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Capability Statement

ENGINEERING AT ITS MOST EXCITING

PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL SERVICE WORLDWIDE

WHO WE ARE

GB Card & Partners is a civil and environmental engineering consultancy providing expert advice in the UK and

internationally. The company was set up by Dr. Geoffrey B. Card in 2010 who, drawing on experience from his

previous business, saw a need in the industry for a highly qualified and specialist consultancy service.

As a dynamic team of renowned chartered individuals with a proven track record for excellence, we take pride in

supplying first-rate services. Our clients expect quality and rigour, and that’s why our design solutions are

always produced by the most experienced and knowledgeable members of our team. The expertise we offer is

wide-ranging, spanning the fields of civil, geotechnical and environmental engineering. Our ability to understand

a range of multidisciplinary issues allows us to see the whole picture rather than working in isolation, enabling us

to provide pragmatic, sustainable solutions compatible with wider project objectives.

SERVICES WE OFFER

CIVIL ENGINEERING | Design of substructures and foundations; transport and energy infrastructure

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING | Contaminated land; flood risk & drainage; environmental impact studies

DISPUTE RESOLUTION | Advice on building and infrastructure defects from ground related issues

HEALTH & SAFETY | CDM co-ordination and safety management

PROJECT RECOVERY | Engineering support to overcome unforeseen conditions

DUE DILIGENCE | Site appraisal and investigation

FORENSIC ENGINEERING | Failure studies and investigation

HOW WE ADD VALUE

INNOVATION | Our pragmatic and innovative thinking sets us apart from the crowd. Our diverse and experienced

team of professionals allows us to look holistically at problems and produce value engineered solutions. Our

energy and enthusiasm for solving problems creates project value in terms of financial and programme benefits.

EXPERTISE | Our senior staff are heavily involved in setting industry guidance and standards both in the UK and

internationally, proving our excellence and putting us at the forefront of emerging developments in our field.

SUSTAINABILITY | Our commitment of responsibility to both the industry and wider society, at home and abroad,

manifests on many levels. Our understanding of the built environment and of engineering projects makes us

ideally placed to provide sustainable solutions which benefit project, society and the environment. We nurture

fresh talent and encourage diversity in the workforce. We endeavour to promote responsible behaviour in the

supply chain. Furthermore, we take our corporate responsibility to the local community very seriously,

supporting a collection of not-for-profit organisations and projects through donations and voluntary work.

OUR KEY PEOPLE

A brief summary of our directors’ experience is provided below. Full Curriculum Vitae are also attached.

Dr. Geoffrey B. Card, BSc PhD CEng FICE EurIng CGeol FGS CSci

Geoff has over 35 years of experience in providing civil, geotechnical and environmental engineering solutions all

over the world. He has considerable experience of major transport and infrastructure projects such as London

Docklands, Crossrail, and signature building developments in the Thames Corridor. He is a recognised expert on the

design and construction of development on derelict land such as shallow mine workings, contaminated and landfill

gassing sites. He is often called upon to provide litigation support in relation to the risks associated with brownfield

redevelopment and geotechnical issues. Geoff has authored much of the UK’s guidance relating to ground gas and

has recently sat on the British Standards drafting committee for BS8576 Guide on Sampling of Soil/Ground Gas –

Permanent Gases & VOCs. He has directed the assessment and remediation of many brownfield sites reshaping the

London Skyline, including Wandsworth Riverside Quarter, Millennium Harbour, Embassy Gardens, and the Olympic

Velodrome.

Deanne Gibbs, MSc BSc CEng MICE

Deanne has 15 years specialist geo-environmental and consultancy experience in the UK and worldwide, with

involvement in both technical and managerial aspects for a number of London’s key regeneration projects in

Docklands and West London. Her particular areas of expertise include environmental impact assessment,

quantitative human health and groundwater risk assessments, design of ground gas protection and the remediation

of brownfield sites. She has managed the investigation and remediation of many brownfield sites throughout London

and the south of England including gas works, fuel depots and various landfill sites and has worked on several major

projects including Crossrail and the Olympic Park. She has provided pre-acquisition advice in relation to

environmental risks, assisted clients in obtaining regulatory approvals for developments and acted as a Qualified

Person under the Definition of Waste: Development Industry Code of Practice. Internationally, she has worked on

projects in Barbados, Canada, St. Lucia, Azerbaijan, Australia and Colombia.

Cathy Lee, BSc MSc CEnv FGS MIEnvSC

Cathy has some 15 years of experience specialising in land and groundwater contamination. Her skills lie in site

assessment and investigation, due diligence, liability assessment, detailed quantitative risk assessment (DQRA),

pollutant fate and transport modelling, and the remediation and redevelopment of brownfield land. She has

managed many large remediation projects under the planning regime and Part 2A of the Contaminated Land

Regulations including the remediation of the Rochester Gas Works site which won the Brownfield Briefing Innovation

Award 2007 for best use of combined treatment systems. She has provided advice to various developers, contractors

and multi-national corporations with regard to the purchase and sale of land, as well as providing an assessment of

potential liabilities and abnormal costs. Cathy has authored a number of papers and contributed to the Institution of

Civil Engineers (ICE) Manual of Geotechnical Engineering with regard to the role of environmental testing.

EXAMPLE PROJECTS

South America

GB Card & Partners are currently providing expert witness services for litigation related to geo-hazards

associated with the construction of a pipeline in South America. As part of this, we have carried out field

inspections of land affected by pipeline construction. With an area some 500km long crossing a variety of

terrains in remote locations, this entails carrying out inspections on foot, horseback and by air. Our role has

involved identifying areas vulnerable to risks from geo-hazards such as soil erosion, flooding and landslides.

We are working with local communities to scope the engineering works necessary to protect these vulnerable

areas. As standard civil engineering practice is not often suitable for the local and economic conditions of the

regions involved, we are required to think outside the box in order to engineer solutions, making this project

both exciting and rewarding.

