
MIAVAIG PONTOONS
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Extension to existing pontoon facility providing for local boat owners, fish farm vessels, cruise operators and visiting yachts; improvements to onshore area to provide increased storage and parking areas.
Client – Western Isles Council
Completion – 2014
Value – £0.15m
AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
Feasibility, detailed design, consents, contract management, site supervision, CDM coordination.
PRINCIPAL ELEMENTS
- Extension of existing pontoon leg by 30m, including new mooring chains to existing and moving existing attenuator to new location
- remodelling of adjacent ground to provide substantially increased storage, parking and services provision
KEY FEATURES
Working on a busy existing facility with minimal interruption; optimisation of mooring system; major improvements to access, parking and storage.
CONTRACTORS
Project Manager – Wallace Stone
Main Contractor – Varis Engineering Ltd
