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Patonga Dr works expected

Work is expected to commence next month on stage 2 of the Patonga Dr rock face stabilisation works, following Gosford Council's acceptance of a tender on March 25.

The Rix Group were awarded the tender for the work, which includes the scaling, supply and installation of 1.5m & 3m rock bolts, rock fall mesh, shotcrete of approximately 400m of rock face and associated work along Patonga Dr, Pearl Beach.

The construction period is four weeks.

Tenders for the work closed on March 4, with a total of seven tenders received.

Two of those tenders were received after the deadline and were excluded from the assessment.

Council stated that the tender by The Rix Group Pty Ltd presented the most positive benefits to council.

It stated that the comparison indicated that The Rix Group Pty Ltd ranked highly against all the stated criteria.

It stated: "The company has completed similar type of work for City of Canada Bay Council, Barclay Mowlem and Thiess John Holland".

Council agenda COR.20, 25 Mar 2008