Southend-on-Sea deal for Mott MacDonald

Southend-on-Sea Borough Council has awarded a £409,000 contract for the provision of expert consultancy support for coastal protection and flood risk management.

According to Bidstats, the Council appointed Mott MacDonald as their consultant to provide expert support in discharging its duties under the Flood Risk Regulations 2009 and the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 and other activities in local flood risk management.

The document reads that the contractor will also be required to provide expert support to help the Council in discharging its duties under the Coastal Protection Act 1976 and the implementation of the Southend Shoreline Strategy 2019.

Mott MacDonald was one of five companies who bid for the work.