ALAN AULD GROUP - Indico · 2018-11-14 · 1 South Parade, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN1 2DY, UK Tel: +44 (0) 1302 329911 Fax: +44 (0) 1302 329922 ALAN AULD GROUP ALAN AULD GROUP

1 South Parade, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN1 2DY, UK

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ALAN AULD GROUP

ALAN AULD GROUP LTD

Proposal for Technical & Commercial Support

to the

Laguna Project

Alan Auld Chairman and Managing Director of Alan Auld Group Ltd

John Elliott Managing Director Alan Auld Engineering Ltd

Chris Thompson Managing Director of Alan Auld Commercial Ltd


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Alan Auld Proposal for Technical & Commercial Support

Services to the Laguna Project

We propose to provide technical, commercial and project

management support services to the project science team

through the different phases of project development.

From the original seven site proposals three sites have been

selected for further development.

To conclude the site selection process each site must be

assessed independently using set criteria for suitability:-

• Geological

• Scientific

• Socio/ Political

• Economic


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What is Laguna

A complex/mining/civil engineering/process engineering/science project

involving many disciplines.

There will be

many challenges

to overcome to

ensure a

successful project

built on time and

on budget.


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Laguna- The Challenges

Safety - Very large chamber excavation to support

Safety - Large tank containing liquid argon at very low temperatures

Safety – Safe operation and maintenance for workforce & technicians

Safety/Cost – Needs to be operational for many years with safety backups

Cost – Dependant on many factors, including site specifics and logistics

Site Selection - Fair and open decision process to select the best site

based on all relevant factors

Project Management- Ensure smooth communication between all specialists


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Laguna Next phase

Development of Underground Construction Plan & Costing

Operation Strategy- Costing & Risk Analysis

This work will include planning the chamber construction, costing and

interface with the tank construction in greater detail, to gain greater certainty

of outcome.


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Proposed Areas of AAG Support for Next Phase

• Technical appraisal of suitability of each site

• Independent commercial appraisal of each site proposal

• Independent vetting of overall project costs and programme

• Assistance in identifying & resolving technical issues and

problems

• Construction project management services to science team

acting as an interface resource in planning the project and

coordinating the work of other technical specialists.

• AAG can manage the construction process leaving the

science team to concentrate on science


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High Profile International Underground Engineering for

Science Projects

Our company understands the specialist needs of underground

works for science projects and has a history of carrying out many

specialised design studies related to the construction of

underground facilities for the UK Nuclear Waste Storage

Programme (NIREX & NDA)

The company has also carried out design proposals,studies and

peer review work on most of the European nuclear waste

projects including, Posiva, Andra, Gorleben and Moll as well as

bidding for work in North America

In addition we have provided technical and contractual advice

relating to artificial ground freeze work carried out to facilitate the

construction of the CERN project.


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The Alan Auld Group Consists of 3 companies

• Alan Auld Engineering Ltd

• Alan Auld Commercial Ltd

• Alan Auld Construction Management Ltd

These companies compliment and support each other and allow the Group

to provide a full support service to clients from initial concept and feasibility

studies to project budget preparation, full design service and finally project

execution, supervision and reporting.

Alan Auld Engineering Ltd

Specialists in underground engineering design for mines and civil

engineering projects in rock and soft ground.

Worldwide presence and work load in a variety of specialist areas,

including mine shaft and decline access design in UK, Europe, North &

South America and Asia

Underground chambers & excavations for civil and mine projects

Deep underground nuclear waste repository design work

Specialist engineering for materials handling and construction logistics


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Alan Auld Commercial Ltd

Company provides total commercial and contractual services for all

parts of a construction project life cycle including :

Project feasibility and budget costing

Detailed costing and bill of quantity preparation

Contract advice & support during tender process

Project commercial reporting

Contractual and commercial dispute resolution


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Alan Auld Construction Management Ltd

Project management services including:

• Methodology and project execution documentation

• Preparation of detailed programmes & schedules

• Monitoring of projects using embedded AA contract staff

• Management of projects using dedicated AA teams


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Alan Auld Engineering Areas of Expertise

•Underground engineering in both superficial deposits and rock

•Specialists in ground support in difficult ground at all depths

•Geotechnical processes including artificial ground freeze design

•Problem solving, construction sequencing & methodology

•Design of temporary & permanent excavation support

•Design & detailing of steelwork and materials handling

•3D modelling & finite element analysis

•General underground contractor’s technical support services from

tender to project completion.


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Alan Auld Engineering Areas of Expertise- Independent Technical

Review of each site using state of the art computer software


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Alan Auld Commercial Expertise

•Programming and budget costs of underground works.

•Detailed cost plans

•Contractor procurement methods

•Contract advice.

•Interim valuations

•Final account negotiations

•Operating internationally with current or recent projects in UK,

Canada, France and Ireland.

•Network of ‘associates’ in Europe and Scandinavia.

•General technical support services from tender to project completion.


