Decision details

To seek authorisation to award the second stage of a construction contract to Jackson Civil Engineering Limited to carry out the refurbishment works to Filey Sea Wall, following the issue of a transparency notice.
Jackson Civil Engineering had previously been awarded the first design stage of the works by Scarborough Borough Council.

Approval to enter into the second stage of the construction contract to Jackson Civil Engineering Limited to carry out the works to the Filey sea defences.

To address concerns relating to the integrity of the existing sea defences and to ensure the longevity of the coastal erosion in Filey, ensuring the progression of an essential coastal maintenance project that has been ongoing since 2021.

To not award the second stage of construction to Jacksons would mean:

• Jacksons have worked through and resolved these issues with the Council and the benefit of this would be lost
• the contract is a design and build contract. Jacksons retain the risk liability of the design which would be lost if an alternative contractor were to be procured
• an alternative contractor would not accept the design risk of someone else’s design and the risk would then rest with the Council for any design changes
• to have to re-tender will cause a significant delay and mean works will not start on site this summer. The EA are expecting the expenditure of the grant and delivery of the benefits this summer. There is no guarantee the grant will be maintained and rolled over to the next financial year next Summer
• Stage 1 of the project requires the contractor to obtain all necessary consents including planning permission and the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) licences. The MMO Licence is method specific to Jacksons and may be required to be resubmitted. The application decision period is 13 weeks and could only be submitted following procurement of a new contractor. The length of time lost would again push the works into Summer 2025