Issue details

A specification and invitation to tender was issued and following evaluation of such Colchester Archaeology Trust have been appointed to carry out a bore hold study at the Jaywick Sands Market site. This piece of work was tendered and the appointed company meet all the requirements of the brief and were also the lowest prices.
The Specification of Requirements was prepared for the Council by Essex County Council Place Services.
The Specification requires a single borehole to be positioned, based on the information from existing borehole records, taken as part of the site investigation works (attached for information), and avoiding any buried structures identified during the site investigations.
The borehole evaluation should aim to:
•Establish a permanent record of the stratigraphy of the site;
•Collect undisturbed samples for off-site assessment/analysis;
•Create a preliminary interpretation of the geo-archaeological site formation processes across the site;
•Create a preliminary interpretation of the vegetational and aquatic conditions;
•Establish the presence of any major topographic features or buried land surfaces; and
•Establish the potential for survival of archaeological remains.