TENDERS for the construction of a viewing platform at a Skye waterfall have now been issued, writes Neill Bo Finlayson.
Staffin Community Trust (SCT) has issued an invitation to companies – including specialist contractors who have previously built platforms and bridges of this type – to bid for the contract to construct the platform at Lealt Gorge in Staffin which will form a key part of a major new heritage development.
The development trust has secured grants from the Heritage Lottery Fund, Coastal Communities Fund and SSE Sustainable Development to build the platform and has recruited Lothian-based engineer Geoff Freedman to design the steel platform and manage the project.