{"id":1047,"date":"2018-12-03T08:54:07","date_gmt":"2018-12-03T08:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/?p=1047"},"modified":"2018-12-03T08:54:07","modified_gmt":"2018-12-03T08:54:07","slug":"mh-wins-16m-stonehaven-flood-defence-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/mh-wins-16m-stonehaven-flood-defence-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"M&#038;H wins \u00a316m Stonehaven flood defence scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>McLaughlin &amp; Harvey has been appointed to deliver a flood protection scheme for Stonehaven in Aberdeenshire.<\/p>\n<p>The two-year project includes major alteration of five bridges along the River Carro.<\/p>\n<p>Selection of the main contractor was delayed by several months after Aberdeen Council received more than 13 initial bids before whittling down to five and then selecting McLaughlin &amp; Harvey<\/p>\n<p>The contract is being run as an NEC option C target cost contract to share the risk.<\/p>\n<p>There will also be new flood walls, culverts and a pedestrian walkway and the removal of an island in the river.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-mpu ad-mpu-inline\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\"><a data-ad-id=\"92680\" href=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/constructionenquirer\/adclick.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.intersteels.com%3Futm_source%3Dconstruction-enquirer%26utm_medium%3Dbanner%26utm_campaign%3Dconstructionenq-ads\" onclick=\"track_ad_click(this);\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/intersteel_mpu_advert[1].gif\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Stonehaven has suffered severe flooding in the past, leading to the evacuation of homes several times between 1988 and 2012.<\/p>\n<p>Project Lead and Principal Engineer, Rachel Kennedy, said: \u201cWe now have a contractor, a project plan and the money we need to deliver it, so after many years of painstaking work we\u2019re almost ready to start work on the ground.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ndf445_XUrg\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Seamus Devlin, director of civil engineering at McLaughlin &amp; Harvey, said: \u201cTo be awarded this prestigious contract is a testament to the reputation we\u2019ve built up for delivering high-quality flood schemes across Scotland.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-mpu ad-mpu-inline\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\"><a data-ad-id=\"223316\" href=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/constructionenquirer\/adclick.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.4ps.co.uk%2F4ps-construction-software\" onclick=\"track_ad_click(this);\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/updated version.gif\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>from Construction Enquirer https:\/\/ift.tt\/2RvJWWm<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>McLaughlin &amp; Harvey has been appointed to deliver a flood protection scheme for Stonehaven in Aberdeenshire. The two-year project includes major alteration of five bridges along the River Carro. 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