Contestable Engineering Design (ASP3, PM2, 47.X )

CONTESTABLE ENGINEERING DESIGN OVERVIEW

APD has extensive experience in all areas of contestable engineering consultancy, design and drafting in Australia (Accredited ASP Level 3 / ASP3 in NSW, PM2 in VIC, 47.X in QLD). This includes: overhead and underground asset relocation; powerline design; chamber and kiosk substations; HV Connections; project master planning and staging for large land developments; easements; UG and OH communications; street and public spaces lighting design; and construction project management.

We understand the constantly changing nature of metro, urban and rural networks, the issues, required resolutions for close proximity of other utility services, limited service corridors, importance of safety in design, integration of old and new infrastructure, methodology for accurate site visit assessment and mitigation of environmental aspects.

APD are proficient in network standards, policies, pricing mechanisms and utility requirements which ensure we design the most practical solutions. APD designers also recognise that easily constructible designs are the most cost efficient designs for our clients.

APD’s extensive list of panel accreditations demonstrate that Transmission and Distribution Network Service Providers (TNSP / DNSP) acknowledge our expertise in understanding their processes and we have the technical capability required to work on their networks.

Our extensive quality management procedures and checklists also further enable to maintain our consistently high design pass rate, rapid turn around and high customer satisfaction rates.

ASP3 / PM2 / 47.X CONTESTABLE ENGINEERING DESIGN

APD Engineering’s team of energetic employees are constantly striving to be number 1 in delivering certified and compliant contestable engineering design and drafting with cost effective solutions to ensure problem free construction of projects. We are an accredited service provider (asp) with almost every network in Australia including Essential Energy, Endeavour Energy, Ausgrid, Powercor and Energex (Energy QLD).

APD safely delivering cost savings through value added engineering.

We also deliver streamlined field survey, design & engineering services.

In-house specialist services for more complex projects reducing delivery timeframes.

APD has a large and experienced practical field engineering team delivering

Level 1, Level 2 & Level 3 ASP design work in NSW.
Electrical and PM / PM2 in VIC.
47.X and PCP series in QLD and…
Other recognised equivalents with utilities in WA, SA and NT.

All contestable works are engineered to AS3000 standards.

LAND DEVELOPMENT

APD has been providing design engineering and field engineering services for land development projects for over 16 years (over 45000 lots) including:

Feasibility Services
Option Analysis / Budget Cost Estimates
Concept Planning
Electrical Reticulation Design
Communications Pit and Pipe Design
Street Lighting Design to AS1158
Earthing Studies and EPR/LFI Analysis
Construction Assistance / Superintendency

STREET & PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE LIGHTING DESIGN

APD design lighting reticulation in many Underground and Aerial power reticulation systems. APD staff provides lighting design services to private developers and clients with our capability including:

P Category and V Category design and system augmentation
Illuminance design for complex intersections, motorway traffic merging areas and car parks
Internal design for substations rooms, stairways and any indoor areas
Pathway and Bikeway lighting
Decorative lighting for entry statements and prominent features
Design of associated electrical systems for power supplies and control switchboards

Street Lighting Design to AS1158, Sporting Venue Lighting Design to AS2560

Lighting Design

NBN & COMMUNICATION DESIGN

APD design both underground and aerial fibre design. These include new systems for greenfield developments and retrofitting existing systems for aerial and underground optic fibre augmentation.

We have provided nbn and telecommunication design services to private developers, companies and utilities.

Our capabilities include:

Pit and Pipe Design
Aerial Design for new fibre optic cables
Complex Node to Node (FTTN) and Node to Premises (FTTP) Fibre connections
Upgrading fibre optic underground systems
Complimenting electrical design in new developments with matching communications

POWER SUPPLIES

APD have delivering detailed designs for power supplies for over 15 years around Australia including:

Kiosk/Pad Mount Design
Chamber Substations
Pillar Design
Unmetered Supplies
Maximum Demand Calculations
Complex HV Customer Connections

APD specialise in management and delivery of urgent high-volume work programs.

ASSET RELOCATION

APD’s contestable engineering design and drafting team are experienced in underground and overhead service relocations for both distribution and transmission networks. Asset relocations works are generally required due to: