Published on:
15
March 2010
Clackmannanshire Council has appointed a contractor to demolish the redundant buildings at the former Alloa and Alva Academies.
Reigart Contracts Ltd of Coatbridge are a well known and experienced demolition contractor and have previously been involved in several similar contracts.
All buildings will be demolished and the sites temporarily grassed prior to future redevelopment. The swimming pool building and adjacent car park at the former Alva Academy will retained as part of the Council's planned redevelopment of this building to provide improved community facilities.
The contract is due to start on Monday 22nd March and should complete by mid-summer. The contractor will initially set up a compound and erect temporary fencing to enclose the 19,250 square metre site at Alloa and the 17,250 square meter site at Alva. During this process articulated vehicles will be delivering plant and materials to the sites.
Councillor Eddie Carrick, Portfolio Holder for Sustainability, said: "This is an exciting
time in Clackmannanshire - there is definitely a sense of out with the old and in with the new. I look forward to seeing work starting on both these sites. Once works start on site the public should be aware that these are demolition sites and no members of the public should be entering the site. Although the demolition will be carried out in a controlled and planned manner, there will be danger in any unauthorised entry."
There will be security measures in place out with working hours.
All works will be contained to the secure perimeter, however due to the proximity of roads close to the site, temporary traffic management measures or road closures may be necessary.
In order to complete the contract on time or to minimise disruption to road users, some works may be carried out at weekends. Strict working hours however have been imposed upon the contractor, especially on Sundays.
The majority of furniture and other useful items from within the schools has been relocated to local primary schools and other furniture has been salvaged and donated to local charities and community organisations.
The contractor will be taking all necessary steps to recycle remaining materials, furniture and fittings from the site and the Council has set standards to be achieved. Plant will be on site to crush all concrete and brickwork to reclaim these as hardcore and recycle any steel reinforcement. These plant are fairly quiet in operation, but some dust may be generated, although the contractor will aim to minimise this problem. The contractor will be using articulated vehicles where possible to remove the materials from site in order to minimise the number of vehicle movements from the site. At Alloa the contractor has been asked to programme these vehicle movements to avoid school opening and closing times at the nearby Claremont Primary School.
Claremont's head teacher will be liaising with parents about the demolition arrangements. Parents currently use part of the former secondary school playground for parking and this won't be possible during the demolition. Members of the public should note that the use of the playground for parking is at the users own risk. Access however will be provided from the playground to the driveway of the adjacent house during the works.
It is intended that both sites will be developed for housing. The Council is currently negotiating with a national house builder to develop the Alloa site, while the Alva site will be re-advertised for sale at a future date.
Notes to Editor
The contract is valued at £402,000 and Reigart Contracts Ltd won the contract after a tendering process with evaluation on both quality and price grounds.