St Helena Rockfall Protection Assessment and Report

Specification for rockfall assessment (St Helena)

Consultant Engineer’s are sought to produce a report on rockfall protection for the Saint Helena Government.

The report should elaborate on the alternative methods of rockfall protection options available and the estimated costs for undertaking the alternative options in the identified locations of concern.

Bidders will be required to:-

• Carry out sites visits to assess the work required and carry out a risk assessment for executing the works.

• Check and review the resources (labour, equipment and materials) available on St Helena with the intention to use available resources where possible.

• Evaluate, compare options for rockfall mitigation and identify with a clear rationale the recommended solution.

• Proposal for organising and delivering any rockfall mitigation works as directed by SHG.

The areas identified for rock fall protection include:-

• Complete the works at Maldevia and the Hospital in James Valley (recommended in the 2009 Fairhurst report) .

• The 90 degree cuts on the Haul Road in Ruperts Valley.

• Implementing rock fall protection to Ruperts Bay Seaport.

Interested Parties should give an outline proposal of how they will achieve the above as well as summarise their expertise and experience in this field.

The successful bidder should have factored in their costs a visit to St Helena to visit the various sites concerned to enable the production of the report and recommendations.

Bids will be assessed on the following criteria:-

Cost 60%

Experience 20%

Proposal 20%