Saec Tender

MARCH, 2019
Expression of Interest and Tender for the

Rymill Park Boating Pond Design Project
YE, QIANPING
WANG, HUNG CHUN
LAU KAK FEI
WANG, YUMENG
SHIVARASI, SRINIVAS RAO
SINGH, HARDEEP
VERMA, VISHANT
We detect. We solve problems.
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16th March 2019. SAEC

Mawson Lakes SA, 5095
Attention: Dr. Faisal Ahammed and Mr. Mitch Laginestra
RE: Rymill Park Boating Pond Water and Environmental aspects

South Australia Engineering Consultants (SAEC) here by lodge an Expression of Interest for
the upcoming Project Feasibility study for improving in water quality and the environmental
aspects of Rymill Park Boating Pond, which is maintained by Adelaide City Council (ACC).
SAEC is a young established company with three years of multi project completion experience
till date with utmost success, with a well experienced engineering team of 27 with extensive
experience in the following disciplines:
 Civil Engineering
 Water Engineering
 Environmental Engineering
 Geotechnical Engineering
 Transportation engineering
 Structural Engineering
 Project Management
 Urban Planning
SAEC will assure you that the project will be completed on time without any time-lapse and
any delays in the project for the committed time of project completion, this letter of
expression of interest for the feasibility study includes the amount for the all the technical
and detailed design which will be undertaken during the recreational process.
For the complete feasibility stage, SAEC quotes the feasibility stage of the Rymill Park Boating
Pond Design Project at: $208,890. 00
South Australia Engineering Consultants will formerly appreciate the kind gesture towards
both the Adelaide City Council (ACC) and GHD for taking their valuable time towards our
Tender. We’re always available and ready for providing any additional information to ACC and
GHD regarding tender.
Yours Sincerely,
Ping Ye
Project Manager
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Content
CHAPTER 1. COMPANY PROFILE ................................................................. 1

1.1 ABOUT US ........................................................................................................................................ 1
1.2 OUR VISION ...................................................................................................................................... 2
1.3 SERVICE PROVIDE ............................................................................................................................... 3
1.4 RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER OUR POLICIES ................................................................................................... 4
1.5 COMPLETED PROJECTS......................................................................................................................... 5
1.6 FINANCIAL STATUS ............................................................................................................................. 6
1.7 COMPANY STRUCTURES ....................................................................................................................... 7
1.8 MEET SAEC TEAM ............................................................................................................................. 8
CHAPTER 2. COMPANY POLICY ................................................................. 15

CHAPTER 3. QUALITY ASSURANCES STATEMENT ...................................... 17
CHAPTER 4. INITIAL INVESTIGATION ON RYMILL PARK BOATING POND ... 18
4.1 PROJECT BACKGROUND...................................................................................................................... 18
4.2 CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT (AUTHORITY/ASSISTANT FROM CLIENTS) ........................................................... 18
CHAPTER 5. COMPONENTS INVOLVED IN FEASIBILITY STUDY ................... 19

5.1 WATER ENGINEERING ....................................................................................................................... 19
5.1.1 Pond water problems ...................................................................................... 19
5.1.2 Nitrogen cycle .................................................................................................. 21
5.1.3 Feasible options ............................................................................................... 22
5.1.4 Conceptual feasibility design in water management ...................................... 27
5.2 ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING .......................................................................................................... 30
5.2.1 Soil Excavation/ Property Investigation ........................................................... 30
5.2.2 Air Pollution ..................................................................................................... 31
5.2.3 Noise Pollution ................................................................................................. 32
5.2.4 Water Quality Monitoring................................................................................ 32
5.2.5 Waste management......................................................................................... 33
5.2.6 Sludge management ........................................................................................ 33
5.2.7 Assumptions..................................................................................................... 34
5.2.8 Procedure in Environmental Engineering ........................................................ 34
5.2.9 Expectations in Environmental Engineering .................................................... 35
5.3 GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING ............................................................................................................. 36
5.3.1 Goals and Objectives........................................................................................ 36
5.3.2 Constraints ....................................................................................................... 36
5.3.3 Consideration ................................................................................................... 36
5.3.4 Approach .......................................................................................................... 37
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5.4 URBAN PLANNING ............................................................................................................................ 38

5.4.2 Consideration ................................................................................................... 38
5.4.3 Animal Control ................................................................................................. 38
5.4.4 Holding public forum ....................................................................................... 41
5.4.5 Park facility enhancement ............................................................................... 41
5.5 STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING................................................................................................................. 42
5.5.2 Consideration ................................................................................................... 42
5.6 TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT ....................................................................................................... 43
5.6.2 Parking space ................................................................................................... 43
5.6.3 Road endurance ............................................................................................... 43
CHAPTER 6. TENDER PRICE FOR FEASIBILITY STUDY STAGE ....................... 44

CHAPTER 7. PROJECT TIMELINE ................................................................ 45
7.1 KEY MILESTONE ............................................................................................................................... 46
7.2 MAIN FEASIBILITY DELIVERABLES .......................................................................................................... 47
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Chapter 1. Company profile

1.1 About Us
South Australia Engineering Consultants (SAEC) is a civil engineering consulting company

based in South Australia. We provide civil engineering design service around South Australia
and planning to expand throughout Australia in the coming years.
SAEC is a newly founded company and has been involved in many amazing projects ever since
2016. We began our journey in this field with a team of 7 people and have increased to 27
talented individuals. Water is where SAEC made its name and our professional skills allow us
to deliver local water solutions to complex infrastructure water projects.
The company we run has a strong Professionalism at Pinnacle level of merits and principles.
We are a firm which works to deliver un-matching Professionalism to provide on-time projects
with Cutting edge technologies. As a consulting firm, we offer our clients with safety and cost-
effective design. We’re always in the inception of our clients. As to maintain our unique ideas
as of our only credentials we are planning to enter in the field of Communication and IT in
coming years by which we can provide our highest vision of our client’s inceptions.
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1.2 Our Vision
SAEC VISION:
SAEC aims to satisfy National, Multinational Customers and Stakeholders values and their
Cultures. We will be an innovative, empowered, Non-biased Entrepreneurial team with
Creatively Skilled values. SAEC will strive to Materialize as Organization with Creating Values.
SAEC MISSION:
To be a stupendous leader in the field of consultant engineering all around Australia in 5 years
and to be one among the Prominent Eng. Companies throughout the world over a period of
15years. More importantly to join ADELAIDE in City Super League with most Astonishing&
Complicated Engineering Structures with a Passion towards delivering on time Projects &
Uncompromised Quality.
SAEC VALUES:
Synchronising development with Eco-friendly values, Social Responsibilities and individual

