Statutory Diving Inspections

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Worcestershire County Council maintains more than 1400 bridges and retaining walls within the county. Several of these structures cross watercourses of various size. As Highway Authority, the Council has a duty under the Highways Act 1982 to ensure all its structures are safe for public use, and as such has adopted the document "Well-Managed Highway Infrastructure: A Code of Practice", as well as documents contained within the Design Manual for Roads and Bridge (DMRB). Underwater inspections are required to be carried out to structures over watercourses which are too deep or too long to be inspected under normal General or Principal Inspections as described with in DMRB Volume 3, Section 1, Part3, BD63/17 Inspection of Highway Structures. The purpose of the Procurement is to identify a suitable organisation to provide Diving Inspections of Highway Structures in Worcestershire. The contract for the service will be for a 4-year period with the option to extend for up to a further two years by agreement. If you wish to view the documents for this opportunity, please click `Express Interest`. If you wish to apply for this opportunity please click `Opt in` which will then enable you to view, complete and upload the relevant documents. After uploading all required documents and completing the questionnaire(s) please remember to press the `Submit your Return` button at the bottom of the page. Suppliers will receive a system generated email to confirm successful submission of their return. Any questions or clarification should be conducted via `Correspondence` through this portal, no later than 5pm on Monday 1st April 2019 Please note that the closing time and date for this opportunity is 5pm on Monday 15th April 2019.