Winners of Integration & Collaborative Working Award 2024

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Overview

-        New £24M Satellite Radiotherapy Unit housing 2NR Linear Accelerators & CT Simulator.

-        74NR space car park. Close engagement with Planning Department as build in an area of natural beauty.

-        Using Passivhaus Principals aligning to Welsh Government NetZero carbon in operation.

-        BREEAM Excellent.

-        Live hospital environment. Planning for 100 deliveries for LinAc Bunkers.

-        Early engagement & collaboration with Radiation Protection Advisor for Bunker shielding design

-        45/45 CCS

-        Pathway opportunities for emerging talent.

-        Diversity & Inclusion

Risks

-        Phase-2 ground conditions (water table under existing building affecting bearing capacity).

-        BOC Tanks (proximity to new building footprint)

-        LinAc & CT SIM machine selection undertaken as late as possible to ensure most technologically advanced machine is procured. Careful programme/design planning to accommodate late brief changes.

-        Existing Link Building Incorporates RAAC Panels.

Three Winning Facts:

1. 650NR 5400kg pre-cast interlocking shielding units used to form 2NR LinAc Bunkers. Overall, Bunker Weight 3,500,000KG, constructed in just 8-weeks, which is paramount to Sectional Completion date for Employer LinAc machine installation – vital to begin patient treatment on-time.
2. Ground conditions in Phase-2 (beneath existing Antenatal Building) low bearing capacity. Solution formulated with Employer/Design team to avoid foundation re-design and mitigate delay from 22-weeks to 10-weeks.

Foreign Exchange Risk for Nelco LinAc Bunkers (£ to $). Process formulised to allocate robust risk allowance for Employer and closely manage/control expenditure. £200k saving against Employer £250k allowance. Programme delivery imperative to avoid/close risk as early as possible.