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ICE South East EnglandEngineering Excellence Awards 2016

Contents

Welcome 03Programme of the evening 04About the Engineering Excellence Awards 05Sponsors of the Engineering Excellence Awards 07Hosts of the evening 10

The Awards

Young Professional of the Year 11

ICE Volunteer of the Year 13

Best Infrastructure Project in association with Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP 15Broomhill Sands Coastal Defence Scheme 16Burham Strategic Water Main 17Leigh Road Bridge 18Peters Village and Medway Valley Crossing 19Purley Switches and Crossings Renewal and Upgrades 20Reading Pedestrian and Cycle Bridge 21

Urbanisation Award in association with Bechtel 22Bexhill to Hastings Link Road 23Bognor Regis Northern Relief Road 24Wokingham Rail Station and Link Road Re-Development 25

Best Use of Civil Engineering in a Building Project in association with Crest Nicholson 26Blavatnik School of Government 27Bournemouth University Student Centre 28Hasting Pier Conservation 29

Excellence in Construction in association with Colas Rail Limited 30A400M Maintenance Repair Overhaul Facility 31Bexhill to Hastings Link Road 32Blavatnik School of Government 33Burham Strategic Water Main 34Gade Valley Expansion Joint Replacement Scheme 35Grove Farm Sewage Pumping Station 36Thorndell Viaduct 37

Engineered in South East England in partnership with ICE Recruit 38Cowes Outer Harbour Project 39District Hospitals Ghana - Dodowa Hospital 40Jurong Tuas View Phase II 41Laxey Coastal Promenade 42Swale Sluices Refurbishment 43

Branch Awards

Brassey Award (Kent and East Sussex) for Engineering Excellence in association with Berryrange 44Bexhill to Hastings Link Road 45Broomhill Sands Coastal Defence Scheme 46Burham Strategic Water Main 47Hoo Island Re-Engineering Works 48Peters Village and Medway Valley Crossing 49Poorhole Lane Improvement 50Swale Sluices Refurbishment 51Transforming Manston Airport 52

Thames Valley Award for Engineering Excellence in partnership with ICE Benevolent Fund 53A400M Maintenance Repair Overhaul Facility 54Blavatnik School of Government 55East West Rail Phase1 56District Hospitals Ghana – Dodowa Hospital 57Gade Valley Expansion Joint Replacement Scheme 58Leigh Road Bridge 59Purley Switches and Crossings Renewal and Upgrades 60Reading Pedestrian and Cycle Bridge 61Wokingham Rail Station and Link Road Re-Development 62

South Award for Engineering Excellence in association with Trant 63Balcombe Rail Re-signalling Project 64Bognor Regis Northern Relief Road 65Bournemouth University Student Centre 66Cowes Outer Harbour Project 67Duver Road Bridge Strengthening 68Grove Farm Sewage Pumping Station 69Hasting Pier Conservation 70Jurong Tuas View Phase II 71Laxey Coastal Promenade 72Thorndell Viaduct 73Whyke Horizon Footbridge 74

South East England Engineering Excellence Award

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01 Contents 02Contents

Welcome

As Regional Chair for ICE South East England I would like to thank you for joining us to celebrate the best civil engineering projects completed in the region over the last year. These awards recognise how civil engineers and the projects we work on benefit our local area:

Projects which improve the life of local communities

Make a positive impact on the environment and maintain

Restore existing infrastructure for future generations

This year for the first time, we have included two individual awards – the Young Professional and Volunteer Awards. We hope that by including these two new prizes we will be able to better celebrate the commitment and ingenuity of our 11,000 members.

As always, these awards would not have been possible without the hard work of a number of people. These include the staff at the awards dinners across the region, the judges, our generous sponsors, ICE’s Regional Support Team and above all, those engineers who took time away from current projects to submit their entries and help us celebrate their work over the past year.

Many thanks to you all.

Tim Kermode CEng MICE Chair, ICE South East England

Programme of the evening

03 Welcome 04Programme of the evening

19.00 Welcome drinks

19.25 Call through for dinner

19.30 Welcome

19.35 Young Professional of the Year and ICE Volunteers of the Year Awards

19.40 Dinner served

21.00 Key note speech by Sir John Armitt

21.15 Award ceremony continues

22.10 Branch Awards and South East England Engineering Excellence Award

23.00 Ceremony ends

05 About the Engineering Excellence Awards 06About the Engineering Excellence Awards

About the Engineering Excellence Awards

The ICE South East England Engineering Excellence Awards celebrate outstanding civil engineering achievement, innovation and ingenuity in South East England. The awards have grown into the highest honour for engineering excellence in the region.

ICE South East England is divided into three branches:

Kent and East Sussex

Thames Valley (Surrey, Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire)

South Branch (West Sussex, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight)

An award for each branch will be presented to the project judged to be the best example of engineering excellence in that branch.

This year we have shortlisted projects in different categories and introduced two new awards – Young Professional of the Year and ICE Volunteer of the Year. The individual awards recognise and celebrate young professionals and volunteers who have demonstrated their professionalism and dedication.

For the second year running we will be awarding the Engineered in South East England Award. This award recognises the contribution of South East England engineers in ground breaking national and international projects.

The evening will culminate in one of the project teams receiving the highest award in the region, the South East England Engineering Excellence Award.

The Awards

Young Professional of the Year

ICE Volunteer of the Year

Best Infrastructure Project in association with Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP

Urbanisation Award in association with Bechtel

Best Use of Civil Engineering in a Building Project in association with Crest Nicholson

Excellence in Construction Award in association with Colas Rail Limited

Engineered in South East England in partnership with ICE Recruit

Branch Awards

Brassey Award (Kent and East Sussex) for Engineering Excellence in association with Berryrange

Thames Valley Award for Engineering Excellence in partnership with ICE Benevolent Fund

South Award for Engineering Excellence in association with Trant

South East England Engineering Excellence Award

0807 Sponsors of the Engineering Excellence Awards Sponsors of the Engineering Excellence Awards

Sponsors of the Engineering Excellence Awards

Bechtel Bechtel is one of the most respected global engineering, construction, and project management companies, and a cornerstone of innovation in the industry. Together with their customers, Bechtel deliver landmark projects — the modern marvels of the world — that foster sustainable progress and grow economies. The reliability of its performance, the enduring quality of projects, the strength of ethics, and the seriousness of their commitment to safety and sustainability are evident in everything they do.

Berryrange Berryrange is a sub-contractor specialising in integrated steel sheet piling design and construction. It operates a fleet of the latest piling equipment including silent pilers, leader rigs, augering equipment and excavator mounted vibratory hammers. It owns and operates the only silent piler in Europe capable of installing piles to within 75mm of any obstruction. The team of engineers employed by Berryrange is skilled in the interpretation of geotechnical data for both design and construction entirely based on the requirements of the Eurocodes. It operates throughout the UK and is available to advise clients on their ground support requirements in all sectors of construction.

Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) is an international, full service law firm with over 850 lawyers, including over 200 partners, based across 12 global offices – London, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Beijing, Berlin, Brussels, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Moscow, Myanmar, Paris and Singapore. BLP is currently ranked by the Financial Times as one of Europe’s top ten legal innovators and renowned for responding creatively to the challenges clients face. Infrastructure is at the core of our firm and our full service offering enables us to advice from an early feasibility stage including consenting/planning, through to development, financing and exit. We advise across all asset classes (including energy, transport and logistics, water, social and communications), both in regulated and unregulated markets.

Colas Rail Colas Rail Limited is the world leading engineering, construction and rail support services. From design to delivery, construction to support, training to maintenance, Colas Rail delivers total solutions in all aspects of railway infrastructure, from high speed rail systems to light and urban rail. As award-winning specialists in the design and construction of all forms of railway, they focus on world-class performance in four key areas of rail infrastructure – track, rail services, rail systems and training. Their approach to project delivery is to challenge the status quo through value management and value engineering, offering innovative solutions, whilst ensuring that output quality is guaranteed first time every time.

Crest Nicholson Crest Nicholson is firmly established as a leading developer with a passion for not only building homes, but also for creating vibrant sustainable communities. With a southern-based bias, the FTSE250 group has a track record spanning more than 50 years and a broad portfolio of developments which range in size and scale, from contemporary, large scale mixed-use developments to smaller, more traditional housing schemes. As a pioneer of its own garden village principles, the company advocates a holistic approach to development embracing social, environmental and economic factors to create homes for all segments of the community.

