2020 Report details for project: A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Improvement Scheme
| Project name | A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Improvement Scheme - there are 7 reports for this project: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
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| Organisation | DFT (D9) - see all reports for this organisation |
| Report year | 2020 (data is from September 2019) |
| Category | Infrastructure - see all reports for this category |
| Description: | To improve the A14 which is a major national and inter-urban regional transport artery between Cambridge and Huntingdon to relieve congestion and support both national and regional economic growth. |
| DCA (RAG) | Green |
| DCA text: | The IPA Delivery Confidence Assessment (DCA) rating at Q2 1920 (30th September 2019) was Green, which has improved since last year's Q2 1819 Amber/Green, due primarily to the following factors; - The completion of a number of substantial subcontract packages (e.g. earthworks, large sections of pavement) have provided additional certainty on programme and cost outturn. - The completion of additional project critical milestones including bulk earthworks and main carriageway activities enabled continuation of works through the winter period, which has de-risked project delivery. - The retention of key project personnel from within Highways England and the supply chain has maximised consistency in delivery and the continuation of established relationships leading to a high performing team. Since the Q2 1920 (30th September 2019) Green IPA DCA, the following non-project operating environment activities have impacted the original Q2 IPA DCA; - Winter 2019 brought the project some bad weather, with yellow warnings for flooding and wind. The project was able to mitigate by planning activities effectively and moving non-critical works which could not be undertaken at that time. - Since the Q2 1920 (30th September 2019) Green IPA DCA, the following primary project actions have impacted the original Q2 IPA DCA; - The project has implemented a comprehensive handover strategy to ensure efficient handover of the main asset into Highways England Operations for operation and maintenance, and a number of local roads to the Local Authority. This includes over 38,000 asset records. The project successfully opened and handed over the operation of the Southern Bypass in December 2020, with the remainder of the scheme opening for traffic ahead of schedule in May 2020. - The use of data analytics on the project has allowed an improvement in the effectiveness of monitoring and decision making by the senior leadership team. This has ensured management interventions are focussed on key project activities, i.e. safety critical works and those driving completion dates and productivity. - The project has continued to effectively collaborate with the supply chain as set out in the procurement strategy. This has incentivised key contract packages to deliver in line with the schedule and the total project budget. It also supported a strong focus on realising opportunities to enable this outcome. |
| Start date | 2012-09-01 |
| End date | 2021-09-30 |
| Schedule text | The scheduled baseline project end date at Q2 1920 (30th September 2019) is 30/09/21, has not changed since last year's Q2 1819 date of 30/09/21, due primarily to the following factors; - The completion date has not slipped due to the project being able to accurately re-sequence activities to mitigate delays, to drive improvements and to maximise productivity where opportunities have been presented. - Innovative ways of working to drive improvements have been actively promoted on the project including: locating site batching plants on-site; collaborative and production based work scheduling; and project dedicated resources to promote productivity and lean initiatives. Since the Q2 1920 (30th September 2019) baseline project end date of 30/09/21, the following primary project actions have impacted the original Q2 baseline project end date; - There has been no change to the baseline project end date; despite some weather events in 19/20 the project has been able to maintain its programme. This is due to the continuous reviews of programme and critical path analysis. The project has applied mitigation measures and the use of collaboration and lean methodology adding confidence to the achieve the projects forecasted end date. - The project successfully opened for traffic ahead of schedule in May 2020 with the works to Huntingdon town centre progressing well, adding confidence to the achieve the project's end date. |
| Baseline | £401.00m |
| Forecast | £323.20m |
| Variance | -0.19% |
| Variance text: | The 19/20 in-year baseline / forecast variance at Q2 1920 (30th September 2019) of -19%, is due primarily to the following factors; - The project spend was brought forward earlier in the year than originally planned to support for the road opening to traffic ahead of the publicly committed date of December 2020. This in year reduced cost does not affect the overall scheme cost. Since the Q2 1920 (30th September 2019) 19/20 in-year baseline / forecast variance of -19%, the following non-project operating environment activities have impacted the original Q2 19/20 in-year baseline / forecast variance; - The project did not spend the forecasted £323m in 19/20 financial year due to extreme wet weather which reduced productivity on activities, such as earthworks, pavements and landscaping. This resulted in some activities being postponed to 20/21 where they could be delivered efficiently without an adverse effect on the scheme opening for traffic. Since the Q2 1920 (30th September 2019) 19/20 in-year baseline / forecast variance of -19%, the following primary project actions have impacted the original Q2 19/20 in-year variance; - Earthworks, pavements and landscaping were adversely affected by extreme wet weather. The project decided to focus on delivering assets required to enable open for traffic as soon in Spring 2020 as possible. - These works were assessed and postponed to 20/21 due to the exceptionally adverse weather. Assessments were made to ensure that these postponed works could be efficiently be delivered after open for traffic. |
| Whole Life Cost | £1,435.30m |
| WLCost text: | The baseline Whole Life Cost at Q2 1920 (30th September 2019) is £1,435.30m, has not changed since last year's Q2 1819 (£m) baseline Whole Life Cost of £1,435.30m, due primarily to the following factors; - There are no changes to the budgeted project costs. The project is on track to deliver to its agreed baseline and no future increase in cost is forecast due to significant effort being applied by the project to resolve any problems safely, cost efficiently and in the best interest of the project. - The contractual and commercial model introduced in Deed of Variation - 2 which was agreed in April 2018 has supported the collaborative working required to enable all parties to focus on safe and efficient delivery. Since the Q2 1920 (30th September 2019) £1,435.30m baseline Whole Life Cost, the following non-project operating environment activities have impacted the original baseline Q2 Whole Life Cost; - There has not been any significant external factors that have impacted on the project's whole life cost. Since the Q2 1920 (30th September 2019) £1,435.30m baseline Whole Life Cost, the following primary project actions have impacted the original Q2 baseline Whole Life Cost; - There have been no changes to the baseline Whole Life Cost, and therefore no project action required. |
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| Sourcefile | IPA_2020.csv |
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