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A trio of successes for BAM at the
BCIA
Royal BAM Group companies in the UK picked
up a trio of British Construction Industry Awards including
the prestigious Prime Minister’s Better Building Award,
which went to BAM Construction for the Joseph Chamberlain
Sixth Form College.
Congratulations are also in order to the teams at the Dounreay
Shaft Isolation project and Liverpool Canal Link which picked
up the Civil Engineering and Regeneration Awards.
BAM Construction scooped the Prime Minister’s Better
Public Building Award for the Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form
College. The award is given for buildings and infrastructure
projects of any size commissioned by or on behalf of central
or local government or by a grant-aided organisation. The
college is located on a prominent City centre site in Birmingham
and provides academic space for 1300 students, a community
sports facility, an outreach centre, performing arts and social
spaces.
The judges commented that the project was:
‘A great vision by the headmistress, who was involved
from the start, was delivered by the design and construction
team who worked seamlessly together on an outstanding project
which has been hugely welcomed by the students and staff alike.
The college looks good internally but its value is much more
than ‘skin deep’. It is outstanding in all aspects
from concept through procurement, design and construction.
It is having a profound effect, not only on the students but
also on the local community which has a history of inter-racial
tensions.’
The Dounreay Shaft Isolation project was awarded the Civil
Engineering Award for projects valued between £3 million
and £50 million. The BAM Ritchies’ team constructed
a high quality grout curtain around the 65m deep Dounreay
Shaft, created in the 1950s as part of an offshore discharge
tunnel. This innovative geotechnical project will significantly
contribute to long-term environmental improvement in the region.
The judges said the project was:
- ‘An extraordinarily innovative and complex project
delivered with extreme care, confidence and total team collaboration.
- Tackled all the potential 'show stoppers' with a great
deal of strength and maturity.
- Pushed beyond the boundaries of what had been technically
deliverable and fundamentally advanced the technique of
wet grouting.
- Effectively saved the client around £220million
over a conventional decontamination process.’
Liverpool Canal Link, constructed by a raft of contractors
including BAM Nuttall, was awarded the Regeneration Award
for a project of any size which has made a significant contribution
to the regeneration of an under-privileged area or the creation
of new facilities or accommodation which has made exceptional
use of brownfield sites. The Liverpool Canal Link has extended
the Leeds Liverpool canal to the Liverpool South Docks enhancing
a world heritage site. It passes through an area of derelict
land and is a significant catalyst for the regeneration of
the area.
The judges said the project was:
- ‘An ambitious public realm project, introducing
a new way to appreciate the city through promotion of canal
usage (and cycling and walking).
- Much more than a canal project, this is an ambitious public
realm initiative project which connects with the buildings
around it. Team collaboration was excellent, and there for
all to see.
- The City showed a visionary approach: they incorporated
their public space improvement with the British Waterways'
civils work for the canal in to one contract - with a brilliant
outcome.
- The delighted client has achieved a world class waterfront
creating a new canal link which is already a major catalyst
for regeneration.’
Further Info
Peter Bishop - Head of Public Relations & Corporate Communication
BAM Nuttall Limited
St James House, Knoll Road, Camberley,
Surrey GU15 3XW
Tel: 01276 63484
Fax:01276 66060
peter.bishop@bamnuttall.co.uk
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