Wayne Overmeyer

Lorem Ipsum Dolor [Insert Date] Wayne Overmeyer PROJECT PORTFOLIO 2005-09 Major Projects 2005-06 Borough Roads Maintenance, £2m Structural Maintenance of Principal Roads, £1m 2006-07 Borough Roads Maintenance, £2.2m Structural Maintenance of Principal Roads, £1m Black Prince Road / Salamanca Place, £1.5m Highway Maintenance Contract 2007-08 Borough Roads Maintenance, £2.5m Structural Maintenance of Principal Roads £1m The Cut, £3m A. Proin tristique. Kings College Phase 1, £500K 2008-09 Borough Roads Maintenance, £2.3m B. Curabitur. Structural Maintenance of Principal Roads £600K Kings College Phase 2, £300K Kings College Phase 3, £500K 2 A The Cut London – Waterloo, SE1 THE DESTINATION Crossing through both Lambeth and Southwark boroughs and running parallel to the Thames River, The Cut has fast become a destination in its own right. It’s a cultural hotspot hosting an array of shops, restaurants and bars along with the newly refurbished Young Vic Theatre, the Old Vic and the National Theater Annex. The Cut and its surrounding area is characterized by a growing commercial sector, an unusual number of housing for such a centrally located area, a rapidly growing nighttime economy and an extensive public transport network. B THE CHALLENGE In order to complement the increasing popularity of The Cut the project sought to address the poor state of urban realm, such as narrow footways, poor lighting, vehicle dominance and lack of planting. Historically, The Cut had also been used as a rat run by traffic between Blackfriars and Waterloo. The aim of the project was to refurbish the area to make it more attractive for residents, businesses, people who work locally and visitors to the area through a series of major physical improvements. C 3 B D C THE PARTNERSHIP common objective. The completion of The Cut was the result of a successful collaboration between delivery partners Cross River Partnership, Lambeth Council, Pell Frischmann, Cracknell Ferns, FM Conway, Waterloo Quarter Business Aliiance, Waterloo Community Development Group, South Bank Employers Group, London Remade and local residents to achieve a Extensive consultation with local residents and businesses was undertaken at all stages and as well as incorporating the requirements of Lambeth the results guided and informed the way the scheme developed. The Cut is a shining example of diverse sections of the community and local government working together to improve an important area in central 4 London for the benefit of local residents, businesses owners and the wider community. “Upgrading The Cut has been designed to improve the interface between the local community and the central London aspects of Waterloo. We will achieve this objective by humanizing and greening this public space in a sustainable way.” Savas Sivetidis, Director of Cross River Partnership TRAFFIC GREENING HIGH SPEC MATERIAL By installing raised tables on The Cut – it is now a self-enforcing 20MPH zone. This reduces the vehicular traffic putting The Cut back into the domain of the pedestrians with its widened footways. Less traffic also encourages more cyclists to access the area more easily. To further cater for cyclists, 35 new cycle parking stands were introduced along The Cut. Nearly 50 trees of three different species have been planted on The Cut, helping improve local biodiversity and lower the impact of CO2 emissions in the area. Furthermore, all rubble from the site was removed and recycled into material for road construction as Type 1 aggregate. The new lighting on The Cut is also more energy efficient and the parking meters solar powered. High spec materials have been used throughout the project to ensure that this high profile street has been refurbished to the highest standard. York Stone and Granite has been laid and Woodhouse Geo Lighting columns, bins and seating have been installed to create a high quality public realm. BEFORE A B C D E F AFTER 5 THE CUT - COMPLETION A COMPLETION The Cut was completed in February 2007 at a cost of just under £3m. As well as the need to keep local business, residents and other stakeholders satisfied, Lambeth Engineers worked hard to co-ordinate the works with utility services which were also on site at the same time. The results are a sterling example of Lambeth, Transport for London’s and other partners commitment to the Area Based approach to schemes. Area Based meaning a multi-layered programme that encompasses various work programmes such as maintenance, traffic, cycling and waking. “This kind of work is becoming exceedingly important because it brings together pedestrians and businesses in an accessible and safe place”. B Kevin Spacey, Director of The Old Vic & double Academy Award Winning actor. “TfL is committed to projects that create a more pleasant and safe street environment. This scheme provides real improvements for pedestrians and cyclists and will also benefit local residents and businesses. Alex Williams, Director of Borough Partnerships (TfL) Right –Councillor Nigel Haseldon, Kevin Spacey, Alex Williams and local business owner. 6 C AWARDS, PUBLICITY and PRESS A B Above: On Tuesday 24th June 2008, The Cut won a prestigious BEX Award for Best Project Collaboration. 