The Gwynedd Council Highways and Municipal – Highways Rural Grass Cutting Tender 2023

The Client wishes to procure a Contractor or Contractors to undertake the Contract of the maintenance of the Rural Highways Verge Maintenance Service.

The Client has responsibility for ensuring that the Highways Rural Verge Maintenance is of a high standard and will wish to satisfy itself that the contracted service to be provided complies with all statutory requirements which are, or would otherwise have been, obligatory upon the Client, Client Agent or employees For the purpose of the Contract the Client has divided the Gwynedd Council Geographical areas into three areas as follows:-

ARFON ( which is sub-divided into 3 DISTRICTS )

DWYFOR ( which is sub-divided into 6 DISTRICTS )

MEIRIONNYDD ( which is sub-divided into 8 DISTRICTS )

There will be in total 17 districts all with individual contracts.

The Client’s Rural Highways Grass cutting service contract will be a divided into 17 routes (lots). The framework contract will be awarded on the basis of a single Contractor for each Areas, with one Contractor being awarded a maximum of “8” Areas (lots).

The Contractor will be able to submit a bid for one, for several or for all of the lots, and will be required to rank their bids from 1 to however many routes they are bidding for in terms of preference

The proposed service will be carried out in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in the NEC4 term service short contract. The Client reserves the right not to proceed with any proposals made in response to this invitation.

The initial Service period for the contract is 24 months from the start date, the Client reserve the right to extend the contract for a further 24 months in 12 months periods. (2+1+1).