Park Street: Case Study Transcript

Hi, I’m Larissa and I’m a BIM Technician for Conquip.

The project is Park Street Cambridge. I work with a team to build a model in Revit.

We provide a full sequencing, so the Conquip guys can install it.

I’ve joined Conquip recently, and this was my very first big project with them, so it’s been exciting to see the project from start and coming to the site and see the props getting installed.

The scheme has in total 28 props 400 series to 1000 series. There are some ancillaries and also bespoke sections, like infill section to transfer some movement connection and shear keys, so that was also part of the design.

I’m Paul I work for Conquip. I’m the project supervisor.

And we start installing the props, initial parts on the Capping beam and we dig down and that’s where we start marking out, drilling, shear keys and then we can start installing the waling beams.

The biggest challenge with this project was the Waling beam design. To keep the deflection within the limits required by the pilewall designers. The buttress wall was required separate dropping, including a waler that had to be designed as well by Conquip. Some of the problems arise in ongoing excavation, so we had to respond very quickly to these issues.

Working with Gilbert-Ash has been spot on. Always got a solution. We’d have a meeting every week just to make sure, where we are, who’s doing what, the engineering team, and anything I’ve wanted. They’ve come down, they’ve marked out. We’ve worked together really well. Because we use our own transportation. It means any issues have on site. I can literally make the phone call and it’ll get sorted. They’re always here on time or early, which is always handy. We’ve got the crane free, just unload, we’re ready to go.

I think we have a very highly qualified team at Conquip, so we work together. If there is any issues we discuss and resolve as quickly as possible. The guys have been spot on. Guys have worked tirelessly and really good job.