# South Road Retaining Wall, Weston-super-Mare\. Ground Investigation Works

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [North Somerset Council](/buyers/north-somerset-council/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £40,000
- Published: 27 March 2020
- Planned start: 18 May 2020
- Planned end: 3 July 2020
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: works
- Notice ID: 9bde243f-74d9-40fe-84b0-539339b92856-352027
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d72ee80f-3c7c-4f82-a6ec-b3d29f159834

## Description

The Proposed Ground Investigation works contract comprises the following works: • 5 No\. boreholes advanced using a drilling rig capable of both dynamic sampling and rotary coring that can obtain the required samples through possibly made ground/fill, superficial deposits and solid geology to a depth of 7 mbgl\. Collection UT100 undisturbed samples where possible/appropriate, SPT testing and collection of rock cores\. Boreholes shall be a minimum of 1\.5m back from the retaining wall\. • 5 no\. hand dug observation pits of the retaining wall foundations\. • 3 no\. horizontal diamond core holes through the retaining wall to confirm wall thickness and the nature of the materials directly behind the wall\. • Soils to be logged in accordance with BS EN ISO 14688-1:2002\+A1:2013 and BS 5930:2015\. • Rock to be logged in accordance with BS EN ISO 14689-1:2002, BS 5930:2015\. • Geotechnical laboratory testing on selected samples\. • Environmental testing on selected samples\. • Provision of AGS data\. • Ground Investigation Factual Report \(as per 16\.8\.1\) Specific borehole requirements are detailed further in Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 of Ground Investigation \(GI\) Specification\. The proposed borehole location plan is attached to the GI\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9bde243f-74d9-40fe-84b0-539339b92856-352027)