Highway Maintenance: Akers Way Carriageway Maintenance 2017-18

Tender description

Highway Maintenance: Akers Way Carriageway Maintenance 2017-18 Description: Swindon Borough Council invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced service providers for the provision of the following work items: The project for planning / cold milling and replacement of a section of worn-out carriageway in Akers Way, B4587, Swindon. The site is listed below and details are given in Appendix B. R7 B4587 Akers Way – Purton Road to Darby Close C03 B4587 Akers Way – Darby Close to St Mary’s Church Project Description Full details relating to the Works are provided in the tender documents. The work comprises carriageway cold-planing with surface course, and binder course overlay. Cold-planing and carriageway surfacing inlay. Associated works are – · Removal of kerbs, granite sett paved areas, block and slab paving, traffic signal poles and heads, bollards and verge posts, pedestrian guard railings, · New pavement slab repairs in asphalt concrete · New kerb renewal works · New footway surfacing in asphalt concrete, insitu concrete repairs, tactile paving, precast concrete blockwork and paving slabs · Partial rebuild of gullies/raising of utilities covers · New gully and connection to existing drain. · Removal and reconstruction of traffic signal central refuge · Erection of pedestrian barriers · Installation of verge bollards · Road markings · Traffic Management and maintaining access and safe routes for pedestrians The works are to be carried out within a temporary mandatory road closure. The works will be phased to provide access that will be signposted from one end or the other. Contract Period The contract will be initially for a period of 5 months commencing 10th April 2017. The relevant tender documents are included within this project webpage as attachments. Tender Responses are required to be submitted no later than 25th January 2017, 12.00GMT by hardcopy to Swindon Borough Council only (refer to the Invitation to Tender document) If you require any clarifications on the tender documents please submit these in writing via e-mail, including the project name clearly in the e-mail title, to Tomasz Wysocki at hppd@swindon.gov.uk by 13th January 2017, 12.00 GMT. The Council’s responses to these clarification questions will be uploaded as attachments on the project webpage attachments section. Therefore it is the Contractor’s responsibility to check the site regularly for updates to clarifications, as you will not be advised when updates have been made. In the event of difficulties downloading tender documents, please refer to the named contacts Tomasz Wysocki at hppd@swindon.gov.uk. We would encourage you to click on the ‘Register interest’ button to help the Council monitor the level of interest in this opportunity. No Tender submissions will be considered without completing the tender documents in full including attachments and returning them in alignment with the instructions within the tender documents. Keywords: Kerbing, Parking, Cold Milling, Lining, Resurfacing, Traffic Signals