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                                    Proposal for development
                                    of a short term
                                    Construction Village for
                                    Pluto Train 2
                                    INFORMATION AND FREQUENTLY
                                    ASKED QUESTIONS
Proposal for development of a short term Construction Village for Pluto Train 2 - INFORMATION AND FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS - Bechtel
Proposal for development of a short term Construction Village for Pluto Train 2 - INFORMATION AND FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS - Bechtel
Background Information
In December 2018, Bechtel (Western         study by the City of Karratha, has
Australia) Pty Ltd was awarded a           confirmed that Karratha does not currently
contract by Woodside for the front-        have sufficient capacity to accommodate
end engineering and design (FEED) of       the anticipated Pluto Train 2 construction
Pluto Train 2. The awarded contract        workforce, should the project proceed.
also includes an option for Woodside
                                           As a potential solution, Bechtel is
to progress to a lump sum engineering,
                                           proposing to construct a short-term
procurement and construction contract
                                           Construction Village on vacant land
for execution phase activities. This
                                           zoned for such a development at
option is subject to, among other
                                           Madigan Road Gap Ridge and intends to
conditions, a positive final investment
                                           apply for the development approval to the
decision (FID) by Woodside.
                                           City of Karratha for consideration.
Understanding the construction
                                           We have engaged Creating Communities
workforce requirements and where
                                           to conduct a Social Impact Assessment
they will be accommodated is a key
                                           of the proposed Construction Village
element of our proposal to Woodside. A
                                           and to seek community feedback on the
number of options have been explored
                                           proposal. The information provided will
including seeking expressions of
                                           inform our planning and the development
interest through the Industry Capability
                                           of our Social Impact Management Plan
Network WA (ICNWA) from existing and
                                           for the facility, should it be developed.
new accommodation providers. Our
                                           We value your input and encourage
engagement, supported by a separate
                                           your participation in the process.
Proposal for development of a short term Construction Village for Pluto Train 2 - INFORMATION AND FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS - Bechtel
Who is Woodside?

Woodside is the pioneer of the LNG
industry in Australia and the largest
Australian natural gas producer.
            Woodside is the pioneer of the LNG industry        Woodside has grown with the Pilbara
            in Australia and the largest Australian            region over the last 30 years, buying
            natural gas producer. Woodside has a               and supplying locally and investing in
            global portfolio and is recognised for its         education, training, jobs and new industries.
            world-class capabilities as an integrated          In fact, in 2018, 84% of its Australian spend
            upstream supplier of energy. Woodside’s            - $3.3 billion - was with WA suppliers,
            proven track record and distinctive                supporting local businesses.
            capabilities are underpinned by almost
                                                               Pluto Train 2 is part of Woodside’s Burrup
            65 years of experience.
                                                               Hub vision to develop an integrated,
            Woodside has a strong track record on              regional LNG production centre on the
            project development and its operated               Burrup Peninsula. Woodside is advancing
            assets – the North West Shelf Project, Pluto       several projects as part of this vision
            LNG and Wheatstone LNG - are renowned              that will unlock new gas resources and
            for their safety, reliability and efficiency. As   prepare onshore facilities for processing
            Australia’s premier LNG operator, Woodside         these resources, representing a $40 billion
            produces 6% of global LNG supply and               investment in the North-West.
            employs more than 3,500 people in
                                                               Find out more: www.woodside.com.au
            Australia and across its global portfolio.

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Proposal for development of a short term Construction Village for Pluto Train 2 - INFORMATION AND FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS - Bechtel
Background Information

            Who is Bechtel?

