Rendel/Ingerop are responsible for developing and delivering the Scheme Design of the Civil Works in Stage 1 followed by the Detailed Design in Stage 2, for the Design-and-Build contractor, ALIGN. Align is comprised of the three Civil Contractors in Joint Venture (Bouygues Travaux Publics, Sir Robert McAlpine, Volkerstevin).

The services provided include design of the Colne Valley viaduct and other structural elements (e.g. abutments); design of associated approach embankments; geotechnical modelling, ground risk assessments and earthworks; soil-structure interaction analysis for piled foundations and earth-retaining structures; geological interpretation of GI data; development of ground models; highway designs for road diversions, realignments, new junctions, new access roads to compounds and transformer sites, highway scope definition, pavements, emergency hard standings, road drainage and vehicle swept path analysis;  track alignments; production of 2D drawings and 3D BIM models of the designs to meet the ultimate client’s BIM and data management requirements; Environmental assessments; hydraulic modelling for river realignments / diversions; acoustic modelling for the design of Noise Barriers.

Rendel services included Management Support Consultancy (MSC), advising the BBA in any activities requiring government actions or permissions, where they have programme implications and the following management functions:

• Project management including coordination, reporting, monitoring of progress and plans,
• Budgetary and financial management
• Review of Quality Control and Quality Assurance Plan
• Reviewing payment certificates if required
• Contractual advice and settlement of disputes
• Implementation of the Social Safeguard Plans (environment, resettlement, )
• Design and management of Monitoring and Evaluation(M&E) programme for socio-economic aspects designed to minimise noise, and noise barriers were