Client
Kier Group
Location
Gloucester
Package Value
£8,581,962
Sector
Commercial
The Forum is a key part of Gloucester’s ongoing city-centre regeneration, featuring a purpose-built digital campus, designed to attract technology-led businesses and drive long-term investment into the city. The development includes high-spec office space, a 4-star hotel, retail units, and a multi-storey car park.
Overview
We carried out the full groundworks package on this complex city-centre site. Our works included enabling activities, pile mat construction, deep drainage, reinforced concrete foundations, and service trenching. External works covered road base construction and paving, planter excavation, the install of monolithic feature benches, and the construction of new sections of carriageway.
Our core contributions included:
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Earthworks and material management
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RC foundations and tower crane bases
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Deep drainage, including multiple attenuation storage, rising main and oil separation tanks
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Archaeological attendance due to historic nature of the site
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External works including rigid paving and new adopted carriageways
Challenges
Working in a busy city centre location presented several logistical and technical challenges throughout the project including:
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Live Services
Multiple utilities beneath the site required detailed co-ordination and the use of vacuum excavation to safely expose and work around existing infrastructure.
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Logistical Constraints
The city centre location presented significant logistical challenges, with strict planning conditions and minimal on-site storage. This required close co-ordination with Kier, subcontractors and suppliers, to ensure smooth project sequencing and material handling. Works were carefully managed to minimise disruption to surrounding businesses and the public, with proactive control measures in place for noise, dust, and managing public access.
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Archaeology
With the prevalent historic nature of the site, archaeological attendances were required during excavation works, adding additional oversight and requiring flexibility in sequencing and method of works.
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Gas Main Diversion
The discovery of a 24 inch low pressure gas main prompted design changes to below-ground structures, and a significant diversion through the site. We provided the full enabling works for the diversion, including significant temporary works and complex excavations.
Key Results
3,779m³
of concrete poured
15,752t
of aggregates placed
35,080t
of material excavated
270t
of rebar installed
3900m²
of concrete floor slabs constructed
4150m²
of paving laid
198
Vac Ex days
Client: Kier Group
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