            Bechtel is a trusted engineering,
            construction and project management
            partner to industry and government.
                          Since 1898, five generations of the Bechtel   Bechtel is the world leader in LNG
                          family have led the company through           construction, with more than five decades
                          more than 25,000 projects on all seven        of LNG experience building 33% of all
                          continents. We have operated in Australia     global LNG capacity. Since 2006, we have
                          for 65 years and our projects have often      constructed five of Australia’s ten operating
                          been industry firsts, with many in remote     LNG facilities, representing 39 MTPA of LNG
                          locations and under challenging conditions.   production and half of the nation’s total LNG
                                                                        export market.
                          Our recent projects include Wheatstone
                          LNG in Onslow, Western Australia, the three   Bechtel serves the Infrastructure; Nuclear,
                          Curtis Island LNG Projects – Queensland       Security & Environmental; Oil, Gas &
                          Curtis LNG, GLNG and Australia Pacific        Chemicals; and Mining & Metals markets.
                          LNG – in Gladstone, Queensland and the        Our services span from initial planning
                          Amrun Bauxite Mine in Weipa, Queensland.      and investment, through start-up and
                          Current projects include the expansion of     operations.
                          the Sydney Metro network and construction
                                                                        Find out more: www.bechtel.com
                          of the Western Sydney Airport as well as
                          government work for the Australian Defence
                          Force in Canberra.

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Proposal for development of a short term Construction Village for Pluto Train 2 - INFORMATION AND FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS - Bechtel
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Proposal for development of a short term Construction Village for Pluto Train 2 - INFORMATION AND FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS - Bechtel
About Pluto Train 2

                                    About Pluto Train 2
                                    What is Pluto Train 2?                           What is a FEED?
                                    Woodside has operated the Pluto LNG              FEED is an acronym for Front End
                                    facility since start-up in 2012. Gas from        Engineering Design. Activities vary
                                    the offshore Pluto and Xena fields is piped      depending on the project, but generally
                                    through a 180 km pipeline to Pluto LNG’s         focus on defining technical and non-
                                    single onshore LNG- processing train             technical requirements, evaluation of
                                    located on the Burrup Peninsula, near            potential risks and identification of costs for
                                    Karratha in Western Australia.                   a proposed project. At the completion of
                                                                                     FEED, a proposal detailing what is required
                                    Pluto LNG was originally designed to allow
                                                                                     to build Pluto Train 2, the time it will take
                                    efficient brownfield development and third
                                                                                     and how much it will cost is provided to
                                    party gas processing. Existing primary
                                                                                     Woodside.
                                    environmental approvals for Pluto LNG allow
                                    for two trains and supporting infrastructure,    Aside from the technical aspects, an
                                    and an area for a second train was pre-          important part of FEED is determining the
                                    prepared with the foundation project in          workforce requirements to construct the
                                    2007-2008.                                       project should it proceed. This includes
                                                                                     where the workforce will be sourced, how
                                    Woodside is proposing a brownfield
                                                                                     and where non-local employees will be
                                    expansion of Pluto LNG through the
                                                                                     accommodated and if a facility is required,
                                    construction of a second gas processing
                                                                                     how it will be managed.
                                    train and a domestic gas supply facility.
                                    Pluto Train 2 would process gas from the
                                    Scarborough gas field and have a capacity        Who is responsible for the construction
                                    of about 5 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa).      of Pluto Train 2?
                                                                                     Woodside awarded a contract to Bechtel
                                    What is the timeline for Pluto Train 2?          for the FEED on Pluto Train 2. Bechtel is
                                                                                     the preferred contractor to construct an
                                    Woodside entered FEED for Pluto Train 2 in
                                                                                     additional production train and associated
                                    December 2018 – which is being undertaken
                                                                                     infrastructure should the project proceed.
                                    by Bechtel. FID is targeted for 2020 with
                                                                                     This is subject to, among other conditions,
                                    ready for start-up planned for 2024.
                                                                                     a positive FID being taken by Woodside on
                                                                                     the project.

ABOVE: Pluto LNG expansion                                          For further information on Pluto Train 2 visit:
Conceptual only, not to scale.
Developments are subject to joint                                   www.woodside.com.au/our-business/pluto-lng
venture approvals, regulatory
approvals and relevant commercial
                                                                    www.bechtel.com/projects/plutotrain2
arrangements being finalised.