Hosts of the evening

Sir John Armitt ICE President Sir John Armitt is the Institution’s President for 2015/16. He is a Commissioner for the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC), following his 2013 ‘Armitt Review’ into long-term infrastructure planning. Knighted in 2012 for his services to engineering and construction, Sir John has had many achievements. One of his finest was successfully delivering the 2012 Olympic Games as Chairman of the Olympic Delivery Authority (2007 - 14) and most recently, he was a member of the Davies Commission which looked at recommendations for airport capacity in the South East.

Tiff Needell TV Presenter Tiff Needell is a former Grand Prix driver who spent most of his professional career racing in the World Sportscar Championship including 14 Le Mans 24-hour races where he had a best result of third in 1990. He is however, perhaps better known as a former presenter of ‘Top Gear’, starring alongside Jeremy Clarkson and Quentin Willson throughout the nineties before the show was taken off air. Tiff then helped to create ‘Fifth Gear’ which entered its fifteenth year in 2016 on ITV4. Tiff recently wrote his autobiography ‘Tiff Gear’ and still races whenever the opportunity arises.

1009 Sponsors of the Engineering Excellence Awards Hosts of the evening

Trant Established for over 50 years, Trant’s main business activities include civil, mechanical, electrical and process engineering, including full EPC services for private and public sector clients. Its key sectors are water/waste, energy (hydrocarbon and renewables), power and transmission, marine/coastal, defence (UK and dependencies), pharmaceutical and petrochemical. Projects valued between £0.5m-£58m have been successfully delivered using their directly employed resources, supply chain partners and specialists. Trant operates across England, South Wales, Channel Islands and the South Atlantic.

Also in partnership with:

ICE Benevolent Fund The ICE Benevolent Fund is dedicated to helping ICE members in need of support. It provides help and advice to members, former members, and their loved ones, who find themselves facing hard times. Services provided include: Financial assistance and advice - Back to work support - Self-development workshops - Student support - Counselling - Telephone helpline - Online wellbeing portal - Housing in Sussex, UK. Since the Ben Fund was started it has helped over 31,500 people worldwide. You can read more about the impact of the Ben Fund’s work by visiting the ‘About us’ section of the website www.icebenfund.com

ICE Recruit ICE Recruit is the UK’s number one specialist civil engineering job board. We are the official job board of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), the home of UK civil engineering. Our aim is to help members and non-members find jobs and civil engineering companies and recruiters recruit appropriate staff. We cover both permanent and interim positions in all areas of civil and structural engineering from junior posts to specialist positions. Our goal is to put the right employer in touch with the right potential employee as efficiently as possible.

Young Professional of the Year This award is designed to recognise and reward the most accomplished and promising young professional.

11 Hosts of the evening 12Young Professional of the Year

Charlotte Allen from Opus International Consultants Charlotte is a passionate and highly motivated young professional. She is an engineer who upholds the industry, and seeks out change and innovation. As a forward thinker, she is able to adapt to new techniques and has contributed to new research in stormwater drainage treatment which is now gaining momentum within the industry and showcasing her technical excellence.

Tom Brown from BAM Nuttall Tom has been a proactive and motivated engineer in a series of tunnelling teams across four recent London Underground and Crossrail worksites. His early embrace of extensive shift working in major tunnelling projects and commitment to self-development has given him the valuable experience to establish and lead in more senior engineering roles.

Katherine Jackson from Mott MacDonald Katherine is a highly accomplished young chartered civil engineer working in the Highways division of Mott MacDonald. At 25, she was selected to join the company’s prestigious Transport Management Consultancy. A driven self-starter, Katherine’s contribution to technical excellence has been key to Mott MacDonald securing global recognition as the world’s number one technical advisor, as recognised by Infrastructure Journal Global (IJGlobal) for the sixth time in 2016.

Young Professional of the Year

ICE Volunteer of the Year

ICE Volunteer of the Year This award is designed to recognise and reward the ICE member who has made an outstanding contribution to ICE through volunteering.

Moses Ajala from Connect Plus Services Moses Ajala is an assistant engineer/structures inspection manager responsible for the management and stewardship of Highway Structures Inspection programme for the M25 Network. He has been a STEM ambassador and enthusiastic ICE volunteer since 2014.

Jane Birks from Black & Veatch Jane has been an active STEM ambassador for ICE since 2014. She has been involved in several career and skills fairs for ICE, STEM events and externally organised events such as Guest Lecturing at Greenwich University.

Matt Ennals from the University of Portsmouth Matt is a civil engineering undergraduate at the University of Portsmouth who has been volunteering on behalf of ICE since 2013. Since becoming a STEM ambassador for ICE, he has attended major STEM events such as Teen Tech Solent and Big Bang among others.

Helen Littler from WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff As a STEM ambassador and ICE volunteer, Helen works tirelessly to promote civil engineering to students of all ages. Outside of work she volunteers as a Sunday school teacher, Youth Club leader and does voluntary work with Sustrans and a local community rail group.

Elizabeth Orchard from Crest Nicholson As an award-winning STEM ambassador and whilst working for Peter Brett Associates LLP, Elizabeth was a key team member in the setting up of University Technical College in Reading. Opened in 2013, she successfully designed and ran the first fully curriculum-integrated professional project at the college in 2014 with support from her colleagues.

Kevin Tollet from Geomatic Engineering Ltd Kevin had always wanted to be a civil engineer and work in the design environment. He has attended several career fairs by himself, carrying out workshops such as designing a suspension bridge and testing its limitations.

13 ICE Volunteer of the Year 14ICE Volunteer of the Year

15 16Best Infrastructure Project in association with Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP

Best Infrastructure Project in association with Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP Short listed projects:

> Broomhill Sands Coastal Defence Scheme> Burham Strategic Water Main> Leigh Road Bridge> Peters Village and Medway Valley Crossing> Purley Switches and Crossings Renewal and Upgrades> Reading Pedestrian and Cycle Bridge

Cost£30m

LocationLydd Road, Camber, Kent

Completed byDecember 2015

Project teamEnvironment Agency, Team Van Oord Ltd, Mott MacDonald, CH2M, Arcadis

Broomhill Sands Coastal Defence Scheme Environment Agency

The £30M Broomhill Sands Coastal Defence Scheme directly protects 1,388 homes and over 100 businesses by increasing the standard of protection from 1 in 20 years to 1 in 200 years, allowing for predicted sea level rise. The improvements include 1.8km of rock revetment and new concrete wave wall, 700m beach recharge and replacement of timber groynes plus improvements to the existing promenade including access ramps and steps.

The Broomhill Sands team has led on a number of innovations, many of which are ‘firsts’ for the Environment Agency, the UK and some even for the construction industry. For example the innovative approach with high-risk water sports users within the offshore rock delivery and storage area. The team have reported over £8.9m of efficiencies.

Broomhill Sands is highlighted in a Cabinet briefing as an example of best practice regarding value and the delivery of large efficiencies during construction.

17 Best Infrastructure Project in association with Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP 18Best Infrastructure Project in association with Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP

Cost£10m

LocationLeigh Road (c/o Bedford Avenue), Slough Trading Estate, Slough, Berks

Completed byOctober 2015

Project teamGeoffrey Osborne Ltd, SEGRO plc, Peter Brett Associates, Tony Gee & Partners, Slough Borough Council, Network Rail

Cost£9.2m

LocationSouth East Water, Rocfort Road, Snodland, Kent

Completed byMay 2016

Project teamSouth East Water, Jacobs UK Ltd., Farrans Construction, Ward & Burke, PF Murphy & Sons, Mouchel

Leigh Road Bridge Geoffrey Osborne Ltd

Leigh Road Bridge opened in October 2015, providing a vital link for the people and businesses of Slough Trading Estate over the Great Western Railway. It supplements the existing 1836 Brunel Bridge, which was sub-standard for current requirements.

The client, SEGRO, appointed Osborne and Peter Brett Associates as respective contractor and design consultant. Due to concurrent Crossrail works on the route, abnormal possessions were unavailable for bridge installation. The design and build team therefore developed the half through steel girder superstructure and innovative cantilevered trailer launch method.

Construction began in the summer of 2014, with the launch undertaken in February 2015. The innovative method earned keen media attention with the operation featuring on the BBC One Show and on local radio promoting interest in civil engineering. The project team consistently worked collaboratively to complete the project within programme and budget.

Burham Strategic Water Main South East Water

By delivering its largest and most challenging pipeline scheme to date, South East Water has secured the water supply to thousands of homes and businesses and provided infrastructure that will promote development and growth for decades to come. All this whilst enhancing the environment and reducing costs.

