The new rugby club represents an important investment in a South Bristol community that faces acute socio-economic challenges and is generally recognised as having suffered from chronic underinvestment over many decades.
The project had been through the tender process twice previously with both of those contractors having subsequently pulled-out deeming the project undeliverable. The outcome is a facility that could not only be delivered within the constraints of the funding available, but crucially, will also serve the people of South Bristol well for many years to come.
Stepnell formulated a delivery strategy that successfully achieved the best possible value provided to the client, end-user and the local community. We invested significant time, energy and money into generating wide-reaching social value outcomes beyond the creation of a new first-class grassroots sports facility. These included a significant focus on generating employment for local people and various community, environmental and workforce oriented initiatives.
To try and mitigate the crime that had been happening on the site we held a community barbeque. We approached our supply chain and consultants who each sponsored the event. Following the barbeque, crime has reduced and residents regularly stop to see the progress happening on site and talk to the site manager.