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Proposal for development of a short term Construction Village for Pluto Train 2 - INFORMATION AND FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS - Bechtel
Construction Workforce
Accommodation
Requirements
What is Bechtel proposing for workforce           Who will live at the Village?
accommodation?                                    The Construction Village is intended
Ensuring suitable accommodation                   to accommodate Bechtel non-local
for the workforce is critical to the              employees and subcontractors working
successful development of Pluto Train 2.          on the construction of Pluto Train 2. It
Accommodation availability studies                will not be made available to Woodside
in Karratha have shown there is currently         operations employees, contractor or
insufficient accommodation available to           subcontractor companies not associated
support a construction workforce for Pluto        with Bechtel’s scope of work on the project.
Train 2. As part of our FEED proposal to          Accommodation will be provided for non-
Woodside, Bechtel is investigating the            local fly in fly out (FIFO) or drive in drive out
viability and cost of developing a new,           (DIDO) employees who reside outside of
short-term, temporary Construction Village        the City of Karratha boundaries.
for the construction workforce from outside
the local region.                                 Will local employees working on the
                                                  project be provided with accommodation
What is a “new, short term, temporary             at the Village?
Construction Village” exactly?                    Accommodation will be provided for non-
The Construction Village is proposed to be        local FIFO or DIDO employees who reside
a new accommodation development and               outside of the City of Karratha boundaries
will operate only for the construction of Pluto   (the boundaries include the communities of
Train 2 which has an anticipated completion       Roebourne, Dampier and Point Sampson).
time of 48 months. It is temporary
because once construction is complete,            Are residential accommodation options
the Construction Village will be removed          being considered? Will Bechtel use any
and the site remediated, according to the         residential housing?
requirements of the lease and development         During construction we anticipate
approval.                                         approximately 1% of the total non-local
                                                  workforce (up to 25 households) may
                                                  live residentially. These people will be
                                                  ‘accompanied status’, people who have
                                                  partners and/or families that would like to
                                                  move to the Karratha region during their
                                                  employment term on the project.

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Proposal for development of a short term Construction Village for Pluto Train 2 - INFORMATION AND FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS - Bechtel
Construction Workforce Accommodation Requirements

                                                                                                                                        I have a house to rent, how can I rent
                                                                                                                                        it to Bechtel?
                                                                                                  Camp Rooms Required
2500                                                                                                                                    Bechtel does not do private rental
2250                                                                                                                                    agreements directly with home owners. In
2000                                                                                                                                    the instance where community residential
1750                                                                                                                                    housing may be required, we will work
1500                                                                                                                                    with local real estate agents to secure
1250
                                                                                                                                        appropriate housing.
1000
750
500
                                                                                                                                        Why is Bechtel planning for
250                                                                                                                                     accommodation for its workforce
0                                                                                                                                       when there hasn’t been a final
                                                                                                                                        investment decision made on
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                                                                                                                                        whether Pluto Train 2 will proceed?
                                                                                                                                        Ensuring suitable accommodation for
                                                                                                                                        the workforce is critical to the successful
                                                                                                                                        development of Pluto Train 2. The
ABOVE: Pluto Train 2 Projected accommodation requirements                                                                               submission of a land lease enquiry,
Note that the purpose of this curve is to estimate the need for accommodation                                                           development approval and relevant
for planning purposes only and includes projected accommodation requirements                                                            permits and plans are being completed
for construction, field non-manual, subcontractors, vendors, camp personnel
                                                                                                                                        by Bechtel as part of FEED to provide
and an allowance for rooms undergoing maintenance/transitions.
                                                                                                                                        certainty that the Construction Village
                                                                                                                                        planning meets the city and government
                                                What is the projected Bechtel workforce                                                 agency requirements. It also ensures
                                                for Pluto Train 2 construction?                                                         that all relevant approvals are in place
                                                The projected workforce for the construction                                            to commence construction of the Village
                                                of Pluto Train 2 is still be determined as part                                         without delay. Even with City of Karratha
                                                of FEED, however we anticipate around                                                   and agency approvals secured, the
                                                2,500 beds will be required during the peak                                             development is still subject to several
                                                construction period.                                                                    other conditions, including a positive FID
                                                                                                                                        from Woodside.
                                                Accommodation requirements over
                                                a 48-month construction period are
                                                predicted to be as follows:
                                                • Increase from 0 beds Q1 2020
                                                  to 792 beds from to Q4 2020
                                                • Increase to 2407 beds by Q4 2021
                                                • Increase to 2491 beds by Q4 2022
                                                • Reduction to 551 beds by Q4 2023
                                                • Reduction to 0 beds by Q2 2024