The previous trunk main burst frequently, putting tap water at risk and damaging the sensitive site of special scientific interest (SSSI) that it crosses. With a £500,000 annual repair bill, the business case was obvious. The solution was a 6.5km replacement main with tunnelled crossings of river, rail and road, but avoiding the SSSI.

Ingenuity and collaborative working lead to added benefits including improved network connectivity and resilience and was instrumental in controlling cost, time and overcoming numerous construction.

Purley Switches and Crossings Renewal and UpgradesS&C Alliance South (Network Rail)

Purley Junction is one of the busiest and most important railway junctions in the UK providing the link between London, Gatwick Airport and the South East. This complex infrastructure project involved the complete redesign and installation of switches and crossings, transforming Victorian engineering into a 21st century, modern and sustainable rail system, fit for passenger and freight timetable demands.

Aecom, Colas Rail and Network Rail working collaboratively within the S&C South Alliance, delivered Network Rail’s biggest Christmas project on time, to budget and with zero accidents during a 24-hour, 10-day closure between 24 December 2015 and 4 January 2016.

As a direct result of their excellent and sustainable designs; strong programme management; timely stakeholder engagement; innovative construction methods; robust financial controls and industry leading health and safety management; the team ensured the area continued to function without any adverse impact on the economy and the day-to-day lives of local people and businesses.

19 Best Infrastructure Project in association with Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP 20Best Infrastructure Project in association with Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP

Cost£8m

LocationPurley Station, Whytecliffe Rd S, Greater London

Completed byJanuary 2016

Project teamS&C Alliance South (Network Rail), S&C Alliance South (AECOM), S&C Alliance South (Colas Rail), Network Rail – Route Enhancement Management

Cost£33m

LocationBAM Nuttall Limited, Site Compound, Old Church Rd, Burham, Maidstone, Kent

Completed byAugust 2016

Project teamBAM Nuttall Limited, Trenport Investments Limited, Gleeds Cost Management, Waterman Group, WSP, David Jarvis Associates, BWA Management Limited, FGS Deacon Landscape, Environmental Scientifics Group Ltd, Forest Traffic Services Limited, Freyssinet Limited, G8 Construction, Colas, Hi Way Services Limited, Homegrown Timber Limited, J P Flynn Construction, Littlewood Fencing Limited, Ovenden Earthmoving Co Limited, P J Edwards & Co (UK) Limited, C P Dynes, Lafarge Tarmac, Vibro Menards Limited, Winjam Developments Limited, RBLI, RMD Kwikform Winjam Developments Ltd., RBLI, RMD Kwikform

Peters Village and Medway Valley Crossing BAM Nuttall Limited

Peters Village project is an exemplary example of engineering excellence. It brings innovation to solve complex engineering challenges, sustainable construction and economically viable solutions allowing the creation of a new village within the heart of Kent.

Through the provision of infrastructure for this new community, there are also significant benefits to the local communities of Burham and Wouldham, including improved transportation links, PRoW, recreational and educational facilities. In providing these improvements BAM (D&B contractor) has worked closely with the client (Trenport Investments, Kent and Medway Councils and the Environmental Agency) to ensure creation of a place where people want to live, and the local community want to live beside.

In delivering this goal the team have embraced latest technology and innovations to build new bridges and roads that provide a direct link to the A228. This eases congestion on the existing roads and providing improved access to wider motorway and rail networks.

THE AWARDS

Reading Pedestrian and Cycle BridgePeter Brett Associates LLP

The 120-metre cable stay Reading Pedestrian and Cycle Bridge over the River Thames was constructed to play a vital role in connecting Reading. It forms a sustainable transport link to provide accessible connections to employment, transport and leisure destinations.

Innovative in both form and construction, the bridge embodies ingenuity in the creation of a useful addition to local communities and a visitor destination in its own right. The bridge delivers a sustainable solution that complements the local area and contributes to the well-being of the local community.

The team relied on strong collaboration and communication between each other, local stakeholders and communities to meet outcomes and deliver an outstanding project.

21 Best Infrastructure Project in association with Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP 22Urbanisation Award in association with Bechtel

Urbanisation Award in association with BechtelShort listed projects:

> Bexhill to Hastings Link Road> Bognor Regis Northern Relief Road> Wokingham Rail Station and Link Road Re-DevelopmentCost

£7.2m

LocationFriars Island, Thames Side

Completed bySeptember 2015

Project teamPeter Brett Associates LLP, Reading Borough Council, Design Engine Architects Ltd, Balfour Beatty, Hollandia Infra

Bognor Regis Northern Relief RoadBarratt David Wilson

Barratt David Wilson Homes completed the Bognor Regis Northern Relief Road connecting the A29 at Shripney with the A259 at Felpham. The relief road has been delivered as part of a package of improvements under a section 106 agreement that also includes sports facilities, parks, skate park community centre and supports 800 new homes built in the area.

The viaduct structure spans the Bognor Regis to Barnham railway line, the Lidsey Rife and other watercourses as well as the flood plain and measures 0.5km in length.

The project has re-profiled water courses and semi-natural habitats are developing on both watercourses with Water Vole evidence. The watercourses link the new wetland habitats along the flood attenuation ponds that have developed permanent and seasonally wet areas providing a good mix of quality feeding resources for water vole and bat populations as well as numerous bird species.

23 Urbanisation Award in association with Bechtel 24Urbanisation Award in association with Bechtel

Cost£120m

LocationCowhurst Road, St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex


Project teamHOCHTIEF Taylor Woodrow Joint Venture, East Sussex County Council, Jacobs UK, Mott Macdonald

Cost£28m

LocationBNRR/Viaduct Project Office (Western Section) Shripney Road Shripney, West Sussex

Completed byMarch 2016

Project teamBarratt David Wilson, Atkins, Hochtief (UK) Construction Ltd, John Reilly Civil Engineering Limited, MJA Consulting, Millstone Landscapes, Aluco Ecology, WSP, West Sussex County Council

Bexhill to Hastings Link RoadHOCHTIEF Taylor Woodrow Joint Venture

The Bexhill to Hastings Link Road is a catalyst for sustainable development in a highly deprived area of the South East, providing future employment opportunities. Working in collaboration with local developers, a new business park was constructed and opened simultaneously with the opening of the Link Road whilst giving the earliest possible start to these employment opportunities.

Too often urbanisation has negative impact on wild life and public enjoyment of natural environments. This site was home to many species of flora and fauna, enjoyed by the community. The design enhances this diverse habitat with improved access for equestrians, walkers, cyclists and disabled.

Construction measures were taken to inform and work with the community, maintain public access and preserve existing habitats through proactive planning. It also provided opportunity for archaeological investigations that proved to be significant, providing evidence of human occupation though many periods with local interest and finds considered to be of national importance.

25 Urbanisation Award in association with Bechtel

Wokingham Rail Station and Link Road Re-DevelopmentWokingham Borough Council

The Wokingham Rail Station and Link Road redevelopment has been a transformational project for this busy Thames Valley interchange. Between 2011 and 2015, a collaborative working approach between Wokingham Borough Council, Network Rail and South West Trains has delivered a significant transport interchange in the town fit for the 21st century.

The combined scheme cost of circa £12.68m provided three main elements to the redevelopment:

A new station building and associated platform works

A new access forall footbridge and lifts

A new link road with major junction alterations and changes to traffic flow patterns

Some of the key constructional issues the project had to overcome included:

Maintaining access for the public to the rail station during all construction works

Co-ordinating three main contractors, especially the railway building and footbridge andtechnical design

Delivering the new “linked” road traffic signal and level crossing barrier control systems

Cost£13m

LocationWokingham Town Centre


Project teamWokingham Borough Council, WSP|PB, Balfour Beatty Living Places, R&W Civil Engineering, Imtech Traffic & Infrastructure, DEG Signal Ltd, S&T Cover, Network Rail Infrastructure Projects South – Wessex, C Spencer Ltd., Mott MacDonald, South West Trains, Geoffrey Osborne Ltd.

Best use of Civil Engineering in a Building Project in association with Crest NicholsonShort listed projects:

> Blavatnik School of Government> Bournemouth University Student Centre > Hasting Pier Conservation

26Best Use of Civil Engineering in a Building Project in association with Crest Nicholson

Bournemouth University Student CentreWSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff

Bournemouth University Student Centre (BUSC) provides students with a creative and innovative new building, which supports their social activity whilst also enabling them to engage with the students’ union. The use of materials and form, including steel staircases which fly across a six-storey octagonal atrium, encourage students to work collaboratively, whilst a link bridge connecting to the existing library boosts involvement with the students’ union.

