Tender: Ardersier Port Phase 2 – Landside Civils: Yard Earthworks, Ground Strengthening and Utilities Rerouting

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Client is seeking a contractor to carry out landside civils for Ardersier Port Phase 2, developing approximately 100 acres of gorse area to varying finished ground levels to suit drainage and tie into Phase 1. Works include tree clearance and screening, stripping and disposal of existing topsoil, upfilling the extension and yard areas with site-won sand to achieve a load bearing capacity of 250kPat/m2, capping extension and yard areas with stone to 25t/m2, and rerouting/undergrounding the existing incoming overhead power supply, rerouting the existing incoming water main and rerouting the drainage ditch around the new site perimeter with passive drainage following the Phase 1 philosophy. Street lighting is not defined in the current procurement scope but a limited requirement may emerge later and, where permitted under the Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2016, could be delivered by the Landside Civils contractor. The contractor may also be required to coordinate elements of works with the Client's quayside civils contractor. Bidders invited to Stage 3 – Invitation to Tender may be given the option to submit a variant tender reflecting the same works within an approximately 250-acre gorse and woodland area, with variant information defined in the procurement documentation.