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Gordonbush Wind Farm
| Client |
SSE Generation Ltd |
| Value |
£9.55M |
| Consultant |
Grontmij |
| Programme |
63 Weeks |
| Contract Form |
NEC 3 Options A |
| Completed |
2011
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This contract was for the Design and Construction of a 35 no. turbine wind farm on a heavily peated site approximately 6 miles west of Brora. It included the construction of roads, hardstandings and substation hardstanding. A welfare building was constructed as part of the project, 3 no. met masts erected and a single track 'C' class road upgraded.
Principal Elements include: Roads (new) 22,200m / Roads (upgraded) 12,000m / Hardstandings 40,000m2 / Substation Hardstandings 8,000m2 / Met Masts 3 no.
Key Issues:
- Very heavily peated site
- All rock won from 3 onsite borrow pits
- Environmentally sensitive area
- Onsite batching plant
- Tight programme