Excellent relationships within the delivery team, strong early engagement from the university, together with a “no-blame” culture and willingness from all to find solutions to challenges throughout the project, was paramount to the project being brought forward, delivered on time and on budget. The use of concrete for thermal mass, a large atrium for natural ventilation, together with ground source heat pumps, photo-voltaic panels, and sedum roofs have enabled BUSC to achieve a BREEAM ‘Excellent’ rating.

28Best use of Civil Engineering in a Building Project in association with Crest Nicholson

Cost£10m

LocationBUSC, Talbot Campus, Fern Barrow, Poole, Dorset


Project teamWSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff, Bournemouth University, Willmott Dixon, Saunders Architects, Hoare Lea

Blavatnik School of Government Pell Frischmann

27 Best use of Civil Engineering in a Building Project in association with Crest Nicholson

Cost£36m

LocationRadcliffe Observatory Quarter, University of Oxford, Woodstock Rd, Oxford


Project teamPell Frischmann, University of Oxford, Herzog & de Meuron, Laing O’Rourke, Gardiner & Theobald, Hoare Lea

The Blavatnik School of Government is a global school pursuing a vision of a world better led, a world better served and a world better governed and with such high ambitions deserved a world class home. The building was specifically designed to support the school’s mission and provides a state-of-the-art home for its vibrant academic community.

With Herzog de Meuron, the team have created a remarkable building providing a low carbon solution with landmark appeal and spectacular quality. The design and construction required close co-operation to enable such a complex form to be erected and together we refined materiality and build method to create a spectacular structure safely and effectively.

THE AWARDSHastings Pier ConservationRamboll

Only half the original Victorian pleasure piers remain and many face an uncertain future. The Hasting Pier project applied technology, research, experience and design skills innovatively to solve the pier’s conservation problems:

Conserving a large heritage asset in the sea

Delivering a pier with a viable, sustainable future

The civil engineering solutions overcame the marine environment, constructability, and access difficulties for inspection, construction and maintenance. The works required the development of a range of typical and bespoke structural solutions and the construction methods were adapted to be suitable to the location. Close collaboration with contractors has been important in development of the design.

From a sound understanding of the original construction of the pier we have developed a strategy that is both site specific and sympathetic to the historic structure. This pier can now look forward to a bright future under the ownership of the Hasting Pier Charity.

29 Best use of Civil Engineering in a Building Project in association with Crest Nicholson

Excellence in Construction in association with Colas Rail LimitedShort listed projects:

> A400M Maintenance Repair Overhaul Facility> Bexhill to Hastings Link Road> Blavatnik School of Government> Burham Strategic Water Main> Gade Valley Expansion Joint Replacement Scheme> Grove Farm Sewage Pumping Station > Thorndell Viaduct

30Excellence in Construction

Cost£11.5m

Location1-10 White Rock, Hastings, East Sussex


Project teamRamboll, Hastings Pier Charity, dRMM, FPE Global Ltd, PT Projects Ltd, The Heritage Lottery Fund

32Excellence in Construction in association with Colas Rail Limited

Cost£120m




31 Excellence in Construction in association with Colas Rail Limited

A400M Maintenance Repair Overhaul FacilityDefence Infrastructure Organisation

Success achieved through a collaborative single team approach. The design and construction methodology satisfied specific constraints applicable working adjacent a runway/ taxiway within a high security operational RAF Base.

Innovation Onsite concrete batching plant to provide 11700m³

of PQC

Radar absorbing panels eliminating potential interference

Airfield flight systems reconfigured to accommodate the facility location

Creativity Multifunction facility providing a ‘one stop shop’

for RAF transport aircraft

First and second line repair managed within a single facility

‘Just in time’ management process and forward supplies are held outside the security base

Social Value 300 additional permanent jobs created

Significant benefits to the wider economy

Long term local community commitment Safety Foreign Object Debris measures implemented during

design and construction stage

Existing services diverted into a ‘corridor’ around the site to reduce the risk of a service strike

Sustainability Project on course to achieve DREAM excellent

Existing hard standings were crushed and recycled


The Bexhill to Hastings Link Road may only be 5.5km long, but it has 13 major highway structures, poor access, extremely challenging ground features and conditions, along with active flood plains. This project required an innovative approach in ground engineering to provide robust, timely and cost effective solutions.

A collaborative approach was taken for each challenge and developed solutions that met all party’s needs. Solutions were not only satisfying engineering parameters, but also accommodated the poor road network from London and the South East. This network created logistical issues in achieving daily delivery of high volume imported quarry products. The site also had very high ecological and archaeological interest with the planning authority who were keen on the flora and fauna preservation as well as maximising public access during the works. These interest enhanced the project on its completion.

Final solutions pushed engineering boundaries to the limit with methods and scope rarely used in the UK.

Cost£35m

LocationA400M Maintenance Repair Overhaul Facility

Completed byJune 2016

Project teamDefence Infrastructure Organisation, Balfour Beatty, WYG, AWW, Arup, Interserve


By delivering its largest and most challenging pipeline scheme to date, South East Water demonstrated ingenuity to secure water supply to thousands of homes and businesses. The route passes through historical sites, protected species and a solar farm. In addition to passing 20m underneath water ingress which proved extremely problematic, at one stage, eight 10-inch were required to manage the 13ml/d of water rising from the base through the rocks (enough water on a daily basis to the meet the water demands of a town the size of Hastings).

Construction methods used included GPS positioning of evacuators. This precision of control reduced the amount of material evacuated and saved time and costs. The launch and reception shafts for each tunnel were constructed using in-situ reinforced concrete caisson construction. This reduced the risk of leaks in shaft and the amount of plant and labour required.

The team also created a legacy of people, supplier and knowledge creation which will benefit future projects.


Cost£9.2m





Cost£36m








Cost£7m

LocationHitches lane (opposite Calthorpe Park school), Fleet. Hampshire


Project teamThames Water, MGJV


Gade Valley Expansion Joint Replacement Scheme Jackson Civil Engineering

Expansion joint replacement schemes on high speed roads have the potential to cause huge disruption through lane closures and speed restrictions. Until now, commercially available temporary bridging plates, which ordinarily used hinged systems, offered awkward access to the joint, and required vastly reduced traffic speeds during the day.

The bespoke temporary over-ramp solution developed by Connect Plus, Connect Plus Services, Jackson Civil Engineering and Flint & Neill has delivered a versatile solution. It has virtually eliminated traffic disruption, allowing traffic to flow at normal speeds throughout the duration of the project – a world first for joint replacement on this scale.

Originally developed for use on the QEII Bridge, the temporary over-ramps have subsequently been used to replace the expansion joints on the Gade Valley viaduct at Junction 20. Although these structures are inherently different – the joints at Gade Valley are skewed by more than 30 degrees – the simplicity of the ramp design has allowed them to be re-used following minimal modifications. The solution has the potential to be used at a further 28 locations across the M25 network. Whilst in-situ, 30.2 million vehicles drove over the ramps at Gade Valley and their drivers were largely unaware of their presence. Considering this number in the context of delays that could have been caused by the works, the benefits for this temporary works method are unquantifiable, and in that respect, this innovation has been a triumph for the industry.


CostN/A

LocationNorth Grove Cottages, Off Watford Road, Kings Lane, Hertfordshire


Project teamJackson Civil Engineering, Connect Plus & Connect Plus Services, Flint & Neill

Grove Farm Sewage Pumping Station Thames Water

For many years, a community on the outskirts of Fleet in Hampshire had suffered from sewer flooding. This caused when storm water overwhelmed sewage tanks which forced storm water and domestic waste to ‘back up’ in the network. To solve this problem, Thames Water embarked on a £7m plan to construct a new sewer pumping station at Hitches Lane which was very close to the affected properties.

This proximity to the community meant that the construction work has had to be extremely sensitive to the needs of the community and the fact that the site is adjacent to the local secondary school has only reinforced this.

However, an innovative construction method and very active programme of public engagement and communication has managed to turn what could have been a negative into a positive, minimising and mitigating complaints and involving local residents as much as possible in what has been a complex and challenging project.


Thorndell ViaductBAM Nuttall Limited

In October 2015, BAM Nuttall successfully delivered a highly technical and challenging £5.5 million design and build replacement of the Thorndell Viaduct within a floodplain located between Pulborough and Amberley stations. The viaduct was deemed under strength in need of being brought back to full strength with a 120-year design.

