BRISBANE CITY COUNCIL

FERRY TERMINAL DESIGN SPECIFICATION

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS - May 2011
The principal requirements for the preliminary and detailed design of council ferry terminals are specified in the
following sections. Please note that a detailed design specification will be provided to the shortlisted proponents
which will take precedence over this document.
The pontoon and major components shall have a minimum design life of 50 years. All components shall be
designed for low maintenance, consider whole of life costs, and construction methodology should minimise
disruption to the ferry service and patrons. The system and components shall be suitable for the specified design
criteria.
The general design criteria are:

To be in accordance with:o

AS4997 Guidelines for the design of maritime structures;

AS3962: 2001 Guidelines for the Design of Marinas;

Department of Environment and Resource Managements (DERM) Operational Policy Building

and Engineering Standards for Tidal Works;

Building Code of Australia;

Councils Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) Planning Scheme Policy;

all other relevant Australian Standards except where modified by specific requirements of the BCC
described in the detailed design specification;

All waiting areas, walkways, gangways and pontoons shall be fully covered and designed to suit a subtropical marine environment;

The pontoon and pile arrangement must allow for dual berthing of CityCat vessels during operations,
with preference for a single CityCat to load/unload via the forward and aft doors simultaneously;

The nominal size, and extent are to be designed to conform to the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA)
1992, Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport (DSAPT) 2002 and all relevant Australian
codes and requirements of relevant Authorities, except where modified by specific Council requirements;

Provide safe and accessible interface of abled and disabled ferry passengers and bikeway users both
on and off the facility, and to the nearest dropoff point or public transport facility

Ensure passenger movements on the pontoon, access ways and terminal are efficient.

Passive design is to be primary means of ensuring user safety and ferry terminal security including
minimisation of vandalism;

It must allow for efficient management of vessel movement;

The pontoon and pile arrangement must allow for overnight mooring of CityCat and/or City Ferry
vessels. The number of berths shall be determined based on the physical constraints of the site;

All structures must be designed to be flood resilient;

The design of all infrastructure must be appropriate for all tidal levels between HAT and LAT and the 1 in
100 year (Q100) flood levels, current velocity and debris loads on all structures, or where approved
otherwise by the BCC. The impacts of the specific infrastructure on local flooding must be assessed
under the Defined Flood Event (DFE) conditions;

The design must maximise the implementation of sustainable features, such as recycled materials,
rainwater collection tanks, solar panels and energy efficiency;

The pontoon shall be designed to minimise eddying, drag forces and negative lift to ensure stability
and have 900mm minimum unloaded freeboard at passenger door level at all tidal levels;

Provision shall be made for an Add-Value Vending Machine (AVVM) and future installation of Go-Card
swing gates;

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BRISBANE CITY COUNCIL

FERRY TERMINAL DESIGN SPECIFICATION
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS - May 2011

Lighting levels within the waiting areas, on the walkway and gangway and on the pontoon are to be
minimum of 150 lux 12 months after the commencement of operations with the glare to be managed so
as not to interfere with navigation or adjacent properties. Councils preference is for LED lighting;

The structures must be designed to accommodate the worst case mooring loads of 2 CityCats under full
flood conditions, unless approved otherwise by the Council;

Ensure the ferry terminal is accessible for emergency services;

Provide security and passenger hold-point gates on the pontoon, gangway, walkway and terminal as
directed and approved by Council.

Incorporate built in vandal-resistant materials;

Provide bike storage areas; and

Selection of design and materials should be based on whole-of-life costs and ease and safety of
construction. The design must incorporate pre-fabricated materials and elements that minimise on-site
construction time;

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