Ground Investigation Framework — National Lot

Tender description

The primary objectives of the ground investigation framework include but are not limited to: • investigation and identification of geotechnical hazards; • providing information for geotechnical and geo-environmental risk assessments necessary for the planning and design submissions including supporting the establishment of the geotechnical design basis for design and construction, and • providing information for the detailed design and construction. It is enabled for use by local authorities in England, that is county councils, district councils, unitary authorities, metropolitan districts and London boroughs. Lot 1: Envisaged this lot will be available for use by Highways England Regional Investment Programme (RIP), Smart Motorway Programme (SMP), Operations and Local Authorities in England. This lot will involve work orders above GBP 2 m throughout England The scope of a ground investigation comprises of but is not limited to: • early contractor Involvement (not every ground investigation); • establishment; • fieldworks typically comprising intrusive (and sometimes non-intrusive) investigation, insitu testing, monitoring; • post fieldworks monitoring; • laboratory testing (geotechnical and contaminative); • factual Reporting.