Conwy County Borough Council has gone out to tender with a construction work contract for coastal defence and active travel improvements worth an estimated £6 million.
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The Council is seeking a suitably qualified contractor to carry out the Phase 1 construction of improvement works to the coastal defences and active travel route in Old Colwyn.
In July 2020 Conwy County Borough Council were awarded £ 6.075 million from the Welsh Government Transport Department’s Resilient Roads Fund for 2020/21.
It has since been agreed that the funding will be spent on the purchase, importation and placement of rock armour and other forward facing structures in front of the existing sea wall, starting at the most vulnerable section of the promenade.
No work can be undertaken on raising the promenade until the revetment is placed – as a result, placing rock armour in the most vulnerable section of promenade is the funder’s preferred option at this time and will be the primary focus of the initial phase of work.
Principal elements of the works include:
- construction of a rock revetment seaward of the existing Victorian seawall, including outfall protection structures;
- construction of new access steps and ramp to the beach constructed using sheet piles clad in concrete;
- construction of a fishing platform or platforms (or preparation works for future installed platforms).
Pending additional funding, the scope may potentially increase to include some or all of the following elements:
- construction of concrete clad new steel sheet pile walls seaward of the existing seawall to widen the existing promenade which will include formation of new ‘headland’ structures as part of the promenade widening works to form ‘feature’ areas
- raising the levels of the existing promenade and highway
- raising the existing sea wall with the introduction of new reinforced concrete sea walls
Deadline for receipt of tenders or requests to participate is 12th November 2020 – click here to access the tender documentation.
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