responsibility towards society, humility more importantly safe, Agile and trustworthy
relationships with company shareholders.
SAEC GOALS:
SAEC will always be an environment of creating knowledge and skills to empowered

applications and looking forward to building a Conglomerate organisation.
SAEC MOTTO:
We shape your world of dreams with innovation and professional.
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1.3 Service Provide
Here at SAEC, we provide our clients with Every Solution in an end-end format for various
sectors namely:
Water Engineering: Urban Water Drainage Design and Management, Industrial Wastewater
Treatment, Waste Water purification.
Geotechnical Engineering: Soil expansion failures, Soil Liquefaction and all the remaining
possible soil failure Criteria's.
Infrastructure and Design: Commercial complexes, IT hubs, Hospitality and Sports

Complexes. SA’s Metro, Marine (Off and On Shore), Oil and GAS connectivity and
Transportation.
Energy: Wind energy, Hydro Energy, Thermal and Solar Energy in both Renewable and Non-
renewable.
At SAEC we always try to input our innovative thoughts to make engineering expertise in an
Eco-friendly way to undisturbed the day-day lives of a Common Man.
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1.4 Responsibilities under our policies
 SITE INSPECTION: We will always be considered to have the inspection and examine
the construction site and work progress in terms of quality and safety towards our
employers to maintain no incidents occur which may delay the progression of our
work.
 TENDER SUFFICIENCY: SAEC always looks forward to maintaining tendered details as

the prominent figure to ensure no obligations and negotiations under the tender in
the instance of a hike in material costs.
 DAMAGE TO PERSON AND PROPERTY: we claim all the rights in the workplace under
any incident noticed such as claims, demands, liabilities of all nature including costs
and expenses for injuries and any request from the person around the site for loss of
property, damage of wealth as our responsibility.
 SAFE WORKPLACE: We will always put safety first and respects the injuries if any occur
for our labours and will follow the judiciary rules of the state to compensate them.
 MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP: SAEC always follows the respective kind of

information formatted by Engineers Australia in terms of material safety and
standards with standard workmanship.
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1.5 Design Projects
Past Projects
 Adelaide Airport Expand Stormwater Scheme.
 Edwardstown Wastewater Storage and Recovery Scheme.
 Barossa Stormwater Amenity Upgrade.
 UniSA Wastewater Treatment Upgrade.
 Christies Down Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade
 Cobblers Creek Stormwater Pump Station Upgrade
 Cross Rd Water Main Renewal, City of Unley
 Project of STATE DRILL CORE LIBRARY, ADELAIDE, S.A.

 Works of $291.2 million Noarlunga-Seaford electrifications and Extension is our
foremost government project in the field of transportation.
 Part of Adelaide Convention Centre in 2017.
 Tram line from Glenelg to the Festival Centre is a $20 million Project.
Ongoing Projects:
 Glenelg to Adelaide Park Lands Storm Water Project.
 Grenfell Street Water Main Upgrade, City of Adelaide.
 Hackney Road Storm Water Main Upgrade.
 Lake Windemere Revitalization project of the City of Salisbury.
 ST. KILDA Masterplan stage-2 MARINE Recreation Precinct and Mangroves, City of
Salisbury expected to complete by 2020-2021.
 Recreation works of Adelaide Convention Centre for its mass built up was planned
and expected to complete by 2020.
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1.6 Financial Status
SEAC is a growing company and we have $35 million in net revenue accumulated since we
established. Our completed projects helped us develop our position as the market leader of
new engineering consulting firms. This also helped us create a good relationship with several
financial institutions, which have worked with us for the ongoing projects and will continue
to support us. All these factors indicate that SEAC has a stable financial status and strong
growth potential in the near future.
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Project Manager
1.7 Company Structures Ping Ye
Assistant Project Manager
Hung Chun Wang
Geotechnical Engineering Structural Engineering Water Engineering Environmental Engineering Urban Plan & Transportation
Manager Manager Manager Manager Manager
KaK Fei Lau Srinivas Rao Vishant Verma Yumeng Wang Hardeep Singh
1 Senior Engineer 1 Senior Engineer 2 Senior Engineer 1 Senior Engineer 1 Senior Engineer
3 Junior Engineer 2 Junior Engineer 3 Junior Engineer 3 Junior Engineer 3 Junior Engineer
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1.8 Meet SAEC Team

