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Essential Connections Weekly Update
Weekly Update on Essential Connections
Please find attached the Essential Connections overview presented during the weekly update session. If you missed out or would like to revisit any of the information, click on the Essential Connections Information Session to view the recording and the ASP information session presentation.
The next session will be as follows:
Wednesday 14 September 830am – 930am |
Construction End to End Process
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ASP1 (ASP3 welcome to attend if interested) |
Here is a reminder of the Zoom link: Join Zoom Meeting.
Readiness Survey
Our readiness survey helps us to understand how confident you are feeling in using the new system and ways of working. If you have not had a chance to complete, please access readiness survey it takes 2 minutes to complete.
This will help us to make your experience as smooth as possible and tailor our approach to your needs so that you feel supported throughout the process.
Training
To support you in using Essential Connections, we’ve organised training sessions that you can attend. The first sessions are targeted at L3 ASPs. We’ll schedule additional sessions for L3 and L1 ASPs and will communicate these shortly.
These sessions run for one hour and will cover the following:
- Accessing and logging on to the portal
- Overview of the external portal
- Overview of system functionality, tips and tricks to navigate the system including case creation and management
Date |
Time |
Link |
Audience |
Monday 19 September |
830am – 1030am |
L3 |
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Friday 23 September |
830am – 1030am |
L3 |
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Wednesday 28 September |
6pm – 8pm |
L3 |
Transition to Essential Connections
Before we go live with undertaking Design and Construction processes in Essential Connections, we will undertake a series of activities during a period called ‘cutover’. This is where we prepare to transition from the Design Portal (used by Level 3 ASPs) to the new Essential Connections Portal.
During this period there are some key dates when we need to complete or stop doing activities in the Design Portal. At present we are aiming to commence our transition into the new Essential Connections Portal from 5pm, Wednesday 21 September until 9am on Tuesday, 27 September. During this time, you will be unable to submit any documentation or work within the Design Portal.
These are the key dates and activities from 14 September that you need to be aware of:
14 September |
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Interim 14-27 September To be confirmed |
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27 September - Go Live To be confirmed |
The Design Portal will be closed to any new requests for the below:
L3 ASPs can submit NoA only requests via the contestable works mailbox: contestableworks |
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Interim processes:
L3 ASPs can submit NoA only requests via the contestable works mailbox: contestableworks |
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Submit the following via Essential Connections:
L3 ASPs can submit NoA only requests via the contestable works mailbox: contestableworks
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All access to the NECF portal will be made read only |
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Registered users will still be able to log in to the NECF Portal with read only access to view applications previously submitted |
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Registered users will still be able to log in to the NECF Portal with read only access to view applications previously submitted All new application through Essential Connections |
Note: Previously submitted design enquiries are visible in the new Essential Connections Portal
This table outlines cutover arrangements for other activities from 20 September:
Cutover 21 September |
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Interim 21-27 September |
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Go-Live 27 September |
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NoA and NoA Only currently submitted via the Contestable works email No change |
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Continue submitting via Contestable works email |
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Continue submitting via contestable works email |
Design Portal: DIA, Design Submission, Asset Labels, Non-Standard Approvals Recertifications |
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Freeze - No submissions between cut-over and Go-Live |
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Transact in Essential Connections |
Contestable Works: DIA, Design Submission, Asset Labels, Non-Standard Approvals Cease submitting via the contestable works email |
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No new DIA jobs accepted from cut-over into contestable works email Note: inflight projects that have been submitted via contestable works inbox will continue to be accepted and processed |
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Note: inflight projects that have been submitted via contestable works inbox will continue to be accepted and processed |
Recertifications No change - currently submitted via contestable works email |
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Continue to submit via contestable works email |
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Continue to submit via contestableworks@ |
Easements |
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Continue to submit via conveyancingteam @essentialenergy.com.au |
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Submit via Essential Connections Email Inbox closes |
Pioneer Scheme |
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Continue to be processed |
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Submit via Essential Connections |
What do you need to do?
- Review the above information
- Complete the readiness survey
- Communicate this information to relevant members of your organisation
Further Information
If you need further information, please email aspinfo@essentialenergy.com.au.