Nine Elms, London, UK

GB Card & Partners have completed a major study and risk assessment at this prestigious development which

forms part of the regeneration of Battersea riverside. The site is part of a former gas works and the underlying

aquifer has been heavily contaminated with coal tars. Ground conditions are also complicated by the presence

of a deep scour hollow beneath the site, which has implications for foundation design. We have designed the

remedial strategy, advised on foundation and substructure design, and obtained regulatory consent to

allow the project to proceed, bringing financial benefit. We are currently responsible for third party

verification inspections, which will allow planning condition sign-off.

Cranbourne, Victoria, Australia

GB Card & Partners provided expert witness services for litigation related to landfill gas migration from a

municipal waste landfill in Australia. The evidence we provided played an important role in facilitating the

settlement of the proceeding. As part of our expert report, we were required to assess the landfill design and

existing control measures and quantitatively model gas generation and migration. We have since advised on

remedial measures to control on-going landfill gas emissions. The Cranbourne incident marked a key change in

Victorian environmental legislation which is changing federal environmental law throughout Australia. Dr

Geoff Card continues to advise a number of the State Environment Protection Agencies on best practice for

landfill gas identification and assessment.

Swanage Railway, Dorset, UK

Swanage Railway is a charity heritage railway located on the Isle of Purbeck. From 2015, the railway will be

operating a trial community service between Wareham and Swanage as part of the Purbeck Rail Partnership –

a joint enterprise between Dorset County Council, Network Rail, South West Trains, Swanage Railway and the

Purbeck District Council. To enable this, work is required to upgrade the existing track and infrastructure.

GB Card & Partners are providing project management, civil and environmental engineering advice for the

project. Work we have completed to date includes a condition survey of infrastructure along the section of

track that will be upgraded and preliminary engineering design and costing.

Wapping High Street, London, UK

Our client came to us for geotechnical design advice to allow conversion of an existing warehouse/office

buildings into residential apartments, reusing both the existing structural frame and the foundations. The

warehouse lies in a sensitive location, directly above Brunel’s Thames Tunnel and wrapped around Wapping

Station which are part of the London Overground East London Line.

Protecting London’s railway infrastructure is critical to the life blood of the city. Started in 1825 and opened

in 1843, the Thames Tunnel was the first tunnel created under a river anywhere in the world. 21st century

development above the tunnel has the potential to generate major changes on tunnel loads and stresses.

Creating sophisticated computer models allowed us to evaluate ground stress and movement changes on the

tunnel over time and the impact of future redevelopment. Analysing changes in surface loads and stress

states with time, we have demonstrated to the relevant stakeholders that ground movements along the

Tunnel alignment will be within limits not to cause distress. In fact, we were able to demonstrate that

creating additional floors to the existing building could be achieved without distress to the tunnel.

West End, London, UK

GB Card & Partners were recently commissioned to value engineer the foundation design for the proposed

redevelopment of a site in the heart of London’s West End. During this major project, the intention is to

replace existing buildings with a development comprising residential properties, retail units, and leisure

facilities. Our input has been to re-assess the foundation design from conventional new piles to re-use of the

existing piled foundations in conjunction with a raft, resulting in a £2million saving on foundation costs.

Burkina Faso, West Africa

GB Card & Partners provided free-of-charge geotechnical and drainage advice for the charity-funded

modernisation of a school in the small land-locked nation of Burkina Faso, located in the Upper Vota region of

West Africa. This ambitious project involved three stages of work, during which a water supply was provided,

essential repairs were carried out, and extensive new facilities were built. Our input has ensured that the

project is a sustainable one which will benefit the local community for generations to come.

Former Landfill Site, South-East England, UK

GB Card & Partners were commissioned to undertake a pre-purchase audit and design feasibility study for

development building of a large landfilled quarry site. Our client was primarily interested in receiving an

accurate appraisal of the likely scope of remediation and geotechnical design that would be required to

develop the site for residential and commercial use; something which our experts were confidently able to

provide.

The site has been infilled with a mixture of construction and demolition waste and household waste. Issues

that will be addressed during redevelopment of the site include the presence of asbestos, reported UXO and

Japanese Knotweed, design of protective measures for landfill gas and remediation of soil and groundwater

contamination.

Baku Sea Port, Azerbaijan

GB Card & Partners provided ground gas assessment and design of protective measures for the new

International Sea Trade Port in Baku. The proposed construction site lies in an identified natural gas seepage

area, associated with underlying hydrocarbon deposits, and mitigation measures are required to safely

disperse the gas to atmosphere in a controlled manner. As part of our design, we carried out a quantitative

risk assessment, which demonstrated that it would be feasible to design an adequate gas mitigation system.

Geoffrey B Card BSc(Eng) PhD CEng FICE EurIng CGeol FGS CSci

Managing Director, GB Card & Partners Limited

Nationality: British

Date of Birth: 30th June 1955

Qualifications and affiliations

1977 BSc (First Class Honours) Civil Engineering, Kings College, London

1981 PhD - Doctor of Philosophy, Kings College, London

1982 Fellow of the Geological Society

1984 Chartered Engineer and Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers

1984 Member of the British Geotechnical Society

1984 Member of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering

1990 European Engineer

1992 Member of the Society of Chemical Industry

1999 Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers

Registered Expert Witness, Institution of Civil Engineers

2005 Chartered Scientist

Certified training

CSCS Supervisor qualified

PTS Trained

Summary of Expertise and Experience

Geoffrey has experience in civil and geotechnical engineering spanning some thirty-five years.

He has assisted with the design and construction of major rail, highway and various

commercial/industrial development projects, both in the UK and overseas in countries such as

Australia, Azerbaijan, Brazil, Colombia, Caribbean, France, Kenya, Lebanon, Nigeria and

United Arab Emirates.

