/

Set up a company profile

Thank youICN Industry Adviser Contact:

Garry HoldingPh. 0418 994 288

[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

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