7 Right (bottom): The Cut was highly publicized in issue 7 of ‘Smartmoves’ (August 2008) which Above: The active Cut was highly publicizedSee in issue 7 of ‘Smartmoves’ promotes travel in London. next pages for articles. (August 2008) which promotes active travel in London. See next pages for article. 8 A B C 9 Left: ‘A Cut Above the Rest’ Published in Lambeth Life Aug 2008. Left: ‘A Clean Cut’ Published in The Metro, Aug 2008. 10 Kings College Plaza London – Waterloo, SE1 THE DESTINATION King’s College London is one of England’s oldest and most prestigious university institutions: a multi-faculty research-led university college based in the heart of London with over 19,700 students, of whom more than 6,200 are postgraduates. It is ranked as one of the world’s top 25 universities. The area outside the entrance to Kings College adjoins Tenison Way, York Street and Stamford Street, easily one of the busiest roundabouts in London that links Lambeth with the City of Westminster across Waterloo Bridge. The Kings College entrance has become a quintessential meeting area for students, visitors of London Southbank, the Waterloo shopping & theatre area and of course, the IMAX theatre located directly opposite the college. 11 THE CHALLENGE pedestrian friendly. Being a major meeting area for pedestrians, the entrance itself was to be redesigned to accommodate this foot traffic while beautifying the area to suit the increasingly high standard of the Waterloo urban environment. There were insufficient cycle stands to accommodate the burgeoning number of cyclists parking their bicycles during study or upon visiting the various sites in Waterloo. This can also be seen in the photos above where every cycle rack is used. The Kings College entrance was essentially a service road (as seen in the photos above) that was not at all Lighting standards and seating arrangements were respectively insufficient and non-existent. 12 Lastly, the number of unnecessary clutter in the form of bollards and decommissioned lighting columns added to the unattractiveness of the area. The challenge, therefore was to create a usable public plaza for residents, students, local businesses and visitors by utilising high grade materials, stylish lighting and new seating arrangements. ENVIRONMENT Work was completed without comprising the current foliage of trees. Seating was also arranged amongst them to provide shelter and a more natural environment for users to eat their lunch, read of simply watch the world go by. SUSTAINABILITY A vast number of cycle racks were installed outside of the college to reflect the increased use of this mode of transport in London. The building in the background is the IMAX theatre and beyond that the Waterloo Bridge / South Bank area. HIGH SPEC MATERIAL Granite paving stones were imported from China for this scheme. A 12 week lead time for this special product required many months of planning ahead. The design itself was followed to near perfection as darker shaded stones standout from the plaza layout. 13 LIGHTING The use of energy efficient tree lights and the blue LED lights inbuilt into the pavement change the plaza dramatically in the evening. STREET FURNITURE A massive marble seating arrangement was also imported from China to be a focal point on the plaza. It is used as a logical meeting zone for users and is fitted with anti-skate studs to prohibit would be skaters ruining the piece. 14 KINGS COLLEGE PLAZA - COMPLETION COMPLETION Kings College Plaza Phase 1 was a resounding success for Lambeth and the Waterloo Community. The outcome was exactly as prescribed – a high spec open space in the heart of London that placed emphasis on the pedestrian linkages to such iconic attractions like the Southbank, the IMAX theatre, the Old and Young Vic Theatre’s to name a few. “It is amazing to see such a huge difference that the plaza has brought to the community. This is a place where people used to meet in bus shelters for their friends on the way to the IMAX under the cloak of darkness”. Michael Ball, Director, Waterloo Community Development Group The Kings College Plaza Phase 1 was completed in April 2007. A smaller phase that included the actual step entrance to Kings College was then built in mid 08/09 and Phase 3 has been under construction since September 2008. This phase continues the quality and materials of Phase 1, extending the plaza further down to Waterloo Road. 15 Highways Services Contract Procurement Strategy At the end of 06/07, Lambeth Highways undertook the rigorous procurement of a Highways Services Contract to provide the Council with a single resource for the maintenance of highways construction and environmental improvement. The exercise formed the largest single element of the Council’s overall strategy for procurement in the transport and highways area. This strategy envisaged the development of an NEC type contract ensuing a long term relationship with a Term Contractor for a period of 5 years with a rolling extension after the second and subsequent years to a maximum total contract period of ten years in the delivery of total quality services, continually improving outcomes for the Borough’s residents / visitors and best value for money. The Tender As well as price and quality of work, Contactors were scored on their commitment to sustainable methods of working. In today’s environmental climate it was essential for the Council’s term contractor to display a willingness to cut its carbon footprint and reduce wastes. 