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12 Jan 2009 |
Grontmij wins Commonwealth Games contract
Grontmij has been appointed to three frameworks for the provision of engineering consultancy services to Glasgow City Council. This includes a building framework covering civil and structural services, water consultancy services in relation to strategic drainage and a geotechnical and testing framework.
The consultancy has now begun work on phase two of the Commonwealth Games Athlete’s Village site investigation and assessment, which it won in the face of strong competition from six other consultants, via a mini-competition under the geotechnical framework. Phase one of the ground investigation and risk assessment works was successfully completed by Grontmij in December 2008.
Multi-disciplinary expertise
This latest commission will draw on a wide range of expertise from Grontmij’s Built and Natural Environment division located in their Edinburgh and Glasgow offices, where over 40 professionals work across the disciplines of Waste, Contaminated Land, Remediation, Geotechnical and Ecology.
The consultancy will complete phase two, which comprises of detailed site investigation and risk assessment of the whole site, and then start towards the development of the remediation strategy for the site, taking into account contaminated land, waste, ecology and geotechnics, including mine workings. This will support Glasgow City Council towards preparing the site for up to 8,000 athletes and their teams to live and train during the Games.
'Low carbon' games
Iain Hall, principal consultant at Grontmij, said: “To have won this commission is a real achievement and we look forward to working closely with Glasgow City Council to provide a site suitable for use as the Athlete’s Village and subsequent development for the Games legacy. Our site investigation specialists are already working on the site to deliver a thorough assessment of the site condition. We look forward to further working with the Council towards developing their remediation programme, particularly in line with the Council’s targets to produce a ‘low carbon’ Commonwealth Games.”
Councillor Archie Graham, Executive Member for Commonwealth Games delivery at Glasgow City Council, said: “The 2014 Commonwealth Games will be a fantastic event for Glasgow and Scotland. At these vital early stages of the Athletes’ Village project we’re pleased to be working with Grontmij, who can provide a range of specialist skills and knowledge to prepare the site.”