ABSTRACT

A dedicated car park providing free car parking for electric

car users, with built in charging points and other
amenities, and access controlled for security and
convenience.

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PROPOSAL FOR SOLAR Professional Engineering Practice E (EEET 3033)
Semester 2, 2017

POWERED CAR PARK

With charging points for electric cars
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Table of Contents
Project Definition Statement.............................................................................................................- 2 -
Project Scope:...................................................................................................................................- 4 -
Works Covered:.........................................................................................................................- 4 -
Works not Covered:...................................................................................................................- 4 -
Resources..........................................................................................................................................- 5 -
Project Timeline................................................................................................................................- 6 -
References:.......................................................................................................................................- 7 -
Appendix...........................................................................................................................................- 8 -
Meeting 1: Initial Team meeting...................................................................................................- 8 -
Meeting 2: Planned Team meeting – Development of Ideas.......................................................- 10 -
Meeting 3: Planned Team meeting – Further Planning...............................................................- 12 -
Meeting 4: Planned Team meeting – Further Planning...............................................................- 14 -

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Project Definition Statement.

EMG Pty Ltd. provides complete solutions to your engineering needs, from concept through to
delivery. The goal of this project is to create a plan for a dedicated car park within the Adelaide CBD
to cater for electric cars. Many of the European car manufacturer’s plan to cease production of
petrol / diesel cars in the near future, and it can be anticipated that electric cars will form a greater
percentage of cars in use. Additionally, even though there is no formal plan for restricting the use of
fossil fuels to combat climate change, it is highly likely that this may happen in the future, so this
dedicated car park will mark Adelaide CBD and the city council as a leader in this technology.

The proposed site for this car park is adjacent to Bonython Park in the parklands near Adelaide CBD.
This provides easy access to users, and transport links into the CBD. Part of this area already contains
a car park, as seen in the satellite view below so provides an ideal location. It is anticipated that the
new car park will utilise part of this area, but will have limited access to allow the availability of
spaces to be maintained for the intended users (electric car owners). An additional view of the
proposed area can be seen on the following page.

Figure 1 : Satellite view of designated area (source : Google).

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Proposed Area
for Car Park

Figure 2 : Map View of proposed area (Source : Google)

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Project Scope:

Whilst current electric car usage does not form a high percentage of all vehicles, it can be
anticipated that this percentage will rise, with reference to action being undertaken by car
manufacturers. The distances travelled into the city by some commuters will mean that many
charging points will be necessary. This can put a burden on existing power infrastructure, and
demands. This proposal not only offers free car parking to the intended user, but the charging points
can be powered exclusively from solar energy generated at the site. This can be direct on sunny day,
or indirect with the use of battery storage.

To encourage the use of both electric cars, and the dedicated car park, car retailers will be able to
offer access cards to the car park with new cars sold in the region. It is not anticipated that there will
be out of state users at this time, due to distances involved. Existing owners of electric cars can apply
direct to Adelaide City Council for an access card. The generation and issue of access cards is for
discussion only, and outside the initial scope.

Works Covered:
 Development of site to include access, surfacing, etc
 Construction of parking structure
 Installation of access barriers, security cameras, general amenities (eg benches)
 All electrical works including solar connections, connection to the power network, charging
points, and associated cabling.

Works not Covered:

 The large surface area of both the structure and parking lot provide the opportunity for the
collection of rain water – this is not covered, but is an item for future consideration
 Battery storage – provision will be made for the improvement to battery storage, but this will
be outside the scope of the initial project whilst usage is evaluated.
 Connection to the power grid – it will be the responsibility of Adelaide City Council to agree
the provision of a grid connection with SA Power Networks, and also with energy retailers for
supply / feed in connections.