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Company History and Background

•Company started over 20 years ago by Alan Auld, formerly chief design

engineer for Cementation Mining

•Over the last 20 years Alan has steadily built the company from a 1

man band to a specialist boutique engineering company servicing the

mining and civil tunnelling markets with a worldwide workload

•We now employ around 15 full time staff and another 10 part time

specialists as required

•The company operates internationally in mining and civil engineering

shaft sinking and tunnelling from concept & feasibility studies through to

project completion


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Alan Auld Group companies operate worldwide

•Thailand – Design support bid for new decline tunnels for potash mine

•France – Design & construction costing for underground bulkheads in

salt mine

•Chile – 1000m deep feasibility stage shaft design for new copper mine

designed for strong seismic events

•Louisiana , USA - Design of shaft lining repairs for a salt mine

•New Brunswick, Canada – 1000m deep shaft lining and station design

•Saskatchewan, Canada - Shaft lining design, peer review and full

engineering design on two potash mines

•Ukraine - New coal mine shaft design review for bank funding

•Ireland – New gypsum mine decline development & project management

•Pakistan – Freeze design for deep civil engineering shafts

•Israel – Ground freeze design on motorway box jack tunnel


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Spread of Work Carried out in the UK

•Design studies for UK deep level nuclear waste storage

•Design of tunnels and shafts for mines & utility companies

•Design of tunnels & temporary works for metro underground

railway construction

•Contractor’s temporary works ranging from deep excavations to

spoil handling systems and hoisting arrangements

•Inspection and remediation design work for mine shafts and

service tunnels

•General structural and civil design in steel and concrete

•Assistance with tender bids & preparation of documentation


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PD1 Company Organisation Chart – Figure 1

J.A. Elliott Alan Auld Group Ltd

Projects & Quality Director

F.A. Auld Alan Auld Group Ltd Managing Director

B.E. Maskery Alan Auld Group Ltd Commercial Director

Alan Auld Group Ltd

Alan Auld Construction

Management

Alan Auld Engineering Alan Auld

Commercial

C. Thompson Managing Director

Office Based Commercial Staff

Site Based Commercial Staff

J.A. Elliott Managing Director

L. Kyle

Quality Manager

O. Colbeck

Director of Engineering

J. Cook

Senior Design

Engineer

D. Malkin

Senior Design

Engineer

Associates &

Sub-Contractors

T. Heath

Senior Design

Draughtsman

J. Corke

Design Engineer

J. Anderson

Graduate

Engineer

S. Hollingsworth

Design

Engineering

Assistant

Contract Design

& Draughting

Staff

L. Kyle

Draughtsman

L. Bowser

Office Manager

H. Thorne

Office Administration

Assistant


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PD1 Company Organisation Charts – Figure 3

L. Kyle QA Manager

O. Colbeck

Director of Engineering

D. Malkin

Senior Design Engineer

(Civil)

J.A. Elliott

Managing Director

J. Cook

Senior Design Engineer

(Geotechnical)

Alan Auld Commercial C. Thompson

Managing Director

T.Heath

Senior Design

Draughtsman

Associates, Sub

Contractors & Contract

Staff

J. Corke

Design Engineer

J. Anderson

Graduate Design

Engineer

S. Hollingsworth

Design Engineering

Assistant

L. Kyle

CAD Technician

Alan Auld Engineering Ltd


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Projects


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Project Management

of new twin bore

drifts for new

gypsum mine in

Ireland

The Alan Auld company

provided a full project

management service to

client Irish Gypsum to

manage the construction

of this new mine access.

This service included

commercial, contractual

and technical support.


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ROAD

Drummond Mine Project

Looking down the decline

during construction


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ROAD

Drummond Mine Project

Construction of the tunnel

portal structure.


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ROAD

Drummond Mine

Project

Photo taken during

construction of

access decline

tunnels in superficial

deposits, as well as

weathered volcanic

rock, to reach

gypsum deposits.


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Ground freezing for

mining and civil

engineering

We have considerable

experience of thermal

design for artificial

ground schemes and

work with specialist

freeze contractors


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Harrods Goods

Tunnel, London,

UK

On this scheme we

prepared the

contractor’s

construction

sequencing and

temporary works

detailing to ensure

a safe and

successful project


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Dorchester Hotel,

London, UK

Cable Tunnel &

Access Shafts

Constructed

beneath the hotel

and accessed from

an underground

car park


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Dorchester

Service Tunnel

Design of shotcrete

primary lined

tunnel under

construction.

This tunnel links the

hotel with an annex

building and runs under

Park Lane in central

London.


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Dorchester

Service

Tunnel

Completed

tunnel

following

installation of

secondary

lining, before

services

installation.


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Piccadilly Potash Mine,

New Brunswick, Canada

Alan Auld Engineering are

responsible for the design

of 2 No. 1000m deep shafts

for a new potash mine, as

well as the underground

loading station. Our work

involves liaison and co-

ordination with other design

and construction specialists

including hoisting, and

materials handling.


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Piccadilly

Potash Mine,

New Brunswick,

Canada

Looking into the

shaft from the

headframe


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Piccadilly

Potash Mine,

New Brunswick,

Canada

Looking up to

collar level form

the sub-collar

ventilation plenum

level


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Piccadilly

Potash Mine,

New Brunswick,

Canada

Looking up the

shaft from the

shaft floor level


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Piccadilly

Potash Mine,

New Brunswick,

Canada

Grouting

operation at shaft

bottom to seal off

water inflows


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Thank you

Merci

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ALAN AULD GROUP - Indico · 2018-11-14 · 1 South Parade, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN1 2DY, UK Tel: +44 (0) 1302 329911 Fax: +44 (0) 1302 329922 ALAN AULD GROUP ALAN AULD GROUP