Highways Term Maintenance Contracts - Halton Borough Council and Warrington Borough Council

Halton Borough Council and Warrington Borough Council are seeking appoint a suitably qualified Contractor to provide Highways Term Maintenance Services.

The service comprises maintenance and improvement work including:

Carriageways, footways and cycleways

Public rights of way

Signs and road markings

Fences and highway barriers / restraint systems

Drainage systems

Bridges, culverts, retaining walls and other structures

Street furniture

Street lighting and other illuminated assets

Car parks and other paved areas

Reactive Maintenance

Emergency repairs, signing and making safe on a 24/7 basis

Manpower emergency response service.

Emergency Winter Maintenance Operations (including snow clearance of specific areas e.g. Shopping centres)

Programmed Maintenance Works:

Potholing and patching

Resurfacing

Planned repairs and servicing

Minor repairs

Road marking and road stud

Drainage investigations and repairs

Maintenance of Public Rights of Way

Verge maintenance (edging of footways and clearing drainage grips)

Repair and replacement of street furniture, street name plates and pedestrian guard rails

Minor bridge maintenance, repairs to structures and graffiti removal

Traffic management for events and third parties

Placement and removal of temporary barriers.

Concrete repairs to structures

Graffiti removal

Improvements:

The construction of improvement works for

Carriageway, footway and cycleways

Street lighting and UTC infrastructure

Signs and road markings

Drainage improvements and flood alleviation

Traffic Management

Bridge improvements

Environmental Enhancements.

Active travel including cycling and pedestrian schemes

Developer Schemes under Section 38 & Section 278 of the Highways Act 1980 relating to the development of highway infrastructure etc,

Routine Maintenance Services:

Gully cleaning and drainage clearance,

Verge maintenance and weed spraying for public rights of way.

Winter Response Service:

Precautionary salting,

Snow and ice service,

Additional information:

Please note:

The contract terms are six years with 4 x 12 month extension options to be given at the discretion of the Authorities.

The estimated contract value is based on extension options being given. If no extensions are offered then the estimated contract value could reduce to approx. 70200000.00. Each annual extension for both contracts after the initial term of 6 years has been estimated at 11700000. There is no guarantee regarding these figures and not all work is known at this time so the figures in this notice are purely estimates.

To bid for this opportunity please register as a supplier at www.the-chest.org.uk and express your interest in the opportunity via the Chest. All of the procurement documentation will be available on the Chest website to view and complete.

Any queries can be raised using the messaging facility on the Chest website.