Ellison Institute for Transformational Medicine

Problem

At the outset, the ground was a source of programme and cost uncertainty rather than a defined set of requirements.

Evidence

The evolving project design, the site's ground conditions and the client's need for a priceable scope.

Analysis

A ground engineering strategy developed alongside the design, progressively converting uncertainty into defined investigations, design criteria and construction requirements.

Decision

Coordinated specifications agreed for site investigation, earthworks, test piling and permanent piling.

Consequence

The project team had a technically defensible basis for procurement and subsequent delivery.