Opening Up and Survey Works for Southport Pier Refurbishment

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Sefton Council awarded a contract to A E Yates for opening up and survey works to establish the scope and quantum for the future Southport Pier Refurbishment Works.

The works encompass the selection of four sections of the pier representing differing levels of deterioration (seaward, landside, lakeside), including the design, supply, and installation of temporary works; taking up existing timber decking and bearers; and allowing safe access for surveys on the condition of the pier's structural elements.

The surveys are to be sufficiently intrusive and extensive to inform the extent of repairs required to cast iron columns (to allow a 60-year lifespan), all cast iron/steel sections above and below decking, structural requirements to support the weight of a passenger train, structural amendments to remove/replace timber noggins and metal packers on pillars, repairs/replacement of hidden flanges, and the extent of radius work correction required to edges of steel.

The contract value is AUD 400,000.