Critical preparatory work to help facilitate the transformation of one of the country’s most iconic waterfronts has been won by our Geoenvironmental Engineering Department

The work covers the provision of ground investigation and dockyard inspection services at Liverpool Docks as operator National Museums Liverpool invests in revamping a key part of the heritage waterfront.

Spanning the area between the Royal Albert Dock and Mann Island, the project will feature the creation of pedestrian bridge links to the Canning Dock, while also revitalising buildings within the area as part of an ambitious 10-year masterplan to transform part of Liverpool’s popular waterfront.

The highlight of the programme features the redevelopment of the Dr Martin Luther King Jr Building, which stands as a major iconic focal point of the Royal Albert Dock system and will provide a dramatic and prominent entrance to the city’s International Slavery Museum as part of ambitious plans.

We moved quickly to secure the contract, completing the ground engineering work, including drilling 25m deep bore holes to inform the engineering pile design and inspections of the condition of the dockside walls to ensure they would not be affected by new construction work, within a tight timeframe.

Reflecting a busy period of activity and a strong pipeline of work, Chris Rudd, director of geoenvironmental, said the firm is investing to deliver additional customer value and effective ground engineering solutions for complex problems.

“The Liverpool Dock transformation work reflects our ability to turnaround project rapidly and to the highest professional standards,” he said, “strengthening our relationship with clients as a go-to ground engineering specialist, capable of supporting major infrastructure and inward investment initiative.”