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25 April 2022 - Good Practice Document
This paper describes the process of planning and managing completion and handover, in particular the importance of starting at the early stage of a contract, defining processes, requirements and deliverables…
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25 April 2022 - Video
We have worked extremely hard to create a collaborative relationship with HS2, ensuring continued focus on the needs of both delivery partner and HS2, and creating a common approach and…
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25 April 2022 - Video
Previously, the permit system was aligned to traditional construction sites or rural areas. The team had to adapt certain aspects of the process, to ensure work could be undertaken safely…
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25 April 2022 - Video
This is the first time that a Utilities contract has had a full temporary works design and inspection regime for our traditional fencing, which is usually Herras. The favoured method…
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25 April 2022 - Video
The EWC south programme of works was in a position where the majority of physical works were finished, but only a handful of projects were formally completed. In order to…
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25 April 2022 - Video
On the 24th March 2020, CSjv initially paused in response to the introduction of “lockdown” measures as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. CSjv recommenced where safe to do so,…
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13 April 2022 - Good Practice Document
This paper discusses lessons learnt on the Technical Assurance, Quality Assurance and Handover process discipline, based on key delivery experiences whilst working on the Enabling Works Contract (EWC) on the…
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13 April 2022 - Good Practice Document
Following the extensive use of demolition curtains on the Costain Skanska joint venture (CSjv) High Speed Two (HS2) Enabling Works Contract (EWC) South, a guidance document has been produced with…
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13 April 2022 - Micro-report
Costain Skanska joint venture (CSjv) were instructed to undertake the works at the St James Garden (SJG), where the team designed and erected a unique and fully encapsulated mobile scaffold…
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13 April 2022 - Micro-report
On High Speed Two (HS2), the contractor is responsible for ensuring that the Contract and Works Information requirements are followed. Part of these requirements is to deliver a completely self-assured…
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13 April 2022 - Case Study
The learning legacy of this activity is that collaborative working with relevant local authority and transport partners is now an expectation set out by HS2 for all contractors operating in…
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13 April 2022 - Technical Paper
The HS2 Phase 1 utilities portfolio consists of circa 5000 assets impacted by the line and route, defined as diversions, connections, protections, assurance, and removals. As an essential enabling activity…
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13 April 2022 - Good Practice Document
The construction of HS2 will affect ancient woodland sites across Phase One and Phase 2. Translocation of ancient woodland soils to a receptor site to rescue habitats that would otherwise…
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13 April 2022 - Micro-report
After the peak of works, many Costain Skanska joint venture (CSJV) team members were offered roles with follow-on High Speed 2 (HS2) contracts which delivered on career progression and job…
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13 April 2022
The HS2 Interchange station is the proposed new parkway station for High Speed Two (HS2) to be located in Solihull, West Midlands. Situated within a triangle of land bound by…
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13 April 2022 - Micro-report
Undertakings and Assurances (U&As) on Phase One of the High Speed Two (HS2) project requires HS2 to engage with the Woodland Trust for works within, or within 100m of, an…
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12 April 2022 - Good Practice Document
At the start of the High Speed Two (HS2) Enabling Works Contract (EWC), there was a requirement to swiftly instruct consultants to gain consents, expediting the priority works. A desire…
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12 April 2022 - Micro-report
The Transition stage of the project lifecycle is the change of state from delivery to operation, which in context for the Enabling Works Contract (EWC) South, relates to successfully enabling…
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12 April 2022
The Enabling Works Contract (EWC) on the northern section of High Speed Two (HS2) Phase One is delivered by the Laing O'Rourke Murphy joint venture (LMJV). LMJV is a contract…
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12 April 2022 - Good Practice Document
The Euston Power Signal Box (PSB) office utilised an integrated digital system, enabling all site activities to operate under a paperless system with full engagement from the key supply chain…
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12 April 2022
Many watercourses in London are historically culverted and built over. The main watercourses that needed to be monitored during the High Speed Two (HS2) Enabling Works Contract (EWC) were between…
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12 April 2022 - Micro-report
Early identification, adoption and system development for the workflow management of deliverables is critical to overall success of a project. Looking forward, the Super Master Information Delivery Plan (MIDP) should…
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12 April 2022 - Good Practice Document
This paper details the approach taken by the Enabling Works Contractor of the southern section of High Speed Two (HS2) Phase One to achieve an 'Excellent' score for the BREAAM…
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12 April 2022 - Case Study
The approach that Costain Skanska joint venture (CSjv) took to meet environmental standards and requirements on High Speed Two (HS2) was highly successful and a result of excellent initial understanding…
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12 April 2022 - Micro-report
Establishing employee networks provides a safe, supportive space for women and other minority groups on a construction project. This paper details how site-specific equality, diversity and inclusion support can be…
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12 April 2022 - Micro-report
Working for High Speed Two (HS2), Costain Skanska joint venture (CSjv) became a Level 3: Disability Confident Leader employer to provide better support for disabled employees and attract a wider…
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12 April 2022 - Micro-report
There is a growing demand for workplace environments across the construction industry to become more inclusive to attract and retain a more diverse workforce. The installation of multi-faith washing facilities…
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12 April 2022 - Micro-report
The Change 100 programme, run by Leonard Cheshire, provides valuable opportunities and learning for both industry and students or recent graduates with long-term health conditions or disabilities. Candidates gain paid…
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12 April 2022 - Micro-report
Monthly reporting utilising Excel dashboards proved to be time consuming, require numerous efforts to provide consistent presentation and was not readily providing the detailed information required to enable prompt effective…
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12 April 2022 - Good Practice Document
The Enabling Works Contractor (EWC) on the southern section of HS2 undertook a revolutionary approach to creating legacy through opportunities for skills, jobs, education and the economy by its investment…