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Royal Botanic Gardens

GB-Reading: RBGKEW1305 - NHP Ground Investigation Survey

Engineering & ArchitectureCPV 71351500 45111250
Value£110k
Awarded14 Jul 2024
Published24 Sept 2024
RegionUK-wide
Outcome — awarded

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Contract value in context
£110ktotal contract value
median £95k
this tender£0£2.0m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Engineering & Architecture band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 33,646 valued Engineering & Architecture tenders in our corpus.

The brief

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew require a Ground Investigation survey to be undertaken by an experienced Ground Investigation Contractor in Wokingham.

The investigation will inform the design of a new facility located in Thames Valley Science Park, South of Reading and adjacent to the M4.

The Contractor will be required to undertake investigative works at the site to determine the site stratigraphy, confirm soil parameters for use in design, measure and monitor groundwater, investigate ground and groundwater contamination, confirm infiltration potential of underlying soil and undertake a topsoil and subsoil survey.

The intrusive works shall comprise cable percussive boreholes, window samples, trial pits, soakaway/soil infiltration tests and CBR tests.

The Contractor will be required to undertake laboratory testing of the samples obtained and prepare a Ground Investigation Report to summarise the findings.

The Contractor will be required to act as Principal Contractor under the CDM Regulations and complete the wo

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

The intrusive works shall comprise cable percussive

The intrusive works shall comprise cable percussive boreholes, window samples, trial pits, soakaway/soil infiltration tests and CBR tests.

02

The Contractor will be required to undertake

The Contractor will be required to undertake laboratory testing of the samples obtained and prepare a Ground Investigation Report to summarise the findings.

03

The Contractor will be required to act

The Contractor will be required to act as Principal Contractor under the CDM Regulations and complete the wo.

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