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Overview of service
Winterbrook is a property development company with over 40 years’ experience and a solid reputation for delivering high-quality and design-led developments. ORS was appointed as the lead design consultant at the company’s new development, South Point Business Park in Rathnew, Co. Wicklow.
The project consists of thirty new warehousing units over 14,000 sq m. The scheme consists of six blocks of light industrial /warehouse units. The blocks range in area from 513 sq m to 3490 sq m, subdivided into units from 218 sq m to 595 sq m. The project had already been approved for planning permission, and ORS’s engagement commenced in the post-planning stage.
Project challenges
The proposed development is an extension to the existing South Point Business Park in Rathnew, Co. Wicklow, therefore, the first challenge faced by the design team was to avoid any disturbance to the existing industries located at the site. The technology of precise GPR surveys, GPS surveys and CCTV surveys of the existing services were essential to delivering a detailed drainage design that included connecting all existing services to the newly proposed network. The road design also provided permanent access to the existing units.
Collaboration
The client is a very experienced developer, and they assumed the role of PSCS for the project, utilising sub-contractors across the project as opposed to tendering this to a single main contractor. This proved a good strategy as it allowed the design team to progress through the various tender packages and release them to the sub-contractors at various timelines. This meant that there were no excessive delays in the design/tender stage, which ensured an efficient turnaround of the tender pricing.
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