Issue details

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 bringing 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