B8035 GRIBUN ROCKFALLS – TARGETED SCALING OF ROCK FACE

Buyer
Argyll and Bute Council
Value
Not published
Closes
5 November 2026
Where
Lochgilphead, Scotland
Type
Open tender

In plain English

Argyll and Bute Council wants a specialist contractor to remove loose and unstable rock from about 500 metres of rock face beside the B8035 road at Gribun, to reduce the immediate risk of rockfalls. "Scaling" means carefully breaking off or stripping loose rock from a cliff or rock face by hand or machine. The contract value is not stated.

What the buyer wants

• Carry out targeted scaling (removal of loose or unstable rock) along roughly 500 metres of the designated rock face on the B8035 • Work as a specialist geotechnical contractor, meaning a firm that does ground and rock stability work • Deliver the rockfall mitigation works to reduce the identified immediate risk to road users

Requirements

What could rule a small business out: The notice asks for a specialist geotechnical contractor to do rock-face work beside a live road, so a general builder or firm without proven rock-scaling and ground-stability experience would most likely be ruled out.

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