Blakedown Sport and Play Ltd

"Work is to implement activity on the agreed master plan for Victoria Park. The master plan is funded from the sale of The Lodge which was adjacent to the park, which generated net proceeds of £623,000, which can only be spent on activities in Victoria Park. This contract is to refurbish three tennis courts and convert another tennis court into a multi-use games area. The work includes removing the old fencing, installing new fencing and new gates, installing a new fence between courts 1 and 2, removing the old surface, installing a new playing surface and line marking. In the multi-use games area two basketball hoops and two football goals will be installed. On Monday 23 March 2020 heras fencing was installed around the site in preparation for the works. Due to Covid-19 work has not commenced, and no materials have been delivered to site. The commencement date of the works is to be confirmed, following Government advice. When work starts it is anticipated to take four weeks for the main work to be completed, the contractor will then return four weeks later to carry out the permanent line marking, which will take about one week. Budget monitoring and risk monitoring will be carried out by the Greenspaces Service. The contract value is up to £140,000. Blakedown have submitted a price of £126,984 for the work, with prices per m2 for additional work. In addition the council has sought a price for the installation of ducting at the site, which the contractor may be asked to carry out."