Following market engagement via the Procure Partnership Framework, Speller Metcalfe be appointed as principle contractor to deliver phase 1 of the Merton Flood alleviation scheme, to the contract value of £1.2 million pounds.

The redevelopment of Merton Meadows area of the city is a major part of the council intervention to deliver affordable and key worker homes. The area is currently categorised as flood zone, previous work and discussions with the Environment Agency (EA) have indicated that they would support redevelopment subject to appropriate flood alleviation works.

The council have previously secured £2milion of Brownfield Land Release funding from central government to deliver enabling flood alleviation works to enable these sites to be developed. This appointment relates to the delivery of phase one of the Merton flood alleviation scheme and will enable the sites to come forward for development as per the grant funding proposal and approval.