Early Contractor Involvement

Terra Solutions provide this service from within our own management staff.  Early Contractor Involvement can bring greater innovation, better certainty of outcome cost, a reduction in the time of construction and will enable an informed choice of the most appropriate trenchless techniques enabling best value to be delivered to the client.

A full site investigation should always be carried out when designing trenchless works in order to determine the characteristics of the soils to be encountered and to establish the position of the water table.  The position of investigatory boreholes is of critical importance and specialist advice should always be sought before engaging a site investigation contractor.  Tests to determine accurately the characteristics of soils for tunnelling will vary depending upon the most appropriate trenchless technique.  Terra Solutions can advise and specify the correct tests during the site investigation process after receipt of initial borehole information.

There are many situations where a trenchless method of construction can be more cost effective than open cut excavation.  Terra Solutions can help to identify the most economical method of construction, often in situations where there is no obvious choice.

The benefits to Clients of Early Contractor Involvement are clear.  It can help avoid costly mistakes, driving better value for the construction costs of the project as a whole.  Contacting Terra Solutions at an early stage in any project can help benefit both Client and Engineer.