ProjectDouglas Shoal Environmental Remediation Project

When the vessel Shen Neng 1 ran aground in April 2010, it caused extensive damage to Douglas Shoal. With an impact area of more than 40 hectares, the site bears the largest ship grounding scar known in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. The Commonwealth Government negotiated an out-of-court settlement with the owners and insurers of Shen Neng 1. The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority was awarded $35 million to clean up the site from unconsolidated rubble and anti-fouling paint.

The TSA Riley team managed the planning and project management services which included:

• a supply chain analysis to identify possible solutions and vendors to undertake the remediation (including market sounding)
• development of a commercial (contract) model for the remediation contractor
• development of the procurement strategy for the remediation contractor.

Following approval of the commercial model and procurement strategy by the Reef Authority, we oversaw the production of the tender documentation issued to market, managed the tender process and facilitated the evaluation and negotiations to the award of the successful remediation contractor. The shoal remediation works were completed in 2024.