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REGIONAL NEWS. REGIONAL NEWS. NEECA2 Cascade Redhill Local News. Redhill Local News South East Region - General. Our prediction at the last cascade: “Looking like a budget shortfall against 2011 – 12 resulting in: D irect allocations ‘Bought in service’ PMs WFD projects”
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Redhill Local NewsSouth East Region - General • Our prediction at the last cascade: • “Looking like a budget shortfall against 2011 – 12 resulting in: • Direct allocations • ‘Bought in service’ PMs • WFD projects” • BUT – WE DO NOT WANT TO OVERCOMMIT • PLEASE SHOUT IF YOU THINK YOU ARE • And the reality: • There still looks like a shortfall and: • We have been directly allocated 6 new projects • Secondments have been extended and increased • 4 of the 6 new projects are WFD related Thames North East Thames West Kent, South London Solent and South Downs
RedhillSouth East Region - Delivery • FCRM Delivery Projects • Banbury FAS • Supervision: John Hopkins, Shane McMonagle • NCF: Galliford Try, NCCF: EC Harris • 12 months into extended 18 month programme • Currently on hold (winter) • Form G (construction, public inquiry, A361)
RedhillSouth East Region - Delivery • FCRM Delivery Projects • Bridges & Culverts Pkg 3 • Trinity Marsh, Beam Tidal Sluice • BedfontCourt Flood Embankment • Design nearing completion – construction in the summer • Stour Marshes Pumping Station • Phase 2 (Goshall Pumping Station) tendered for by NCF, site support to start shortly
RedhillSouth East Region - Appraisal • FCRM Appraisal Projects • Lower Ingrebourne FAS • Just being completed • Abingdon FAS • Submitted – local works • Marlborough FAS • Restarted – community scheme • Fairford FAS • ongoing • Detailed Structural Inspections • Inspections underway • Keyhaven coastal flood embankment repairs • Direct allocation DAN McCARTHY WOZ HERE
RedhillSouth East Region - Appraisal • FCRM Appraisal Projects – “some old friends” • Roding Strategy • Strategy submitted to LPRG!!! • Hillman’s Cottages • New direct allocation • Residents on Project Board • Beverley Brook Inspections • New direct allocation • Flood Storage Area and Tide flaps
RedhillSouth East Region - WFD • FCRM WFD Projects • River Cray Outfalls • New direct allocation • Foots Cray River Restoration • Under negotiation • Medway fish passes • Under negotiation
RedhillSouth East Region – Others • Other commissions • Secondments • Pete Nicholson (ncpms)- extended to end March with intention to continue • Hazel Marsh (neas) – Worthing • Regional CDM-c work • Growing portfolio, ncpms, area and now facilities and estates! • Ray Fuller is now CDM-c lead for SE Region with Atkins supporting us
RedhillSouth East Region - Prospects • Stanwell Moor Mill/Poyle Channel PARS – awaiting SOR • Thames Estuary 2100 – OJEU expected in May 2012 • Woodford FAS PAR – minibid expected soon • Shonks Mill PAR – on programme for 2012 • Leigh Barrier refurb. (D&B) – EOI submitted • Minor Works Framework – design support to Gallifords
RedhillAnglian Region • Deben Estuary Plan: • “ICZM light” approach, working in partnership with a community group (DEP), who will develop the Deben Estuary Plan. • Our role (and that of EA) is to provide the technical information and to outline the limits of what the EA can fund. • Our work will inform the community to make their own decisions and will assist them in delivering their own schemes. • New project, with staged approach. Form A has just been approved.
RedhillAnglian Region • Central Area Individual Property Protection (IPP) Package • Provision of IPP to 234 properties located at three sites (between Milton Keynes and Cambridge). Our role is to undertake engagement and coordinate on behalf of EA. • Having had the PARs approved, the revised EA flood maps are now indicating a significant reduction in the no. of properties! • Project likely to be much smaller, but there are other projects of this type in the regional programme.
RedhillAnglian Region • Minsmere Flood Risk Management (Delivery) • Construction completed end of Jan / early Feb. • Opening ceremony undertaken and attended by local MP. • Positive feedback from public, RSPB and others.