In particular, he has been involved with the design of heavy foundations, deep retaining walls,

earthworks and ground improvement techniques, as well as soil and rock slope stability

analyses on civil engineering projects including, ports and harbours, rail and road

infrastructure and building development. Dr Card is recognised as a leading expert in the

design and construction of development on derelict land such as contaminated and landfill

gassing sites, and in the design and supervision of construction of landfill waste facilities.

Responsible for the geotechnical design of infrastructure projects including major trunk road

schemes for the UK Highways Agency as well as sections of the CrossRail project in London,

including cut and cover tunnels, deep access shafts and open retained cuttings.

He has acted as an advisor to blue chip investors and institutions on potential ground

movements on existing structures in London from tunnel construction for the Channel Tunnel

Rail Link (CTRL). Geoffrey is currently involved in designing oil pipelines in Colombia and

assessment of geo-hazards from land instability. Additionally, he is responsible for the infilling

and ground improvement of the former Tyne Dock for the Port of Tyne, an area of some 20

hectares involving the hydraulic placement of some 400,000m3 of dredged and land sourced

material.

Dr Card has had a particular expert role in land reclamation and regeneration projects

including redevelopment on contaminated land and landfill sites such as former industrial and

petro-chemical works, gas works, and areas of mining. He has provided assessment of hazards

from landfill gas and associated gases in the ground and design of appropriate protection

measures to allow safe development. Dr Card has been involved with the remediation and

foundation design of many signature development projects along the Thames Corridor and

London Docklands including Nine Elms Regeneration (comprising US Embassy), New Cruise Line

Terminal, Greenwich, Wandsworth Riverside, West Ferry Circus, Millennium Harbour as well as

the Velodrome at the Olympic Park, Stratford.

Geoffrey is an Experienced Expert Witness at Arbitration, Civil Action and Planning Inquiries

both in the UK and worldwide related to geotechnical failures, development on landfill and

contaminated land. He has provided expert evidence on a $60 million claim for development

blighted by landfill gas. He has also worked on litigation cases involving foundation movement

and stability of slopes, as well as pollution liability claims such as hydrocarbon migration into

water supply. In 2012 Dr Card was called to provide expert evidence to the Supreme Court of

Victoria with regard to migration of landfill gas and evacuation of 300 homes on adjacent

development in Melbourne, Australia. The case was a landmark decision in Australian

Environmental Law.

Dr Card has presented expert opinion in connection with foundation construction and

movement on several large residential developments in Mayfair and Belgravia, London. He has

recently prepared expert report and given evidence at arbitration in connection with

earthworks and foundation failure for a large residential development at Stockton –on-Tees.

Dr Card is author of some thirty technical papers and publications on civil and geotechnical

engineering issues, including UK key guidance documents published via the Transport Research

Laboratory and the Construction Industry Research and Information association. He is the

author of CIRIA publication 'Protection of Development from Methane' published in 1995 and

the successor document published in 2007 C665 Assessing risks posed by hazardous ground

gases to buildings. In addition he has undertaken two research projects on the development of

contaminated land; NHBC Guidance Document: 'Development on Contaminated Land' and DoE

Project Report: 'Guidance for Evaluating the Performance of Remedial Measures for

Contaminated Land'. He is author of several nationally recognised guidance documents on

landfill and landfill gas, including the Ground Gas handbook published in 2009 for Local

Authority officers.

Professional Experience

GB Card & Partners Limited

December 2010 to date Chairman and Managing Director

Geoffrey is Managing Director of a civil engineering consultancy providing expertise in civil,

geotechnical and environmental engineering, both in the UK and internationally. Company

skills include numerical modelling of complex soil: structure problems, environmental risk

assessment and engineering project management. GB Card & Partners are currently involved in

major building projects in London and the Thames corridor, as well as infrastructure projects

in Australia, Azerbaijan, Burkina Faso and Colombia.

Card Geotechnics Limited

November 1994 – November 2010 Chairman and founding Director

Dr Card founded Card Geotechnics in 1994. During his time at the company, it successfully

expanded to a staff of 30 with a gross turnover in excess of £3 million. The company’s

specialisms include the provision of geotechnical and geo-environmental advice and services,

covering civil engineering and highway projects, commercial and industrial development,

water management and public health engineering and environmental engineering.

Geotechnical input includes foundation design for heavily loaded structures, design of deep

retaining walls, soil and rock slope stability and instrumentation of substructures and

foundations.

Selected projects include:

Acting as Technical Advisor to the Lebanese Government on the reclamation of Normandy

Landfill in the Central District of Beirut, a 40ha former landfill tip requiring soil remediation

and landfill gas protection measures to allow prime real estate development, including public

state buildings (2002 to current). Presentation of an expert report and gave evidence at

International Court of Arbitration, Paris.

Acting as Advisor to the St Lucia Solid Waste Management Authority on the reconstruction of

the Deglos Landfill project, St Lucia. Advice on stability of the landfill and necessary earth

retaining structures, drainage and gas venting measures (2006 to current). Preparation of an

expert report and the giving of evidence at the London Court of International Arbitration.

Participation in UK Task Force to assess waste management, landfill and recycle framework

policy and practice in Brazil (2001).

Advisor to blue chip investors on potential ground movements on existing structures in London

from tunnel construction for the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL) and CrossRail.

Condition survey of permanent way and bridges for Swanage Railway Company Limited and

recommendations for up-grading to RL railway standards. Currently appointed Chief Civil

Engineer responsible for independent safety inspection for all permanent way and line

structures.

Appointed to design and implement a number of remediation projects, including hydrocarbon

clean-up, in London Docklands and the Thames Corridor, including the prestigious £600 million

development at Charringtons Wharf for Ballymore Homes.

