M5 Crossing Project - Groundworks

This tender is for the appointment of a Groundworks contractor under a JCT Construction Trade Management 2024 Contract (as amended) to deliver the groundwork package of works for the project for the reinstatement of the Stroudwater Navigation beneath the M5 motorway by utilising the River Frome underpass, all in accordance with all the tender documentation listed on the Schedule 3 - list of numbered documents. The project involves complex interfaces with a live motorway, watercourse management, and significant temporary works by other trade contractors including sheet piling, cofferdams, porta-dams, and dewatering. Delivery requires close collaboration with multiple statutory bodies including National Highways, the Environment Agency, Stroud District Council, and utilities providers.