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Infrastructure

Home Farm Phases I - V, Portree

Client
 Robertson Construction Ltd
Value
 £4.50m
Designer
 Cameron & Ross
Programme
 98 Weeks
Contract Form
 Measure and Value
Completed
 2007

Project Description

The project involves the construction of the infrastructure works for a housing development on a green field site consisting of 250 properties spread across Phases I - V. The scope of the works includes earthworks, roadworks, drainage works, services and landscaping. One of the main features within Phase I was the construction of a double box culvert which formed the main access to the new site across an existing river. Success of the contract has depended mainly on negotiation with the Client by using the excavated gravel on site as infill, crushing the extracted rock from Phase II and minimising disposal off site by utilising the woodland areas for disposing unsuitable soils. This has assisted in controlling costs and ensured our continuation on site from Phase I through to Phase V.

Principal Elements

104,000m3 Earthworks
25,000m3 Import Fill and Capping
34m Double Box Culvert (2.7m x 3.3m)
9,500m Drainage Works
24,000m2 Roadways
6,000m2 Cycleway/Footway
Detention Basins @ 2 no. (Capacity 1600m3)
15,000m Services/Utilities

Key Issues

  • Co-ordination and programming of works to ensure access for follow-on sub-contractors
  • Negotiation with the Client to agree further works - Phase 1 awarded initially - Phases 2 - 5 on completion of Phase 1
  • All materials excavated on site re-cycled on site, minimising import and disposal costs
  • Provision of Value Engineering solutions by re-cycling excavated materials

 

Technical Referee

J Stevenson
Senior Development Officer, Skye & Lochalsh Housing Assocation
Tel: 01478 612035 Fax: 01478 613377