This project was an all-round success which saw the handover of high quality works four hours ahead of schedule within a 75-hour possession.

Rigorous health, safety, and environmental processes were instilled which resulted in zero reportable injuries or incidents and award recognition for above and beyond initiatives. BAM Nuttall invested in future talent and incorporated collaborative working with supply chain, stakeholders and the local community.

Newly adapted processes or techniques derived from the works have been shared company-wide for future projects. Innovative working, project management and client satisfaction were key and saw the implementation of new technologies, open communication and effective cost or programme controls.

Cost£5.5 million

LocationBAM Nuttall Site Compound, Bury Road, Bury, West Sussex


Project teamBAM Nuttall Limited, Network Rail, Cass Hayward, Mammoet, Keltbray, Macrete

Engineered in South East England in partnership with ICE RecruitShort listed projects:

> Cowes Outer Harbour Project> District Hospitals Ghana - Dodowa Hospital> Jurong Tuas View Phase II> Laxey Coastal Promenade> Swale Sluices Refurbishment

38Engineered in South East England

40Engineered in South East England in partnership with ICE Recruit

CostUSD$25m

LocationDodowa, Ghana


Project teamCampbell Reith Hill LLO, NMS International Group Ltd, TP Bennett LLP, NMS Infrastructure Limited, Sprunt, Deacon and Jones LLP, John Reid & Sons (Strucsteel) Ltd

District Hospitals Ghana – Dodowa HospitalCampbell Reith Hill LLP

The Ghana District Hospitals project is an exemplary illustration of the core values of modern civil engineering.

The hospitals will transform the lives of those living in each district and they have been engineered to provide an optimum solution. The solution brought together the best of modern facilities, modern construction methods, knowledge transfer of these methods, and the use of new technologies to achieve a sustainable user-friendly layout that economically addresses the site constraints.

The project has involved everything from the use of satellite imagery, drones, Revit 3D, PDS 3D cut and fill analysis to sustainable drainage, solar energy, modern composite wall systems and low energy self-sufficient sewerage treatments.

Cowes Outer Harbour ProjectBoskalis Westminster Limited

Cowes is one of the world’s premier destinations for yachting with the related business essential to the island’s economy and employment. Providing a true sheltered harbour environment is key to the future and sustainable prosperity of the harbour, local and the island’s economy. The breakwater is an important catalyst for the wider regeneration of East Cowes, which suffers comparatively lower levels of employment and investment than Cowes.

The main engineering challenges were to design and construct a stable breakwater on an extremely soft clay layer and to keep within the budget.

Key features of the Boskalis Westminster proposal were the integrated co-operation with the client team and the provision of in-house capabilities including:

Innovative design

Utilisation of the dredging fleet

Sustainable re-use of dredged material from the Southampton Channel Deepening project

Installation of vertical drains and compaction

Installation of geotextile

Supply of armour rock

Project and stakeholder management

Marine surveying

39 Engineered in South East England in partnership with ICE Recruit

Cost£7 million

LocationCowes Harbour Commission, Harbour Office, Town Quay, Cowes, Isle of Wight

Completed byNovember 2015

Project teamBoskalis Westminster Limited, Cowes Harbour Commission, Atkins, Ramboll

Laxey Coastal PromenadeJBA Consulting

42Engineered in South East England in partnership with ICE Recruit

Cost£65,000

LocationThe promenade, Laxey, Isle of Man


Project teamJBA Consulting, Isle of Man Government

The Laxey coastal promenade scheme’s design introduced a new approach to considerate the tolerable discharges from wave overtopping through adopting the principles of limit state design. This involved setting the ultimate and serviceability wave overtopping limits to consider the performance of the structure during both extreme and normal conditions. The traditional design approach (focussed on the reduction of wave overtopping to tolerable thresholds for the design storm event) was shown to be inadequate in this design. This is due to the failure of the structure’s performance during lower return period events and when considered against more stringent thresholds.

The adoption of a limit state design approach at Laxey has helped ensure the performance of the structure through both normal and extreme conditions. This aided in optimising the defence geometry to provide the maximum benefits from wave overtopping protection. At the same time, not designing a structure that could negatively impact the picturesque landscape and important tourism industries.

Jurong Tuas View Phase IIRoyal HaskoningDHV

Royal HaskoningDHV (RHDHV) was appointed to design dock (entrance) gates for all three dry-docks (Dock 5, 6 and 7) of Jurong Phase II project in Singapore. Gate 7 is the main focus as it is the largest non-propped spanning flap gate in the world.

Despite being 20% larger than any previous flap gate and there were initial concerns that it might be unachievable, RHDHV continued to design an efficient, safe and fully functional gate. The gate will bring significant economic benefits to the local economy in a sustainable manner.

This project is in line with Singapore’s ambition to maintain its position as a highly developed trade-oriented market economy and a major hub for ship repair services.


CostUSD$12m

LocationSembcorp Marine, Tuas Boulevard Yard, Singapore

Completed bySpring 2016

Project teamRoyal HaskoningDHV, Sembcorp Marine

BRANCH AWARDSBrassey Award (Kent and East Sussex) for Engineering Excellence in association with BerryrangeShort listed projects:

> Bexhill to Hastings Link Road> Broomhill Sands Coastal Defence Scheme> Burham Strategic Water Main> Hoo Island Re-Engineering Works> Peters Village and Medway Valley Crossing> Poorhole Lane Improvement> Swale Sluices Refurbishment> Transforming Manston Airport

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Swale Sluices RefurbishmentEnvironment Agency

The £1.4million Swale Tidal Sluices Refurbishment Scheme completely refurbished four tidal sluices on the North Kent coast between September 2013 and May 2016. The structures help maintain the marshes and its environmental designations. They were originally constructed following the 1953 floods but suffered with outfall siltation and were close to failure.

The team saved time and public money by packaging four projects into one. They put partnership working at the heart of the project, using feedback from 360 degree stakeholder design workshops to reduce changes during the construction phase.

The team incorporated the temporary cofferdam into the permanent works then solved the siltation problem by cutting a V-notch weir into the front face of each cofferdam. This increased the flow velocity, making the channel self-cleaning.

By maintaining water levels in the marshes, the refurbished sluices reduce local flood risk whilst also supporting the international designations, local agriculture, and leisure interests such as bird-watching, cycling and rambling.


Cost£1.4m

LocationVarious locations at North Kent: Motney Hill Sluice, Motney Hill Road, Rainham; Codds Sluice, Chetney Marshes, Iwade; Crown Sluice, Ferry Marshes, Isle of Sheppey; Thorn Sluice, Nagden, Faversham


Project teamEnvironment Agency, Team Van Oord, Royal HaskoningDHV, Lower and Upper Medway Internal Drainage Board


The Bexhill to Hastings Link Road is a catalyst for sustainable development in a highly deprived area of the South East, providing future employment opportunities. Working in collaboration with local developers, a new business park was constructed and opened simultaneously with the opening of the Link Road whilst giving the earliest possible start to these employment opportunities.

Too often urbanisation has negative impact on wild life and public enjoyment of natural environments. This site was home to many species of flora and fauna, enjoyed by the community. The design enhances this diverse habitat with improved access for equestrians, walkers, cyclists and disabled.

Construction measures were taken to inform and work with the community, maintain public access and preserve existing habitats through proactive planning. It also provided opportunity for archaeological investigations that proved to be significant, providing evidence of human occupation though many periods with local interest and finds considered to be of national importance.

45 Brassey Award (Kent and East Sussex) for Engineering Excellence in association with Berryrange

Cost£120m




Broomhill Sands Coastal Defence SchemeEnvironment Agency

The £30M Broomhill Sands Coastal Defence Scheme directly protects 1,388 homes and over 100 businesses by increasing the standard of protection from 1 in 20 years to 1 in 200 years, allowing for predicted sea level rise. The improvements include 1.8km of rock revetment and new concrete wave wall, 700m beach recharge and replacement of timber groynes plus improvements to the existing promenade including access ramps and steps.

The Broomhill Sands team has led on a number of innovations, many of which are ‘firsts’ for the Environment Agency, the UK and some even for the construction industry. For example the innovative approach with high-risk water sports users within the offshore rock delivery and storage area. The team have reported over £8.9m of efficiencies.

Broomhill Sands is highlighted in a Cabinet briefing as an example of best practice regarding value and the delivery of large efficiencies during construction.

