Selfridges – Duke Street & Barrett St, London W1

As part of a significant 2 phase refurbishment and redevelopment of the flagship store in Oxford Street Reach Active undertook the multi-utility diversion works in Duke street. This facilitated the subsequent and substantial public realm and highways works to Duke Street which now provides an appropriate setting for the eastern end of the store.

Logistics and delivery created challenges and constraints whilst working in the immediate vicinity of the live store which remained operational at all.

Reach Active scope consisted of:

  • Buried services Surveys
  • Trial Hole investigations
  • Utility Design
  • Utility Management/Contracts/Negotiations
  • Utility Engineer liaison
  • Excavation and LA Licenses
  • Client/Site Construction Liaison
  • Delivery of Construction
  • Collaborative S278 working with FM Conway’s
  • Gas Diversions and Disconnections
  • Communications Network diversions – BT & Virgin Media
  • RA value engineered and negotiated a protection strategy for the following utilities; UKPN, Colt and Level 3
  • Resource and programme acceleration – 24 hour working teams to ensure works completion due to the sensitive location of works.