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Proposal for development of a short term Construction Village for Pluto Train 2 - INFORMATION AND FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS - Bechtel
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  Accommodation
  Village Location

  Where will the Construction Village            Why was Gap Ridge selected as
  be located?                                    the location?
  Determining the location for the proposed      Locations explored included the
  Construction Village considered several        expressions of interest received through
  factors, including travel times to and         the ICNWA from existing and new
  from the site, proximity to the community,     accommodation providers. The Gap Ridge
  availability of land and access to services    site is considered the most appropriate
  such as power, water and communications.       location due to:
  A number of potential sites were reviewed,
                                                 • It being the site of a former operating
  and the preferred location is the former
                                                   TWA facility with some infrastructure
  Gap Ridge village site on Madigan road,
                                                   in place, minimal environmental
  Karratha. Until the Gap Ridge Village was
                                                   disturbance and clearing required.
  removed in 2017, the site accommodated
  2,100 units.                                   • It is the appropriate size to support the
                                                   accommodation requirements.
  How is the land zoned under the                • It creates a separate area for a
  Local Planning Scheme?                           temporary facility and housing of a short-
                                                   term workforce away from residential
  The land is currently zoned ‘Transient           areas, while still providing accessibility to
  Workforce Accommodation’ (TWA) under             local services and facilities via transport
  Local Planning Scheme 8 (LPS 8). The             if required.
  proposed land use for the new facility is
  also ‘Transient Workforce Accommodation’       • It is located within a reasonable proximity
  which means there is no change to the            of the workplace for the residents, which
  permitted land use.                              will reduce travel times and minimise
                                                   impacts to local road users.

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                                                                   Planning Considerations
                                                                   What is Woodside’s role in the planning                                                                      Gap Ridge Village was used during
                                                                   and development process?                                                                                     the construction of Pluto Train 1,
                                                                   Woodside has awarded Bechtel the                                                                             why didn’t Woodside just keep it
                                                                   contract to complete FEED for Pluto Train                                                                    there for Pluto Train 2?
                                                                   2. As part of our FEED scope, Bechtel                                                                        Woodside’s lease on Gap Ridge Village
                                                                   is progressing the necessary planning,                                                                       expired in April 2017 and was not approved
                                                                   permitting and regulatory approvals to                                                                       for extension. Woodside is moving towards
                                                                   enable construction to commence if a                                                                         a predominately residential workforce as
                                                                   positive FID is taken by Woodside. As                                                                        part of a long-term strategy for Karratha
                                                                   Bechtel is responsible for managing the                                                                      Gas Plant and Pluto LNG operations,
                                                                   design, construction and operation of                                                                        however a small number of roles will
                                                                   the Village, the development approval                                                                        need to remain FIFO to support specialist
                                                                   submission to the City of Karratha will be                                                                   projects and shutdowns. Woodside
                                                                   submitted under our name.                                                                                    commenced construction of a 604 bed
                                                                                                                                                                                facility, Bay Village in June 2019, which is
                                                                                                                                                                                designed to support Woodside’s current
                                                                                                                                                                                and future operations activities.
                                                                                                                                                                                Bay Village is located in Nickol West.

