Cullompton Town Centre Relief Road

Tender Process: The Works will be procured via open tender following the traditional route. The form of Contract will be NEC4 ECC Option A. On the Date of Tender release, the Contracting Authority will provide a detailed design Drawings Pack, corresponding Design Specifications and instructions on the Client's tender evaluation methodology, which will comprise scoring against both Quality and Price. Each tendering party shall be required to provide an Activity Schedule to validate their submission, based on their own take off quantities. The estimated Contract Start Date of the 22nd May 2026 allows for a 6-week mobilisation period prior to starting on site on 6th July 2026. The Award of Contract is expected to take place on the 22nd April 2026. Works Overview: Construction of a new relief road in Cullompton, Devon, linking Station Road and Exeter Road via Meadow Lane. This will provide a bypass of the town centre, approximately 1.3km in length and 6.5m in nominal width, including a 2.0m wide footway to the west side. Summary of works: - Partial realignment of a 60m section of Meadow Lane to facilitate connection to the new relief road and a change of priority at its junction with Duke Street. - A new roundabout junction connecting the relief road to Station Road and Millenium Way. - Construction of 5 new junctions providing access to existing minor roads and adjacent properties. - Highways drainage provision including 2 surface water attenuation ponds. - Demolition of existing sporting facilities in proximity the west coast mainline boundary. - Replacement of a section of existing fencing to the west coast mainline boundary with new palisade fencing. - Works within the adjacent areas of public open space including construction of new paths, landscaping, and fencing works. - Coordination of utilities diversionary works required by BT, National Grid, Wales and West Utilities, and SWW to accommodate the Works. Relief Road Works: Ch 0-130m - Partial realignment of both Meadow Lane and Duke Street and the reconfiguration of their Junction with a change of priority. Replacement of the existing culvert running under this Junction and the provision of a new 3.0m wide shared use path linking into an off-road shared use public open space (to be constructed by others). Ch 130-280m - Construction of an offline section of the relief road on embankment in the fields to the south of the existing Duke Street. This section will incorporate 1 road bridge to cross Spratford Mill Stream, 3 large flood relief culverts, and a new side road junction with Duke Street to provide access to the Cullompton Community Association (CCA) fields. Ch 280-460m - Construction of the relief road on embankment leading northwards from Duke Street to the existing Cricket Ground. This section will incorporate the removal and reconstruction of the Duke Street / Old Hill embankment to provide a new road junction with Old Hill and a pedestrian link to Duke Street, 2 new flood relief culverts, and the construction of a new drainage attenuation basin between the road and existing railway. Ch 460-590m - Construction of the relief road through the existing cricket field and bowls club. This section will be nominally at grade and will be constructed with an interface to adjacent works by others to construct the new Bowls Club house and green (works are likely to be ongoing at the time of the relief road construction). This road section incorporates the construction of a new access junction to the new Bowls Club and the demolition of the existing Bowls Club house and green in proximity to the railway boundary. Ch 590-840m - Construction of the relief road adjacent the railway and through the existing Cullompton Rangers Football Club site. This section will be nominally at grade and will be constructed with an interface to adjacent works by others to construct the replacement Football Club facilities including a new adult training pitch and carpark. This road section …