BBV HS2 MWCC North - Soft Landscaping & Ecology

BBV is establishing a soft landscaping & ecology Framework to engage the market in delivering activities included within the scopes of works shall be drawn from the activities listed below:

NG 3001 General

NG 3002 Weed Control

NG 3003 Control of Rabbits and Deer

• Protection of planting through guards or fencing

NG 3004 Ground Preparation

• Vegetation clearance
• Subsoil treatment
• Topsoil cultivation

NG 3005 Grass Seeding, Wildflower Seeding and Turfing

• Conventional seeding
• Hydraulic seeding

NG 3006 Planting

• Compost/ fertiliser
• Planting pits, beds and trenches
• Setting out
• Hedgerow planting
• Planting Whips, transplants & shrubs
• Stakes, ties, tubes & guards
• Planting trees
• Mulches, ground preparation
• Wildflower planting
• Replacement of failed or defective plants

NG 3007 Grass, Bulbs and Wildflower Maintenance

• Species Rich Grassland
• Acid Grassland
• Heathland
• Neutral Grassland
• Calcareous grassland
• Wet grassland
• Ecological mitigation pond
• marginal seeding
• Grassland Natural regeneration
• Amenity grassland
• Top dressing & fertiliser
• Grass cutting
• Species rich grassland/ wildflower areas
• Lineside grassland
• Grassland natural regeneration
• Bulbs and perennials maintenance

NG 3008 Watering

NG 3009 Establishment Maintenance for Planting

• Watering
• Firming
• Pruning
• Tree accessories
• Mulching
• Weed control

NG 3010 Maintenance of Established Trees and Shrubs

• Weed control
• Pruning
• Climbing plants
• Hedgerow maintenance
• Arboriculture
• Tree felling
• Thinning and coppicing
• Scrub control in grass

NG 3011 Management of Waterbodies

• Weed control
• Silt
• Reedbeds & marginal plants

NG 3012 Special Ecological Measures

• Pond construction & lining
• Hibernacula construction
• Reptile basking banks
• Invertebrate banks
• Bat boxes, towers & houses
• Barn owl towers & boxes
• Amphibian fencing: Installation, Maintenance & Removal
• Reptile fencing: Installation, Maintenance & Removal
• Artificial badger setts
• Artificial otter holts
• Bird mitigation (sand martin banks, king fisher tubes, hobby nests etc.)

& Boundary fencing

The selected partners will be responsible for the full delivery of each work category, including quality assurance, ensuring that all project requirements are met with precision and reliability.

This framework offers a significant opportunity for contractors and suppliers to play a pivotal role in a major infrastructure project, contributing innovative and effective solutions across all key work areas.

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