Millennium Coastal Park: Llanelli Land Bridges

The Millennium Coastal Park; Llanelli Land Bridges, has at its core the concepts ingrained in partnering and is successful as a total engineering project from conception to completion. It demonstrates the integration of pre-planning, design, contractual flexibility and value engineering culminating in a project delivered within budget and to a tight timescale. The idea of partnering was initially promoted and then embraced by all parties. During the design phase, an awareness of flexibility led to various bridge and landscape design options being proffered for consideration by the client, and then two alternatives were developed to the detailed stage. The aim of all decisions taken was to achieve the project goals of time and cost efficiency. The form of contract selected was another strand of the partnering ethos. The ECC Target Cost option with a highly incentivized pain/gain share produced a positive response, culminating in a final scheme saving of 13%. The end product is of high quality, and the harmony achieved between the client, designer and contractor is testimony to the success of the project.