Riverside Museum

Project Delivery
Riverside Museum
Agenda

Timeline Roles &

History Responsibilities

Design Team Selection Construction Issues

Architect Design Concurrent Works

Engineering Design Facts & Figures

Funding & Costs Lessons Learned

Contractor Close / Questions

Riverside Museum
Timeline
2002 - Project starts- Lawrence Fitzgerald appointed as Museum Director.
2002/3 - Event Communications commissioned to carryout feasibility study.

2004 - OJEU Tender for Design Team & Exhibition Designer sees appointment
of Zaha Hadid , Buro Happold and Event Communications.

2005 – HLF Stage 1 approval.

Glasgow Harbour infrastructure improvements.
commence-Express way realignment and creation of
access roads.
2006 – HLF Stage 2 approval.
Yorkhill Basin infilled.
Building Contract tendered- BAM only bidder.

2007 - Pointhouse Quay wall commences.

2007 - BAM start work on site in November.

2008 - Steelwork starts in March.

2009 - Topping Out in December-roof now self supported

and all propping removed.
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Timeline
2010 - February – Beck commence Fit Out of Street 1.
April- Museum of Transport closes.
July – First large objects installed.
September - South African Locomotive installed.
September – Mivan commence Fitting Out of Exhibition Hall and
Streets 2 & 3.
November – Car Park contract starts.
December- Building handed over to Glasgow City Council.

2011 - January to May - Completion of Fit Out and Object Install.

January - River Kelvin slipway start.
January - Glenlee entrance pavilion starts.
February - Govan Ferry berths at Govan and Yorkhill commences
May - SV Glenlee moves to Riverside

2011 - Opens 21 June

 Riverside Museum “ Unlike the Kelvin Hall , the
Riverside Museum has been
History designed to give the objects
an environmentally friendly
and stable home to ensure
• Riverside Museum is the first purpose built transport museum in the long term survival of the
Glasgow but also the third - The first opened in 1964 and collection. “
moved to Kelvin Hall in 1988.
• The Kelvin Hall site attracted 500,000 visitors per year
• The ship model collection is unsurpassed anywhere in the world
and represents the revolutionary changes in shipbuilding
technology that took place on the Clyde.
• An option appraisal in 2002 concluded that refurbishment of the
Kelvin Hall was not viable and a new location was preferred with
the site at the confluence of the River Clyde and Kelvin on the “ 3,000 Objects are on show
Glasgow Harbour Mixed Use Regeneration. This was identified at any one time which is a
as the most suitable location particularly given the rich fraction of the 21,000 pieces
maritime and shipbuilding heritage in this area. currently in possession by
Glasgow Museums which is
• This study went onto become the future brief for the tenders for
considered as among the best
the design process
in the world “
Riverside Museum ‘ The Design Team
procurement commenced
in June 2004 and was a two
Design Team Selection stage OJEU compliant
process ’
• Capita Symonds were appointed Project Manager,
Cost Manager and CDMC in 2004 following an OJEU Architects :-
tender process. 150 - Interested Architects

• Interviews invigilated by the RIAS were held with three 44 – Following Review
highest scored Architects and the two highest scoring
Exhibition Designers. 6 - Shortlisted

• The concurrent but separate appointments in Exhibition Designers :-

November 2004 allowed Zaha Hadid and Event 12 - At Process Start
Communications to work together to ensure that the
collection could be displayed at it’s best and that the 6 – Shortlisted
building could be designed from the inside out.
‘ All Shortlisted Consultants
were paid £5,000 to produce
• Zaha Hadid’s team included Buro Happold as Civil, their individual designs for
Structural and Services Engineer. concept approval ‘
The Zaha Hadid Design
‘A tunnel-like
configuration between
the
City and The Clyde’
‘’A sectional extrusion , open at opposing ends along a diverted linear path. This cross sectional
outline is a responsive gesture to encapsulate a wave or ‘pleats’. The outer pleats are enclosed to
accommodate support services and the ‘black box’ exhibits. This leaves the main central space
column free and open, offering greatest flexibility to exhibit the museum’s world class collection.

