Shaftesbury 3G Football pitch

The works comprise of forming new 3G pitch at Shaftesbury Football Club off Coppice Street.

Works Description

Enabling Works

Remove Stand and Dugouts pitch side and replace with new planned seating and dug out area.

Excavation & Groundworks

Topsoil strip to the entire footprint of the new ATP

Load topsoil into HGVs for transporting topsoil off-site to client's own tip arrangements.

Perform balanced cut & fill to gain required levels

Pitch Sub Base & Kerbs

Lay geotextile separation membrane

Supply and lay stone sub-base, consisting of minimum 250mm depth of specially selected MOT Type 3 stone, laid by laser paving plant to achieve levels uniformity and planarity no greater than +/-10mm under a 3m straightedge.

Install pre-cast concrete perimeter kerbs to the pitch perimeter

Supply and install a pre-cast concrete block retaining wall (as required)

Supply and lay 40mm depth OGSC macadam to form an engineered base profile to the entire pitch footprint. Finished surface tolerances of the engineered base will achieve levels uniformity and planarity no greater than +/-10mm under a 3m straightedge.

3G Football Turf System

Supply and install E-Layer Performance Base insitu poured shockpad to depth of 25mm. Rolled to consolidate and provide structural stability.

Supply and lay premium fibre 3G Football Turf, 40mm pile height, comfortably providing FIFA Quality performance. Supply and install permanent white line markings for 1no full size football pitch in accordance with the FIFA regulations

Perimeter Fence System

Provide a safe and compliant spectator barrier system, 1.2m in height, between the pitch and spectators.

Install new large external fence, so that is inside the ground.

Stadia Requirements

Following the mass increase of use, welfare facilities (Ladies, Gents and Disabled) would need installing. Positioned next to the current garage, ensuring they are easily accessible.

Build a suitable storage building to safely house the internal electrical mains incomers, machinery and football equipment. This will replace and improve the current garage area. This should have stadia access and have a concrete base finish. (planning permission required)

Reinstatement Works

Clearance of construction product related arisings and making good of construction areas.

Testing

Accredited laboratory testing upon completion of construction works to FIFA Quality, including all necessary administration with FIFA to achieve certification of the pitch prior to the start of the season.

Pitch Drainage

Design, supply and install pitch drainage system consisting of lateral and perimeter carrier drains designed to ensure the rapid transition of water flows from the pitch profile into a pre-determined outfall.

Connect new drainage system into existing drainage outlet on site

Supply and install length of Aco drains to collect surface water from hard standing area

Additional information: Contractors to submit proposals via email to

3gtenders@shaftesbury-tc.gov.uk by the closing date. Please note that this email address changed on 2nd February 2021.

Next steps: All proposals will be reviewed by a panel post the closing date using set criteria aligned to the tender document. Selected Contractors will be invited to present their proposal to the 3G project working group on March 2nd 2021 likely to be via Zoom from 7PM.

Following this process the proposals will be presented to Shaftesbury Town Council for consideration. A recommendation from the project working group will be presented and the council will make its decision about the 3G contractor selection on March 9th 2021 - subject to PWLB approval and Section 106 approval.