Project Manager:
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Assistant Project Manager
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Environmental Engineer
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Structural Engineer
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Geotechnical Engineer
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Civil Engineer
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Water Engineer
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Chapter 2. Company Policy
SAEC continuously work on new policies and amend their old to benefit nature and the client.
The primary policies of SAEC are discussed below:
Providing a safe and healthy work environment off and on-site
SAEC values personal health and safety more than anything. SAEC ensures the welfare and
safety of each working on site or off site, or visitors. To maintain the safety standards and
provide a responsible, healthy environment, there is a unit to ensure safe and healthy working
environment.
SAEC takes all kinds of measures to improve site conditions and will continue to maintain its
safety and health standards. Latest safety equipment’s and safety training are provided to
ensure safe working on site.
SAEC also aims to
 Be up to date with safety protocols.
 Minimizing risk and provide a safe work environment.
 Make regular efforts to provide proper training, giving information and introducing
relevant policies to ensure health and safety.
 Immediate response to any emergencies and investigating all incidents to find out
mistakes and amend them to avoiding future happenings.
 All mental and financial help is provided to the injured to encourage a speedy recovery.
Protection and management of the greens policy
SAEC keeps mother earth as the top priority and denies any project which is not
environmentally friendly. The company also try to input new methods to preserve natural site
conditions and reduce project cost. The main points we consider while undertaking the
project are as follows:
 Annual green cover targets are set which is guided by a team of office volunteers, and
no harm to existing green cover is done
 Before upholding or applying for any project its environmental impacts and feasibility
are checked.
 It is made sure that all the employees are aware of the company's environmental
policies.
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 Regular checks and records are maintained to help increase the green cover target each
year.
 Also, the work on site is done with care so that no harm to existing greenery occurs.
 SAEC have the policy to relocate the natural greenery while they must remove it from
some part on site.
Equality and harmony policy
 SAEC believes that everyone deserves equal rights and fair treatment at work.
 Equal opportunities are given to each individual to participate in company projects.
 No discrimination is done no matter what religion cast or culture the employee belongs
to. SAEC try organizing cultural meets to help strengthen the bond among employees.
Each culture is respected and accepted open heartedly at SAEC.
 SAEC discourage any the wrong behavior among employees, superiors and
subcontractors. Zero tolerance policy for any affirmative actions.
Company substance abuse and security policy
SAEC do not support the use of drugs, tobacco or any other similar products in office or
construction sites always. Special care is taken to minims the consumption of unhealthy
products and regular camps are organized to keep the check on drug abuse in office premises.
Many testing procedures are used to avoid any substance abuse.
Security policy is applied in the company. The office is fully equipped with anti-theft
equipment. Cybersecurity is also crucial to we have a third part IT firm working for us.
Essential documents are well looked after, and confidential data is kept under strict
supervision. Also, for security purpose, encrypted ID cards are provided to each employee.
This guarantee entry for employees only. Guest signing facility is also available for site visits
and other project related discussions.
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Chapter 3. Quality Assurances Statement

SAEC Consultants assure the prime quality of work through the company Quality Assurance
Plan and provide full dedication throughout their work plan. The company is guaranteed to
deliver the best quality services to our clients. SAEC Consultants promise to deliver the
projects before their deadline. Our Company is competing with other companies by giving
high standard quality work under the budget.
The Quality Statement of SAEC Consultants:
“The aim of SAEC consultants is to provide excellent service of engineering with cost
efficiency and deliver the quality of work above and beyond expectations of the client."
The policy of Quality Assurance is followed out at all level of employment; therefore, it is
necessary that all employees of the company are aware of the policy and able to initiate it
during the work. All team members are provided with the training of Quality Assurance Plans
to work in the Australian/New Zealand guide to Quality System Standards AS/NZS 9001,
AS/NZS 9002 and AS/NZS 9003 for construction.
The Quality of Assurance to trust in good communication throughout the company and client
as also the primary objective of the company. Project Manager will contact the client for
updating regarding the work process.
SAEC Consultants will try to make client satisfied at every step and with the highly expected
Quality, as this is the primary objective of the company.
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Chapter 4. Initial Investigation on Rymill Park Boating Pond

4.1 Project background
Rymill Park boating pond is deep large recreation lake which is in South Australian Capital of
Adelaide in the eastern parklands. Park occupies 36 acres of land and maintained by local
Adelaide City Council (ACC). It is bordered by East and Dequetteville terrace and Bartels and
Rundle Roads. The Rymill pond has a central island which is access by footbridge and horse
crossing is on the bed of pond.
Rymill pond has stand-alone water feature and pond is generally filled with recycled water
supply. Moreover, evidence of runoff water from surrounding parklands also drain into the
pond and lead to cause quality issues of the pond. The pond has very limited movement of
water raises the issue of collecting sediments and residential solids like litter and organic
matters entering the pond.
Additionally, overflow from the pond is not connected with any sewer or a soak away which
has an unknown condition. The utilization of sewer main will be required to renegotiation
with SA water. Nearby infrastructure and other services include the O’Bahn extension and
sewer main supply.
Sludge from the pond is transported to near Tampawardi which is also known as ‘Park 24',
where the slurry is placed into bunds and allowed to drain out water. Evidence that sludge is
not further used for composting in accordance with federal, state and local regulations from
the report of ACC.
4.2 Conditions of Contract (Authority/Assistant from clients)
Australian Standards are used to carry out all the design projects.
SAEC Consultants call for contour map of Rymill Park, Adelaide Parklands management
strategy 2015-2025, EPA (South Australia) guideline for water quality, EPA-State of the
Environment summary report 2018 from the client. A Soil profile and Bore log Data for last
decade shall be required for Geotechnical Engineer of SAEC Consultants. Moreover, local
traffic data also needed to determine a plan for traffic rerouting during the construction
process. The permission from community members and local people are required from the
client.
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Chapter 5. Components Involved in Feasibility Study

5.1 Water Engineering
Generally, the Rymill pond water is filled with recycled water with drain down and clean
annually. The runoff from the parkland surrounds the pond suspected of draining into the
pond (see Figure 1), which can cause pond water quality problems.
Figure 1 Conceptual Layout of Rymill Park
5.1.1 Pond water problems

Based on the provided “Summary of water quality data for Rymill Park boating pond”, it is
found E. coli level of the pond water is medium, which is 1100cfu/100mL within the range of
690-1400 cfu/100mL. In this case, if people fell into the pond from the boat or swim in the
pond, it has medium health risk to consume the pond water, so it is a health issue for the
general public (see Figure 2).
Figure 2 A man standing asides a pond with heathy -concern water quality
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On the other hand, it is found green algae is relatively high level in the pond water, which is
1990 cell/mL out of 775-2950 cell/mL. The total phosphorus level in the water is 3.9 mg/L
within the range of 3.5-4.5 mg/L. This indicates the high level of phosphorus and nitrogen in
the water so that the algal blooms can happen overnight and the whole pond water will turn
green (as shown in Figure 3) which impacts the appearance of the water features. Fortunately,
it has no detection of blue-green algae, which is toxic.
Figure 3 Appearance of an algal-bloom pond
With stand-alone water feature, Rymill pond has very limited water movement. Nearby
sediments and residential solids, which includes leaves, duck faces etc., are accumulated.
When the pond suffers from seasonal algal blooms due to limited water movement, the water
feature won't be pleasant to visitors especially while the pond is used for equestrian events.
Besides, the pond has the overflow issue. Unfortunately, it is not connected to the sewer or
a soakaway. To maintain the cleanness and avoid the overflow issue of the pond, an annually
routine is conducted that relocate the sludge from the cleaned pond to a bund of Tampawardi
‘Park 24’ and allowed to drain. It is found the sludge mainly consists of leaf litter and duck
faecal material which is not suitable for composting according to the law.
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5.1.2 Nitrogen cycle

