North London Heat & Power Project call for bids for £10m
North London Waste Authority is looking for up to three contractors to upgrade civil infrastructure worth up to £10 million at Edmonton EcoPark. Contractors based in North London or nearby are particularly encouraged to bid.
The works may include:
- Site investigations to verify the location of services and underground obstructions
- Alterations and enhancements to roads and pedestrian accesses to enable the EcoPark to function whilst the new NLHPP facilities are constructed and brought into service
- Alterations and enhancements to EcoPark security infrastructure to enable NLHPP construction areas to operate within the EcoPark’s overall security system
- Temporary and permanent alterations to the EcoPark water and drainage systems to enable the construction of NLHPP facilities
- Diversion of utilities to enable NLHPP delivery
- Landscaping reinstatement of soft verges and footpaths around the EcoPark
- Supply and install temporary buildings
- Removal of any temporary structure erected during the NLHPP works
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