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Why can’t the Pluto Train 2 construction        The City of Karratha and the community
workforce be accommodated at                    have sought to create more residential
Woodside’s Bay Village?                         options and progressively move
Bay Village will support Woodside’s             away from FIFO workforces and
requirements for current and future             accommodation Villages. Why is
operations activities, not a short-term         Bechtel planning for a FIFO workforce
construction workforce for Pluto Train 2.       and an accommodation village?
Bechtel’s Construction Village will be a        We fully support the City of Karratha
dedicated facility for the Bechtel and its      and community vision for establishing
subcontractor workforce constructing Pluto      a permanent workforce community in
Train 2. Neither facility will be operated as   Karratha. While we are always focussed
an ‘open camp’.                                 and committed to hiring locally first, the
                                                nature and scale of our work requires
Why does Bechtel want to build worker           a blend of employees sourced locally,
accommodation when there is already             regionally and nationally. Our workforce
accommodation in Karratha, some who             is mobilised and demobilised continuously
have proposed to expand?                        according to the work schedule and the
There is limited availability in the current    different skill sets required. There are no
market across all accommodation types           long term accommodation requirements for
including workforce accommodation, motels       the Pluto Train 2 construction workforce.
and residential housing. This is unlikely to    Are existing accommodation operators
ease in the near future, particularly if one    Civeo and the Ranges considering
or multiple other projects planned for the      expanding their facilities for Bechtel?
region proceed at the same time. We are
                                                We understand that some existing facility
taking a proactive approach to minimise
                                                operators are currently seeking approval for
impacts on the local housing and tourism
                                                an expansion of their facilities and that the
market by ensuring there is appropriate
                                                Ranges development application mentioned
accommodation for its construction
                                                Bechtel and Woodside as a potential end
workforce.
                                                user. Use of these facilities, particularly
                                                during construction of our Village is still
Who is designing the Construction
                                                being explored.
Village?
Bechtel advertised a package for the            Will the Construction Village be an
design of the Construction Village on           eyesore in the community?
ICNWA and we awarded the contract to the
                                                The Construction Village is being
local Karratha based engineering office of
                                                professionally engineered and designed
GHD.
                                                with a focus on resident wellbeing. Where
                                                possible, the Village will be designed to
                                                blend into the surrounding environment
                                                including landscaping to create a pleasant
                                                living environment while taking into account
                                                the short-term, temporary nature of the
                                                facility.

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Workforce Sourcing, Contracting and Management

                                             Workforce
                                             Sourcing,
                                             Contracting and
                                             Management
                                                   What is the proposed composition of
                                                   the workforce?
                                                   The construction workforce will be
                                                   Bechtel direct hire and employees of our
                                                   subcontractors selected to perform work on
                                                   the project. We expect that the majority of
                                                   our workforce will originate from the Pilbara
                                                   and Western Australia more broadly.

                                                   What are the proposed rosters for
                                                   the workforce?
                                                   The roster for the workforce is currently
                                                   under negotiation with the construction
                                                   unions as part of the FEED program but
                                                   it is envisaged that there will only be one
                                                   roster covering FIFO and locally based
                                                   employees.

                                                   Who will be managing the workforce?
                                                   Bechtel will manage the overall construction
                                                   workforce including direct hire employees
                                                   and subcontractors.

                                                   Will there be local and Indigenous jobs
                                                   on Pluto Train 2 construction?
                                                   We always support local and local
                                                   Indigenous employment first before reaching
                                                   out regionally, state wide and then nationally.
                                                   Different skills are required at different times
                                                   and all roles will be advertised through the
                                                   Karratha Local Jobs Talent Community as
                                                   they become available.

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Construction Village
      Operations and Management
When will the Construction Village            Who will construct, manage and
be built?                                     operate the Construction Village?
Construction of the Village is dependent      Bechtel will have overall responsibility for
on securing several approvals, including      the management of the Village and will
leasing the land, the Development Approval    have a resident management team as
from the City of Karratha and a positive      part of its operation. We have advertised
FID from Woodside. Without these being        opportunities for companies to express their
in place,the Construction Village and Pluto   interest in construction and operations of
Train 2 will not proceed. If the required     the Construction Village through the ICNWA.
approvals and investment is secured, the      We are currently assessing the options
construction of the Village would commence    presented and expect to award contracts in
in Q1 2020. The Village will be mobilised     Q4, 2019, which is subject to a positive FID
and demobilised in stages in alignment with   by Woodside.
the workforce curve.
                                              Does Bechtel have any experience
How long will the Construction Village        managing workforce accommodation?
operate for?                                  Bechtel has constructed and operated
The Construction Village is planned to        temporary workforce accommodation for
be short term and will operate only for       multiple projects all around the world. Most
the construction phase of Pluto Train 2,      recently in Australia, Bechtel constructed
which we anticipate to be 48 months.          and managed short-term Construction
Once construction is complete, the            Villages in Gladstone, Queensland with
Construction Village will be removed, and     6,600 beds for the three Curtis Island LNG
site remediated according to the lease and    projects; a 7,600 bed facility in Onslow for
development approval requirements.            Wheatstone LNG and a 1,200 bed facility
                                              in Weipa for the Amrun Project. Combined,

