ERDF Wild Towns 'Access and Infrastructure' Tender Notice

This contract is part of our ERDF Wild Towns Project (part funded through the European Regional development Fund), improving wildlife habitats and connectivity within 7 Gloucestershire towns. The infrastructure (paths, footbridges, fences, sensory garden and concrete removal) within this contract will play a crucial role in helping people to access these improved habitats. Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust are the lead partner, with Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group South West, Severn Trent Water and Severn Rivers Trust as delivery partners.

The successful applicant will meet the following objectives in Gloucestershire:

Install an accessible riverside path in Fairford (April/June 2019), to the detailed brief in the link provided, pending a licence from Natural England.

Install three footpaths in Queen Victoria Gardens in Moreton in Marsh, in close collaboration with Moreton in Marsh Town Council.

Install one footpath at City Bank in Cirencester.

Create an ambitious people and wildlife-friendly sensory garden in Fairford's Walnut Tree Field.

Install one footbridge over the Cinderford Brook at Linear Park in Cinderford, in collaboration with the Forestry Commission.

Adapt and widen an existing footbridge at City Bank in Cirencester, in collaboration with Cirencester Town Council.

Install a 120m boundary fence along one side of the upper cemetery in Moreton in Marsh, including any necessary vegetation work outside the bird nesting season.

Suitable replacement fencing at Wharfdale Way playground and parking site in Stonehouse (40m and 125m).

Post and rail fencing along 30m of boardwalk at the Court View newt ponds in Stonehouse.

Concrete removal and disposal, landscaping (topsoil and turf) at Wharfdale Way parking site in Stonehouse, in close collaboration with Stroud District Council and sensitive to the outcomes of an ongoing public consultation.

8. natural-looking benches or carved seating logs installed in Stroud, Stonehouse, Fairford and Moreton-in-Marsh.

Ensure that temporary signage that meets ERDF branding guidelines is installed at each site for the duration of all works.

Full details, specifications, timetable and maps can be found on the full Invitation to Tender document at: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/j4ucl22bcqp0nvg/AACSZRm7hknYKX459qCATdyFa?dl=0

Please apply through the ITT document to be found at the address above, or contact the Project Manager if you have any problems accessing the files.

PLEASE NOTE: This contract is dependent upon signing of final ERDF Grant Funding Agreement.

Additional information: This link will take you to the main ITT and also to 12 detailed design pdfs for the Fairford accessible path, which is the first piece of work to be undertaken within this contract.

Please not the Fairford path work would need to be carried out in April. The timescales in the pdf relate to preliminary work that is not part of this contract.