​Baits Bite Lock Island 

Update

6 May 2025 

Costs  

Overall, costs have reduced slightly from £1.514m to £1.510m due to variance between forecasts and actuals.  

 

The Project is approximately £12k under the approved £1.523m budget.  

 

The £1.140m construction sum and £113k risk allowance unchanged; some risk allowance has been spent already on the enabling works.  

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Programme  

The principal designer will issue the design document today. The principal contractor will price this, it will go to the reviewer for review, and then to the Conservators for approval as below.  

 

The revised programme has been issued to the reviewer, and the principal contractor.  

The principal contractor’s reviewed proposal will be tabled for decision by the Conservators on 27 May 2025.  

 

Assuming Conservator’s approval, mobilisation for the start of start of the stabilisation phase of the Project will be the following day, Wednesday 28 May 2025.  

 

Current forecast completion date is 19 August 2025, including three weeks of weather risk allowance.  

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Key risks  

• Principal contactor price for stabilisation work is too high and needs to be negotiated.  

• Inclement weather causing a delay longer than the allowed three weeks.  

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For any enquiries, please contact the Clerk to the Conservators of the River Cam: Tracy Yarrow  clerk@camconservators.org.uk

Mob: 07549 018909