North Ayrshire Council has gone out to tender with a contract for a major flood defence scheme worth an estimated £14.3 million in total.
North Ayrshire Council has gone out to tender with a contract for a major flood defence scheme worth an estimated £14.3 million in total.
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The contract for the Upper Garnock Valley Flood Protection Scheme covers the supply of civils design and construction for the flood protection scheme in Kilbirnie, Glengarnock and Dalry, North Ayrshire, West Scotland.
The main elements of the scheme are:
- construction of an online storage reservoir by means of a culverted earthworks dam constructed across the River Garnock just north of Kilbirnie,
- direct defences adjacent to the River Garnock in the Paddockholm area of Kilbirnie, on the Powgree Burn in Glengarnock and adjacent to the DSM plant in Dalry,
- a flood defence wall and mitigation measures around the Mill Park residential estate in Dalry.
An important element entails working closely with the Council’s project manager, external engineering consultants and project managers to ensure coordination of all the groundworks and construction works. The successful contractor will be appointed the principal contractor
Indicative start date for the contract is 22nd June 2020.
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate is 17th January – click here to access the tender documentation.
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