Civil&Geotech-Jacobs Rock Quarry & Port Summary_15Jul2015-Draft Final

CIVIL & GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERS -‐ Norfolk Island Pty Ltd Consulting Civil and Geotechnical Engineers NBN 280041203

Registered office:

15A Taylors Road Post Office Box 191 Burnt Pine, Norfolk Island 2899 South Pacific

Tel: (672) 323 401 Tel: (672) 323 801 Mob: (672) 355 800 Email: civil-‐[email protected]

Australia Project Office

Geotech International Pte Ltd 8 Argyle Place Millers Point, NSW 2000 Australia

Tel: (61-‐2) 9029 7886 Fax: (61-‐2) 9475 4477 Mob: (61) 448 488 407 [email protected]

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PROJECT SUMMARY Jacobs Rock Quarry and Port

(Revised: 15 July 2015)

Project participants:

Developers Civil & Geotech – Norfolk Island Pty Ltd Norfolk Island, South Pacific Geotech International Pte Ltd Singapore

Architecture, design and planning

Dickson Rothschild -‐ Architecture | Urban Design | Planning Sydney, Australia

Finance and investor services

Acutus Singapore

Legal Rajah & Tann Singapore

Government Norfolk Island Administration Commonwealth Administration

Project summary:

No. Subject Information and planning

1 Civil & Geo NI establishment and capabilities

Established 16 December 2013 on Norfolk Island as a registered Norfolk Island Company with two resident Island Directors

Specialized capabilities in Asia and the Pacific in cooperation with Geotech International of Singapore: -‐ Civil and geotechnical engineering design -‐ Water and power resources security -‐ Geotechnical exploration and testing -‐ Materials testing -‐ Construction Management for infrastructure projects -‐ Quality Control and Quality Assurance of infrastructure construction -‐ Quarry design and management -‐ Flood and storm disaster risk management

2 Civil & Geo client base in cooperation with Geotech International of Singapore

Asian Development Bank (ADB) and World Bank (WB) Hydropower developers Mining companies Quarry developers and operators Disaster management agencies Other international and national agencies and companies

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3 Status of development of Civil & Geotech capabilities on the Island

1. New permanent office has been established in Burnt Pine 2. Full time Norfolk Island based Operations Manager is in place 3. Geotechnical drilling and sampling equipment is currently in transit to the

Island 4. A QC Materials Testing Laboratory is being established on the Island

New Civil & Geotech office in Burt Pine

4 Fundamental

requirements for economic development of remote communities

Work for the ADB, WB and NGO’s and private developers always begins with two basic needs:

1. Transportation access 2. Construction materials

There is currently NO working quarry for rock and aggregate on Norfolk Island

Provision of these two basic needs will enable: 1. Economic construction of much needed infrastructure on Norfolk

Island 2. 2. More and better private investment on Norfolk Island

Location of Jacobs Rock Quarry and Port on west coast of

Norfolk Island


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Aerial view of Jacobs Rock Quarry and Port site


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5 Jacobs Rock Quarry and Port Project benefits to Norfolk Island

Provides much needed basic capability for Norfolk Island A third wharf facility on the west coast of NI that is protected from wave

and storm action when Kingston Pier and Cascade Pier are not useable Minor and acceptable environmental impacts to the Island ecology and

culture. Indirect environmental benefits from not having to import gravel to Norfolk Island include; No requirement for construction of a temporary earthen barge landing

ramp in Ball Bay. The anecdotal evidence from previous temporary ramps suggest that marine turtles and corals have been negatively impacted by this practice, associated with both the poor quality of the dirt and waste road tar used to construct the ramp, and the destruction of the ramp(s) by storms contaminating the entire bay with silt and tar.

Sourcing rock locally will protect the quarantine values of the Island by reducing the potential for introduced weed, insect and animal species from entering the island in contaminated gravel

Materials for construction of a new west coast cargo and cruise ship passenger handing facility

Rock fill materials needed for all types of Island civil works 1) Water and power security 2) Pier rehabilitation and coastal protection 3) Road rehabilitation 4) Airport upgrade 5) Private construction 6) Materials for exports

Construction of a 5 Star hotel and condominium complex to fully environmentally rehabilitate the quarry site at the end of quarry operations

Left -‐ Vertical view of Jacobs

Rock pier showing basalt

platform in the sea

Right -‐ View of Jacobs Rock Quarry show access road to Jacobs Rock

Port


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6 Island capabilities to be added by the Jacobs Rock Project

High level Job creation for Norfolk Island residents: Experience for the design and construction of sea transport facilities

throughout the South Pacific region Qualifications to work for the World Bank and Asian Development Bank in

their Pacific Island economic development programmes Training of Island work force in specialized marine and island specific

construction Training of Island residents in Computer Aided Design (CAD) and drafting Establishment of an Island based design and construction specialist

location for the South Pacific Region Attract AusAid Pacific Region project consultant work to the Island

7 Timeline for establishment of Jacobs Rock Quarry and Port project -‐ Ground breaking planned December 2015

Planning, engineering and financing are well advanced: 1. Establishment of Project Office on Norfolk Island to design and build the

Jacobs Rock Quarry and Port -‐ Completed October 2013 2. Preliminary design of Jacobs Rock Port access road -‐ Completed January

2015 3. Successful application to perform geotechnical investigation for the quarry

and Port in Selwyn Preserve -‐ Awarded by Commonwealth and Norfolk Island Administration on 31 March 2015

4. Geotechnical investigation and report completed -‐ Expected August 2015 5. Planning and architectural design of port and resort completed -‐ Expected

August 2015 6. Bankable Feasibility Study completed -‐ Planned August 2015 7. Environmental Impact Assessment completed -‐ Planned August 2015 8. Application to perform an Approved Activity within a Public Reserve

lodged -‐ Expected September 2015 9. Environmental Protection and Biodiversity and Conservation Act

(Commonwealth EPBC) application lodged -‐ Expected September 2015 10. EPBC Permit approved and issued -‐ Expected October 2015 11. Commonwealth granting of 30 year lease to operate Jacobs Rock Quarry

and Port granted -‐ Expected November 12. Project financing secured and financial closure -‐ Expected November 2015 13. Ground breaking to begin construction of Jacobs Rock Quarry and Port -‐

Planned mid-‐December 2015

8 Enhanced water and power security for the Island

Civil & Geo has unique experience in the design and implementation of small scale hydropower projects in remote areas -‐ The Island has unique topography that is suitable for a pump

hydropower scheme using sea water and renewable energy Civil and Geo has specialized experience in the design and implementation

of water storage projects using rock materials that will be secured from the Jacobs Rock Quarry -‐ Small scale rock fill embankments and impervious membrane-‐lined

retention basins can be developed to catch and store rainwater for enhanced island water security

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