How to win: London Gateway - BOXBAY Main Works

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The BOXBAY Works at the existing MT Park area of London Gateway comprise the demolition of existing below-ground services and the construction of the substructure, superstructure and associated infrastructure required to deliver the BOXBAY automated high-bay empty container storage facility. The works will be undertaken within the constraints of an operational port terminal. The proposed structure will have approximate plan dimensions of 323 m in length and 159 m in width and will rise to approximately 55 m above ground level. The substructure works include the removal of existing underground services and the construction of the below-ground structural, civil and services infrastructure required to form the foundation platform for BOXBAY. The works include the installation of in excess of 5,000 precast piles, nominally 28 m in length, to support an approximately 1.2 m deep reinforced concrete raft foundation. The scope also includes the installation of below-ground services infrastructure, including stormwater drainage systems, electrical service infrastructure, earthing systems, potable water supply and firewater networks. External civil works form part of the project and include

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