Macinnes Bros Extended Logo
Macinnes Bros Short Logo (2019 Update)
  • About
    • About MIB
    • MIB Culture & Policies
    • Health and Safety
    • Quality and Environmental
    • Work With MIB
    • MIB Community Impact
    • Latest MIB News
  • MIB Construction
  • MIB Civil Engineering
  • Builders Merchant
    • MIB Merchants
    • Aggregate
    • Concrete
    • Waste Transfer Station
    • Construction Plant Hire
    • MIB Haulage
  • MIB Homes
  • Contact
Menu
  • About
    • About MIB
    • MIB Culture & Policies
    • Health and Safety
    • Quality and Environmental
    • Work With MIB
    • MIB Community Impact
    • Latest MIB News
  • MIB Construction
  • MIB Civil Engineering
  • Builders Merchant
    • MIB Merchants
    • Aggregate
    • Concrete
    • Waste Transfer Station
    • Construction Plant Hire
    • MIB Haulage
  • MIB Homes
  • Contact

Lochboisdale Harbour & Marina

  • Civil Engineering

MIB Role: Principal Contractor

  • Lochboisdale Development Ltd
  • £10M
  • 24 Months
  • NEC3 Option A

Saltire Awards for Civil Engineering 2015 Nominee

An ambitious Community project which MIB were proud to deliver on time and within budget.  The Lochboisdale Harbour Regeneration transformed an uninhabited island into a commercial harbour and marina.

The main scope of works included;
• Shipping of plant, materials and temporary welfare accommodation to Gasaigh Island to allow peat stripping to begin. Personnel were also transported by boat on a daily basis to carry out these works.
• The construction of 2no causeways to link the existing Lochboisdale Harbour to the small island of Gasaigh Island via the Rubha Bhuailt Peninsula.
• Hydraulic rock breaking and rock blasting.
• Dredging the seabed to prepare it for core material and rock to create the causeway.

• Dredging between Gasaigh Island and Rubha Bhuailt to remove sand/silt to enable MIB to commence infill for the second causeway with filter and armour.
• Building a temporary haul road between Rubha Bhuailt and Gasaigh Island – this was later built up as the second causeway.
• The construction of both east and west breakwaters at Gasaigh Island.
• The construction of a new pier and slipway with pontoon berths on Gasaigh Island.
• Sheet piling being placed in the harbour area.
• Installation of services and utilities. Road tarring and markings were subcontracted.

This ambitious, community driven project was channeled as much as possible through local workforce, subcontractors and suppliers when possible. Controlled site visits were arranged for members of the public and children from the local primary school had the opportunity to attend site and see first-hand the progress of the project. Regular newsletters and newspaper adverts also kept local residents and the local community as updated and involved as possible with the construction as a whole.

For the rock blasting elements, explosives were required to be helicoptered to the island of South Uist and these were then stored in a magazine on site. Pleasant weather conditions were vital in the transportation of the explosives as cancellations will occur after certain wind speeds/visibility levels etc.

Peat management on this contract was a primary concern as 30,000m3 was to be relocated and used for landscaping etc. under a strict environmental and peat management plan which was supplied by MacInnes Bros Ltd for approval by all stakeholders.&

  • Structural Engineer: Fairhurst Engineering
Img 7988
Img 1965 Lb Overall
Haul Road Lb (4)
Dumper Unloaded Gasaigh (3)
MIB Principal Contractor - Causeway Installation Lochboisdale Harbour & Marina
Dscn9298
Img 1963 Gasaigh Only
Sony Dsc
Sony Dsc
Sony Dsc
Dji00194
Cimg2660
Sony Dsc
Sam 6083
Construction of Marina Breakwater
Cimg2795
Dji00229
Dji00214
Dcim100media
Previous
Next
Purple Rgb Accredited
Achilles Uvdb Stamp Silver Plus
Achilles Uvdb Stamp Verified
Silver Rgb
Lw Logo Employer Rgb
Familyaward2021logo Business Gateway Winner
Macinnes Bros Short Logo (2019 Update)

MacInnes Brothers Ltd

  • About Us
  • Work With MIB
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy

Contacts

  • Uachdar, Isle of Benbecula,
    Western Isles, HS7 5LY
  • info@macinnesbros.com
  • 01870 602910
TwitterFacebook-f
Macinnes Bros Shield Crest

Copyright © 2019 MacInnes Bros Ltd. All rights reserved

Responsive Website Design and Development by mtc.