Hickman Avenue Fleet Depot and Council Services Facility Works

Descriptions

City of Wolverhampton Council (“CWC” / “Council”) are seeking to appoint a Contractor for the new Fleet Services Depot, offices and associated parking at the Council owned former Wholesale Market site on Hickman Avenue (WV1 2TX).

The scheme involves relocating Fleet Services and other Council services from numerous Council sites to the Hickman Avenue site and accommodate the following facilities or services:
• Taxi Licensing
• Fleet services vehicle workshop (including an ATF Lane) and associated vehicle parking provision with electric vehicle chargers.
• Travel Unit minibus parking. The solution has to achieve ‘O’ licence status from the Department for Transport.
• Meals on Wheels
• Street Lighting and Cleaning Stores storage
• Shared office and welfare facilities for the above services
• Provision of renewable energy sources, including solar panels, to reduce the carbon footprint of the asset, serve the EV fleet and reduce utility costs.

A planning application for the scheme can be viewed the by accessing the Council’s planning portal under application reference number 25/00594/FUL: (http://planningonline.wolverhampton.gov.uk/online-applications).