Groundwater remediation of Gargoyle Wharf designed by Sir Norman Foster for Rialto Homes -

required 18 months to remove 300mmthick hydrocarbon floating product from groundwater.

Advisor to National and Local Government with respect to contaminated land policy.

Expert Opinions for property blighted by landfill gas, slope instability, subsidence and

contaminated land related issues.

Formulation of guidance documents regarding hazards on contaminated land for the NHBC and

gas protection to development for BRE and CIRIA.

Member of the international CIB Working Commission ‘Building on contaminated land’.

Responsible for preparing the European report ‘Protection of buildings against soil gas entry’.

Co-author of Guidance Manual - Protection of housing on gas contaminated land. Joint author

of CIRIA report C659 - Assessing risk posed by hazardous gases for building development

(February 2007).

Appointed research consultant to the Transport Research Laboratory, developing design

guidance for the implementation of the observational method to highway sub-structure design

and the stability of slopes using reinforcement techniques, particularly soil nailing. Other

research includes assessment of highway sub-structures and work on the development of

guidance for integral bridge design.

Frank Graham Consulting Engineers Limited

1989 - 1994 Associate Director

1986 - 1989 Principal Geotechnical Engineer

1984 - 1986 Senior Geotechnical Engineer

Responsible for management, business development and technical operation of Frank Graham

geotechnical and geo-environmental engineering division at the Reading head office.


Crossrail, London

Project director of a geotechnical team responsible for the design of cut and cover tunnels,

deep access shafts and open retained cuttings. Work included prediction of ground

movements on adjacent existing structures, tunnels and railway track, together with analysis

and design of single and multi-propped diaphragm walls in highly over consolidated London

Clay.

Transport Research Laboratory, Crowthorne

Seconded as research Project Manager to Ground Engineering Resource Centre to work on

various projects associated with the performance of embedded retaining walls, abutments and

piled foundations for highway works.

Particular areas of work included;

• Preparation of report on the soil-structure behaviour and design of integral bridge

abutments.

• Preparation of technical reports and DoT advice notes on assessment of substructures,

foundations and retaining walls.

• Preparation of report on the geotechnical design of abutments for new and existing

bridges incorporating the flat arch principle.

• Supervision of contracts with consultants and universities on studies involving

laboratory soil testing, centrifuge modelling and numerical analysis of single and multi-

propped embedded retaining walls.

CIRIA Research Project Report 149: Protection of development from methane

Research contractor appointed by CIRIA to prepare guidance document for the UK construction

industry on methods and best practice of gas protection to development. The project involved

obtaining information and opinions from UK and overseas experts/practitioners involved in gas

protection to development, review and analysis of collected data and preparation of a

guidance document to be published by CIRIA. The report was published in early 1996.

A406 North Circular Road

Provision of geotechnical design advice for two major cut and cover highway improvement

schemes to the A406 North Circular Road. Planning and direction of site investigation included

in-situ pressure-meter and effective stress path laboratory testing. Design analyses and advice

for earthworks, bridges foundations and deep retaining walls for underpasses.

Buckinghamshire County Council - Replacement Minerals Local Plan

Preparation of geotechnical and geo-environmental audit on behalf of local authority for some

40 sites in the county for proposed mineral extraction and landfill. Audit included

identification of geology, ground conditions, hydrological and hydrogeological conditions at

each site. Recommendations regarding appropriate use of site presented at public inquiry as

expert witness.

London Docklands

Provision of technical services and advice on all geotechnical aspects for major highway

schemes including RADSR, WGAR, COMCLEAR and RVD South. Geotechnical involvement

required design of deep temporary excavations and sub-structures in areas of high

groundwater table, piled raft highway embankments over soft compressible ground, large

diameter piles to support heavily loaded bridge structures, prediction and assessment of

ground subsidence due to tunnelling and design of foundations in zone of settlement.

Author of CIRIA publication 'Protection of Development from Methane' to be published in early

1995. Undertook two research projects on the development of contaminated land; NHBC

Guidance Document: 'Development on Contaminated Land' and DoE Project Report: 'Guidance

for Evaluating the Performance of Remedial Measures for Contaminated Land'.

Ove Arup & Partners

1980 – 1984 Geotechnical Engineer

Direction and supervision of a large number of site investigations. Advised on design of

foundations, earthworks, ground improvement techniques and soil and rock slope stability

problems in the UK and abroad.

Responsible for interpretative reporting for a variety of projects including the A55 Rhuallt Hill

and A4119 Access to Mid Rhondda Highway Improvement Schemes. Investigation and Planning

of development in areas of potential risk from abandoned mines. Design of major piled

foundations for East Moors Viaduct, Cardiff and approach embankments constructed on soft

estuarine deposits. Part of research team on DoE projects for West Midlands Limestone Study

and Assessment of Mining Subsidence in the South Wales Coalfield.

Directed site investigations and undertook geotechnical design for the Sharjah State Hospital,

United Arab Emirates; foundation design required careful consideration of liquefaction due to

potential seismic activity and possible chemical attack of buried concrete by aggressive ground

conditions.

University of London, Kings College

1977 - 1980 Postgraduate

Postgraduate research on clay and cement chemistry and influence on engineering properties,

behaviour and performance of soils. Awarded Degree of Doctor of Philosophy 1981. Title of

thesis The Properties and Performance of Bentonite-Cement Slurries for use as Hydraulic Cut-

Offs.

The research included period of secondment to ICOS (GB) Limited to design and supervise

construction of self-hardening bentonite-cement slurry hydraulic cut-off, Kielder Dam, UK.

Period of secondment to Scott Wilson Kirkpatrick and Partners (Kenya) for the Mombassa and

Coastal Water Supply Project. Design of earth and water retaining structures together with

pipework for water collection and treatment works.

