18-082 Forge Island Flood Defence Works

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council (RMBC) invites Tenders for the provision of Forge Island Flood Defence Works and Public Realm Improvement Scheme along the Canal embankment within Forge Island.

The site address is Forge Island, Market Street, Rotherham S60 1QE The scheme forms part of the Rotherham Renaissance Flood Alleviation Scheme (RRFAS) which is a Borough wide scheme designed to reduce fluvial flood risk currently posed to existing infrastructure and planned regeneration in Rotherham Town Centre.

The proposed works will cover the installation of sheet pile flood defence walls aligned approximately 8 metres adjacent to the western edge of the canal wall and landscaping along the canal bank to create a high quality, modern waterside destination for Forge Island.

Planning permission for this development was granted on 18th December 2018, planning reference RB2018/1750 refers.

The above works are due to be phased by RMBC in line with a programme of public realm works.

Therefore the successful Tenders will be appointed to undertake the flood defence works and landscaping within the phase 1 works identified within the information pack.

It is anticipated that the contract will commence on 30th July 2019 with a 4 week mobilisation period leading to work commencing on 28th August 2019 for a period of 24 weeks making the expiry date 12th February 2020.