To improve the Rymill pond water quality, the 1st step is to understand the Nitrogen-cycle in
the pond. The nitrogen cycle is a natural process to balance water environments like lakes
and ponds. It's a process of using good bacteria to break down waste and toxic compounds.
In natural systems, the biological filtration process, which is converting ammonia to nitrate is
called nitrification.
The initial step of the nitrogen cycle begins with ammonia, which is a product of decaying
matter and fish waste. These substances are emitted into the water by bacterial activity
breaking down organic matter. The ammonia is broken down by Nitrosomonas using an
aerobic process in the first step of the nitrogen cycle to form nitrite. The subsequent action
of the nitrogen cycle is performed by Nitrobacter using another aerobic process. This step
converts the nitrite into the final product which is Nitrate.
The final step of the nitrogen cycle is the release or absorption of the nitrogen from the
nitrates. This can happen in several ways, release as nitrogen gas or the assimilation into plant
tissues. The nitrates under some specific circumstances are processed anaerobically by
bacteria deep in the soil or rocks. This process which can only occur deep within the substrates
since there is little to no oxygen present produces nitrogen gas. On the other hand, plants can
uptake nitrates and use them as the building blocks for their cellular structure as they grow.
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5.1.3 Feasible options
Treatment of pond water
To enhance the naturally occurring nitrogen cycle the pond water could be pumped or
circulated. Let us imagine the Rymill pond is an aquarium, which is also a stand-alone water
feature. By increasing the water movement, the concentration of ammonia within the pond
water will naturally decrease due to the enhanced natural nitrogen cycle, and this will result
in better water quality. The increase in water movement also allows for more gas exchange
at the water surface. This will increase the oxygen concentration of the water, also allow other
gasses to exchange more freely with the atmosphere.
A biological filter (see Figure 4) concept can be used in this case. For example, water
movement through piles of porous rocks will aid the nitrogen cycle so that the water quality
can be improved. The final process of the nitrogen cycle that has to be dealt with is the
removal of nitrates. Over time the nitrates will slowly be converted into nitrogen gas deep in
the substrate of the pond and within rocks. To remove the excess nitrates in the water, reeds
or water lily could be grown on a section of the pond water system. This also solves the
problem with the excess phosphorus from the duck feces since plants will use that as well.
The reduction of the total water nutrients will eventually lead to clearer water since there will
be less green cell algae present in the pond water.
Figure 4 Example of Biofilter
(resource: https://users.vcnet.com/rrenshaw/ponds.html)
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Managing and Treating the Runoff
To reduce the adverse effects from the runoff entering the pond water, the runoff could be
partially diverted. Some of the runoff could be diverted into the stormwater system that
surrounds the area. The remainder of the runoff can be diverted into a side section of the
pond that would act as a filter and strain out most of the course debris. The nutrients that are
in the runoff water will be processed by the biological filtration system of the pond.
This could be done by partially surrounding the pond with a grated spoon drain which would
lead into the stormwater system. The drain would be placed on the side of the pond where is
the furthest from the filter area. This would catch the unfiltered runoff before entering the
pond and divert it to the stormwater system. The remainder of the runoff would enter the
pond in the filter side where it would be processed through the biological filter. The coarse
debris would naturally collect within the reeds for easy removal. In addition, netting material
(e.g. trash traps as shown in Figure 5) could be added in front of the reeds to capture coarse
floating debris and floating plastic pollution. This would require regular cleaning but
significantly increase the aesthetics of the pond by stopping rubbish from entering the
system.
Figure 5 Trash Traps to create free-trash water
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Managing the Overflows
When the water level of the pond gets too high, it will reach the level where the overflow will
be needed. The current existing pipework needs to be inspected so its condition can be
determined. If it is used, it can be linked into the stormwater system, and the excess water
will be removed. If the pipework is not usable, then a new overflow system needs to be
created that will manage the overflow into the surrounding stormwater system.
Initial investigation shows that the most possible location where overflow may occur is the
northern side of the pond (as shown in Figure 6). SAEC will invite the relevant organisation to
provide sufficient material of the main sewer nearby and consult with them about the current
condition of the facility. Based on collecting information, the feasibility study can be
conducted solidly. Within several aspects of designing the overflow system, the intake of the
overflow is a critical aspect of the system. This must remain free-flowing and resist fouling.
Safety of the overflow also needs to be considered since a large volume of water escaping will
cause strong suction and potentially pose a hazard. The impact on wildlife is also a factor in
the final design of the overflow. The overflow can be used to control the optimal water depth
of the lake. The conceptual design would look something like a square pit or pipe (see Figure
7) with a removable basket for easy cleaning. All would be covered from the top and only
allow water to enter from the side of the pond.
The surrounding stormwater system needs to be surveyed as not to exceed its capacity. The
overflow would discharge a large volume of water into the system when it was activated
during a heavy rain event. If the runoff were also managed, the overflow events would have
benefits for cleaning the pond. The rain runoff likely contains far lower nitrates and
phosphates that are present in the pond water, and this would have a diluting effect. The
larger the rain event, the more pronounced the total dilution of the nutrients.
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Figure 6 Possible location where overflow happens (resource: GHD)
Figure 7 Facility to control water level while overflowing

