New Boardwalk and Reedfen

Tender description

Harpenden Town Council is looking for a suitable contractor to supply and construct a boardwalk and bridge, and excavate a reedfen habitat (a pond), at Batford Springs Local Nature Reserve, Harpenden, AL5 5AJ (Postcode for the Nature Reserve Centre. This project is one of a number of improvements being made to the nature reserve by the Town Council. The Council requests that a written tender response be provided for carrying out these works. The Council would like the tender submission to include: • Supply and construction of a boardwalk across a wet woodland habitat. The boardwalk will be approximately 216 meters in length, complete with passing places, handrails and maintenance access gates; • Supply and construction of a ten meter bridge spanning a chalk stream; • Excavation of a reedfen habitat approximately 1.5m maximum depth, and maximum size of 18m by 27m Please see the tender specification document and appendices for full details.