TARBERT (HARRIS) FERRY TERMINAL UPGRADE WORKS

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Upgrade of the existing Tarbert (Harris) Ferry Terminal to modernise ageing structures and accommodate new, larger CMAL vessels.  Phase 1 involved landside and marine civil works.  Phase 2 principally included construction of the new ferry terminal building.  All works were designed and constructed to avoid disruption to the life-line ferry service.

Client – Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited

Completion – 2023

Value – Phase 1: £17.1 million

    Phase 2: £1.8 million

AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

We were involved from concept stage through detailed design, licencing / consenting and procurement.  During construction we provided site supervision for both construction phases and managed the Phase 1 NEC4 contract

PRINCIPAL ELEMENTS

  • Landside Works – Demolition, temporary building(s), new ferry terminal building, reclamation, marshalling, road works, foundations, services, fixtures and fittings.

  • Marine Works – Dredging, reclamation, rock armouring, construction of a pier, fendering, retaining walls, scour protection, outfalls, services, foundations, fixtures and fittings.  

KEY FEATURES

Works completed without disruption to existing ferry service within heart of Tarbert village. Phase 1 won the 2022 SCEA ‘Marine Infrastructure Award’.

CONTRACTORS

Project Manager – Wallace Stone

Main Contractor – RJ McLeod (Contractors) Ltd

Pontoon Contractor – Inland & Coastal