Edinburgh and Lothians Greenspace Trust (ELGT) is inviting tenders from suitably qualified suppliers to provide the design and construction of sections of a 16 miles of shared-use footpath and associated works within West Lothian. This is the first phase of the shared-use footpath works within West Lothian. The design and construction and upgrading of approximately 850 meters of shared use footpath over 4 locations as part of the development of a 16-mile shared use footpath enabling the creation of a heritage trail.

The works included within this contract are of a similar nature for the 4 sites and involve a variety of design and construction of a lowland footpath network.

— design of New and existing path routes,

— construction of new semi-bound footpaths,

— construction of new unbound footpaths,

— upgrading of existing unbound footpaths,

— erection of new post and rail fencing,

— removal of redundant infrastructure (paths, fencing, steps),

— repair and upgrade of footpath bridges,

— drainage works