community

Brothock Bridge, Arbroath
Client: Ark Housing Association
Principal Contractor: Andrew Shepherd Construction
Contract Value: £400,000

The works comprised of the conversion of an existing community home into 9no. individual units with communal kitchen and living accommodation for tennanta with special needs.

Access to the site was from a very busy one way street into a shared access road used by adjacent residents' for access and parking. The principal contractor had to ensure that there was adequate room to allow delivery vehicles to offload and safely turn and leave the site. Operatives were not allowed to park on the site.

One of the flats in the building remained occupied throughout the works so safe access and egress for the resident had to be maintained throughout the duration of the contract.

The works were successfully completed in June 2011.
Broxburn United Club Room and Changing Facilities
Client: West Lothian Council & Broxburn United Sports Club
Principal Contractor: Maxi Construction
Contract Value: £1.8M

The works comprise of the construction of new changing facilities and club room, synthetic football pitch and floodlighting. The phasing of the works were considered in some detail to allow the pitch to be used during the football season whilst the building was being constructed. Adequate segregation and site security are a priority. The site is adjacent to domestic dwellings, a bowling club and is bound by a public footpath. Traffic management, both pedestrian and vehicular has to be carefully planned and managed.

The construction of the changing facilities is underway with the synthetic pitch works commencing shortly.
Kitchen Upgrades to Various Primary Schools
Client: West Lothian Council
Principal Contractor: West Lothian Council
Contract Value: Various

The comprise the internal alterations of an existing school to allow refurbishment and upgrading of the school kitchen and associated areas.

The works were carried out during summer break with some of the works extending into term time. Contractor access and site security were major issues that were resolved through close liaison with the school management to ensure a safe environment for staff and pupils.

The works were successfully completed in October 2009.
DDA Works - West Calder High School and Linlithgow Academy
Client: West calder High School
& Linlithgow Academy
Principal Contractor: West Lothian Council
Contract Value: £170,000 & £236,000

The works comprised of internal and external alterations to West Calder High School and Linlithgow Academy to achieve DDA compliance and upgrading in line with risk assessment reports.

Although works to both schools were carried out during summer break, the schools facilities continued to be used by outside organisations and teachers required limited access throughout this period. Close liaison with the schools management teams and careful programming ensured safe access for all parties. The works were successfully completed in October 2009.
Project: New Build Community Hall, Central Baptist Church, Dundee
Client: Central Baptist Church
Principal Contractor: W. H. Brown Construction
Contract Value: £1.1M

The works comprised of the demolition of existing auction rooms adjacent to the Baptist Church Building on Ward Road, Dundee followed by the construction of a new build community hall built over 2 floors.

The site could be accessed from both Ward Road and South Ward Road(a lane to the rear of the site). As Ward Road was a very busy pedestrian and vehicular route it was agreed that this should be protected behind solid hoarding and the access to the site should be at the rear. The main challenge within the site was the restricted space for site accommodation and material storage along with the adjacent car park that had to remain operational.

The works were successfully completed in 2009.
Project: New Synthetic Football Pitches & Tennis Court Upgrades
Client: University of Dundee
Principal Contractor: Spadeoak
Contract Value: £800,000

The works comprised of the replacement of 2 all weather pitches with two synthetic pitches at the University of Dundee Playing Fields at Riverside, Dundee. The contractors compound was situated within the existing car park of the playing fields with site traffic access and site set up separated by heras fencing. The playing fields remained fully operational throughout the works with public routes successfully separated with the use of heras fencing and signage.

The tennis courts are situated within the University Campus with access for plant and equipment crossing a main student pedestrian route. Pedestrian route had to be redirected and restricted with banksmen controlling the movement of plant to and from the site.

The project was successfully completed in October 2009.
Project: Small Group Teaching Rooms, Ninewells Hospital & Medical School
Client: University of Dundee
Principal Contractor: W. H. Brown Construction
Contract Value: £500,000

The works comprised of the formation of nine small teaching rooms and the refurbishment of an existing reading room in the existing library area of Ninewells Hospital & Medical School. The area of works was situated on level 7 of the existing building and bridges over the main access road that runs through the hospital.

Access for operatives and the movement of materials to site were the main issues, Scaffolding was bridged over the access road with scaffold erection being programmed to ensure the minimum amount of disruption to traffic. Close liaison between the principal contractor, the University of Dundee and NHS Tayside resulted in a well managed contract that was completed in August 2009.

Alterations to MSI Building, University of Dundee Campus
Client: University of Dundee
Principal Contractor: W. H. Brown Construction
Contract Value: £300,000

The works comprise internal alterations to Levels 1 & 2 of the existing Medical Sciences Institute Building to form a new Mathematics Department. Although levels 1 & 2 were vacated during the works all adjacent floors and departments remained fully operational. Adjacent departments had highly sensitive microscopic equipment, dust levels and vibration from downtakings had to be monitored very closely.

The alterations were successfully completed in April 2008.

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