Client: Clyde Gateway Developments Ltd
Value: £3.45M
Engineer: Halcrow
Completed: 2012
The works were located on a 3.8 hectare brownfield site in the East End of Glasgow, for the establishment of a purpose built, fully serviced site for approx. 54 no. semi-permanent mobiles home plots with the provision of approx. 6,300m2 of parking area for HGVs and trailers. The project – carried out under NEC Option A conditions of contract – consisted of site clearance and remediation works, earthworks and platforming, framework landscaping, reinforced concrete retaining structures, removal of silt from, and repairs to, the Camlachie Burn culvert, roadworks, and provision of drainage. The contaminated brownfield site required treatment and disposal of hydrocarbon impacted soil, invasive species, industrial dyes and asbestos.
Key Issues:
• Removal and safe disposal of invasive species such as Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam and Giant Hogweed
• Working in confined spaces
• Treatment and/or disposal of significant quantities of various contaminated material
• Private and Public Utilities design & installation
Principal Elements included:
Type 1 Sub Base 12,450T
Concrete 4,000m3
Japanese Knotweed infested soils 3,000m3
Stockpiled waste to be processed 10,000m3
