Decision details

This report presents the tenders received for repairs to the Salterns Promenade and for the possible construction of a cycleway to the north of the current sea wall.

At its meeting in November 2012, the Executive approved a project to repair a 700m stretch of the Salterns Promenade as a long term solution to the deterioration of the timber kerbing on the seaward edge of the promenade.

Separate to the project to repair the Promenade, Hampshire County Council (HCC) has been pursuing a project to construct a cycleway to the north of the existing sea wall to become part of the National Cycleway Network (NCN).

To minimise disruption to users of the promenade, the two authorities have worked in partnership to jointly procure and construct the two adjacent projects.

Tenders have been received and it is recommended that a contract be awarded to Balfour Beatty for the repairs to the Salterns Promenade in the sum of £199,881.

Insufficient funding is available for the cycleway and the Executive is asked to consider whether to proceed with this, and if so to agree the surface finish, the additional capital budget required and whether to proceed at risk due to the unresolved land issues.

RESOLVED that the Executive agrees:

(a)       to award a contract to Balfour Beatty in the sum of £229,971 for the timber replacement of the Salterns Promenade and the construction of a cycleway (with a rural surface) to the north of the sea wall;

(b)       to proceed with the construction of the cycleway prior to Hampshire County Council resolving the land issues; and

(c)     to increase the capital budget by £20,000 to a total of £233,000.