Contract award · 8 Aug 2025

Whitesands Project (Flood Protection Scheme & Public Realm Improvements) – Early Contractor Involvement & Main Works Construction

Dumfries and Galloway Council awarded “Whitesands Project (Flood Protection Scheme & Public Realm…” to McLaughlin & Harvey Ltd for £37.5m on 8 Aug 2025.

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Key facts

Buyer
Dumfries and Galloway Council · Regional or local authority
Value
£37,500,000
Procedure
Open procedure
Sector
Construction work · Flood-prevention works (CPV 45246400)
Region
Scotland
Timeline
  1. Contract date8 Aug 2025
  2. Published17 Sep 2025Published 40 days after the contract date

Description

Dumfries and Galloway Council (“The Employer”) requires the services of a suitably qualified and experienced Consultant to support the detailed design development of the Whitesands Project through Early Contractor Involvement, including the production of a Report to detail the proposed methodology, findings and considerations relating to the delivery of the Whitesands Project. It is the Employer’s intention to appoint a single Consultant to deliver the ECI and the subsequent Main Works Construction through a two-stage process: - Stage 1 – Early Contractor Involvement (“ECI”) - Stage 2 – Main Works Construction (“Main Works”) Stage 1 - Early Contract Involvement The Consultant is required to provide construction-focused advice and expertise to be considered throughout the detailed design in support of Gateway 3 work. This includes collaborating with the Scheme designers to ensure constructability of the Scheme, attending detailed design workshops, optimising cost and efficiency, and of…

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