‘Combining geometric complexity with structural ingenuity and material authenticity , continues
Glasgow’s rich engineering traditions and will be part of the city’s future as a centre of innovation’
 Riverside Museum
What the Engineer said…
• Achieving a Column Free Vision - The steelwork
solution utilises the folded plate geometry of the
roof, translating it into a system of inclined trusses.
Utilising support from the facades, the side walls
and the structurally stiff zones where the roof
changes direction it was possible to minimise the
depth of the structure which is hidden within the
building shell to 700mm.
• Integrated services - Substantial tunnels below the
floor , up to 3.5m deep are the main routes for the
building services including lighting, heating, IT “ Creating the spectacular roof
cables and pipework. Rainwater , brought in from
the roof via a network of pipes is also transmitted was an achievement in itself but
through these conduits. many other , hidden aspects of
• Functional Façade - Providing a low level of air this museum required
leakage and substantial insulation to reduce the exceptional engineering even
extremes of temperature and thus reducing the although they will go un-noticed
demand for heating and cooling. The north and by most visitors “
south glass facades are also multi-purpose
Riverside Museum ‘The Riverside
Funding & Costs Appeal has raised
£4.5m since the
“The Riverside Museum Project opening of the
cost totalled £74million” museum’

Three Principal Funders

£47.4m £21.6m £5.0m

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Contractor Procurement
• OJEU compliant tender –process started early 2006.
• Pre Qualification Questionnaire issued early 2006 to produce a short
list of up to 6 Contractors who would be invited to participate in a 2
stage tender exercise.
• Only 4 contractors made the short list.

STAGE 1
Issued in June 2006 and required pricing for
Prelims/OHP and Programme as well as
strategic work packages:-
•Substructure.
•Concrete superstructure.
•Steel Frame.
•External envelope-roof .
•wall cladding and glazing.
STAGE 2
Open book tendering of the remaining
cost plan allowances/work package
after appointment of Stage 1 Contractor
‘ During the tender period 3
bidders withdrew because of
workload and /or risk profile ‘
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Contractor Procurement
• BAM Stage 1 tender accepted November 2006

• BAM commenced work in December 2006

• Advising on buildability, programme, sub-contractors, cost

allowances and budgets.

• BAM Stage 2 tender accepted in August 2007 in the sum of £51.3m.

• This excluded all external landscaping and public realm works

Final Account agreed at PC on

17 December 2010 at £59.6m
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Roles & Responsibilities
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Fit-Out Chart

Buro Happold

Zaha Hadid
Beck Mivan Directs

BAM
Contractual Link
Management Link
Overview/Reporting
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Concurrent Works

Clyde
Maritime Trust

Capita Symonds
CAR PARK /
SLIPWAY SV GLENLEE CSO POINTHOUSE FERRIES HIGHWAYS
Kelvin Clyde GHL
Scottish LES
Harbour Ltd Maritime LES
Water
Trust CSPM/DBA/G
DRS &T/Gillespies
Halcrow
Leslies
Luddon Luddon
McLays Farrans /
Farrans
BBV Varis Atkins
Atkins Atkins

Contractual Link
Management Link
Overview/Reporting
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Key Construction Issues
“ Structural Steelwork –
There will be books written
about this one! “

The cladding - All

24,000 individual
panels - Many made
totally by hand !
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Key Construction Issues
• Piling - Constrained site and
surrounded by other ongoing
works - Quay wall(s), Off Site
highways.

Super Trenches
‘Heavily
reinforced
tanked
underground
structures’
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Key Construction Issues
• The exhibition floor-polished
concrete-that won’t crack (much !)

• Stopping water getting in before the

roof and gutters were 100% complete.

• Getting water !

• Access to fire and volume control

dampers.

• Curved stair handrails.

