Electronet subcontracted the civil works to Martin Civil Construction due to the team’s expertise working within the electrical environment. The upgrade included: Two yard extensions totaling to 1087m2 with 90m of new substation fence, the construction of 2 new transformer foundations and associated auxiliary foundations incl ducting, demolition of existing transformer foundations, The upgrade of the existing oil containment system and associated drainage and a new control building basement floor to prevent dampness.
Martin Civil Construction undertook
Construction of 16 new foundations under live buswork
Demolition of existing transformer foundations
Oil containment system upgrade outside of yard involving excavation, shields and construction of a new SEPA unit foundation
Installation of new fencing security system
Excavation and installation of 13m of pre-cast trenches supplied by our pre-cast team
Transformer drainage installation – 55m of 100mm PE pipe welded and installed by our drainage team
Key challenges
Live equipment when undertaking work – known and unknown overhead and ground services – MCC had MAD in place and had approval to get closer to services with Electronet supervisors, Underground services included scrape back and spotters, earthleads on machines
Weather in Stoke – team worked through hot weather in order to stick to project timeline for client. Invested in cooler overalls for the team
This project continued through Covid-19 lockdown. A dedicated team worked closely with MCC’s H&S Officer to create safe working procedure to allow the essential works on the oil containment system to continue
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