(resource: http://www.fao.org/tempref/FI/CDrom/FAO_Training/FAO_Training/General/x6708e/x6708e10.htm)
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Sludge Management
If all the above measures are in place, the sludge level of the pond should be enhanced
considerably. Eventually, the sludge level will become great gradually in an extended period,
and the pond will need to be drained and cleaned far less often. The significant reduction in
maintenance fee during the service period can be expected. Besides, the filtration system can
be cleaned by pumping out the sludge and trapped debris from the side of the pond to ensure
that it remains free-flowing. Litter removal will be more convenient since the runoff will be
diverted to one side and litter should accumulate there.
A maintenance plan needs to be put in place to ensure all the systems are in functional
condition. This plan would include the cleaning of the overflow grate to ensure any heavy rain
events can be coped with without excessive flooding. The runoff drainage system gate needs
to be kept clear of debris to ensure the allocated runoff is collected before it enters the pond.
The filtration system would require regular inspections to ensure it is not blocked and water
is still freely flowing. Finally, the netting that is placed in front of the filter to remove floating
litter and large debris needs to be cleaned regularly.
All the above countermeasures will ensure that the rate of accumulation of the sludge in the
pond will be efficiently reduced and the maintaining activities such as pumping and draining
events need to be applied with far less frequency. Furthermore, with regular maintenance,
the aesthetics of the pond will improve dramatically since there will be far less unsightly litter
and debris accumulation. This will also mean that the water remains far cleaner appearance
and will look limpid instead of green by achieving lower nutrients and fewer algae.
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5.1.4 Conceptual feasibility design in water management
There are three potential options for water resource management. First, treat the whole pond
as a big fish tank, and split the pond into two portions as shown in Figure 8. The northern west
part will be reconstructed as the wetland to provide the function of the biofilter. Meanwhile,
the pump system will be set to draw the water into the wetland and out to the pond. By doing
so, the water feature of the pond is no longer stand-alone, and the nitrogen cycle is improved.
At where the possible overflow occurs, the flood pipe system will be installed to disperse
water while exceeding the expecting water level. Furthermore, the grated drain would be
placed around the pond and avoid untreated stormwater get into the pond and direct runoff
to where the wetland is.
The second option has similar principles as the first one, and the grated drain is set around
the pond and the same location for the flood system. However, instead of creating the
wetland inside the existing pond, the second option is to excavate another place right outside
the north of the park where the biofilter system will be installed (see Figure 9). The concern
is it would be more comfortable to apply the maintenance as the biofilter system is outside
of the park (easier to turn off the water supply if needed). However, make sure the
construction will not affect the existing structure as the purposed location is close to the
extension of O’Bahn.
The last option is as same as second but to have the biofilter system underground so that the
appearance can keep unchanged. Also, an underground tank will be prepared for storing
water from overflow. All the options above focus on the main objectives mentioned earlier,
the water resource management of Rymill Park Pond will be adequately handled with SAEC.
Besides, the improved water quality may assess building up the irrigation system for the
surrounding plants to have more sustainable use of stormwater. With any other concerns
have not touched, for the time being, SAEC will accept any changes in the further study if
required.
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Figure 8 Potential Solution for Rymill Park Pond -Wetland System
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Figure 9 Potential Solution for Rymill Park Pond -Water Treatment System (Tank)
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5.2 Environmental Engineering

As the core as mentioned earlier of the project, improving environmental impacts shall be the
focus aspect within the whole stages of the project. Rymill Park is located at the northeast
edge of Adelaide CBD, where is also O'Bahn busway exists. It is expected to have more
congesting traffic and throng activities during the day time than those parks in outskirts. With
the geographical condition, small detrimental impacts on the surrounding landscape and
ecosystem can be utterly influential. Therefore, to ensure the detrimental impacts on
environments is minimised would be the first task for SAEC.
Luckily, SAEC has experienced environmental engineers who have been dedicating to reduce
of environmental footprint for years. Environmental issues are always given priority in SAEC;
two crucial components EIA and EMP are included in the process. Environmental Impact
Assessment (EIA) shall be conducted with appropriate resources to examine the conditions of
water, environment, existing stormwater drainage system and services. With a good
understanding of the project area, the environmental management plan (EMP) will be
designed based on resources such as Adelaide Park Lands Management Strategy, EPA
(Environmental Protection Authority) report and other relevant accordance.
Besides, stable and continuous communications between team departments (e.g. water
resource, structural, transport, geotechnical and quality management etc.) and clients will be
beneficial to identify and investigate the environmental issues throughout the project.
Following are the main components involved in environmental considerations after the initial
investigation of the project area.
5.2.1 Soil Excavation/ Property Investigation

As the Rymill Park pond is not connected to any sewer or a soakaway, for the time being,
series geotechnical engineering will be considered to improve the drainage system to handle
overflow events. Furthermore, according to the renewal plan supplied by GHD, reconstruct
concrete paving, and the new retaining wall is concerned. Soil property has a significant effect
on geotechnical design. Therefore, a site investigation/ survey on soil properties will be
complemented as reliable accordance while applying geotechnical engineering design or
other related departments.
During the construction, principles to manage disposal and necessary testing of excavated soil
shall be defined clearly in the EMP at the feasibility study stage. If soil excavation encounters
groundwater issues, the management to the disposal of groundwater pumped from
excavation should meet the requirements in EPA and outline in EMP as well.
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5.2.2 Air Pollution

Air pollution would be inevitable during the construction activities such as soil excavation,
earthworks and emissions from construction vehicles exhaust. Particulate Matter (PM) is one
of the essential indices needed to be monitored during the construction stage. Strategy to
control the air pollution due to dry dust distributing on site is to apply the spray system via
water truck (see Figure 10,Figure 11) so that the soil would be kept damp in most time. The
regulations like Nature Resources Management Act (2004) can be the relevant guidelines
while drawing water from natural resources nearby to meet the requirement in SA. In terms
of emission from working vehicles, Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) index has to be monitored.
Minimise the pollution by checking that all the vehicles on site meet the emission standards.
Assistant from the proper organisation may be required in the feasibility study stage. Both
PM and NO2 are the important index on site and should have been handled properly to
reduce the health risks of co-workers and people surrounding.
Figure 10 Example of water truck on site
Figure 11 Water spray during construction phase
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5.2.3 Noise Pollution

Noise pollution comes with construction phase as well. It is vital to be considered as noise
remarkably affect the life of the resident surrounding Rymill Park. An investigation would be
done to have the sounding board from people who live nearby. The survey would be the
accordance to arrange the construction roster (day or night shift). For workers on site,
earplugs would be supplied to avoid hearing damage. Keep monitoring the decibels (dB) on
site to ensure compliance with the standard and contract condition. Minimise and shorten
the noise chaos period will be the goal of SAEC.
5.2.4 Water Quality Monitoring

