Description
Swanage is a popular and thriving visitor destination, situated on the south coast adjacent to the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site. The Green Seafront Ground Stabilisation and Enhancement Project is a transformational coastal regeneration and stabilisation scheme focused on protecting, enhancing and future-proofing a key section of the town's seafront, overlooking the beach.
The project includes:
• ground stabilisation and slope protection works
• public realm improvements, including hard and soft landscaping
• supporting infrastructure works, including drainage, utilities and highways interfaces
The Contracting Authority is considering a Design & Build procurement model, under which the appointed contractor will be responsible for both the detailed design and construction of the works. A New Engineering Contract (NEC) Engineering and Construction Contract will be used.
The procurement model and contracting approach will be finalised following feedback captured during the Preliminary Market Engagement.
The scope is expected to include:
• Technical design and construction of ground stabilisation works to include the following methodologies: soil nailing, soil/slope regrading, new retaining walls, repairs to existing retaining walls
• Technical design and construction of structures, including accessible toilet facilities and hard landscaping including seafront plaza area, paths, viewpoints, ramps, steps and the creation of new site accesses
• Technical design and construction of foul and surface water drainage requirements
• Demolition of a former WWII gun emplacement
• Technical design and construction of the infill of Walrond Road to create a continuous green seafront space reusing site arisings to limit import of materials
• The installation of 46 beach huts
• Technical design and Installation of services (electric/water) to supply events fields, accessible toilets, beach huts and proposed semi-permanent food/drink concession unit
• Enhanced replacement planting.
Anticipated procurement programme
At this stage, the Contracting Authority is working to the following programme:
1. Procurement Commence - November 2026
2. Contract Start - March 2027
These are indicative dates only and may be subject to change.
The construction programme assumes a 27-week construction programme (including a minimum of a 4-week landscape establishment period) as follows:
• Contractor site access - mid September 2027
• Completion and hand back to contracting authority - late March 2028