First ScotRail Shields Depot Enhancement Project

Key facts

Value of Project

  • £25 million

Services

  • Estimating and cost planning
  • Contract procurement and management
  • Risk and value management

Completion date

  • August 2010

Faithful+Gould is providing cost planning and contract management services for a new 3400m2 rail depot at St Andrew's Drive, Glasgow. The new facility is being constructed for a new fleet of new electric trains.

The project began with demolition and removal of existing structures and will include:

  • Stabling facilities

  • Twin headed wheel lathe, including structure

  • Road access to depot

  • Shed, offices and mess

  • Heavy lifting facilities

  • Revised permanent way/overhead line/isolation arrangement to a significant portion of the existing stabling roads.

Shields Depot Enhancement ProjectFaithful+Gould is undertaking the project in three stages:

  1. Produce an initial benchmark cost estimate for the proposed depot works

  2. Develop a detailed cost model for comparison purposes, undertake a cost risk assessment, and provide supplementary procurement advice

  3. Provide post-contract NEC commercial and risk services

Our commercial team were co-located in the local office at the start of the project, enabling constant communication and collaboration.

The project is expected to be completed in 2010.

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