Herefordshire Council is set to award a contract, worth more than £3.5 million, for the construction work of Holme Lacy Road cycle works and quiet routes.
The decision was confirmed in a meeting on Thursday.
Decision:
‘Award a contract for the construction of Holme Lacy Road and Quiet Route East Active Travel Measures to Cambrensis Civil Engineering Ltd. following successful evaluation from an open tender process for an estimated value of £3,580,684.’
The Holme Lacy Road and Quiet Routes East Active Travel Measure schemes have been designed to improve the existing cycle infrastructure in the south of the city to the latest national guidance published in July 2020.
This will improve the facilities for pedestrians, in particular crossing arrangements, address the challenges that currently discourage people from walking and cycling in the vicinity and encourage active travel in Hereford as the natural choice for journeys less than 2 km.
This project is part of a wider programme of Active Travel Measure (ATM) schemes funded via Central Government Active Travel Funding (ATF) and Levelling Up Funding (LUF) across Hereford City.
The scheme will also support a reduction in carbon and other transport related emissions in the county and provide a good quality, convenient an‹ safe transport network linking to the City Centre and Enterprise Zones that priorities walking and cycling.
The total budget allocation remaining for the LUF Holme Lacy Road ATM-South scheme is £7.6m.
The construction contract value tendered by Cambrensis Engineering Ltd. is £3,580,684 with a contingency of £537,103 (15% of construction value) recommended by the Council’s cost consultants for the scheme.
This therefore gives a total of £4,117,787, which is within the budget.
More details – https://councillors.herefordshire.gov.uk/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?ID=10767
