Civil engineering projects conventionally involve multiple partners and specialisms in successful delivery. Operations are highly interconnected, which multiplies the risks. Delays and compromises in one area always have knock-on effects.
With time-critical projects and emergency responses the implications of any disconnects can be severe. The effects are likely to be worse when issues occur in the ground engineering phase – simply because little else can happen until it’s complete. We realise that’s hardly news in a world where snowballing project delays are still frustratingly common.
The key question is what can be done to make delays and disconnects less likely to occur. For Suttle Projects the answer is self-delivery, which is integral to our Projects: Simplified approach. It’s partly how we’ve been able to deliver 98% of projects with zero non-conformances.
Multiple Partners
Successful project delivery is likely to involve geotechnical, design and engineering expertise. There will probably be a need for excavations and piling, and large quantities of materials to be shipped to and from the site.
With so many moving parts, how can you guarantee that your project is always the top priority? How can you be sure that plant and materials will be onsite exactly when needed, and that the design solution will be completely driven by technical needs rather than availability of skills and equipment?
Engineering excellence should never be about compromises or making do.
Availability Underpins Success
Within the Suttles Group, the civil engineering and project management capabilities are complemented by a specialist piling company. They have an extensive range of excavators, piling rigs and specialist equipment including work boats, pontoons and even a unique underwater excavator.
The equipment won’t need to travel large distances to reach the worksite and doesn’t run the risk of being diverted to more lucrative projects. Likewise, Suttles Quarries uses its own fleet of vehicles to deliver stone, aggregate, gabions and other materials, and to remove waste from the site.
Self-delivery may not be the only way to guarantee a successful outcome, but experience shows that it’s probably the most foolproof.
This is how it looks when it all comes together: https://youtu.be/FFiGqDD5XbQ
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