Coventry Station Renovation Programme
Coventry City Council and Network Rail
Enable Infrastructure, previously known as BCM Construction, was contracted by Network Rail and Coventry City Council to participate in the refurbishment project for Coventry Station, a key component of the council’s Coventry Station Master Plan. The project aimed to prepare the station for the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games, during which Coventry Stadium and Arena served as venues for rugby sevens, judo, and wrestling competitions.
The project
Enable Infrastructure and Enable Power Systems teams successfully completed a complex project involving the construction of a substation, two sets of lifts, and a new car park for a new shopping centre.
The project required collaboration with various organizations and individuals, including Western Power Distribution, Avanti West Coast, West Midland Trains, British Transport Police, National Car Parks, and members of the general public.
The civils work and Mechanical and Electrical Systems (M&E) work were meticulously executed by Enable Infrastructure and Enable Power Systems teams.
The project reached its successful completion in June 2021.
The challenge
- The project’s intricate nature involves numerous parties.
- Within the Coventry Station area, there are sixteen unexploded bombs left over from World War II. Coventry had several military factories and was a key location for ammunition distribution during the war. As a result, it was heavily targeted by the Luftwaffe, with the station being a primary target during the bombing raid.
The solution
- By meticulously strategising and fostering effective partnerships with our clients and various stakeholders, we achieved the desired outcome of the project.
- To address the possibility of encountering unexploded ordnance, we had a dedicated UXO specialist engineer working closely with our teams from start to finish.
The deliverables
CIVILS
- 180m of 1000mm-deep trenching through concrete in preparation for a new earth farm
- Six 30m-deep earth rods drilled
- Delivery and installation of two temporary generators and their subsequent connection to the LV panel
- Disconnection and removal of the existing transformer and RMU.
- Demolition of the existing internal floor
- Demolition of internal walls and external walls
- Removal of existing doors, with temporary doors constructed and fitted
- Installation of below-ground duct routes between rooms of the new configuration
- Erection of shuttering and steelwork for concrete-pouring the new floor levels in the transformer room
- Erection of two new internal walls to separate the RMU, transformer and LV rooms.
- Erection of shuttering and steelwork for concrete-pouring the new RMU room
- Installation of fireproofing
- Fire-sealing all elements of the installation.
MECHANICAL & ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
- Installation of a synced generator system and commissioning it into the existing LV distribution panel
- Following installation of temporary supply, decommissioning of all existing transformer equipment to enable the civils work to begin
- Installation of new earth farm
- 11kv transformer installation by machine move (with 4.7t moved in by hand, using rollers and jacks)
- Four-part 1600A LV panel installed.
- Full installation of sixteen 300mm sq LV cables between the new transformer and the new LV panel
- Fitting of twelve 300mm sq cables between the old and new LV panel
- Installation of three 120mm sq 11kv HV feeds between the WPD ring main unit and the new transformer
- Fitting of an industrial ventilation system designed to keep all electrical equipment below 40 degrees Celsius and to manage any potential fire
- Design, supply and installation of new ventilation grills around all new equipment to the exterior of the building, providing an aesthetically pleasing finish
- Fitting of all fire and security systems
- Testing and commissioning of the site, including pressure-testing and all electrical certification of newly installed low and high voltage assets.
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