1. The objective of this Contract is to deliver a suite of Works on 17 upland Sites in the Peak District and South Pennines SAC. The sites are split into 9 packages of work. The aim of the Works suites are to stabilise and revegetate bare peat, restore hydrology, and increase biodiversity on the Sites.
2. The Works comprise the following tasks:
a. Supply and delivery of Materials required to complete the Works, unless otherwise stated.
b. Appropriate storage of Materials, as necessary.
c. Supply and delivery of suitable Trackway for storing materials on (see Packages if required).
d. Forwarding of Materials and Equipment required to complete the Works to and within Works Sites, excluding Airlifting
e. Planning the Aerial Load Lifting Works, including marking out drop locations and working in collaboration with the Authorities Airlifting Contractor to deliver the works
f. Marshalling of Aerial Load Lifting, including materials drops
g. Installation of Stone Dams into gullies
h. Installation of Peat Dams into gullies
i. Installation of Peat Bunding
j. Re-profiling of hags and gully sides
a. The objective of this works package is the delivery of various works on multiple works sites across the Chellow water treatment works catchment.
b. The works include:
i. The supply, cutting & spreading of heather brash
ii. Receiving delivery of initial & maintenance lime, seed & fertiliser & application by hand to bare peat areas
iii. The supply & construction of stone dams & coir log dams
For details of quantities and location please see the Invitation to Tender (appendix 1)
iv. The supply & installation of temporary trackway at Thornton Lift Site
v. The construction of peat dams & re-profiling of gully systems
vi. The planting of sphagnum moss plug plants
vii. Heather cutting for diversification
viii. Landscaping of 65 metres of bridleway
ix. The marshalling of all aerial load lifting operations required for the works
Brash (Bags) 443
Lime, Seed & Fertiliser (total) ha 2.17
Year 2 Lime and Fertiliser (total) ha 2.17
Re-profiling (m) 10344
Sedge/dwarf shrub Plug plants for Brash (@10,000 per ha) (ha) 2.17
Sedge/dwarf shrub Plug plants (@2,500 per ha) (ha) 2.83
Grip/Gully Blocking: Peat Dam (units) 309
Grip/Gully Blocking: Timber Dam (units) 227
Grip/Gully Blocking: Stone Dam (units) 355
Brash, bunding, application of lime seed and fertiliser, maintenance of lime seed and fertiliser, re-profiling, sphagnum planting, planting of shrub plug plants, grip/gully blocking (peat, low peat, timber, stone & coir), molina cutting and heath cutting in quantities For more detail on quantities and location please see the Invitation to Tender (appendix 3).
Grip/Gully Blocking - Peat (Dam unit) 719
Grip/Gully Blocking - Timber (Dam unit) 22
Grip/Gully Blocking: Heather Bales 399
Grip/Gully Blocking - Stone (Dam unit) 113
Bunding (ha) 36
Re-profiling (m) 178
Grip/Gully Blocking - Stone (Dam unit) 32
Grip/Gully Blocking: Heather (Bale) 82
Grip/Gully Blocking: Peat Dam (units) 298
Molinia Cutting (ha) 16.5
Re-profiling (m) 84
Bunding (ha) 26.35
Heather brash (bags) 33
Initial lime, seed and fertiliser (ha) 0.23
Maintenance lime and fertiliser 0.16
Standard Sphagnum planting (@1250 per ha) (ha) 54
Sedge/dwarf shrub Plug plants (@2,500 per ha) (ha) 28
Peat Bunding (ha) 1.905
Grip/Gully Blocking: Peat Dam (Dam unit) 132
Grip/Gully Blocking: Heather (Bale) 468
Grip/Gully Blocking: Stone (Dam unit) 29
Re-profiling (m) 281
Description/lot 7 quantites/lot 7a quantities
Brash (Bags)/ -/ 963
Lime, Seed & Fertiliser (ha)/ -/ 4.75
Year 2 Lime and Fertiliser (ha)/ -/ 4.75
Seed into sward (ha)/ -/ 3.35
Seed onto bare peat (ha)/ -/ 0.02
Bunding (ha)/ 10.32/ -
Re-profiling (m)/ -/ 23,339
Pool mix Sphagnum into existing pools
(@8000 per ha) (ha)/ -/ 0.72
Sphagnum planting
(@1250 per ha) (ha)/ -/ 398.4
Sedge/dwarf shrub Plug plants for Brash (@10,000 per ha) (ha)/ -/ 4.72
Sedge/dwarf shrub Plug plants (dry mix)
(@2,500 per ha) (ha)/ -/ 23.18
Sedge/dwarf shrub Plug plants (wet mix)
(@2,500 per ha) (ha) /-/ 0.08
Grip/Gully Blocking: Coir Logs (Coir logs)/ -/ 122
Grip/Gully Blocking: Peat (Dam)/ 1961/ 654
Grip/Gully Blocking: Timber (Dam)/ 81/ 326
Grip/Gully Blocking: Stone (Dam)/ 362/ 1449
Heather Cutting (ha)/ -/ Up to 23 ha
Geotextile (m2) 21,482
Lime, Seed & Fertiliser (ha) 2.20
Year 2 Lime and Fertiliser (ha) 2.20
Re-profiling (m) 12,259
Sedge/dwarf shrub Plug plants for Geotextile (@10,000 per ha) (ha) 2.15
Gully Blocking: Stone (Dam Units) 122
(91.5 tonnes, at 94 locations)