Tendring District Council is inviting suppliers to register their interest in the potential future procurement of drainage works and installation of an outfall with a total estimated value of £900,000 including VAT.
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The Council is undertaking a market engagement exercise to inform the potential future procurement of drainage works and installation of an outfall within a saturated area of cliff at Alton Road in Clacton. The works will also include a partial regrade of the cliff and the installation of a sheet pile retaining wall in lieu of the current tumble brick wall. Other requirements include:
- incorporating sheet piling using installed non vibratory methods
- horizontal drainage installed into the cliff face to control ground water
- rebuilding of low level retaining wall and associated other works including re-surfacing of pedestrian footpaths all to the cliff frontage below Alton Road, Clacton on Sea.
Current estimated start and end contract dates are 12 November 2026 to 12 March 2027 with a further possible extension option to 12 April 2027
Engagement deadline is 17 September 2026
All responses must be submitted electronically via the procurement portal Open - all supporting documents are available within the Open Opportunity. Any queries must be submitted via Open using the Correspondence function on the project page. To access the opportunity, which is free to register for, click here to visit Open and search for OPEN20261983 Suppliers who don’t have an account for Open can sign up here.
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