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LIMAVADY SHARED EDUCATION CAMPUS
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DELIVERING NORTHERN IRELAND’S FIRST SHARED EDUCATION CAMPUS A SURPRISE VISIT BY HILLARY CLINTON, AND 1,400 STUDENTS ON SITE, CREATED NEW CHALLENGES FOR CONTRACTOR WOODVALE CONSTRUCTION…
N orthern Ireland’s first shared education campus opened its doors in September, following completion of a complex £7.8m project by main contractor Woodvale Construction Company. Upgrading finishes and M&E in the existing buildings of Limavady and St Mary’s high schools, the new Limavady Shared Education Campus (LSEC) also added extensions totalling 5,400sqft across the two neighbouring sites. The project was delivered under a NEC 3 Engineering and Construction Contract, Option B with priced bill of quantities (BOQ). The pioneer project in the Department
for Education’s Shared Education Campuses Programme launched in 2014, LSEC was awarded Fresh Start Programme funding in 2016. Ground was broken in April 2021, with classes and activities for 1,400 students ongoing amid the construction project. Further complicating the timeline and logistics was a mid-project visit by former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as part of the 25th anniversary Good Friday Agreement celebrations. Woodvale rose to the challenge, with an innovative, multiphase build managed by Contracts Manager Emmett Teggart. “This was a complex scheme delivered over six phases, working in close
proximity to staff and pupils,” said Emmett. Our site management team and staff excelled in delivering the works on time, to budget and to the highest quality, all whilst understanding the day-to-day pressures faced by the principals across both schools. “We kept in close contact with the principals on a weekly basis, ensuring they were updated on programme and if there were any works that may potentially affect their management activities. “Credit is also due to our long-standing supply chain for their work throughout the project, but none more so than in their efforts to prepare for the unexpected visit
“Woodvale went above and beyond during construction.”
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