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Construction Village Operations and Management

                           these facilities accommodated more than          How will disabled access be planned for?
                           44,000 people over 17 million bed nights.        Provisions for disabled person access will
                                                                            be provided to all public facilities as per
                           Where are the buildings being                    the Building Code of Australia (BCA). This
                           sourced from and are they suitable               includes installation of curb ramps, loading
                           for the workers?                                 areas for disabled access parking areas,
                           We have several options available for the        and providing entrance ramps to all public
                           supply of the buildings including new and        buildings, among other features.
                           used modularised units. The Construction
                           Village will largely consist of modular          Will there be accommodation at the
                           ensuite rooms mobilised to site on trucks        Construction Village for people living in
                           supplemented by centralised facilities,          Roebourne, Dampier and
                           some of which will be custom built on site.      Point Sampson?
                           The units are typical of construction style      Not at this stage. Accommodation will
                           accommodation and likely to be the same          only be provided for people outside of the
                           high quality provided during construction of     City of Karratha boundaries.
                           the Wheatstone LNG facility near Onslow.
                                                                            Will the local community be able to
                           What facilities and services will be             access the Construction Village to go out
                           available for the workers?                       for dinner or access other activities or
                           All rooms will be based on the Australian        facilities?
                           and industry standards for this type of          The Construction Village is for the non-
                           accommodation including access to                local construction workforce only and in the
                           facilities to ensure the well-being of the       interests of our resident’s privacy, safety
                           workforce. This is typically single room         and security, no visitors will be allowed on
                           type accommodation with ensuites, laundry        site without management permission.
                           services, three cooked meals a day and
                           social facilities. We intend to have Lifestyle   What is Bechtel doing about the safety
                           coordinators to organise entertainment           and security of our community? How
                           and active and passive activities like you       will behaviour be managed when your
                           might find in a resort hotel. Residents will     workforce is ‘out on the town’?
                           also be provided with a bus service to the       We expect our workforce to be respectful
                           site, airport and after work hours access        and considerate of the local community and
                           to community services, facilities and local      Indigenous cultures at all times, and this is a
                           businesses. The Construction Village will        requirement of our employment conditions.
                           also have medical and training facilities on     We have zero tolerance for poor behaviour
                           site.                                            in the local community and this commitment
                                                                            extends to everyone working on our projects
                           How will the room allocations work in            whether they are local, non-local, Bechtel or
                           the Village?                                     subcontractor employees.
                           To minimise the environmental footprint and
                           optimise space, the Construction Village         How will access to medical and
                           will be operated like a motel. Construction      emergency services be provided at the
                           Village residents will be required to vacate     Construction Village?
                           their room when on rotation and will have        Specialised medical facilities and
                           access to an on-site porterage and secure        emergency services will be contained within
                           storage service for their luggage.               the Construction Village and on the project
                                                                            site for employees working on the project.
                                                                            This will include a dedicated ambulance
                                                                            service and medical practitioners including
                                                                            doctors and physiotherapists. Expressions
                                                                            of Interest for the provision of this services
                                                                            was advertised on ICNWA.

