Surface work for roads

Tender description

Kildare County Council proposes to establish and operate a Framework Agreement for Road Resurfacing and Associated Minor Civil Works 2016 - 2019. The proposed works includes: — Site preparation, planing and removal of defective material, — Laying of bituminous tack coat (required under each asphaltic layer), — Laying of asphaltic concrete inlays, overlays and surface course, — Traffic and Pedestrian Management, and, — Project Supervisor Construction Stage (PSCS). Minor Civil Works including, but not limited to: — Installation of kerbs, road gullies, signs and traffic islands, — Limited road widening works requiring the excavation and replacement of materials, and, — Verge landscaping and road accommodation works. These works are to be carried out on rural and rural Local and Regional roads, throughout the county of Kildare, with AADTs up to 17 000 vehicles. The proposed framework is intended to commence in Q2 of 2016 and run for a two-year time frame with the option to extend by a maximum of 2 years. It is envisaged that the Public Works Contract for Minor Building and Civil Engineering Works Designed by the Employer (PW-CF5) or the Short Public Works Contract (PW-CF6) will govern contracts for these works by the Employer. Details of these forms of contract are available from the National Public Procurement Policy Unit website http://www.constructionprocurement.gov.ie/