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Key Construction Issues

Picking
the
colour
Suspended
ceilings
both
curved and
flat.
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Key Construction Issues
The
facades
and soffits.
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Key Construction Issues
Integrating and working around others:-
•Quay wall.
•Key Attracts - SA Locomotive, Trams, Buses.
•Fitting Out.
•Public Realm, SV Glenlee, River Kelvin Slip.
 Riverside Museum Concurrent Works - Externally

Off Site Highways- A Glasgow

Harbour Ltd project - The re-alignment of the
Expressway by Farrans was part of the wider
Glasgow Harbour project which at the eastern
end created the access roads and new
junction necessary for the Riverside site.
Works started in 2005 and the road network
was complete in June 2008.
 Riverside Museum Concurrent Works - Externally

Yorkhill Basin infill

Another Glasgow Harbour project
which saw the main basin infilled
by Farrans in 2006 with the
closure wall being installed in
2008.
Riverside Museum Concurrent Works - Externally

Pointhouse Quay Wall

GCC separate commission to form the
perimeter waterside boundary-this
increased the ground level plan size of
the site. Farrans commenced in March
2007 and were substantially completed in
December 2007.
Riverside Museum Concurrent Works - Externally

Diversion of the Yorkhill

Combined Sewer Overflow -
Commissioned separately by GCC and
implemented by George Leslie, diversion of
the Scottish Water CSO which crossed the site
was essential and the new alignment outwith
the museum footprint incorporated new
screening to comply with SEPA’s
requirements.
Riverside Museum Concurrent Works - Externally

SV Glenlee Entrance Kiosk

A purpose built visitor reception
SV Glenlee - In addition to and ticket facility constructed
refurbishment works on the SV over the Quayside-this was
Glenlee to increase visitor access commissioned by Clyde
and comfort the berthing Maritime Trust and built by
requirements required to be Luddons.
incorporated in the Pointhouse
Quay wall and also the Public
Realm works on the Quayside.
The Glenlee’s booms and access /
egress ramps have to
accommodate a 5m tide
movement.
Riverside Museum Concurrent Works - Externally

River Kelvin Slipway - A new

public slipway built by Luddons was
commissioned by Clyde Maritime Trust to
provide small craft access to the river and
‘most’ stages of the tide. This also
incorporated the new pontoons and link-
span for the Govan Ferry and opened in
conjunction with Riverside
Riverside Museum Concurrent Works - Externally

Govan Ferry- new landing platforms

and link-span by VARIS were
commissioned by GCC for the Govan
Ferry crossing reinstated to coincide with
the Museum opening.

New River Boat Berthing at

Yorkhill to allow water taxi visitors to
arrive directly east of the Museum at
Yorkhill. This was commissioned by GCC
and carried out by VARIS.
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Concurrent Works - Externally

The Public Car Park

Commissioned directly by GCC- McLay’s
commenced work on the car park and
bus turning/parking facility in
conjunction with the phased removal of
BAM’s site compound in November 2010.
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Concurrent Works - Externally

Public Realm
- Incorporated into
BAM’s contract in
November 2009
and started in
December 2009,
substantially
completed in
December 2010 and
fully completed in
conjunction with
the closing out the
interfaces with the
other contracts
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Concurrent Works - Internally
• Street 1 Fit Out- Beck Interiors started on the
Fitting out of street 1 in February 2010 and
completed this area in September 2010
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Concurrent Works - Internally
• Delivery of the large key attracts at various
stages to suit the fitting out - Subway car,
Locomotives, Tramcars and Buses.
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Concurrent Works - Internally
• Main exhibition hall Fit Out - MIVAN
commenced in October 2010.
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Concurrent Works - Internally
• Ship Conveyor mechanism - Installed by Dodds
Engineering in December 2010.
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Concurrent Works - Internally
• Velodrome - Overhead bicycle display installed
by Engage Engineering in October 2010
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Facts & Figures
24,000 Individual Zinc 185 Tonnes -
Panels in the outer surface
Total Weight of
of the undulating roof,
Roof, supported by
most of which are
bespoke and were 2,500 Tonnes
engineered on site. of steelwork.

• 7,800 Sq Mtrs – Footprint of the Riverside Museum with a total area of

11,200 Sq Mtrs.
• 36.6 Meters at highest point of the Building.
• Service Tunnels under the building stretch to 1.2Km and up to 3.5m deep.
• 70km of cabling installed throughout the building.
• 4,500 Cu Mtrs of concrete poured during the works.
• 600,000 Visitors to the Museum since opening !
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Lessons Learned

Team-Working ethos and

collaboration- definitely required for
complex projects like this.
• Too many separate contracts and
owners.
• Too many second stage contracts
let after works commenced on
site. Largely due to VE work
required to meet budget.
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Thank You

QUESTIONS
and Answers.