Lot 1, valued at £25m, includes tunnelling – currently proposed by pipe jacking – under a dual carriageway and in proximity to an operational airport.
It also includes the construction and fit-out of a heat transfer station on an energy-from-waste site, construction of a 7.5 km heat transmission main, and supply and installation of two heat transfer interfaces.
The council has also issued a contract notice for Lot 2 – the operation and maintenance.
The project is to connect the existing and yet to be developed parts of the Cranbrook/Skypark and Monkerton heat networks to a low carbon heat source at Hill Barton Business Park. When completed the project will provide low carbon heat to 12,000 homes from an energy from waste plant which is under development. The Cranbrook/Skypark and Monkerton networks are designed to supply 3,500 homes and 1.4 million ft2 of commercial space and 4,600 homes and 800,000ft2 of commercial space respectively. The connection project will enable the bulk supply of heat to both networks.
The interconnector will also support the planned expansion of the Cranbrook new town to circa 8,000 homes through enabling the delivery of a Future Homes Standard and Future Buildings Standard compliant energy solution.
The closing date for receipt of tenders or requests to participate is May 5.
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