Extension of Tarmac Path with Lights at Merriman Park, Street, Somerset

PATHWAY WILL BE EXTENDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SCALE PLAN MPK/PWY/0816 (ATTACHED) AND RUN FROM EXISTING PATH TO PEDESTRIAN GATE NEAR THE SILVER ROAD/PARK ROAD JUNCTION.

SURFACING

TARMAC WILL BE LAID TO SAME SPECIFICATION AS EXISTING (SEE GUIDANCE PROVIDED BELOW) AND PROVISION OF LIGHTS TO THE SAME SPECIFICATION AS EXISTING. THE LANTERNS ARE CHURCHILL LANTERNS DL70S FITTED WITH 70w SODIUM LAMPS AND PHOTOCELLS. THEY WILL BE POSITIONED ALONG THE NEW PATHWAY AT SIMILAR DISTANCES AS EXISTING LIGHTS AND SPECIFIC LOCATIONS ARE INDICATED ON DRAWING MPK/PWY/0816.

NOTE ON TARMAC PATH – FOOTWAY EXTENSION TO BE 1.5M WIDE, LAID IN ACCORDANCE WITH SOMERSET COUNTY COUNCIL – ESTATE ROADS IN SOMERSET SPECIFICATION CONSTRUCTION NOTES (GREEN BOOK) APPENDICES F AND M – SEE LINK BELOW

http://www.somerset.gov.uk/policies-and-plans/strategies/somerset-highway-infrastructure/

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BRITISH STANDARD FOR TREES IN RELATION TO DESIGN, DEMOLITION AND CONSTRUCTION (BS 5837 : 2012), NO MACHINERY CAN BE USED WITHIN THE ROOT PROTECTION AREA (RPA) OF TREES. TO ENSURE THEIR PROTECTION, EXCAVATION WILL BE CARRIED OUT BY HAND UNDERNEATH ALL TREE CANOPIES AND WITHIN ALL ROOT PROTECTION AREAS.

THE RPA OF A PARTICULAR TREE HAS BEEN INDICATED ON MPK/SUR/0916 REV2. A DECISION HAS BEEN MADE NOT TO EXCAVATE AT ALL WITHIN THIS AREA. INSTEAD, THE GROUND WILL BE BUILT UP USING 75mm CELLWEB TRP CONFINEMENT SYSTEM, PROVIDED BY GEOSYNTHETICS LTD. THIS IS FILLED WITH CLEAN, ANGULAR STONE. THE APPOINTED CONTRACTOR WILL LAY TARMAC ONTOP IIDEALLY PERMEABLE) OF THE CELLWEB AND GRAVEL BASE (PLEASE SEE 3X CELLWEB DOCUMENTS ATTACHED FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND CONSTRUCTION DETAIL). EXCESS SOIL FROM OTHER EXCAVATIONS WILL THEN BE USED TO CREATE A GENTLE SLOPE BETWEEN EXISTING GRASS AND THE FINISHED LEVEL OF THE NEW (CELL WEB) PATH. IT WILL THEN BE FINISHED WITH NEW TURF THAT MUST BE WATERED IN.

NB: THE 75MM CELLWEB HAS A MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT CAPABILITY OF JUST 1 TONNE.

FOR THE DURATION OF WORKS, HERASS FENCING MUST BE ERECTED TO PROTECT AND SEPARATE EXISTING TREES FROM CONSTRUCTION WORK.

CONTRACTOR MUST EITHER PUT DOWN A TEMPORARY ROAD FOR VEHICLES OR MAKE GOOD ANY DAMAGE TO THE GROUND WHEN WORKS ARE COMPLETED. PLANS OF SERVICES IN THE PARK WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE SUCCESSFUL CONTRACTOR BUT A CAT SCAN MUST ALSO BE CARRIED OUT PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF WORKS.

PROVIDE A QUOTATION BY 12 NOON ON MONDAY, 24TH OCTOBER, 2016

TO THE CLERK, STREET PARISH COUNCIL, 6 LEIGH ROAD, STREET, SOMERSET BA16 0HA IN A CLEARLY MARKED ENVELOPE

PROVIDE DETAILS OF TIMESCALES FOR COMPLETION OF WORKS

COMPANIES MUST HAVE EMPLOYER AND PUBLIC LIABILITY INSURANCE OF £5 MILLION OR ABOVE AND PROVIDE WRITTEN CONFIRMATION OF THIS WITH A RISK ASSESSMENT METHOD STATEMENT PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF WORKS

THE COUNCIL IS NOT OBLIGED TO ACCEPT THE LOWEST OR ANY QUOTATION. prospective CONTRACTORS ARE PROHIBITED FROM CONTACTING COUNCILLORS OR STAFF.