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GBV, a joint venture
comprising Galliford Try and
Black & Veatch, has been
involved with a flagship flood
risk management scheme
– Derby's Our City Our River
scheme, which combines
flood management with
urban regeneration.
GBV's work has been to
rejuvenate areas of Derby city
centre underutilised because
of insufficient flood protec-
tion. The scheme is aimed at
safeguarding people and
property from flooding. It is
also about re-establishing a
positive relationship between
Derby and its river (the
Derwent) by helping realise
the economic potential of
brownfield sites currently at
risk of flooding.
Derby City Council
awarded the £11.7M design-
and-build package to GBV
under the Environment
Agency's Water & Environ-
mental Management (WEM)
Framework. The package is
part of the Our City Our River
scheme, which has a total
value of £90M. The EA and
council worked closely to
formulate the ambitious
scheme which will be paid for
in part through innovative
partnership funding with
developers.
When complete the
investment will protect more
than 1,450 homes and nearly
800 businesses, as well as key
infrastructure, currently at risk
during severe flood events.
The entire programme is
expected to be delivered by
2022.
GBV
PARTNERS
Galliford Try, Black & Veatch
CLIENT
Environment Agency
CONTRACT
Water & Environmental Management
Framework
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