16 The Purpose The contract was to provide the delivery of both planned and responsive works with the service being extended to providing work for the Council’s Parks and Housing Services. Planned works required the contactor to construct, at reasonable but varying periods of notice and within reasonable time periods, civil engineering works that included footway and carriageway reconstruction, traffic management works, road safety works, drainage, duct installation, signage and environmental works off the highway. Responsive works required the contractor to provide a service to ad hoc defects on the highway at varying response times depending on the severity and location of it. 17 The contract also required the contractor to provide a 24 hour, 365 day a year emergency call out service to attend incidents and repair and make safe the highway. It was anticipated that this work would be predominantly highway work, but also included removal of debris or obstructions to pedestrians and traffic. FM Conway Ltd The tender for the Highway Services Contract was eventually awarded to FM Conway Ltd. The contract has since been running from 2nd April 2007 to present. To date, FM Conway Ltd has undertaken a record amount of planned work to the tune of around £6m annually. The reason for this was due in part to the large-scale projects being undertaken in the Borough such as The Cut and Kings College Plaza – the other reason being because of the total trust partnership developed between the Council and FM Conway. Further to this, the contract has been praised across other Council departments where FM Conway has been asked to undertake works for Housing and Parks. Surprisingly, departments such as Children and Young Peoples Services and Lambeth Arts and Libraries have also ordered work through the contract. These ‘other’ services contribute to an additional £500,000+ of work per annum. FM Conway has also been responsible for its responsive maintenance – completing £1.5m worth of work a year. FM Conway’s commitment to recycling has also been recognised across London. They have, to date recycled 95% of all site arisings and reduced its carbon footprint by employing local people to work so that they are commuting within the Borough, rather than between the Dartford, Kent offices and Lambeth. 18 19 Accepting the ‘GO Best Service Award – Highly Recommended’ From left to right: Wayne Overmeyer (Principal Highway Engineer), Kelly Leigh, Martin Sachs (Head of Transport & Highways) 20 Testimonials “I have had the good fortune to have worked for Wayne for a year and a half. Lambeth has many manager’s in employment. What I cannot say is that it has many leaders. Wayne has been a leader and driving force who has inspired his team and changed the culture of Lambeth Highways. His energy and drive to change the perception that Councillors and members of public have of Local Authorities has been relentless – so much so that we are now an award winning team in London”. “Wayne Overmeyer is the epitome of the hands-on manager and engineer. He will never expect anyone to do what he won’t do himself. And he really cares, right down to the last detail. The award-winning “The Cut” scheme was Wayne at his absolute best because Wayne saw that every little detail worked, both as a design and as implemented on site. Our other major award - the GO “Highly Commended” Award for “Best Service” for our partnership contract with F.M. Conway also showed Wayne at his best. Wayne spent six months, working until the small hours, writing our contract. Not for him some consultant’s bog standard document. Wayne made the effort because he knows that only a contract written by its users will really work for them”. Steven Wong, Contract Manager - London Borough of Lambeth “Come back soon Wayne. We really need you at Blue Star”. “I have known Wayne for approximately 2 years. As a client, I have become accustomed to his firm but fair approach in all matters pertaining to our Contract. His integrity and honesty are highly valued commodities in our relationship. In those two years that relationship has developed and it is sad that I now need to say goodbye to a friend”. “totsiens maatjie, mooi bly”. Martin Sachs, Head of Transport & Highways London Borough of Lambeth Andrew Hansen, Executive Director & Board Member – F.M Conway Ltd “I first met Wayne back in Feb / Mar 08 when we were setting up the new Partnering Contract with Lambeth. Usually we expect a six month bedding in period before a Contract runs smoothly, with both Parties getting to know each others way of working. In this case however, Wayne’s enthusiasm and drive were hugely apparent from the start and helped greatly to mould a successful partnership, which I believe delivers a great service to the residents and businesses of Lambeth. He is always willing to find ways around problems and will not let bureaucracy get in the way of achieving his goals. He is a very obvious driving force in Lambeth and will be greatly missed while he’s away. I wish him all the best for his time down in Cape Town and hope he returns next year to continue and build upon the great work carried out to date”. John Holliday, Senior Contracts Manager – F.M Conway Ltd S 21