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19:02:2010

On course for a clean sheet

May Gurney's NORA project team is currently on course to achieve a clean sheet in terms of project delivery (within time and budget), H&S (zero accidents) and the environment (not just zero, but triple zero!).

The £3m NORA (Nar Ouse Regeneration Area) utilities contract is for the installation of bulk utilities - fresh and foul water, gas, telecoms and electricity - to a brownfield site in Kings Lynn, Norfolk.

The project is being delivered by the NSP (Norfolk Strategic Partnership - Norfolk County Council, May Gurney and Mott MacDonald) on behalf of the Borough Council of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk in an innovative and efficient use of an existing framework contract.

The site had been home to some the most polluting heavy industries from the past, leaving a legacy of arsenic, lead, tar, low level radio-active phosphogypsum and asbestos to name but a few.

To add to the challenge, one of the cleanest rivers in Norfolk and a SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest) run right through the middle of the site, and there is also a Grade 1* listed building occupied by bats!

Despite all these challenges, the project team is pulling out all the stops to be ready for the grand opening at the end of May 2010.

With so many challenges and tight deadlines, the odd slip up could be forgiven. Yet the dedication and focus of the team has ensured that they have maintained a clean H&S record and no environmental incidents to date.

Raising the bar even higher, the have tasked themselves with the ambitious target of halving their carbon footprint.

Everything from electricity use in the office, liftshare and plant fuel use, to composting of food waste from the site compound is being approached with the same enthusiasm as the challenging ‘day job’.

Footnote: The project team is also responsible for the concurrent delivery of a £5.3m CIF (Community Infrastructure Fund) highway improvement scheme, again producing efficiencies to both clients through integrated delivery.

Click here to read more about May Gurney's work in partnership with Norfolk County Council.