Westgate Campus, Dartford, Kent
- Main contractor:
- Osborne Construction
- Client:
- Kent County Council
- Type of work:
- Groundworks
- Contract value:
- £2,800,000
- Start & finish dates:
- Jan 2006 - Apr 2009
Overview
The project comprises of refurbishment / new build of an existing school, adult education facility & nursery school, all located on the Westgate Campus in central Dartford.
The school remained in occupation for the duration of the construction period which required careful phasing & sequencing to accommodate the pupils & staff.
Hague construction were contracted carry out the groundworks package. The reduce level excavations generated 15,000m3 of spoil which was both reused on site & disposed off site. Certain areas of unexpected contamination were encountered during excavations & remediated accordingly.
The groundworks package consisted of substructures for two new school buildings a new sports hall & an extension to an existing building, two new car parks with over 200 spaces & four new multiple use games areas. This included all associated foul & surface water drainage, stormwater attenuation, petrol interceptors, service trenches & external paving.
