10 May 2018, 00:00 -

Eastern Bay Link

Date: Thursday 10 May
Time: 08.00
Venue: Arup, 4 Pierhead Street, Capital Waterside, Cardiff CF10 4QP

This joint presentation hosted by the project team, CEW and CIHT will give the opportunity to hear about the construction stage delivery of the £40m Eastern Bay Link project built in the Port of Cardiff between Queensgate and Ocean Way roundabouts.

This ECI (NEC3) design and construction contract was let by Welsh Government, using WSP / Parsons Brinckerhoff and Corderoy as their Agents. The Dawnus Ferrovial Agroman Joint Venture, who appointed Capita as lead designer and Cass Hayward as specialist bridge designer then started KS3 ECI design development stage in January 2015.

Due to the introduction of enabling works and the need for early service diversions, works on site started in June 2015, even though the preliminary design was not completed for another three months. Collaborative working between all parties was key in the delivery of the scheme with Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 6 being overlapped by 10 weeks. This allowed detailed design to progress with construction following close behind to complete the scheme within the prescribed timescales. The project was completed in late Spring 2017.

The team will describe the various different elements that made the scheme worth of Exemplar including:

• Dealing with services including a major pipe jacked sewer diversion
• The installation of wick drains and construction of a surcharged embankment
• Innovative structural design solutions to accommodate the railway and service corridors
• Construction challenges of construction inclusive of 2 roundabouts and respective Ecological inputs
• The use of the Project Bank Account on a live contract and lessons learnt for future schemes
• Benefits brought to the local economy and community

The team will also be awarded their CEEQUAL Award at the close of the event from Ian Nicholson, CEEQUAL Director.

Places are limited, please book via the CEW website here.