Spencer Group were appointed by Associated British Ports (ABP) to design and construct two border control post facilities at the ports of Hull and Immingham, required as a consequence of Brexit. A collaborative working partnership was formed between ABP and Spencer Group, ensuring rapid progress was made on the project to meet the challenging deadline imposed by the government. The construction of a 4.1 acre facility at the Port of Hull, with a total floor space of 33,584 sq ft (3,120 sq m) was completed within 10 months of contract award.
| Client | ABP |
| Duration | 13 months |
| Location | Port of Hull |
| Value | £31 Million |
| End Date | February 2022 |
The project comprised the Design and Construction (D&C) of a new Border Control Post facility at King George Dock, Hull. The key elements of this industrial civil engineering and building scheme include the D&C of a Main Border Control Building, with a smaller associated Border Control Officers building, inclusive of a modular administration building.
Following contract award, ABP requested that Spencer Group challenge the concept designs and offer alternative value engineered solutions that would reduce cost and potentially project programme. Solutions proposed by Spencer Group included:
• The optimisation of spoil away from site
• The use of a ground stabilisation method instead of 336 precast driven piles
• The optimisation of the final slab for the finished floor, through applying a fibre filled concrete
• The removal of mast tower lighting to be replaced by utilising constructed buildings to support the lighting scheme.
The value engineering and design solutions adopted on the project accelerated the programme and allowed the 4.1 acre facility to be designed and constructed in only 10 months.
Spencer Group raised the building footprint level by 1200mm, allowing level travel of HGVs to the doc levellers, removing the need for deep drainage and retaining walls, and in turn, minimising the contaminated ground risk in multiple areas and significantly reduced exporting materials.
By working collaboratively with ABP and the supply chain, the value engineering and design solutions saved ABP £585,500.
