Palmerston Road Footbridge

Tender description

Instructions to Suppliers: Suppliers interested in this contract opportunity can access the full procurement documentation by visiting Bournemouth Borough Council's electronic Tendering system www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk Suppliers should search for the contract opportunity through Supplying the South West. There are further details of the contract opportunity on the advert published on www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk and instructions on how suppliers can access the procurement documentation for completion. Responses to the contract opportunity must be submitted electronically through www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk before the deadline shown on the system. If you are unable to access the advert for the opportunity through www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk please contact the Council using the contact details provided. The footbridge is located over the Weymouth to London railway line in Bournemouth. The bridge provides a vital pedestrian link over the track and has a high foot fall throughout the day. The bridge is a single span girder truss bridge supported on brick abutment ramps. Between the girders is a corrugated troughing deck with concrete fill and Hot Rolled Asphalt surfacing which has a depth of 100mm at its centre and 60mm along the edges. The edges of the span has ACO drains which outlet through the bridge troughing deck. The ramps comprise brick chambers supporting precast concrete with concrete overlay. On this is a Hot Rolled Asphalt surfacing which is 80mm thick. The brick walls provide an upstand around the perimeter of the ramps where the parapet is supported. The works to both structures are as follows: • To remove the existing surfacing. • Prepare the deck ready to accept the waterproofing membrane • Apply waterproofing system • Apply HRA surfacing • Clean drainage system Project Objectives • Re waterproof the bridge • To undertake the works with the minimum of disruption to pedestrians.