Sir M MacDonald & Partners

1975 - 1976 Assistant Engineer

Responsible for supervision and direction of rock permeability testing and curtain grouting for

hydraulic cut-off, and on-site control testing of earthwork embankment construction for

Bakolori Project, Sokoto State, Nigeria.

Publications and papers

CARD GB, ROCHE DP, HERBERT SM (1988)

Applications of Continuous Dynamic Probing in Ground Investigation.

Engng. Group Geol. Soc. Reg. Conf. Sunderland Polytechnic

CARD GB, ROCHE DP (1991)

The Design of Gas Control Measures for Development Affected by landfill

Gas Proc. Symp. on Methane 'Facing the Problems’, Nottingham

ROCHE DP, CARD GB (1991)

Gas Control Measures for Development of Land Affected by Landfill Gas

Land Reclamation Conference, Cardiff

WEST AJ, CARD GB (1991)

Technical Note: Performance of Clay Fill for Landfill Lining: A Case History

The Planning and Engineering of Landfills Conference, Birmingham

CARD GB (1991)

Development on Landfill. In: Inst. Wastes Management

Conference on Contaminated Land, Birmingham

Published in Journal Inst. Waste Management LXXX11 No 1 January 1992. Winner of the

James Jackson Medal for the Best Paper 1991

CARD GB (1991)

Development on and Adjacent to Landfill. In: Engineering on Landfill - Problems and

Solutions.

Presented at Southern Branch Training Day. Inst. of Water and Environmental.

Management. 6 No 3 June 1992

BARRY AJ, CARD GB, YOUNGER JS (1992)

Building on landfill: A World Perspective

Regional seminar on land reclamation for urban development, University of Malaysia,

Kuala Lumpar

CARD GB, CARTER GR (1992)

A Case History of a Piled Embankment in London's Docklands.

Engineering. Group Geol. Soc. Reg. Conf. Manchester

CARD GB, COPE MJ (1993)

Redevelopment of Derelict/Contaminated Land: The Unexploited Opportunities.

Berlin

CARD GB, CARDER DR (1993)

A Literature Review of the Geotechnical Aspects of the Design of Integral Bridge

Abutments

Transport Research Laboratory. Project Report 52

JOHNSON RW, BARRY AJ, CARD GB (1993)

House Building on Landfills and Contaminated Land: First International Congress on

Environmental Geotechnics.

Int. Soc. for Soil Mechs. and Fndn. Engng., and Candn. Geotch. Soc., Edmonton,

Canada

CARD GB (1994)

Design considerations for flat-arch bridges

Transport Research Laboratory

CARD GB (1994)

Assessment of substructures and over-conservatism in design


CARD GB (1995)

Protection of development from methane

Construction Industry Research and Information Association. Project Report 149

JOHNSON PE, CARD GB (1995)

Report on soil nailing for slopes


CARDER DR, CARD GB, SPRINGMAN SM (1996)

Design earth pressures for integral bridge abutments


CARD GB, CARDER DR (1996)

Movement trigger limits when applying the Observational Method to embedded

retaining wall construction on highway schemes.


CARD GB, MARYCHURCH IM (1997)

Getting to grips with gas

Ground Engineering, July 1997, Vol.30, No.6

JOHNSON PE, CARD GB (1998)

The use of soil nails for the construction and repair of retaining walls


WILSON SA, CARD GB (1999)

Reliability and risk in gas protection design.

Ground Engineering, February 1999

CARD GB, RICHARDS DJ (2001)

Building on landfill – a sustainable solution for the 21st Century. In: Problematic soils.

Eds Jefferson, I, Murray, E.J., Faragher, E. and Fleming, P.R., pp107-119. Thomas

Telford

CARD GB (2002)

Creating turbulence.

Ground Engineering, February 2002

JOHNSON PE, CARD GB, Darley P (2002)

Soil nailing for slopes.

Transport Research Laboratory, TRL Report TRL537

WILSON SA, CARD GB, HAINES SE (2004)

Gas assessment - A common sense approach. Contaminated land - Achievements and

aspirations

Society of Chemical Industries, Loughborough University September 2004

CARD GB (2004)

Sustainable development on landfills - Keynote address. Contaminated land -

Achievements and aspirations.

Society of Chemical Industries, Loughborough University September 2004

WILSON SA, OLIVER S, MALLETT H, HUTCHINGS H, CARD GB (2006)

Assessing risks posed by hazardous ground gases to buildings.

CIRIA Report C659. Construction Industry Research and Information Association

Lectures and courses

Redevelopment of Contaminated Land: From Theory to Practice

Course on Contaminated Land at Queen Mary & Westfield College, University of London

Development on and Adjacent to Landfill

Course on Landfills at Queen Mary & Westfield College, University of London

Building on Contaminated Land CPD course; Contaminated Ground Problems and

Practice, Institution of Structural Engineers (run annually)

Development of Contaminated Land MSc course at Imperial College, University of

London (1993 and 1994)

Landfill gas. Series of nationally held courses on behalf of the Chartered Institute of

Environmental Health and CIRIA for Local Authority officers (ongoing since 2004)

Landfill gas workshops – A series of workshops held in Australia and New Zealand on

behalf of the Australian Contaminated Land Association held in September 2010, May

2011 and December 2012.

Deanne Gibbs (née Wallace) BSc MSc CEng MICE

Director, GB Card & Partners Limited

Nationality: Dual Barbadian and British

Date of Birth: 1st September 1977


1999 BSc (With Distinction) Environmental Engineering, University of Guelph

2001 MSc Environmental Engineering, University of Guelph

2008 CEng, Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers

2009 Qualified Person, CL:AIRE Waste Code of Practice


Deanne has some 15 years specialist geo-environmental and consultancy experience in the UK,

Canada and the Caribbean, with involvement in both technical and managerial aspects for

several development schemes and contaminated land studies throughout London and the south

of England.

