Aberdeen Exhibition Centre Bridge of Don, Aberdeen
Appointed as Principal Contractor, Dem-Master were tasked with the Demolition of the Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference Centre and connecting footbridge, Bridge of Don, Aberdeen, AB23 8BL.
Scope of work:
- Form site establishment.
- Form temporary site access and safe pedestrian access routes.
- Erect secure site perimeter. This was very extensive site and demanded close scrutiny of the perimeters and tight security.
- Arrange for a full R&D survey to be conducted.
- Removal of Asbestos Containing Products as recommended in the report.
- Determine the location and status of existing services and mark out on site.
- Arrange and execute the disconnection of services located onsite except those that were to remain.
- Determine the location and disconnect all then unused drains on site.
- Soft strip of all the main buildings
- A combination of hand and machine demolition to the various structures
- Ensure adequate dust suppression methods are used where necessary throughout the project.
- Ensure that demolition works do not affect structures that were to be retained, taking advice from the structural engineer throughout.
- Carry out utility disconnections / diversions in liaison with the relevant service authorities.
- Ensure that services and utilities to the adjacent buildings or structures to be retained were not affected by the demolition works. This necessity temporary works and by installing protection measures.
- We separated and recycled all the demolition waste materials where possible either onsite or by use of a specialist recycling plant nearby.
- Maintain site security 24/7.
- Ensure that the site is left in as safe a condition as possible prior to ceasing work each day.
There was an extensive amount of builder work and repairs to the retained Church building with the necessity for architectural design and engineering input to the making good works and for matching the glazed screens and finishes at the zone at the end of the link demolition
