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Minimising Risk
It was a resounding success, from the initial stages of
fixing steel and formwork, to the logistics on the day. The Capital Dock project is a
The team wasted no time with crane co-ordinator major project by any measure.
Kieran Crowley ensuring the first of six tower cranes The site will employ up to
were erected within twelve hours of the pour finishing. 540 construction workers
The main lift and stair cores rising from the basement at its peak, and take three
are formed by slip-form method. The slip form rig is years to complete. There are
divided into three separate levels. The Top Deck where over 100 design professionals
all material is landed by means of a tower crane and employed, 12 of which will be
all cutting of material is carried out. The Working Deck based full time on site. This
is where the majority of the activity is carried out, immense project will require
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for example, the placement of concrete and tying of 35,000m of concrete, 2,500 tonnes of structural steel
steel. Finally the Hanging Deck is where concrete has and 4,000 tonnes of reinforcing steel which will form
passed the 1200mm pan, when it’s still fresh and can the frames of the buildings.
be adapted to achieve an acceptable finish. In order to mitigate risk, the team have developed a
strategy to spread the workload across a number of
suppliers and sub-contractors. For example, building
frames for the office blocks will use structural steel
with precast hollow core floors and slip formed lift
and stair-cores. The apartment blocks will use post-
tensioned slabs, slip formed lift and stair-cores, and
twin-wall precast concrete to rising elements. The third
commercial building will be constructed with 500mm
deep traditional reinforced concrete slabs.
Similarly, three sub-contracts are planned for the
façade works. Pre-cast concrete and brick façade
panels with integrated windows will be used on the
residential apartments, with a unitised façade system
by another specialist used on the commercial blocks.

On average the slip form rig lifts 3.2m each day.
This is a three year project and there are some
amazing opportunities awaiting those seeking a new
challenge at Sisk. Whilst the core team is in place,
many more staff will be required in the coming
months. For example, the project requires a full time
Quality Manager who co-ordinates the building control
process, inspection, test plans and quality cycle.
The project team is divided into various disciplines
led by Project Director, Declan Kelly. Sean Corr chairs
the commercial team, and Shane Glynn the operations
(l-r) Ahmed Noureldin – Junior Services Manager,
team. The latter of these two is further divided into the
Marita Reilly – BCAR Manager, and Ana Arrechea
Marfagon – Document Controller
engineering team led by Paul Campion, foremen led by
Patrick Casey, State Street Bank led by Joe Gartlan, and
planning and logistics management led by Earnan Beary.
With a number of new labour entering the Irish
domestic market, Declan, Shane and the rest of the
team have the challenge of embedding the Zero
philosophy across the project. But thanks to the
careful procurement of reliable subcontractors and
potential internal transfers of staff from other areas of
the business, this project will certainly be aiming high.
Six tower cranes will distribute and lift materials
into place
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