O’Brien Contractors secures £2.4m care village contract
WARWICKSHIRE civil engineer O’Brien Contractors has secured a £2.4m deal for groundworks preparation ahead of a new retirement village development in Stoke-on-Trent.
Seddon Construction has awarded the deal, which is in connection with the Westcliffe Extra Care Retirement Village.
The regeneration of the former hospital site is part of a £100m investment to deliver three new retirement villages at sites across the city, namely: Blurton, Abbey Hulton and Westcliffe. The villages will provide 390 new care apartments for people over the age of 55.
The works to be undertaken by Leamington Spa-based O’Brien include a cut and fill remodelling of 17,000m3 of the existing ground profile, with 11,000m3 of the excavated earth being disposed of off-site. In addition, mass fill concrete foundations, reinforced concrete retaining walls and associated storm and foul drainage – including a large storm water attenuation tank will also be installed.
The remodelling works have all been carried out in-house with the control information being fed directly to the GPS guided Earthworks plant. This technique ensures accurate excavation of foundations to the required formation levels, without the operator having to leave the cab of the excavator.
The win comes on the back of a successful year in which the contractor has picked up a number of high-profile projects, including: a £6.5m Marks and Spencer civil engineering and groundworks package with Morgan Sindall at Longbridge; a £5.5m roads and sewers contract for new service personnel housing at MoD Stafford with Lovell Partnership; and £2.5m groundworks for Kier Construction at the New Cross Hospital Emergency Department, Wolverhampton.
O’Brien Contractors Director, Stuart Chamberlain, said: “We are delighted to have the opportunity to partner, once again, with Seddon Construction on such a prestigious development for Stoke City Council.”
“As with all our projects, we will ensure that the scheme receives the highest attention to detail and utilises the latest in construction technology and skills, saving both time and money for our client,” added Stuart.
Work on the retirement village started in September and is expected to be completed during 2016.
