Priority project 02: Life cycle cost analysis
| Objective | Provide a financial planning resource for use by councils in preparing estimates and budgets based on whole of life cycle costs for a range of WSUD assets |
| Deliverables | Document the costs associated with implementing capital works and retrofit WSUD assets from planning and design through to construction and maintenance, including a suite of development scenarios across a range of scales. Asset types to be included: wetlands, sedimentation basins, on-street raingarden, bioretention basin, tree pits, grassed swale and buffer strip, gross pollutant traps, infiltration systems and third pipe recycled water schemes |
| Inputs | The project will draw upon existing work by Melbourne Water (Water Sensitive Urban Design Life Cycle Costing – Data Analysis Report, 2013) and others |
| Delivery method | Consultancy, overseen by Water Sensitive SA technical working group |
| Service provider | Pending request for quotation |
| Project completion date | Subject to funding |
| Potential delivery partners | CRC for Water Sensitive Cities, Goyder Institute for Water Research, AWRCoE Green Infrastructure Project, IPWEA, Local Government Asset Managers Network, and interstate WSUD capacity building programs |
| Target audience | Policy makers, Minister, SA parliament, Councils |
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