A joint venture of investment firm Graham, and building contractors Lagan Contruction group, have won a £100 million contract from Associated British Ports, for preparatory work at the Green Port Hull Site.
The Graham Lagan Construction Group Joint Venture will prepare the site at Hull’s Alexandra dock for Siemens, which will then begin construction of its own facilities.
The Graham Lagan work is expected to take approximately two years, with the site due to become fully operational by summer 2017.
Consulting engineers CH2M Hill have been appointed by ABP to oversee the work, supporting the JV with the delivery of the project.
The work includes infilling one third of Alexandra dock with 780,000 m3 of material and reclaiming 7.5ha of the river to create a new 650-metre quay wall, which will accommodate three offshore wind installation vessels.
It will also involve dredging a new berth pocket, completion of earthworks and surfacing, building internal access roads and service networks, building a new roll-on /roll-off ramp and demolition of some existing buildings.
ABP head of projects, Humber Simon Brett said:
“Based on the detailed tender evaluation process which considered design, programming and cost, the JV met all of the requirements and the bid was very impressive.
“We are confident that the Graham Lagan Construction Group JV will deliver what we ask of them and we know they’ll carry that work out to the highest standard.”
Graham Lagan Construction Group JV project director Paul Scott said:
“This is a major opportunity for Graham Construction and Lagan Construction Group, and a project we as a joint venture are delighted to have secured.”
The entire Siemens development will be spread across two sites comprising the Green Port Hull facility and a new rotor blade manufacturing base in nearby Paull in the East Riding.
Siemens is investing £160m across the two locations and ABP is investing a further £150m in the Green Port Hull development.