In December 2017, the West of England LEP and the promoting authorities (Bath & North East Somerset, Bristol City, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire and the West of England Combined Authority) submitted a funding bid for MetroWest Phase 1 to the Department for Transport’s  Large Local Major Schemes programme.

The bid consists of:

• (a) Completed bid template (Part One)
• (b) Checklist to highlight where key information can be found in the Outline Business Case (Part two)
• (C) Outline Business case

The Outline Business Case details the scheme’s preferred option with an identified defined scope, detailed costs and appraisal and a firm delivery plan for construction. The Department for Transport will decide which bids receive funding for construction as part of a competitive process.

All documents submitted can be viewed below.

Covers Sheets

• Large Local Majors Bid for Construction Funding: Bid Template
• Large Local Majors Bid for Construction Funding: Bid Checklist

Letter in Support

• Letter to Chris Grayling in Support of Large Local Major Scheme Bid

Contents and Executive Summary

• Contents and Executive Summary

Chapter 1: Strategic Case

• Chapter 1: Strategic Case
• Appendix 1.1: Inix Strategic Road Network Traffic Data
• Appendix 1.2: Option Assessment Report

Chapter 2: Economic Case

• Chapter 2: Economic Case
• Appendix 2.1: Forecasting Report
• Appendix 2.2: Economic Assessment Report
• Appendix 2.3: Social Impact Appraisal Report
• Appendix 2.4: Distributional Impact Assessment Report
• Appendix 2.5: WebTAG Workbooks
• Appendix 2: TUBA/Cobalt/WebTAG/Gbats Techical Files

Chapter 3: Management Case

• Chapter 3: Management Case
• Appendix 3.1: List of Grip 3 Reports
• Appendix 3.2: Draft Equality Impact Assessment
• Appendix 3.3: Summary of Sloped Ramp/Path Measurements and Features
• Appendix 3.4: Full Scheme Programme
• Appendix 3.5: Portishead Station Options Appraisal Report
• Appendix 3.6: Quantitative Cost Risk Assessment (Unavailable due to commercial sensitivity)
• Appendix 3.7: Monitoring, Evaluation and Benefits Realisation Plan

Chapter 4: Commercial Case

• Chapter 4: Commercial Case
• Appendix 4.1: Network Rail’s Policy Statement on Alliancing

Chapter 5: Financial Case

• Chapter 5: Financial Case
• Appendix 5.1: Network Rail Value Engineering Report June 2017