RedhillAnglian Region • Minsmere Sluice and Embankment Works • Refurbishment and H&S work to tidal sluice. • Resolving asbestos piling issue on embankments, some embankment raising. • PAR, detailed design and contract documents, followed by site supervision. Lots of issues due to poor scope definition by EA / conflicting internal needs
RedhillAnglian Region • Ely Ouse to Essex Water Transfer Scheme – Technical Support • Kennett Tunnel Inspections – looking to use remote technology to undertake condition assessment of large water transfer tunnels. • Anode Bed replacement – existing anode bed system that protects tunnels from corrosion needs to be replaced. • Project to prepare business case for the above works. NEW!
RedhillAnglian Region • Prospects • Minsmere sluice and embankment works – won through mini-bid • Ely Ouse to Essex Water Transfer Scheme Tunnel Inspection and Anode Bed Replacement – won through mini-bid • Further IPP projects in Central area – may be direct allocation • Norwich Flood Defences PAR – likely to be a mini-bid later in year
Bradford on Avon/Exeter Local News • Performance • Good feedback of our performance and flexibility • Particularly good comments on West Quay and Dawlish from Wessex and Devon Areas • Appreciation of our efforts on Truro, both in design office and Andrea on site to keep the job moving. ECC PM grateful for our full support.
Current projects - ncpms • Truro ph3 Test ground anchors installed before Christmas and passed pull out tests OK Piles delivered – ready to start driving
Current projects – ncpms • Taw Torridge Estuary Coastal Management Strategy • Won on the basis of using previous studies and expert judgement – to meet their objectives and no more. Alex doing a good job to manage the inputs • Parrett Sowy - proving difficult to get the right balance between spillway and bank levels to ensure left bank properties are not adversely affected
Current projects – Area (selected) • Fairford (Thames Region). Jack running up to complete the PAR • Brue Fish Passes – made recommendations which now seem to be acceptable • Nadder River Restoration – survey delayed by Salmon spawning • Powderham Banks – finalising SI requirements • Wick FAS – Richard finalising prelim report • CDM-C jobs – David Widgery working on a number of Area projects, as well as all the ncpms jobs – Also assessing competency of EA Area staff as designers • Parrett Sowy (with ncpms) proving difficult to get the right balance between spillway and bank levels to ensure left bank properties are not adversely affected
Current projects – Area (selected) • Combe Brook – finalising assessments • Marlborough (Thames Region) They have decided to try to do work Jack running up to complete the PAR • Ddol and Merthyr Gauging Stations (Welsh Region) David Widgery working through detailed design • Bridport, Lower Avon, CongresburyYeo, Wick have all highlighted work by others which is not up to standards we expect. • Cheap and cheerful or • Decent job which might cost a bit more? • Encouraging that we have won a number of recent jobs but we haven’t been the lowest price
B&V - 24 West Quay Reconstruct wall over 15m above shear plane • Clad contiguous bored piles over 40m • 1m riverward of existing wall
B&V - 25 Contiguous bored piles for main failed length Assumed mudstone rock below river bed
SOMERSET COUNTY COUNCIL SLIDES Accepted as high risk but with potential to be cheaper Stage 1 Core holes through sprayed concrete face Including for drainage
Install ground anchors – test and select the most effective for the substrate: various types are expected to be used Anchor sprayed concrete face
Install permanent drainage pipes from new road gulleys with temporary tide flaps
Deploy concrete spraying A ‘Bay’ is expected to require around 60 tonnes of concrete
Sprayed Concrete to finished facing profile with final anchor heads Fixing channels cast into face Drainage and starter bars in place for following work including FD upstand and anti-scour downstand
West Quay – Phase 1 Section (looking south) of finished Phase 1 work in Bay Work will then be required to remove collapsed material below and in front of the sewer with further low level scour protection work - probably with sprayed concrete but also, possibly with grout bags and other measures
Points to note • Take care setting TPM objectives for the quarter to give potential for higher scores – no more 5’s for excellence! • Change programme for Area staff structure will be significant and they will be slow to sort out the new posts. Expect slow service and delays in decision making • The ncpms and Area programmes are under-spent which is bad news. They will be looking to maximise spend up to 31 March. Get their sign up to any creative accounting.