Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (CnES) and the Stornoway Trust have started searching for a contractor to carry out a regeneration project at Lews Castle.

Tenders for the capital works elements of the Castle Grounds Regeneration Project have now been published.

The scheme will be split into two contracts; one relating to the work in the grounds and one for the restoration of buildings. The Ground Works have an estimated value £2.7 million and will include restoration of the former private gardens, historic features and planting schemes, drainage, works to paths and new facilities including signage within the Grounds.

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Elsewhere, the Building works are valued at £450,000 and primarily comprise the repair and restoration of the Boatman's Tower and the Porters Lodge.

Stornoway Trust Chairman, Calum Maclean, said: "Whilst there are heritage elements to both contracts this can be effectively delivered either by the main contractor themselves or through an effective sub-contracting arrangement. We have framed the tender documentation in such a way that either a specialist or generalist contractor could take the lead and submit a tender submission."

(LM/MH)