South Tyneside Council has gone out to tender with a contract for civil engineering enabling works worth an estimated £20 million.

The contract covers civil engineering works at Holborn, South Shields and includes extensive maritime and geotechnical elements.

The site (c. 9 hectare) is located in South Tyneside on the River Tyne, to the south west of South Shields town centre and is part of the South Shields Riverside Regeneration area. It is a largely derelict former industrial area with vacant brownfield land predominantly in South Tyneside Council ownership.

The existing site currently contains potential constraints associated with historical land uses which could impact on future development, including:

• Derelict riverside quay structures

• Buried quayside infrastructure (old river walls, crane foundations etc.)

• Extensive Functional Flood Zone - land to be raised to a level to allow reclassification with reduced flood risk

• Sub-surface obstructions (shallow and deep / piled structures) and buried chambers

• Ground contamination

• Old retaining walls

• Surface hard standings

• Underground services

• Significant variation in ground profiles and elevations across the site

South Tyneside now intends to implement a programme of Site Enabling Works to address these issues and ameliorate risk to future development.

Anticipated start date for the works, which will last between 18-21 months, is September 2021

Deadline to express interest is 29 March 2021 – click here to access the tender documentation.