To Commission work to the value of £254,000 to do advance works in preparation for the award of the MEB construction contract.
These works will be done by bring this work into Stage 1 of the Scape Contract – being already within the scope of the Stage 2 element.
These works are to be undertaken in advance of letting of the MEB contract anticipated in January 2026.
The works include:
• Statutory Undertakers Works at Pochin Way, Cledford Lane and Booth Lane.
• Construction of a new pond on CEC land
• Closure of existing pond on Kettley Land
• Removal of trees, hedge and previously removed vegetation that has grown back
• Installation of kingfisher tunnels and removal of nesting sites
• Little ringed plover bird mitigation measures
• Early order of design of precast culvert units for the River Croco and Sandersons Brook
A summary of the works and costs are provided in Appendix