All work proposed in a Possession (including station works, inside locations and outside the danger zone) must be registered in PACT. PACT was developed to improve the handling and management of possession information and must be used to submit work requests.
Refer: AS&DC SharePoint – PACT Quick User Guide (AMD-ASD-GUI-003)
Project Managers are required to enter their scope of work in PACT for Closedown or Configuration and Midweek Possession greater than 12 weeks prior to the possession and 6 weeks prior to the midweek possession.
PACT requires the following details:
• Work Site Identification – Project name, Project number, budget, Work description, identify critical risk to hand back, electrical permit requirements and identify worksite safety risks
• Program Type & Owner
• Working area – track location and kilometrage
• Proposed Production
• Plant/resources required and
• Site Staff
The initial scope must be entered as stated above, however, the Site Staff information can be entered before the Finalisation meeting held 4 weeks prior to the possession. Site Staff information for midweek possessions is required 1 week prior to the possession.
Network Access Manual Volume 2
2 General Requirements
2.1 Master Schedule
2.2 Baseline Master Schedule
2.3 High-Level Scope and Resource Plan
2.4 Monthly Resource Confirmation meeting
2.5 Possession Planning Sequence
2.6 Program Coordination Unit (PCU)
2.7 Primavera (P6)
2.8 Possessions setup in PACT
2.9 Possession Constraints Register
2.10 Track Diagram
2.11 Possession bids in TRAK 2
2.12 Scope of work entered in PACT
2.13 Possession Start times
2.14 Late Scope Approval
2.15 Late/Change of Scope Submissions
2.16 Who Must Attend the Meetings
3 Works Coordination Meeting
3.1 Critical Projects for possession on time handback
3.2 Electrical Controls
3.3 Chronological Train List
3.4 Coordinated Worksites
3.5 Congested Worksites
3.6 Interface Issues
4 Finalisation Meeting
4.1 Final Chronological Train List
4.2 Coordinated Worksite Coordination Plans
4.3 Congested Worksites and Access Restrictions Plans
4.4 Records of Meetings
4.5 Possession Scope changes
5 Neighbour Notifications
5.1 Interface Issues
5.2 Late/Change of Scope Approval
6 Prepossession Meeting
6.1 Details Presented at Prepossession Meeting
6.2 Prepossession Meeting Notes Include Specific Forms
6.3 Worksite Incident Reporting
6.4 Work Train and Track Machine movements
6.5 Records of Meetings
7 Delivering the Possession
7.1 PPO Induction
7.2 Track Vehicle movements
7.3 Taking the Local Possession Authority
7.4 Possession Protection
7.5 Cascading the Prepossession Meeting Requirements
7.6 Work Commences
7.7 Possession Manager – Monitoring Critical Work
7.8 Possession Handback
7.9 Possession Reporting
Our Partners
- FR2 Infrastructure – Constructability advise and project and planning controls
- Staging Diagrams – Staging diagrams for possession planning
Possession Planning – Current Possession Calendars
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