As known that the Rymill Pond is a stand-alone water feature, without being connected to
sewer main. Although the water quality summary given in project brief does not exceed the
requirement of ACC (Adelaide City Council), it has potential risks capture to become worse as
the pond suffers seasonal algal blooms, litters, leaves and duck faeces and even the during
the re-construction phase. Moreover, the limited water movement would lead to the
accumulation of sediment at the bottom of the pond. The capacity for water storage and the
function of the pond is losing.
Consequently, monitoring stormwater quality would be the first step during the construction
stage and make sure the balance of the ecosystem or any environmental impacts on the pond.
Next, improving the drainage system to treat the pond water, stormwater and the runoff
entering the pond. Several potential options including:
 Trash Traps – To the litters or residential solid at the entrance of the waterway.
 Gross Pollutant Traps (GPTs) – Before the stormwater come into the pond, apply GPTs
(see Figure 12 to remove the gross pollutant such as domestic plastics (plastic bags,
clingwrap etc.), industrial packaging, plastic bottles, paper (including) cigarette butts,
sediments and organics (grass and garden clippings etc.). Note that GPTs can’t stop
chemicals.
Figure 12 Examples of GTPs
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 Bio-filtration stormwater harvesting and reuse – For example, a wetland which could
minimise the ongoing water quality monitoring and treatment requirement. Also, bio-
filtration has the potential to maintain the aesthetics of water features for Rymill pond
More detail about water resource management would be explained in 5.1. Renegotiation with
SA water about optimising the drainage system will be included in the feasibility study stage.
5.2.5 Waste management

Hiring skip bins on site (see Figure 13) to collect the waste (industrial, general separately)
during the construction. Set the schedule to empty the containers on a regular basis. This
would help the quality of the working environment and construction. Waste management will
be outlined in the Environmental Management Plan (EMP).
Figure 13 Skip bin on site
5.2.6 Sludge management

Transporting sludge from Rymill Park to Tampawardi is the strategy for the time being. With
the improvement of the drainage system, SAEC is expecting to manage and treat the sludge
in a more efficient approach. A detailed feasibility involved cooperation between
departments will be conducted.
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5.2.7 Assumptions
 Recording of ecosystem, fauna and flora related to Rymill Park Pond could be provided
from GHD or ACC as the important references while considering environmental impacts.
 Feasibility Study shall be carried out according to EPA guidelines or other relevant
resources approved by the clients.
5.2.8 Procedure in Environmental Engineering
Overall, the procedure shall be taken in the feasibility study are:
1. Examine the project area and collect recording from previous reports.
2. Understanding the constraints and the expectation from clients
3. Identify and define the (potential) environmental impacts
4. Assess impacts
5. Carry out the strategy to minimise the impacts
6. Looking for an appropriate strategy
7. Repeat 4-6 (if required) to the most suitable approach
The environmental engineering team in SAEC will stick to the principles above (see Figure 14)
and devote to the most appropriate solution.
Examine &
Strategy Gathering
complement Information of Continuous Communication:
project area
Understanding the
Repeat (if required) until expectations of clients
risk is minimized or
satisfactory for clients
Carry out Identify
strategy environmental risks
Assess
impacts
Figure 14 Environmental Engineering Procedure
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5.2.9 Expectations in Environmental Engineering
 Full understanding of the project area by site investigation. An EIA is a detail conducted.
 Understand the expectation of clients.
 Detect all the possible environmental impacts during the whole stages of the project.
 Find feasible options for each environmental risk with professional team cooperation.
 Set up the EMP based on the above.
 Communication with clients and choose the most profitable solution
 Minimise all the environmental risks
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5.3 Geotechnical Engineering

The Rymill pond has a water quality issue. The water movement in the pond is slow and the
sludge built up in the pond need to be cleaned regularly. The slurry from the pound mainly
consists of leaf litter and surrounding soil residue. There is no existing drainage structure
surrounding the pound to prevent soil residue, and some of the pavement in the bottom of
the pound is damaged. There are works to be done in order to improve the water quality of
the pound.
SAEC Consultants is experienced in dealing with geotechnical engineering projects which

follow the Australian standards. Our Geotechnical team aims to give the best and effective
method for any projects and put safety in the first place. We follow the Australian standards
for all the geotechnical work. Moreover, our team obtains investigation and geotechnical
reports from Australia official bodies, like the department of planning transportation and
infrastructures (DPTI).
5.3.1 Goals and Objectives

 Carry out related soil tests like shrink-swell test and core shrinkage test to check the soil
property of the surrounding area and the soil under the pound.
 Taking some bore log sample and comparing the sample between the pound area and
surrounding area for accessing the soil profile.
 Carry out related soil tests like Wescor method test and electrical conductivity method
test to find out soil suction.
5.3.2 Constraints
The landowner of The Rymill pond does not want to change the design of the footbridge, and
horse crossing. It is restricted not to move the central island. There could be some limitation
when designing around the pound.
The local activity may affect the construction process and duration. For example, the
Mitsubishi motors Australian international is held every year around the Rymill pond. There
may be another party using the pound for other horse activity. The date and duration of
construction will be affected.
5.3.3 Consideration
 Carry out site investigation. Using the water and soil sample tested to form the site to
determine the property of the site. Then investigate how to improve the performance.
 If there is the new design of the underground water pipeline by the water team, our
geotechnical team will work with them for any assistance, such as earthwork.
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 The pavement in the bottom of the pound needs to redesign and construct. The design
of pavement is based on the related soil test, available space, water permeability,
durability and budget.
 Constructing retaining wall during the project. The retaining wall can prevent
surrounding soil from leaking into the pound during the project. After the project, the
retaining wall can be remaining in the pound as a support for the surround pond soil.
The choice of material for retaining wall needs to consider for a long life span.
5.3.4 Approach
Our geotechnical team aims to find the most appropriate strategy to improve water quality
and to achieve a sustainable solution. Here is some approach appropriate for this project:
 Carry out the geotechnical investigation.
 Carry out the bore-hole test in a different area around the pound to achieve a better
understanding of the soil behaviour in the whole area.
 Redesign pavement in the bottom of the pound.
 Design retaining wall around the pound.
 Writing a detailed geotechnical report.
There is some material that can be considered when designing the pavement. For example,
estimate the maximum load of the pound in heavy rainfall and use a granular material as a
pavement layer or using concrete sub-layer to withstand the heavy water load.
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5.4 Urban Planning

Our urban planning team aims to carry out a solution to improve the water quality in
The Rymill pond as well as maintaining sustainable and environmentally friendly. The urban
planning design is to minimise any nuisance to the local community.