She is experienced in the organisation and project management of contaminated land

investigations, including investigations under planning, Part 2A and PPC legislation, and

remediation design for commercial, industrial, residential and major infrastructure projects

(including Crossrail, the London 2012 Olympics and projects within the Nine Elms regeneration

area).

Her particular areas of expertise include environmental impact assessment (EIA) of

development projects, quantitative human health and groundwater risk assessments in

accordance with CLR 11 using current UK models (including CLEA, R&D Publication 20 and

ConSim), design of ground gas protection and redevelopment of brownfield sites, including

former landfill sites, gasworks and oil storage depots.

Deanne has provided waste classification and disposal advice for a large number of schemes

and previously acted as “Qualified Person” with respect to compliance with the Definition of

Waste: Development Industry Code of Practice for a rail depot in Liverpool.

Deanne is a founding member of the GB CARD Technical Review Group, which reviews and

disseminates information relating to technological and legislative changes affecting brownfield

development. Deanne has been responsible for the generation of the GB CARD Generic

Assessment Criteria for human health risk assessment.

Her overseas experience includes 6 months in Barbados assisting with the compilation of a

Natural Resources Database and preparation of a Coastal Zone Management Plan for the East

Coast of Barbados, 2 years in Canada as a Teaching and Research Assistant in the School of

Engineering at the University of Guelph, and provision of consulting services for remedial

works at the Deglos Sanitary Landfill in St Lucia. More recently, Deanne has assisted with

litigation concerning an oil pipeline in Colombia and has worked on projects in Azerbaijan and

Australia.



April 2012 – present Director

January 2011 – March 2012 Consultant

Responsible for company environmental engineering division.

Management and engineering design for signature urban regeneration development at Embassy

Gardens, Nine Elms, London, on the former Nine Elms Gasworks site. Responsible for data

analysis, design and verification of ground decontamination remedial measures, including

quantitative risk assessment for controlled waters.

Data review and assessment of instability and erosion along pipeline right-of-way in Colombia.

Data review and design of international seaport and oil pipeline terminal affected by natural

gas seepage in Azerbaijan. Data review and assessment of landfill gas migration affecting

residential development in Australia.

Assessment, risk management and remediation design for a number of urban regeneration

schemes along the Thames Corridor. Pre-purchase appraisal and advice to funding institutions

for development purchase of former landfill and industrial sites.

GeoRec Environmental Limited

September 2010 – December 2010 Consultant

Risk assessment, EIA and contamination advice in relation to development of an infilled dock

basin at the Port of Tyne.


October 2007 – July 2010 Associate Director

December 2005 - September 2007 Principal Engineer

January 2004 - November 2005 Senior Engineer

August 2001 - December 2003 Engineer

Selected projects amongst a large number undertaken include:

Environmental advice, site supervision and interpretative reporting during site investigations

along the Crossrail route.

Gas protection design for the London 2012 Velodrome which was constructed above the former

West Ham landfill.

Design and validation of a hydraulic barrier using plastic sheet piles around historic carbide

lime pits at a former oxygen works in Brent.

Management of a large contaminated land investigation and remediation design to permit

residential development on a heavily contaminated former oil depot site adjacent to the River

Thames in Wandsworth. This included liaison with the regulators and validation of the

remediation works, which involved Dual Phase Vacuum Extraction of free phase fuel

contamination, and waste classification and disposal advice during basement excavation.

Design of a remediation strategy for a former gas works site on the Isle of Wight, including

execution of a remediation options study and assessment of the risk to human health and

controlled waters using the CLEA, SNIFFER and ConSIM models. Supervision of the remediation

works, which comprised monitored natural attenuation of hydrocarbon contaminated

groundwater and soil stabilisation of cyanide contaminated soils.

Part 2A investigation of several residential properties on behalf of the Local Authority at sites

in the Borough of Epsom and Ewell, including detailed quantitative human health risk

assessment and remedial design.

Environmental Impact Assessment for a proposed waste treatment facility on a 6.5 hectare

former agricultural site in Woking.

Industrial/commercial redevelopment of a large former landfill site in Farnham with

monitoring and assessment of the ground conditions, groundwater DQRA and design of risk

mitigation measures.

Design, supervision and validation of ex-situ bioremediation, using actively aerated biopiles, at

a large mixed use development in Feltham.

Data review and assessment of earthworks failure at the Deglos Sanitary Landfill in St, Lucia.

University of Guelph

September 1999 - April 2001 Graduate Teaching Assistant

Graduate Teaching Assistant in the School of Engineering. Tutored students in noise pollution,

waste management and utilization, contaminant fate and transport theory and mass balance

analysis.

August 1999 - April 2001 Graduate Research Assistant

Graduate Research Assistant in the School of Engineering. Designed and conducted laboratory

experiments and field trials, analysed data and prepared reports for dissemination in the

academic press on the quantification of air-surface contaminant fluxes.

Awards

2000 Ontario Graduate Merit Scholarship

1999 Governor General’s Silver Medal for Top Marks across all Undergraduate Programs at

the University of Guelph

1999 Professional Engineers of Ontario Gold Medal and Academic Achievement Award for

Outstanding Scholastic Performance at the Undergraduate Level in an Engineering

Program

1999 Helen Grace Tucker Design Award in Environmental Engineering

1998 Professional Engineers of Ontario Award

Publications/papers

WALLACE, D.M. (2001)

Evaluation and refinement of a micrometeorological method for the measurement of

mercury fluxes in natural settings. MSc Thesis, University of Guelph.

