Description of works
RJT Excavations acted as principal contractor for the enabling project for development of warehouses (19-22) along with associated roads and drainage infrastructure on John Dewar & Sons’ Poniel site in Scotland.
- Site preparation, including erecting Heras fence panels to secure the site and to display relevant health and safety signage
- Creation of site access road and site compound area, including car parking area
- Installation of pre-earthworks ditches and drainage
- Construction of two compounds and dedicated roads for earthworks and building contractors
- On-site topsoil strip and stockpile
- Formation of construction sustainable drainage system (SuDS)
- Bulk excavation cut-and-fill to design line and level: 290,000 m3
- Deposition of excess materials to designated stockpile areas on-site
- Lime stabilisation works of structural and general fill material: 120,000 m3
- Compaction and testing in line with project specification
- Installation of designed drainage infrastructure: 2500 m, 150–1200 mm diameter
- Importing of aggregates and spreading on-site: 20,000 m3
- Preparation and formation of access roads: 800 m
- Proximity of public roads, footpaths and occupied premises
- Ground and weather conditions
- Environmental constraints – surface water management
- Through collaboration and value engineering options proposed by us, budget costs reduced from £6.4 million to £6 million.
- Challenging timescale for delivery of first platform was achieved before target dates.
- This project is the tenth phase of the overall Poniel project we have been involved with for the same client.