Heybridge, Essex – Countryside Partnerships

Groundworks and Infrastructure – Earthworks, Roads & Sewers, Foundations to oversite and soft and hard landscaping

Contract Value: c.£9m  |  Duration: >2 Years

This project for our long-term customer Countryside Partnerships required 160 plots with 900m of road to be constructed over a 126 week build programme.

Challenge

  • Fast speed of build was required due to the split of private, affordable and PRS housing that was pre-sold
  • Site required an extensive filling exercise for each build parcel to bring them to an appropriate plateau level prior to commencement of the works
  • Location of the site within a high water table area (1m below ground level) meant management of groundwater was a key challenege
  • Extensive water along with an advanced cut and fill strategy made delivering to a tight programme more demanding due to the additional time required to manage these constraints

Solution

  • Planned and co-ordinated approach to phasing of the cut and fill strategy at tender stage and through to construction involving collaboration with Countryside on the volumes required and sources available.
  • Detailed material management plan (MMP) setup to bring suitable subsoil material to the site to complete the earthworks strategy ahead of the rest of the build

Outcome

  • Agreed quantity of fill material brought into the site, and plateau levels set and constructed to – which enables the foundations to be installed from these levels
  • Close engagement with Countryside, advising of challenges associated with the build programme and time required at each stage to manage the inherent conditions

“Tamdown were really helpful during the tendering process of this site. Our site was earthworks critical from the start and Tamdown supported by providing useful information on the cut-and-fill requirements along with quantities of subsoil required to get the site underway. The site has been progressing well and it's great to have Tamdown on board.”

Matthew Browne – Associate Commercial Director, Countryside