EDWARDS GC, RASMUSSEN, PE, SCHROEDER WH, KEMP RJ, DIAS G, HALFPENNY-MITCHELL L,

WALLACE D, STEFFAN A (2001)

Measurements of Mercury Fluxes from Natural Sources. Proceedings of the Workshop on

the Fate, Transport and Transformation of Mercury in Aquatic and Terrestrial

Environments

EDWARDS, G.C., P.E. RASMUSSEN, W.H. SCHROEDER, R.J. KEMP, G. DIAS, L. HALFPENNY-

MITCHELL, WALLACE D, A. STEFFEN. (2001)

Measurement of gaseous elemental mercury from naturally mercuriferous soils, Poster

presentation, In Proceedings of Sixth International Conference on the Biogeochemistry

of Trace Elements (ICOBTE 2001), University of Guelph, July 29-August 2, Guelph, CA.

Pg., 261.

EDWARDS, G.C., P.E. RASMUSSEN, W.H. SCHROEDER, , G. DIAS, L. HALFPENNY-MITCHELL, R.J.

KEMP, WALLACE D (2002)

Micrometeorological measurements of gaseous mercury fluxes: Theory and practice,

25th Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 12th Joint Conference on the Applications of

Air Pollution Meteorology with the Air and Waste Management Association, Fourth

Symposium on the Urban Environment, 20—24 May in Norfolk, VA.

GIBBS D, STRANGE J (2004)

Evaluation of low temperature thermal desorption as a treatment option for

hydrocarbon contaminated soils. Proceedings of the 4th BGA Conference:

Geoenvironmental Engineering - Integrated management of groundwater and

contaminated land

EDWARDS GC, RASMUSSEN PE, SCHROEDER WH, WALLACE DM, HALFPENNY-MITCHELL L, DIAS

GM, KEMP RJ, AUSMA S (2005)

Development and evaluation of a sampling system to determine gaseous mercury fluxes

using an aerodynamic micrometeorological gradient method. Journal of Geophysical

Research - Atmospheres May 2005

Caitriona Lee (née Swords) BSc MSc CEnv FGS MIEnvSc

Director, GB Card & Partners Limited

Nationality: Irish

Date of Birth: 16 February 1978


1999 BSc Earth Science (First Class Hons), University College Cork

2001 MSc Environmental Engineering, University of Manchester

2003 Fellow of the Geological Society of London

2003 Proficient in BOHS P:402 Building surveys and bulk sampling for asbestos

2006 Member of the AGS SGV Mirror Task Force

2008 Member of the Institution of Environmental Sciences

2010 Chartered Environmentalist


Experienced in all aspects of contaminated land consultancy including detailed quantitative

risk assessment and modelling, liability and due diligence assessment, waste issues, integration

of construction and environmental issues, liaison with regulatory authorities and the

implementation and design of site investigations and remediation measures.

Significant experience in the design of remediation solutions for residential, commercial and

industrial developments both through the planning system and under Part 2A of the

Environmental Protection Act 1990. Additional areas of expertise include contaminant fate

and transport modelling using Environment Agency Remedial Targets Methodology and ConSim,

geo-environmental report appraisals, quantitative risk assessments for human health using

CLEA and SNIFFER, soil gas and vapour intrusion modelling, the production of remediation

method statements and verification of soil and groundwater remediation techniques. Managed

the generation of CARD in-house Generic Assessment Criteria (GACs) in accordance with the

latest CLEA guidance and model (version 1.06). Member of the SGV Mirror Task Force set up by

the AGS to provide industry steer to the UK SGV Task Force with regard to the revision of the

CLEA model and outcome of the ‘Way Forward’ document. Member of the AGS Contaminated

Land Group.



April 2013 – date Director

September 2011 – April 2013 Consultant

Environmental consultant responsible for providing technical input and management of

contaminated land projects.


Data review and assessment of three former landfill sites proposed for residential and

commercial development in Cambridgeshire. Included an assessment of remediation measures

for soil, groundwater and soil gas.

Detailed human health risk assessment of a former industrial site in East London to generate

site specific assessment criteria using the CLEA model to determine risks to human health

associated with a change in the use of the site.

Provided technical assistance on litigation concerning erosion along an oil pipeline in

Colombia.


January 2008 – September 2011 Regional Manager

Regional Manager responsible for the growth and management of the CARD Cambridge office.

Also responsible for the technical direction, management and performance of geo-

environmental projects, staff resourcing and developing the business in the East of England.

Active in the technical aspects of geo-environmental projects in particular Phase 1 and Phase 2

site investigations and assessments, remediation design and implementation and detailed

quantitative risk assessments (DQRA) for human health and groundwater. Member of CARDs in-

house technical review group (Tech_Rev) responsible for disseminating and training all staff on

new developments in contaminated land. Also responsible for the generation of CARDs in-

house GACs in line with current Environment Agency guidance and the CLEA model.

In August 2009, provided input on geo-environmental testing and data processing to the

revision of the ICE Manual of Geotechnical Engineering.


Technical manager for the investigation of a former landfill site in Surrey under Part 2A.

Included a DQRA to assess the risks posed to groundwater receptors and to determine the risks

from soil gas migration to adjacent residential properties.

Large site investigation at Felixstowe Docks on a site heavily contaminated with hydrocarbons

to profile the contamination and aid design of remediation measures.

Managing the long term groundwater monitoring of a former Gas Works site in Beckton to

demonstrate the potential for natural attenuation. Given the contamination type and

sensitive groundwater conditions low flow pumping techniques are being employed along with

the measurement of in-situ parameters to enable detailed understanding of the geochemical

conditions in the aquifer and the potential for natural attenuation of contaminants in line with

the requirements of R&D Publication 95. Responsible for liaising with the Client and

regulatory bodies.

Provision of advice and liability assessment of gas protection measures installed on Local

Authority properties in East London over 10 years ago. Gas protection measures comprised an

engineered capping layer across the site with passive venting and perimeter drainage.

Concerns were raised over the long term liability of the gas protection. CARD was employed to

provide expert advice on the risks posed by soil gas ingress and the integrity of the capping

layer.

