Broken Bay study tender let

Gosford Council has agreed on a suitable to undertake the $300,000 Open Coast and Broken Bay Coastal Processes and Hazards Reassessment.

The project will review and update of the coastal management plans in light of climate change and rising sea levels, according to a council report.

The tender submitted by Worley Parsons Ltd was accepted by council after receiving six tender applications for the project.

The council report stated that Worley Parsons Ltd submitted a "superior consultancy proposal presenting value for money and the most positive benefits to council".

"Assessors found Worley Parsons personnel, experience and track record are greater than or equal to their closest rivals," the report stated.

"Their coastal assessment approach also came highly recommended from a range of councils and State Government agencies."

The project is expected to be undertaken over a 44-week period and is scheduled to commence this month, according to the report.

The project will have the financial support of the State Government who provided up to $150,000 under its Coastal Management Program with council contributing the remaining $150,000 needed to complete the reassessment.

"This review will re-assess coastal hazards, and re-determine existing hazard lines in line with NSW Sea Level Rise Policy to incorporate sea level rise planning benchmarks and climate change impacts," the report stated.

"The revised plans will identify upgraded threat mitigation and/or minimisation measures through erosion and inundation hazard assessment and set suitable adaptation measures for the minimisation of the threat to public infrastructure, public land, private property and buildings and/or propose alternative measures to mitigate the threat."

Council agenda ENV.7, 23 Feb 2010