Urban planning team aims to reduce any negative impact on the neighbourhood and local
community around the area. There is some potential nuisance such as noise, air and water
pollution during construction.
There are some essential aims our team would like to achieve. Our team will ensure the local
environment will be restorable after construction, and there will be no air and water pollution
caused by the project. We will protect and give a better environmental life in the area. We
will ensure any move by the project are approved by any party related to the area such as
local communities and green communities. Our team will investigate any risk that may arise
during and after the construction and have a preparation guideline.
5.4.2 Consideration
Our urban planning team will gather many background information for that area, such as the
local population, local environment to ensure the project is feasible in the area. We will need
to have an agreement by the land user and the local community before making any move to
the land.
The project is ensured to follow and meet any published policy and regulation. The whole
project is guaranteed to satisfy any related area in the Australian Standard. The project will
follow the policy and regulation issued by SA Water Department, The City of Adelaide and
Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure.
5.4.3 Duck Control

Duck may be cute and a novelty in the pond. However, too many ducks may cause issues like:
1. Reduction in water quality - rise in ammonia

2. Parasites, disease and bacteria
3. Damage to plants
4. Stress and injury to fish
These are not all the problems and others may be found until it goes badly. As a result, SAEC
offers several options to the client for keeping duck away from the pond:
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1. Install Pond netting (see Figure 15)

2. Shade Sails or covers (see Figure 16)
3. Create and make use of water fountains (see Figure 17)
Figure 15 Pond Netting
Figure 16 Shade Sails
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Figure 17 Water fountain in the park
The above are the typical three approach to deal with duck problems, SAEC has a professional
team to supply the best solution for the clients. The first option is usually used in a smaller
pond, and it may affect the appearance of the pond. The second one may be one possible
option as it can also provide the place for the visitors to have the shading area during the
summer. The third option is the most recommended solution for Rymill Park because a water
fountain can also improve the flow of the water and help the pond be alive.
On the contrary, if the stakeholders do not think duck is a problem after the water resource
management is completed. SAEC team sets up the plan as below:
During construction, the local life in the pound is affected. There are many ducks in the area.
Therefore, free land can be used to place the duck temporarily. It is assumed the duck can
move freely within the place and the project will not affect them. After the improvement of
water management of the pond, the duck faeces issue can also be solved since the water
feature is no longer stand-alone. During the construction, our team may discuss with the local
community to hire some worker to feed the duck if required.
Consultant with stakeholders will be the first step before we take the next one. In SAEC,
understand the expectation of clients always comes first.
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5.4.4 Holding public forum

The pound, as well as the park, were constructed in the 1960s. There were some facilities
built for the public in the park, such as a small café shop and some BBQ site. As there are
many visitors to the park at the weekends, there is a need to open more dining establishment.
A food court can be placed around the pound. There is only a small toilet in the North of the
park. Park facility enhancement is required. SAEC team has great willing to help improve the
facilities around the park. Holding public forum to hear from residents, users and the clients
would be necessary since the suggestions from them would be the critical motivations for us.
5.4.5 Park facility enhancement

As the previous discussion in 5.4.4, it is expected to achieve a better user-friendly facility in
the park. At this stage, our team suggests building one more toilet in the South. The old toilet
should be rebuilt as it was constructed for many years. The park should have more bench and
table around the pound for visitors to sit down. Further suggestion can be added in the
feasibility stage afterwards.
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5.5 Structural Engineering

The Rymill pond was constructed many years ago. Due to its age, the structural material
underwater heavily damages. The permeability of the pavement at the bottom of the pound
is an increase, and water is easily diffuse into the soil and change the soil behaviour. The
underwater pavement needs to redesign. There is a great deal of soil from the surrounding
which drops into the pound. Building a retaining wall around the pound is an efficient way to
stop the forming of sludge.

Structural engineering team aims to design an effective and sustainable drainage system and
surrounding structure to fulfil the client request. Here are some of our goals:
 Our team will ensure the designed structure can meet the requirement of Australian
Standards.
 Investigate the existing service structure around the area to reduce the impact to current
service structure during construction.
 The team will develop an efficient construction procedure to minimise the construction
during and reduce the impact on the local environment.
 Doing several tests to determine the most suitable building material for this specific
project.
5.5.2 Consideration
When doing the final design, some critical factors should be taken into account during
construction.
 The existing service structures are strong and stable to withstand the construction
around the area.
 Ensure all the data collected from other teams, such as underground soil profile is correct
before doing the structural design.
 Ensure the designed structure can withstand the water load and have a long life span.
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5.6 Transportation Management

This project requires to prepare for managing traffic and transport since there would be a
number of a large construction vehicle in and out in the area. The local traffic would be
affected when moving the construction equipment, such as excavator, loader, bulldozer and
dump truck. There will be many trucks and vehicle driving around that area due to the project.
The traffic load will be increased, so a traffic management scheme is needed to implement.

Our traffic team will develop a traffic flow design for this project. Both Rundle road and Bartels
road will be affected when the construction starts. Here are some goals we need to consider:
 Safety of workers and road users is always considered first.

 Design a safe path for pedestrians and cyclists to access during construction
 Study the crash history in the area to implement a better traffic plan for road user.
 Doing a traffic survey plan and estimate the traffic flow at peak hour.
 Prepare and place a clear announcement to notice the road users during the
construction phase.
5.6.2 Parking space

The traffic flow will increase during construction. Our team will study the capacity of the
adjacent car park before any work. An enlargement plan for car park will be considered if the
car park capacity is not ideal.
During construction, some large vehicle and machine will be stored near the site, which the
car park may not be suitable due to the heavy weight of the construction vehicles. Some open
area near the park will be prepared and used as a temporary parking space for those machines
and truck.
5.6.3 Road endurance

Many heavy machines move to the park during construction. Our team will do some durability
test for the road and ground to ensure those large truck and machine cause no damage to the
road surface.
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Chapter 6. Tender Price for feasibility study stage

Error! Not a valid bookmark self-reference. is the offer of SAEC for the feasibility study. We
are confident of completing all the components in 3 weeks with 15-hour work time for each
engineer every week.
Table. 1 Tender Price for feasibility study stage
Department Position Quantity Hours/Week Rate/Hour Weeks Cost
Project Manager 1 15 240 3 10800

