This project took place in the entertainment district of Fortitude Valley in Brisbane CBD, with all the usual challenges of tight access, planned deliveries, and road closures that come with city jobs. The risk of downtime due to unforeseen issues could result in major crane and road closure costs, making planning key to the successful execution of the scope.
The scope involved stripping down an existing plant deck back to the structural bones, with the previous grating and purlins needing an upgrade for the new planned use of the area. Initial scans were completed prior to any demolition to get the shop drawing process underway ahead of decommissioning the area. During this process, many design issues were worked through, resulting in changes to the design due to the feasibility of the current design once the actual site conditions were known. Scanning and planning pre-design is another good use case for our technology, and we would love to get involved earlier in your project lifecycle to bring the same attention to detail into pre-design.
The result for this project was a successful demolition of required mechanical and structural components, leaving only the required steel in place—nothing more, nothing less, removed the first time. Due to no laydown areas in the laneways, street, or rooftop, the erection sequence, consisting of structural steel followed by purlins and then grating, was pre-planned down to the order of the lifting sequence. With a 24-hour pre-booking requirement, only the right steel at the right time could be delivered and accepted on-site, allowing us to single lift from the back of the truck to the final position on the structure for a seamless install with minimal standdown time for the crane and delivery crews.