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How will waste be managed at the                facility will be run just like any other licensed
Construction Village?                           premises including the requirement for
A Waste Environmental Management Plan           training of service staff in Responsible
will be developed for management of waste       Service of Alcohol.
and where possible, any waste will be           Our employees are encouraged to support
collected and recycled through existing         local restaurants and businesses in the
recycling centres in the local community.       Karratha community and we will work
Will the Construction Village be fenced?        with the Pilbara Liquor Accord and local
                                                hoteliers to ensure the workforce behaviour
Fencing material selection will be              in local establishments is proactively
incorporated into the overall aesthetics of     managed. All employees are required to
the Village design, taking into account the     register a zero drug and alcohol reading
short term, temporary nature of the facility.   when they are scheduled to work and will
                                                be subject to drug and alcohol testing.
Will the Construction Village be
cyclone rated?                                  What is the stance on the use of illicit
Yes, the Construction Village engineering       drugs, medications and excessive use
and design is rated for Region D in             of alcohol?
alignment with Australian building standards.   All employees will be required to undertake
The central facilities will be constructed      a pre-employment drug and alcohol
to refuge area standards, to alleviate any      screening and declare medications and
impact on community evacuation centres in       issues that may impact their ability to work.
a severe weather event.                         The Pluto LNG facility is a drug and alcohol
                                                free site and all employees will be subject
How will Bechtel promote and support            to drug and alcohol testing, with zero
healthy, active behaviours of its               tolerance enforced.
Construction Village residents?
The health and wellbeing of our workforce       How can my local business become a
is taken very seriously, and our focus is on    supplier to the Construction Village?
building a family network for our people        Bechtel and Woodside recently conducted
spending time away from their friends           local supplier forums in the Karratha
and family. Lifestyle coordinators will be      community and we will be holding more as
employed at the Village to encourage            the project progresses. All scopes of work
active, healthy lifestyles which include        over AUD $1 million for Pluto Train 2 are
social events, access to gyms, running          advertised on ICNWA at https://gateway.
tracks and personalised diet and exercise       icn.org.au/project/4264/pluto-lng-train-2.
programs.                                       Registration to ICNWA is a free service.
In addition to the onsite programs and          We are also developing a local and Pilbara
activities, regular bus drop-offs and pick-     Indigenous supplier database from the
ups will be provided to transport workers to    companies we meet during our regular
and from local community, recreation and        visits to Karratha and Woodsides supplier
entertainment amenities.                        lists. If we haven’t had the chance to meet
                                                you yet, send us an email so we can get
Will alcohol be served in the                   connected by emailing plutot2lng_proc@
Construction Village or will workers fill       bechtel.com.
up my local pub?
Provision of the responsible service of
alcohol is the norm for the majority of
construction workforce accommodation in
Australia and our Village will have licensed
social areas operating at set times. The

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Transport and Traffic Management

Transport and Traffic
Management
                           How will Bechtel plan for and manage             subcontractors will be required to utilise the
                           traffic and transportation of the                bus service to the work site.
                           Construction Village residents?
                           GHD, an engineering consultancy firm with        How will Village residents be able
                           an office in Karratha is undertaking a traffic   to access community activities and
                           management study for the Village as part         businesses?
                           of our Development Approval submission           We will provide a dedicated bus service
                           to the City of Karratha. A Transport and         on a regular schedule between the
                           Logistics plan which covers shipping,            Construction Village and the city. Buses
                           road transport and aviation requirements         will drop Village residents at predetermined
                           is also being developed during FEED as           locations across the CBD to access
                           part of our submission to Woodside. Where        Karratha local businesses such as the
                           possible, our traffic and transport planning     local shopping centre, restaurants and
                           focusses on minimising impacts on the local      recreational facilities on a regular schedule
                           community and infrastructure.                    after work hours.

                           How will the workforce be transported to         Will Bechtel book seats on commercial
                           the work site?                                   flights for their FIFO workers?
                           All employees will be required to utilise        We will use commercial flights until charter
                           the dedicated bus service between the            flights become necessary and will book
                           Construction Village and the site. This          flights well in advance to allow airline
                           includes local employees, who will be            operators to plan for aircraft size and
                           provided with secure car parking at the          capacity requirements. We have advertised
                           Village while they are at work. Busses for       the provision of flight charter services
                           Village residents will also be provided to       through ICNWA and received several
                           the Karratha Airport and Central Business        expressions of interest.
                           District (CBD) on a regular schedule.
                                                                            Will the locals be able to get a seat on
                           Will you run a bus to Dampier,                   a charter flight if/when they become
                           Roebourne and Point Sampson to take              available? How much will it cost?
                           employees to site?                               If there are seats available on our charter
                           If there are sufficient people living in         flights, we will release them for anyone to
                           Dampier, Roebourne and Point Sampson             access. As our priority is transporting our
                           working on the project that could fill           workforce on our charters, any spare seats
                           seats on a bus, we would look to provide         are likely to be released no earlier than 48
                           transportation directly to the work site.        hours before departure and on sold by the
                                                                            flight provider through normal flight booking
                           What parking facilities will be provided         processes. Our charter flights are alcohol
                           for Village residents with private               free and passengers are not eligible for
                           vehicles?                                        frequent flyer points, even if provided by a
                           No private car parking is available on           carrier who provides those services on a
                           the Pluto Train 2 work site. There will be       commercial flight.
                           parking available at the Construction
                           Village for private vehicles of local and
                           DIDO employees. All employees and

