Southport Pier Decking Refurbishment - Appointment of an Architect

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Southport Pier is a Grade-II listed structure, the oldest cast iron pier in England and the second longest. The asset is a critical element to Southport’s visitor economy, along with the wider economy of the Borough. The Council requires to engage design and specialist services to progress the design, development and delivery of the Pier refurbishment. The scope of the Project to which your service shall be provided shall include the refurbishment works to the Pier consisting of the full replacement of timber decking, all or part of the timber softwood sub-base as well as the installation of security gates and CCTV. Phase 1, consisting of the replacement of bays 1-6 has now been completed, with the Pier remaining open while these works took place. Therefore, the Scope of the Project includes bays 7 to 68 (Phase 2), which is an area of circa 8,806 sqm.