Shannon Town & Environs Flood Relief Scheme, Clare County Council Integrated Engineering and Environmental Consultancy Services

Tender description

The objective of this project is the identification, design and submission (for planning consent) of a Flood Relief Scheme, that is technically, socially, environmentally and economically acceptable, to alleviate the risk of flooding to the Community of Shannon Town & Environs to a determined Standard of Protection, and to procure, manage and oversee the construction of that Scheme. The Consultant shall produce and deliver a set of flood maps that are based on: • A full and detailed hydrological assessment, that has been developed in a manner that addresses the lack of calibration & validation data, • Hydraulic conditions that accurately reflect the existing hydraulic arrangements and baseline conditions, including the presence of the existing pumps and flow control structures, and, • Updated coastal tide, surge and wave data from the Irish Coast Wave & Water Level Study 2018 (ICWWS, 2018). The Consultant shall assess, develop and design a Flood Relief Scheme: • that achieves effective protection from the estuary through the upgrade, replacement, realignment and extension of the existing embankments. • that includes the optimisation of the operation of the existing pumps within the smaller catchments, and any additional pumping requirements identified, and, • that addresses any residual flooding within those smaller catchments following that optimisation of the pumps, and, The tasks that are to be carried out to fulfil this objective are described in detail within this Tender Specification.