46Brassey Award (Kent and East Sussex) for Engineering Excellence in association with Berryrange

Cost£30m

LocationLydd Road, Camber, Kent


Project teamEnvironment Agency, Team Van Oord Ltd, Mott MacDonald, CH2M, Arcadis

Cost£9.2m




Burham Strategic Water MainSouth East Water

By delivering its largest and most challenging pipeline scheme to date, South East Water demonstrated ingenuity to secure water supply to thousands of homes and businesses. The route passes through historical sites, protected species and a solar farm. In addition to passing 20m underneath water ingress which proved extremely problematic, at one stage, eight 10-inch were required to manage the 13ml/d of water rising from the base through the rocks (enough water on a daily basis to the meet the water demands of a town the size of Hastings).

Construction methods used included GPS positioning of evacuators. This precision of control reduced the amount of material evacuated and saved time and costs. The aunch and reception shafts for each tunnel were constructed using in-situ reinforced concrete caisson construction. This reduced the risk of leaks in shaft and the amount of plant and labour required.

The team also created a legacy of people, supplier and knowledge creation which will benefit future projects.


Hoo Island Re-Engineering WorksLand & Water Services

Hoo Island Re-Engineering works completed in 2015 has strengthened the perimeter engineered bunds of the old dredging disposal site in the River Medway to ensure its long-term integrity. It also introduced an enhanced wildlife habitat in the form of dry and wetland habitat covering some 125 acres within the River Medway.

Access to the island was restricted to one to two hours either side of high water with all labour, plant and material mobilised to the island by pontoon and barge via Chatham Docks. Site accommodation and welfare provision were setup and maintained on the island for the 20nr site personnel 24 hours a day seven days a week.

Strict procedures were implemented to ensure the integrity of the perimeter bund was maintained during the construction works. Safe methods of works were adhered to, whilst earthworks plant accessed over both the unstable perimeter bunds and the soft wet dredged material lying in each dredge disposal ‘cell’.

Cost£1.7m

LocationHoo Island, Chatham Docks, Gillingham, Kent


Project teamLand & Water Services, Peel Ports, RSK Environment Ltd


Peters Village and Medway Valley Crossing BAM Nuttall Limited

Peters Village project is an exemplary example of engineering excellence. It brings innovation to solve complex engineering challenges, sustainable construction and economically viable solutions allowing the creation of a new village within the heart of Kent.

Through the provision of infrastructure for this new community, there are also significant benefits to the local communities of Burham and Wouldham, including improved transportation links, PRoW, recreational and educational facilities. In providing these improvements BAM (D&B contractor) has worked closely with the client (Trenport Investments, Kent and Medway Councils and the Environmental Agency) to ensure creation of a place where people want to live, and the local community want to live beside.

In delivering this goal the team have embraced latest technology and innovations to build new bridges and roads that provide a direct link to the A228. This eases congestion on the existing roads and providing improved access to wider motorway and rail networks.

Poorhole Lane ImprovementKent County Council

The scheme involved the widening of Poorhole Lane at Westwood in Thanet and linked two primary roads – the A256 Westwood Road to the west and the A254 Ramsgate Road to the east. This has provided an alternative route for traffic between Margate, Westwood Cross Shopping Centre and Broadstairs.

The primary purpose was a highway improvement supporting the local economy in creating an alternative route for existing and future traffic movements avoiding the severely congested Westwood roundabout. It also was to provide improved infrastructure and accessibility to support existing businesses and attract inward investment and increased employment.


Cost£2.5m

LocationPoorhole Lane, Westwood Road, Broadstairs, Kent

Completed byJuly 2015

Project teamKent County Council, Amey Consulting & Strategic Infrastructure, Jackson Civil Engineering

Cost£33m

LocationBAM Nuttall Limited, Site Compound, Old Church Rd, Burham, Maidstone, Kent


Project teamBAM Nuttall Limited, Trenport Investments Limited, Gleeds Cost Management, Waterman Group, WSP, David Jarvis Associates, BWA Management Limited, FGS Deacon Landscape, Environmental Scientifics Group Ltd, Forest Traffic Services Limited, Freyssinet Limited, G8 Construction, Colas, Hi Way Services Limited, Homegrown Timber Limited, J P Flynn Construction, Littlewood Fencing Limited, Ovenden Earthmoving Co Limited, P J Edwards & Co (UK) Limited, C P Dynes, Lafarge Tarmac, Vibro Menards Limited, Winjam Developments Limited, RBLI, RMD Kwikform Winjam Developments Ltd., RBLI, RMD Kwikform


Swale Sluices RefurbishmentEnvironment Agency

The £1.4million Swale Tidal Sluices Refurbishment Scheme completely refurbished four tidal sluices on the North Kent coast between September 2013 and May 2016. The structures help maintain the marshes and its environmental designations. They were originally constructed following the 1953 floods but suffered with outfall siltation and were close to failure.

The team saved time and public money by packaging four projects into one. They put partnership working at the heart of the project, using feedback from 360 degree stakeholder design workshops to reduce changes during the construction phase.

The team incorporated the temporary cofferdam into the permanent works then solved the siltation problem by cutting a V-notch weir into the front face of each cofferdam. This increased the flow velocity, making the channel self-cleaning.

By maintaining water levels in the marshes, the refurbished sluices reduce local flood risk whilst also supporting the international designations, local agriculture, and leisure interests such as bird-watching, cycling and rambling.

Cost£1.4m

LocationVarious locations at North Kent: Motney Hill Sluice, Motney Hill Road, Rainham; Codds Sluice, Chetney Marshes, Iwade; Crown Sluice, Ferry Marshes, Isle of Sheppey; Thorn Sluice, Nagden, Faversham


Project teamEnvironment Agency, Team Van Oord, Royal HaskoningDHV, Lower and Upper Medway Internal Drainage Board

Transforming Manston AirportBalfour Beatty Mott MacDonald Joint Venture

In July 2015, Operation Stack managed by Balfour Beatty Mott MacDonald (BBMM) made headline news due to the disruption being caused across Kent and on Highways England’s Area 4 Network.

The M20 effectively became a giant lorry park on a weekly basis and as stack continued, the team were challenged to find a different way of holding lorries.

BBMM and its supply chain partners made a huge effort to lay markings on the airfield to make it suitable as a lorry park. Coordinated by BBMM, 17 companies were involved in the operation. Over a 50-hour period, capacity for 4,500 lorries over 36 lanes was marked out using 140,000 metres of lining, 5,000 studs and 95 arrows. All of this was done with no compromise on the team’s standards for safety, the environment and quality.

This was a massive achievement brought together by an astounding team effort from everyone at BBMM and their supply chains.

Cost£600,000

LocationBalfour Beatty Mott MacDonald, Area 4, 10 Kings Hill Avenue, Kings Hill, Kent


Project teamBalfour Beatty Mott MacDonald, Highways England, Hi-Way Services, Aggregate Industries, HW Martin

52Brassey Award (Kent and East Sussex) for Engineering Excellence in association with Berryrange51 Brassey Award (Kent and East Sussex) for Engineering Excellence in association with Berryrange

BRANCH AWARDSThames Valley Award for Engineering Excellence in partnership with ICE Benevolent FundShort listed projects:

> A400M Maintenance Repair Overhaul Facility> Blavatnik School of Government> District Hospitals Ghana – Dodowa Hospital> East West Rail Phase1> Gade Valley Expansion Joint Replacement Scheme> Leigh Road Bridge> Purley Switches and Crossings Renewal and Upgrades> Reading Pedestrian and Cycle Bridge> Wokingham Rail Station and Link Road Re-Development

53 54Thames Valley Award for Engineering Excellence in partnership with ICE Benevolent Fund

Cost£35m

LocationA400M Maintenance Repair Overhaul Facility


Project teamDefence Infrastructure Organisation, Balfour Beatty, WYG, AWW, Arup, Interserve

A400M Maintenance Repair Overhaul FacilityDefence Infrastructure Organisation

Success achieved through a collaborative single team approach. The design and construction methodology satisfied specific constraints applicable working adjacent a runway/ taxiway within a high security operational RAF Base.

