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Gonerby Moor

Delivery of a 132/33kV substation supporting grid connection for a solar energy scheme.

Client : GEW2 Ltd

End User : National Grid

Location : Lincolnshire

Contract Value : £960,000

Project complexities, simplified by Alpha:

  • Managing ongoing design development throughout construction, requiring regular review and adaptation of programme sequencing to maintain progress and avoid delays.
  • Working within a constrained site boundary with land ownership and access limitations, requiring careful logistics planning and site set-up to maintain safe and efficient delivery.
  • Coordinating multiple client-appointed contractors, ensuring effective interface management to prevent clashes, maintain programme certainty and deliver a cohesive substation scheme.

Scope of Works:

  • Bulk excavation and site formation, creating a stable and level platform suitable for substation infrastructure and heavy electrical equipment.
  • Construction of reinforced concrete transformer bunds,providing both structural support and environmental containment for critical plant.
  • Construction of switchroom building, including brickwork, blockwork and reinforced concrete foundations to deliver a secure and durable enclosure for electrical equipment.
  • Installation of roofing systems, protecting sensitive infrastructure from environmental exposure and ensuring long-term operational reliability.
  • Delivery of coordinated civil and building works, forming the complete substation platform required for grid connection.

Client Testimonial

“Big thank you to all who’ve been involved in the Gonerby Moor site thus far. Attended site today and it was one of the best sites I’ve seen. This is due to the group efforts of everyone involved from project managing to execution on site. The segregation around the 360-excavator works was like something out of a Health and Safety poster”
- Health and Safety Advisor, GEW2 Ltd

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