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Resources

Table 1: Resources

Resource Project Team Effort Rate Approximate Cost

Project Manager All Labour Management 18 wks $2500 $45000
Safety Officer All Survey and Planning 18 wks $2000 $36000
- First Aid Equipment
- Fire safety tools
Site Security All Security 15wks $3000 $45000
SAPN Approval Pre-construction Approval & Consultation 1 day N/A N/A
- Permission Grant Survey and Planning
Surveyor : Pre-construction Survey and Planning 2 wks $2000 $4000
Enviromental impact report
General Surveying
Earth Works Construction Materials $12000
Labour 3 wks $4000 $12000
Steel fixing Construction Material $8000
Labour 2 wks $4000 $8000
Solar Panels Construction Material 180 panels $250 $45000
Extras $5000
Access Gates Construction Material 2 gates $5000 $10000
Labour 1wk $5000 $5000
Electrical Installs Construction Material $11000
Inc. vending machines, cameras, etc Labour 4 Wks $5000 $20000
Temporary/Permanent Fencing Construction Material 110m $17 / m $1870
Portable Restroom Construction Equipment rent 15 wks $50 / wk $750
Site Security / Management Building Construction Equipment rent 15 wks $125 / wk $1875
Subtotal $275295
Contingency Cost (nearest $) All Management Throughout 15% $41294
Project
TOTAL COST (nearest $) $316589
Notes: SAPN Approval included in timeline, but outside scope (Adelaide City Council with arrange approval)

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Project Timeline

Table 2: Project Timeline (dates)

Project Start 05/03/2018

Pre-Construction Task 05/03/2018 02/04/2018 Site Evaluation and Preperation
SAPN Approvals 05/03/2018 06/03/2018 Adelaide City Council to obtain approvals prior to start
Site Surveyors 06/03/2018 25/03/2018 Confirm Site Access, Security, Soil, etc
Materials to Site 26/03/2018 01/04/2018 Required materials to Site
Construction 02/04/2018 19/06/2018 Evaluation of other designs
Initial Groundworks 02/04/2018 15/04/2018 Ground clearance and preperation for Electrical Works
Cable Install 16/04/2018 29/04/2018 Initial Cable Installation
Second Phase Ground Works 30/04/2018 06/05/2018 Covering of Cables
Scond Materials Delivery 07/05/2018 13/05/2018 Delivery of additional parts (higher Value)
Mechanical Construction 07/05/2018 20/05/2018 Frame Construction
Boom Gates 07/05/2018 13/05/2018 Gates Installation
Second Phase Electrical 21/05/2018 03/04/2018 Gates Connections and Solar Instal
Commissioning 04/04/2018 17/06/2018 Commisioning of electical systems
All Stages 05/03/2018 08/07/2018 Final Task - build aternate desing and create eProfile page
Project Manager 05/03/2018 08/07/2018 Project Manager required throughout inc. Contingency
Site Security 27/03/2018 08/07/2018 Site security in use form start of materials delivery
Safety Manager 26/03/2018 08/07/2018 Required from start of Construction Phase
Weather delay 19/06/2018 02/07/2018 2 weeks added for weather delays anytime
Time Contingency 02/07/2018 08/07/2018 Additional time contingency for delays
Project End 08/07/2018

Table 3: Project Timeline (graph)

05/03/2018

12/03/2018

19/03/2018

26/03/2018

02/04/2018

09/04/2018

16/04/2018

23/04/2018

30/04/2018

07/05/2018

14/05/2018

21/05/2018

28/05/2018

04/06/2018

11/06/2018

18/06/2018

25/06/2018

02/07/2018
ACTIVITY
Project Start
Pre-Construction Task
SAPN Approvals
Site Surveyors
Materials to Site
Construction
Initial Groundworks
Cable Install
Second Phase Ground Works
Scond Materials Delivery
Mechanical Construction
Boom Gates
Second Phase Electrical
Commissioning
All Stages
Project Manager
Site Security
Safety Manager
Weather delay
Time Contingency
Project End

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References:

Cover Image – from Pinterest (Pinterest User) referencing solarthermalmagazine.com (first viewed
31/08/2017)

Figure 1: Google satellite view of proposed area, Google Satellite View, first viewed 18/09/2017

Figure 2: Google map view of proposed location, Google Map View, first viewed 14/09/2017

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