the arle court transport hub civil enabling works scheme will provide realigned parking bays totalling 287 spaces on the west end of the existing park & ride, as well as a new temporary bus stop & turning circle to accommodate bus movements. the scheme will also widen grovefield way in order to provide a right turn lane into the car park, and drainage improvements will also be implemented within the existing car park, including the extension of an existing attenuation pond. the above works will deliver improvements to the existing western carpark area, access to grovefield way and realignment of grovefield way, to enable this western area of the carpark to continue to function as a park and ride facility whilst the eastern area is decommissioned as part of the wider proposed works to the arle court park and ride facility. construction and remediation will include; grovefield way • widening of the existing carriageway at grovefield way, installation of provisions for a controlled pedestrian crossing, construction of 2 bell mouth entrances to the western car park including alterations to the drainage arrangement, and the diversion of utilities. western car park • clearance of the existing lighting, kerbs, and footway and replace with full depth reconstruction, including alterations to the drainage layout. implement new temporary park and ride layout to allow the eastern car park works to start. eastern car park • undertake site clearance of the area and earthworks to achieve the design levels of the multi-storey car park, including a sacrificial haul road. remodelling of the western car park • clearance of the temporary arrangement and implement the final design, which includes; new footways, kerbs, landscaping, signs and white lining, street furniture, and street lighting. a summary of the outline programme for the scheme is shown below: tender period: 5th november 2021 to 10th december 2021 anticipated award: january 2022 works start date: february 2022 completion: december 2023 overall duration: 30 weeks - two visits indicative value: £2.50m the proposed procurement route will be a single stage (open process) using the nec4 ecc option a priced form of contract with activity schedule. full details will be available in the tender pack that we intend to advertise on friday 5th november 2021. an introduction to this scheme will be provided at a supplier engagement event that will be held as a microsoft teams telecon on; wednesday 10th november 2021 : 10:00hrs to 11:30hrs to join this telecon please confirm attendance via the messages function of this pro-contact advert and provide e-mail addresses of attendees. if you are unable to join this telecon, the presentation will be uploaded, and web- circulated via procontract.