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Social Impact Assessment
      and Management Planning

A Social Impact Assessment (SIA) is to        Why are a SIA and a SIMP being
be completed – what is this?                  conducted?
A Social Impact Assessment (SIA) is a         An SIA and SIMP are tools to help ensure
process of identifying and understanding      that positive social impacts are enhanced,
the ways that a development is likely to      and potential negative social impacts are
impact on community wellbeing.                minimised.
A review of relevant State and local          According to the City of Karratha’s Local
policies, previous research and feedback      Planning Scheme, all Development
from community members and other              Applications within the ‘Transient Workforce
stakeholders will be undertaken in coming     Accommodation’ Zone must include an
months and will inform the Social Impact      SIA and SIMP. The City of Karratha’s
Management Plan.                              Local Planning Policy DP20: Social Impact
                                              Assessments (DP20) provides guidance
A Social Impact Management Plan (SIMP)        on considering the social impact of new
is to be completed – what is this?            developments.
A Social Impact Management Plan (SIMP)
expands upon an SIA to ensure that the
future development minimises and mitigates
negative impacts, while taking advantage
of opportunities to increase any positive
impacts.
The management strategies outlined will be
reviewed and then implemented throughout
the development of our Construction Village
and its operational lifespan.

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Social Impact Assessment and Management Planning

                           Who is conducting the SIA and SIMP?          What types of social impacts will be
                           Bechtel has engaged specialist consultants   assessed?
                           Creating Communities to conduct the          The SIA and SIMP will address the impact
                           research and engagement to inform and        categories outlined in the City of Karratha’s
                           develop the SIA and SIMP. Creating           DP20 policy, as well as an additional category
                           Communities is a community development,      proposed by Creating Communities.
                           community engagement and social
                                                                        Impact categories outlined in DP20:
                           research consultancy based in WA which
                           has extensive experience in completing       • Demographic and Population Change
                           SIAs and SIMPs in the Pilbara.               • Accommodation and Housing
                                                                        • Accessibility to Community Services and
                                                                          Facilities
                                                                        • Social Infrastructure
                                                                        • Cultural Values and Beliefs
                                                                        • Community Values Identify and Cohesion
                                                                        • Health and Wellbeing
                                                                        • Crime and Public Safety
                                                                        • Economic Considerations
                                                                        • Employment and Local Benefits
                                                                        Creating Communities has completed
                                                                        a preliminary assessment of potential
                                                                        impacts, but further in-depth research
                                                                        and engagement is required to assess the
                                                                        impacts and recommend management
                                                                        strategies.

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Consultation Process

What is the consultation process?                          How can I find out more about
Creating Communities is delivering a                       what is proposed?
community and stakeholder engagement                       If you have any queries or would like
process to inform the SIA and SIMP.                        more information about the proposed
Feedback opportunities for different                       development, please contact:
stakeholder groups are as follows:
                                                              Mellissa Case
A briefing to        City of Karratha                         Bechtel
                     officers and Elected                     0417 174 762
                     Members                                  plutotrain2@bechtel.com

Meetings with        local community
                     stakeholders                          If you have any queries about the
                                                           community engagement, SIA or
Focus groups         local residents                       SIMP process, please contact:
with
                                                              Elise O’Sullivan or Gemma Bothe
A focus              local sporting club                      Creating Communities
group with           and community group                      (08) 9284 0910
                     representatives                          elise@creatingcommunities.com.au

                                                           If you have any queries or would like more
                                                           information about Woodside, including Pluto
                                                           Train 2 and Woodside’s Burrup Hub vision,
                                                           please phone Woodside’s Community Line
                                                           on 1800 634 988.

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