Lidl Regional Distribution Centre Enabling Works

Enabling works for the construction of a new Lidl distribution centre. Works involved contractor-designed ground improvements, along with all drainage ducting, and security fencing over a 130,000m2 site area. All works were fast-tracked.

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• Contractor designed ground improvements, drainage ducting, and security fencing over a 130,000m2 site area.
• Site clearance including demolition of several farm/industrial buildings
• Contractor designed lime and cement ground improvement technique, over 130,000m2 involving a bulk excavation of over 320,000m3.
• Structural fill designed to be sufficient for pad and the loading for the super flat floor (55,000m2).
• Extensive on site test house.
• On silt silos – cement.
• Construction of 515 no. building foundation pads involving over 3,750m3 of concrete (2.5*2.5*1.2)
• 4,000lm of 1.2 dia. drainage including a D&B tubosider attenuation pipe
• 8,000m of ducting
• 60,000m2 of external concrete paving, 20,000m2 of external asphalt paving
• Extensive silt mitigation measures – several temporary settlement lagoons.
• Full dewatering geotechnical design implemented
• 2,000m of Trief containment kerbing