Construction, foundation and surface works for highways, roads

Tender description

Via East Midlands (Via) is seeking tenders from suitably experienced and qualified sub-contractors to develop a framework of specialists. The intention is to appoint sub-contractor specialists to assist Via in carrying out highways works whilst establishing a partnering relationship, ensuring that all parties work and act in a spirit of mutual trust and cooperation. The estimated annual spend is anticipated to be between 3 500 000 GBP to 4 800 000 GBP. The framework will consist of 20 main lots and 59 sub-lots relating to Volume 1 The Specification of Highway Works. A maximum of 6 sub-contractors may be appointed to each lot / sub-lot, excepting the Rights of Way works, where a maximum of 12 sub-contractors may be appointed to each sub-lot. It is expected that the framework agreement will run for an initial period of 2 years, with the option of 2, 1 year extensions, taking the agreement to a 4 year maximum term. The main place of performance will be the county of Nottinghamshire. Preliminaries, including compliance with construction, design and management regulations, provision of traffic and safety management and site welfare facilities. General site clearance activities including highways related construction materials, tree removal, removal of existing bridge waterproofing and foot-way sidings. Highways fencing, gates and stiles. Pedestrian parapets, guardrails and cycle barriers. Highways surface water drainage and service ducts. Earthworks excavation, fill, compaction and disposal of material. Construction of carriageway pavements. Kerbing, footway and paving works. Traffic signs, road markings and bollards. Streetlighting works including erection of lighting columns, installation of lanterns and associated brackets and mountings. Streetlighting electrical works, including trenching, cabling and feeder pillar installation. In situ and structural concrete works including form-work, waterproofing, and steel reinforcement for structures. Brick block and stone walling works, plus installation of gabion walling. Carraigeway and footway patching works, including disposal. Landscape, ecology and arboricultural works including vegetation clearance, seeding and turfing, tree surgery and landscape related construction and improvement works. Supply and installation of traffic control equipment. Dayworks resources including highways related labour, operational resources, plant and materials provision. Undertaking of vehicular accesses for members of the public. Rights of way related works, including installation of gates, stiles, steps and bridges on public rights of way paths and trails. This Series is for emergency response. All incidents within Nottinghamshire are to be responded to within 2 hours of receiving the call. Sub-contractors would be expected to attend site, make safe, erect road closures/diversions caused by incidents/events, road traffic accidents, hazardous chemical spillages, fuel spillages or environmental hazards of which some may be of a distressing or traumatic nature. Sub-contractors are to ensure that all incident sites are left in a manner to allow safe passage of users along the public highway. Lastly Sub-contractors would be required to gather information and produce accurate incident logs/photographic evidence to assist with efficient cost recover from third parties.