Innovation Onsite concrete batching plant to provide 11700m³

of PQC

Radar absorbing panels eliminating potential interference

Airfield flight systems reconfigured to accommodate the facility location

Creativity Multifunction facility providing a ‘one stop shop’

for RAF transport aircraft

First and second line repair managed within a single facility

‘Just in time’ management process and forward supplies are held outside the security base

Social Value 300 additional permanent jobs created

Significant benefits to the wider economy

Long term local community commitment Safety Foreign Object Debris measures implemented during

design and construction stage

Existing services diverted into a ‘corridor’ around the site to reduce the risk of a service strike

Sustainability Project on course to achieve DREAM excellent

Existing hard standings were crushed and recycled

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Cost£36m







CostUSD$25m

LocationDodowa, Ghana


Project teamCampbell Reith Hill LLO, NMS International Group Ltd, TP Bennett LLP, NMS Infrastructure Limited, Sprunt, Deacon and Jones LLP, John Reid & Sons (Strucsteel) Ltd

District Hospitals Ghana – Dodowa HospitalCampbell Reith Hill LLP

The Ghana District Hospitals project is an exemplary illustration of the core values of modern civil engineering.

The hospitals will transform the lives of those living in each district and they have been engineered to provide an optimum solution. The solution brought together the best of modern facilities, modern construction methods, knowledge transfer of these methods, and the use of new technologies to achieve a sustainable user-friendly layout that economically addresses the site constraints.

The project has involved everything from the use of satellite imagery, drones, Revit 3D, PDS 3D cut and fill analysis to sustainable drainage, solar energy, modern composite wall systems and low energy self-sufficient sewerage treatments.

56Thames Valley Award for Engineering Excellence in partnership with ICE Benevolent Fund

East West Rail Phase1Atkins

East West Rail is a major project to establish a strategic railway connecting East Anglia with Central, Southern and Western England. The western section of the route will ultimately provide a modern 100mph railway between Oxford and Bedford, Milton Keynes and Aylesbury Vale.

East West Rail Phase 1 represents a 20km stretch between Oxford and Bicester. The section between Oxford Parkway Station and Bicester village was opened on 26 October 2015 and the remaining section opens late autumn 2016.

The project comprised the following:

New Oxford Parkway station at Water Eaton

Upgrade of Bicester Village and Islip stations

Construction of a connecting line to the Chiltern Mainline

Seven new overbridges

Six reconstructed or strengthened under bridges

Eight new footbridges

Numerous stretches of widened earthworks and retaining walls

Modification of 35 culverts

Closure of 37 level crossings

Repair, strengthening and track formation lowering through Wolvercote Tunnel

Installation of a new signaling system

Cost£350m

LocationThe Axis, 10 Holliday Street, Birmingham


Project teamAtkins Plc, Chiltern Railways, Network Rail, Carillion Buckingham Joint Venture, Siemens


CostN/A

LocationNorth Grove Cottages, Off Watford Road, Kings Lane, Hertfordshire


Project teamJackson Civil Engineering, Connect Plus & Connect Plus Services, Flint & Neill

Gade Valley Expansion Joint Replacement Scheme Jackson Civil Engineering

Expansion joint replacement schemes on high speed roads have the potential to cause huge disruption through lane closures and speed restrictions. Until now, commercially available temporary bridging plates, which ordinarily used hinged systems, offered awkward access to the joint, and required vastly reduced traffic speeds during the day.

The bespoke temporary over-ramp solution developed by Connect Plus, Connect Plus Services, Jackson Civil Engineering and Flint & Neill has delivered a versatile solution. It has virtually eliminated traffic disruption, allowing traffic to flow at normal speeds throughout the duration of the project – a world first for joint replacement on this scale.

Originally developed for use on the QEII Bridge, the temporary over-ramps have subsequently been used to replace the expansion joints on the Gade Valley viaduct at Junction 20. Although these structures are inherently different – the joints at Gade Valley are skewed by more than 30 degrees – the simplicity of the ramp design has allowed them to be re-used following minimal modifications. The solution has the potential to be used at a further 28 locations across the M25 network. Whilst in-situ, 30.2 million vehicles drove over the ramps at Gade Valley and their drivers were largely unaware of their presence. Considering this number in the context of delays that could have been caused by the works, the benefits for this temporary works method are unquantifiable, and in that respect, this innovation has been a triumph for the industry.


Cost£10m

LocationLeigh Road (c/o Bedford Avenue), Slough Trading Estate, Slough, Berks


Project teamGeoffrey Osborne Ltd, SEGRO plc, Peter Brett Associates, Tony Gee & Partners, Slough Borough Council, Network Rail

Leigh Road Bridge Geoffrey Osborne Ltd

Leigh Road Bridge opened in October 2015, providing a vital link for the people and businesses of Slough Trading Estate over the Great Western Railway. It supplements the existing 1836 Brunel Bridge, which was sub-standard for current requirements.

The client, SEGRO, appointed Osborne and Peter Brett Associates as respective contractor and design consultant. Due to concurrent Crossrail works on the route, abnormal possessions were unavailable for bridge installation. The design and build team therefore developed the half through steel girder superstructure and innovative cantilevered trailer launch method.

Construction began in the summer of 2014, with the launch undertaken in February 2015. The innovative method earned keen media attention with the operation featuring on the BBC One Show and on local radio promoting interest in civil engineering. The project team consistently worked collaboratively to complete the project within programme and budget.

Cost£8m

LocationPurley Station, Whytecliffe Rd S, Greater London

Completed byJanuary 2016

Project teamS&C Alliance South (Network Rail), S&C Alliance South (AECOM), S&C Alliance South (Colas Rail), Network Rail – Route Enhancement Management

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Purley Switches and Crossings Renewal and UpgradesS&C Alliance South (Network Rail)

Purley Junction is one of the busiest and most important railway junctions in the UK providing the link between London, Gatwick Airport and the South East. This complex infrastructure project involved the complete redesign and installation of switches and crossings, transforming Victorian engineering into a 21st century, modern and sustainable rail system, fit for passenger and freight timetable demands.

Aecom, Colas Rail and Network Rail, working collaboratively within the S&C South Alliance, delivered Network Rail’s biggest Christmas project on time, to budget and with zero accidents during a 24-hour, 10-day closure between 24 December 2015 and 4 January 2016.

As a direct result of their excellent and sustainable designs; strong programme management; timely stakeholder engagement; innovative construction methods; robust financial controls and industry leading health and safety management; the team ensured the area continued to function without any adverse impact on the economy and the day-to-day lives of local people and businesses.

59 Thames Valley Award for Engineering Excellence in partnership with ICE Benevolent Fund Thames Valley Award for Engineering Excellence in partnership with ICE Benevolent Fund


Reading Pedestrian and Cycle BridgePeter Brett Associates LLP

The 120-metre cable stay Reading Pedestrian and Cycle Bridge over the River Thames was constructed to play a vital role in connecting Reading. It forms a sustainable transport link to provide accessible connections to employment, transport and leisure destinations.

Innovative in both form and construction, the bridge embodies ingenuity in the creation of a useful addition to local communities and a visitor destination in its own right. The bridge delivers a sustainable solution that complements the local area and contributes to the well-being of the local community.

The team relied on strong collaboration and communication between each other, local stakeholders and communities to meet outcomes and deliver an outstanding project.

Wokingham Rail Station and Link Road Re-DevelopmentWokingham Borough Council

The Wokingham Rail Station and Link Road redevelopment has been a transformational project for this busy Thames Valley interchange. Between 2011 and 2015, a collaborative working approach between Wokingham Borough Council, Network Rail and South West Trains has delivered a significant transport interchange in the town fit for the 21st century.

The combined scheme cost of circa £12.68m provided three main elements to the redevelopment:

A new station building and associated platform works

A new access forall footbridge and lifts

A new link road with major junction alterations and changes to traffic flow patterns

Some of the key constructional issues the project had to overcome included:

Maintaining access for the public to the rail station during all construction works

Co-ordinating three main contractors, especially the railway building and footbridge andtechnical design

Delivering the new “linked” road traffic signal and level crossing barrier control systems

Cost£13m

LocationWokingham Town Centre


Project teamWokingham Borough Council, WSP|PB, Balfour Beatty Living Places, R&W Civil Engineering, Imtech Traffic & Infrastructure, DEG Signal Ltd, S&T Cover, Network Rail Infrastructure Projects South – Wessex, C Spencer Ltd., Mott MacDonald, South West Trains, Geoffrey Osborne Ltd.


