Environmental impact assessment for construction

Tender description

Delivering pond creation and restoration funded directly through Natural England during autumn and winter 2019/2020, and to secure habitat delivery bodies through which pond creation, restoration, monitoring and management advice can be commissioned beyond 2019/2020. This will be funded via developer contributions raised though district licensing schemes. Working with landowners to deliver pond creation and restoration within SoAs, initially funded directly though Natural England, thereafter through developer payments into district licensing schemes. There are 2 key funded elements of this work. — engagement and advice regarding the location and management of ponds. The undertaking of necessary checks and ensuring compliance with specification as well a hydraulic function check. In some instance it may involve applying for planning permission, — physical works to create and restore (Important note: for a pond to count a ‘restored pond’ it must currently be in a condition whereby it does not provide suitable aquatic habitat for newts). We recognise that this work can be achieved in a variety of ways (for example suppliers may use contractors or pay landowners undertaking works themselves). Tender applications to be evaluated against: — partnership working experience, — delivery plan including understanding of scheme requirements and strategy for engagement with landowners in target areas, — ability to deliver on lot 2 or work collaboratively with another supplier, — skills/experience, — costs. This ongoing monitoring work will commence from 2020/2021 following launch of district licensing schemes. Every pond will be subject to Pond HSI survey, eDNA and water quality sampling annually for 4 years from the date at which it is allocated to development as a compensation pond. Tender applications to be evaluated against: — partnership working experience, — ability to undertake HSI survey, water quality and eDNA sampling in line with the specification, — ability to deliver on lot 1 or work collaboratively with another supplier, — skills/experience, — costs.