Howard Civil Engineering was pleased to support Wates Group in the delivery of the groundworks and reinforced concrete frame packages on this prestigious site.

The footprint, existing topography and city-centre location made this a challenging build which was offset by the advance logistical planning undertaken by Howard Civil Engineering prior to being awarded the scheme.

The works commenced in July 2017 with the groundworks package. The substructure consists of a 3500m² basement with foundations, drainage, retaining walls, earthworks and vertical columns and cores. The superstructure involved the construction of six blocks up to eight storeys high.

Due to its prominent city centre location, topography and size, site constraints were challenging but overcome by a detailed delivery plan and sequence, the use of offsite construction methods and utilising our local plant yard to co-ordinate deliveries and make up falsework/formwork.

Howard Civil Engineering’s resource level peaked at over 100 employees with a delivery team of 11 non-working people.