Cost£7.2m

LocationFriars Island, Thames Side, Reading


Project teamPeter Brett Associates LLP, Reading Borough Council, Design Engine Architects Ltd, Balfour Beatty, Hollandia infra

BRANCH AWARDSSouth Award for Engineering Excellence in association with TrantShort listed projects:

> Balcombe Rail Re-signalling Project> Bognor Regis Northern Relief Road> Bournemouth University Student Centre > Cowes Outer Harbour Project> Duver Road Bridge Strengthening> Grove Farm Sewage Pumping Station > Hasting Pier Conservation> Jurong Tuas View Phase II> Laxey Coastal Promenade> Thorndell Viaduct (Amberley, West Sussex)> Whyke Horizon Footbridge

63 Thames Valley Award for Engineering Excellence

Cost£13m

LocationLondon Road, Balcombe, West Sussex


Project teamKier Infrastructure and Overseas Limited, Network Rail, Mott MacDonald Limited, TICS Limited, Global Rail Construction Limited, The TEW Group (TEW Engineering Ltd), Fonealarm, NTS Premier Services Ltd

Balcombe Rail Re-signalling ProjectKier Infrastructure and Overseas Limited

The Balcombe Re-Signalling Project involved the complex installation of bi-directional signalling to allow six trains to run per hour in either direction on each track between Balcombe Tunnel Junction and Copyhold Junction on the busy Brighton Main Line. The aim of the works was to bring greater flexibility and reliability to the line.

The original contract value was circa £10 million and for Kier, working on such a busy and publicity sensitive main line, any setbacks would have been high profile. However the success of the project was secured by the collaborative spirit and close working relationships developed between each part of the team which saw the project delivered on time and within budget in November 2015.

64South Award for Engineering Excellence in association with Trant

Cost£28m

LocationBNRR/Viaduct Project Office (Western Section) Shripney Road Shripney, West Sussex


Project teamBarratt David Wilson, Atkins, Hochtief (UK) Construction Ltd, John Reilly Civil Engineering Limited, MJA Consulting, Millstone Landscapes, Aluco Ecology, WSP, West Sussex County Council

65 South Award for Engineering Excellence in association with Trant

Bognor Regis Northern Relief RoadBarratt David Wilson

Barratt David Wilson Homes completed the Bognor Regis Northern Relief Road connecting the A29 at Shripney with the A259 at Felpham. The relief road has been delivered as part of a package of improvements under a section 106 agreement that also includes sports facilities, parks, skate park community centre and supports 800 new homes built in the area.

The viaduct structure spans the Bognor Regis to Barnham railway line, the Lidsey Rife and other watercourses as well as the flood plain and measures 0.5km in length.

The project has re-profiled water courses and semi-natural habitats are developing on both watercourses with Water Vole evidence. The watercourses link the new wetland habitats along the flood attenuation ponds that have developed permanent and seasonally wet areas providing a good mix of quality feeding resources for water vole and bat populations as well as numerous bird species.

Bournemouth University Student CentreWSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff

Bournemouth University Student Centre (BUSC) provides students with a creative and innovative new building, which supports their social activity whilst also enabling them to engage with the students’ union. The use of materials and form, including steel staircases which fly across a six-storey octagonal atrium, encourage students to work collaboratively, whilst a link bridge connecting to the existing library boosts involvement with the students’ union.

Excellent relationships within the delivery team, strong early engagement from the university, together with a “no-blame” culture and willingness from all to find solutions to challenges throughout the project, was paramount to the project being brought forward, delivered on time and on budget. The use of concrete for thermal mass, a large atrium for natural ventilation, together with ground source heat pumps, photo-voltaic panels, and sedum roofs have enabled BUSC to achieve a BREEAM ‘Excellent’ rating.

Cost£10m

LocationBUSC, Talbot Campus, Fern Barrow, Poole, Dorset


Project teamWSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff, Bournemouth University, Willmott Dixon, Saunders Architects, Hoare Lea


Cowes Outer Harbour ProjectBoskalis Westminster Limited

Cowes is one of the world’s premier destinations for yachting with the related business essential to the island’s economy and employment. Providing a true sheltered harbour environment is key to the future and sustainable prosperity of the harbour, local and the island’s economy. The breakwater is an important catalyst for the wider regeneration of East Cowes, which suffers comparatively lower levels of employment and investment than Cowes.

The main engineering challenges were to design and construct a stable breakwater on an extremely soft clay layer and to keep within the budget.

Key features of the Boskalis Westminster proposal were the integrated co-operation with the client team and the provision of in-house capabilities including:

Innovative design

Utilisation of the dredging fleet

Sustainable re-use of dredged material from the Southampton Channel Deepening project

Installation of vertical drains and compaction

Installation of geotextile

Supply of armour rock

Project and stakeholder management

Marine surveying

Cost£7 million

LocationCowes Harbour Commission, Harbour Office, Town Quay, Cowes, Isle of Wight


Project teamBoskalis Westminster Limited, Cowes Harbour Commission, Atkins, Ramboll

67 South Award for Engineering Excellence in association with Trant 68South Award for Engineering Excellence in association with Trant

Duver Road Bridge StrengtheningIsland Roads

Island Roads was required to rebuild a bridge that provides the only public access to a community in one of the Isle of Wight’s most protected beauty spots.

In doing so, it had to ensure the scheme for The Duver at St Helens did not leave residents and businesses in the area isolated. It also needed to ensure the reasons behind the existing bridge’s deterioration were tackled.

The solution combined the required engineering expertise in providing a lasting technical solution that was in harmony with all the environmental considerations. It also involved a number of engagement and communication measures that ensured the specific needs of the local community were heard and addressed.

The resulting scheme was delivered on time and in budget. Not only did it restore and indeed enhance access for residents and visitors, it ensured that good community relations remained at the heart of the project.

CostN/A

LocationDuver Road, St Helens, Isle of Wight

Completed byApril 2015

Project teamIsland Roads

Cost£7m

LocationHitches lane (opposite Calthorpe Park school), Fleet. Hampshire


Project teamThames Water, MGJV

Grove Farm Sewage Pumping Station Thames Water

For many years, a community on the outskirts of Fleet in Hampshire had suffered from sewer flooding. This caused when storm water overwhelmed sewage tanks which forced storm water and domestic waste to ‘back up’ in the network. To solve this problem, Thames Water embarked on a £7m plan to construct a new sewer pumping station at Hitches Lane which was very close to the affected properties.

This proximity to the community meant that the construction work has had to be extremely sensitive to the needs of the community and the fact that the site is adjacent to the local secondary school has only reinforced this.

However, an innovative construction method and very active programme of public engagement and communication has managed to turn what could have been a negative into a positive, minimising and mitigating complaints and involving local residents as much as possible in what has been a complex and challenging project.


Hastings Pier ConservationRamboll

Only half the original Victorian pleasure piers remain and many face an uncertain future. The Hasting Pier project applied technology, research, experience and design skills innovatively to solve the pier’s conservation problems:

Conserving a large heritage asset in the sea

Delivering a pier with a viable, sustainable future

The civil engineering solutions overcame the marine environment, constructability, and access difficulties for inspection, construction and maintenance. The works required the development of a range of typical and bespoke structural solutions and the construction methods were adapted to be suitable to the location. Close collaboration with contractors has been important in development of the design.

From a sound understanding of the original construction of the pier we have developed a strategy that is both site specific and sympathetic to the historic structure. This pier can now look forward to a bright future under the ownership of the Hasting Pier Charity.

Cost£11.5m

Location1-10 White Rock, Hastings, East Sussex


Project teamRamboll, Hastings Pier Charity, dRMM, FPE Global Ltd, PT Projects Ltd, The Heritage Lottery Fund

69 South Award for Engineering Excellence in association with Trant

Thorndell ViaductBAM Nuttall Limited

In October 2015, BAM Nuttall successfully delivered a highly technical and challenging £5.5 million design and build replacement of the Thorndell Viaduct within a floodplain located between Pulborough and Amberley stations. The viaduct was deemed under strength in need of being brought back to full strength with a 120-year design.

This project was an all-round success which saw the handover of high quality works four hours ahead of schedule within a 75-hour possession.

Rigorous health, safety, and environmental processes were instilled which resulted in zero reportable injuries or incidents and award recognition for above and beyond initiatives. BAM Nuttall invested in future talent and incorporated collaborative working with supply chain, stakeholders and the local community.

Newly adapted processes or techniques derived from the works have been shared company-wide for future projects. Innovative working, project management and client satisfaction were key and saw the implementation of new technologies, open communication and effective cost or programme controls.

Cost£5.5 million

LocationBAM Nuttall Site Compound, Bury Road, Bury, West Sussex


Project teamBAM Nuttall Limited, Network Rail, Cass Ha

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