Technical lead for the investigation and risk assessment of a former small town Gas Works in

North Yorkshire. Involved in scoping the technical requirements for the site investigation and

managing the DQRA to determine risks to controlled waters generate remedial target values

for the re-use of treated soils.

Project manager for a large site investigation at a former industrial site in Greenwich. Design

of the site investigation required methodologies which would limit the potential for pollutant

pathway creation to the underling aquifer. A remediation strategy was designed for the

proposed development. Given the nature of the proposed structures a Foundation Risk

Assessment was undertaken (in accordance with Environment Agency guidance) to determine

the most suitable piling solution for the site.

Technical advisor for a landlord overseeing a due diligence assessment being undertaken by

others to confirm that the tenants exploratory works and proposed remediation meet the lease

requirements. Involved in technical discussions with a range of stakeholders.

Royal Haskoning

2007 - 2008 Technical Team Leader

2006 - 2007 Senior Environmental Engineer

2005 - 2006 Environmental Engineer

Land Quality Team Leader responsible for project resourcing, delivery and technical quality of

reports. Responsible for checking of reports for technical and liability content and training of

junior staff.


Project manager for the assessment of health risks at a former Gas Works site in

Cambridgeshire under Part 2A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. Responsible for

managing the DQRA using the CLEA model. Involved in lengthy technical discussions with the

Environment Agency, Local Primary Care Trust and the Health Protection Agency to forge a

way forward. The works progressed to determining the most suitable remediation option for

the site, production of a Remediation Implementation Plan and managing the tender process

on behalf of the Client.

Environmental Consultant for the redevelopment of a former Gas Works site in Rochester,

which involved the assessment of existing information and the design of remediation solutions

to treat the heavily contaminated soils and groundwater. The remediation design included the

use of activated biopiles, total fluids pumping, flow path management with co-solvent

flushing, removal and treatment of Japanese Knotweed and provision of integral engineered

capping layers. Involved regular liaison with the statutory authorities and stakeholders.

Various preparatory civil engineering works were being undertaken. Given the potential for

pathway creation during such works, understanding of the civil and geotechnical aspects was

key to ensuring that deep structures such as piles or ground anchors did not result in pollution

of the major aquifer. The remediation works design employed at the site resulted in the site

receiving the Brownfield Briefing Innovation Awards 2007 for the best use of combined

treatment systems.

Environmental specialist providing advice on the remediation of a former tank storage and oil

refinery. Works included the generation of risk based remedial targets for both soil and

groundwater using Environment Agency R&D Publication 20, the CLEA model and SNIFFER

framework. Also involved in the remediation of free product in perched groundwater.

Liability assessments for various Clients to determine commercial and financial risks of

purchases and lease agreements. Undertook a large environmental liability assessment for a

former fabrication yard in Scotland to determine budget costs for potential remediation works

to support the Clients lease negotiations.

Project managed the investigation and assessment of a fuel storage depot in Bahrain. Included

the management of contractors, client liaison and reporting of environmental risks.

Involved in the compilation of a one day training course on pollution and risk management for

operatives at a Shell Gas Plant. Responsible for producing course documentation, presenting

on the impacts of pollution at the plant and acting as a team leader for the afternoon

workshop activities.

Provided environmental advice in relation to remediation and groundwater risks at a tank farm

in Nigeria.


2004 - 2005 Senior Geo-environmental Engineer

2002 - 2004 Geo-environmental Engineer

Involved in a number of site investigations, soil and groundwater remediation and report

appraisals with both geo-environmental and geotechnical aspects.


Engineer for a geo-environmental investigation of a former Vehicle Repair Garage in Uxbridge

undertaken to compliment a previous ground investigation at the site. The works comprised

the installation of groundwater monitoring wells with subsequent groundwater monitoring. A

site assessment report was produced giving both geotechnical and geo-environmental

recommendations including remediation options for organics and chlorinated hydrocarbons

within the groundwater. A quantitative risk assessment was undertaken, using R & D

Publication 20 to obtain site specific target levels for remediation of groundwater beneath the

site to minimise the risk posed to nearby receptors.

The risk assessment required knowledge of fate and transport processes operating beneath the

site, design of a detailed conceptual model for the site, use of groundwater risk assessment

packages to determine clean-up criteria and the production of a remediation method

statement for submission to the Environment Agency.

Resident engineer responsible for directing and validating the ex-situ treatment of a site in

Waterford, Ireland using E-clay. The relatively small size of the site required careful locating

of the mixing zone and phasing of the excavations.

Management, organising, directing, reporting and validating the in-situ treatment, by means of

an Active Containment System using E-clay, of a former industrial highly contaminated site in

East London. The Active Containment System comprised sheet piling, zero sheet piling, slurry

wall, continuous flight auger piling of E-clay sections and jet grouting around two large water

pipes traversing the site. Including liaison with the Environment Agency and Local Authority to

gain their approval for the works and subsequent validation.

Publications/papers

LEE (née SWORDS) C (2002)

Site investigation of a disused coking works: a study of the geology, hydrogeology and

contaminant transport.

MSc Thesis, University of Manchester

BAYLISS H, MCGRATH D, LEE (née SWORDS) C , WILSON S (2004)

Demonstration of the versatility of stabilisation/solidification on a small development

site STAR (Stabilisation/solidification Treatment and Remediation Network

LEE (née SWORDS) C, STRANGE J (2004)

Active Containment System for a former industrial site in East London,

Geo-environmental Engineering: Integrated management of groundwater and

contaminated land. Proceedings of the 4th BGA Conference

LEE (née SWORDS) C, HARKER P, HALLAS A (2006)

Determination of Contaminated Land – A Science or an Art?

Presented at CLAIRE Conference in February 2006

Contribution to the geo-environmental testing chapter of the ICE Manual of Geotechnical

Engineering.

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