Project manager
Assistant Manager 1 15 220 3 9900
Manager 1 15 200 3 9000

Environmental Senior Engineer 1 15 180 3 8100
Junior Engineer 3 15 120 3 16200
Manager 1 15 200 3 9000

Water Resource Senior Engineer 2 15 180 3 16200
Manager 1 15 200 3 9000

Urban &
Senior Engineer 1 15 180 3 8100
Transportation
Manager 1 15 200 3 9000

Geotechnical Senior Engineer 1 15 180 3 8100
Manager 1 15 200 3 9000

Structural Senior Engineer 1 15 180 3 8100
Subtotal 189,900
GST 18,990
Total 27 208,890
SAEC is always contributing to providing the best plan for the clients. With 27 experienced
well-training engineers in this team combined with professional communication between
each department and clients, all the necessary tasks will be well handled and given the most
appropriate plan.
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Chapter 7. Project Timeline
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7.1 Key Milestone
As shown in the Gantt Chart, some key milestone including in the feasibility study are
displayed in Error! Not a valid bookmark self-reference.. There will be two meetings before
the completion of the feasibility study, and the first meeting aims to clarify the interface
between each department as they have done preliminary works and design in the first two
weeks. Each department can also receive suggestions and opinions from clients and
management. Subsequently, there will be a time for engineers to refine their plans and
perform the best solutions for the stakeholders.
Table. 2 Project milestone
Events Due date

Consulting with ACC and GHD 20/03/2019
Holding public forum 20/03/2019
Water quality & Overflow management 29/03/2019
Design for retaining wall 29/03/2019
Develop EIA 29/03/2019
First Meeting -Clarify interface and Revise the plan 03/04/2019
Complete EMS 08/04/2019
Final Meeting – Complete feasibility study 09/04/2019
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7.2 Main feasibility deliverables
SAEC Consultant will conduct pre-research, survey and re-planning of the ponds and
surrounding facilities in Rymill Park within three weeks.
In terms of pond management, we will propose different surface waste treatment methods
to improve water quality. At the same time, water treatment systems are also designed inside
the pond to enhance the quality of water and reduce sludge accumulation.
For the planning of the surrounding facilities, we will reconsider the functional division of the
park, such as increasing the number and density of toilets and changing a particular area of
the park into a dedicated parking lot.
At the beginning of the design, the survey engineers and geotechnical engineers will conduct
on-the-spot investigations, adding or modifying the contents of existing drawings to improve
the accuracy of the design. Water and resource systems engineers will redesign ponds to
enhance the quality of water to benefit the surrounding environment. At the same time,
transportation engineers will detour the road to minimise traffic to the area. Moreover, they
will design the parking lot location and the number of parking spaces based on the data
collected in the previous period.
Later in the design period, the administrators of each department will hold a summary of the
design of the department, and the departments will also exchange design plans to prevent
inevitable conflicts between the designs. Under the guidance of the project manager, the final
integration gives the most effective solutions to the customer. This program must have the
most economical, most viable, environmentally friendly, and most sustainable features.
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Expression of Interest and Tender for the

16th March 2019. SAEC

Attention: Dr. Faisal Ahammed and Mr. Mitch Laginestra

RE: Rymill Park Boating Pond Water and Environmental aspects

CHAPTER 1. COMPANY PROFILE ................................................................. 1

CHAPTER 2. COMPANY POLICY ................................................................. 15

CHAPTER 5. COMPONENTS INVOLVED IN FEASIBILITY STUDY ................... 19

5.4 URBAN PLANNING ............................................................................................................................ 38

CHAPTER 6. TENDER PRICE FOR FEASIBILITY STUDY STAGE ....................... 44

Chapter 1. Company profile

South Australia Engineering Consultants (SAEC) is a civil engineering consulting company

1.2 Our Vision

Synchronising development with Eco-friendly values, Social Responsibilities and individual

SAEC will always be an environment of creating knowledge and skills to empowered

We shape your world of dreams with innovation and professional.

1.3 Service Provide

Infrastructure and Design: Commercial complexes, IT hubs, Hospitality and Sports

1.4 Responsibilities under our policies

 TENDER SUFFICIENCY: SAEC always looks forward to maintaining tendered details as

 MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP: SAEC always follows the respective kind of

1.5 Design Projects

 Adelaide Airport Expand Stormwater Scheme.

 Edwardstown Wastewater Storage and Recovery Scheme.

 Barossa Stormwater Amenity Upgrade.

 UniSA Wastewater Treatment Upgrade.

 Christies Down Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade

 Cobblers Creek Stormwater Pump Station Upgrade

 Cross Rd Water Main Renewal, City of Unley

 Project of STATE DRILL CORE LIBRARY, ADELAIDE, S.A.

 Glenelg to Adelaide Park Lands Storm Water Project.

 Grenfell Street Water Main Upgrade, City of Adelaide.

 Hackney Road Storm Water Main Upgrade.

 Lake Windemere Revitalization project of the City of Salisbury.

1.6 Financial Status

1.7 Company Structures Ping Ye

Assistant Project Manager

Hung Chun Wang

Manager Manager Manager Manager Manager

1.8 Meet SAEC Team

Assistant Project Manager

Chapter 2. Company Policy

Providing a safe and healthy work environment off and on-site

SAEC also aims to

 Be up to date with safety protocols.

 Minimizing risk and provide a safe work environment.

Protection and management of the greens policy

Equality and harmony policy

Company substance abuse and security policy

Chapter 3. Quality Assurances Statement

The Quality Statement of SAEC Consultants:

Chapter 4. Initial Investigation on Rymill Park Boating Pond

4.2 Conditions of Contract (Authority/Assistant from clients)

Chapter 5. Components Involved in Feasibility Study

Figure 1 Conceptual Layout of Rymill Park

5.1.1 Pond water problems

Figure 3 Appearance of an algal-bloom pond

5.1.2 Nitrogen cycle

5.1.3 Feasible options

Treatment of pond water

Figure 4 Example of Biofilter

Managing and Treating the Runoff

Figure 5 Trash Traps to create free-trash water