Bus shelters

Tender description

Bus stop and bus shelter installation, repair and maintenance. Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) has an agreement with Glasgow City Council which includes the requirement to maintain certain bus shelters owned by the council. The management of the bus shelters involves repair and maintenance (including vandalism), removal and re-location to another site or holding shelters in a secure area until a suitable site has been identified. We therefore require a reliable, experienced contractor to carry out these operations in relation to the Glasgow bus shelters detailed in this document. We are seeking a resourceful contractor with a depth of experience who will provide SPT with confidence in their ability to react to the various incidents which may happen. This contract will cover the maintenance of around 2 538 bus shelters located in the following nine council areas – East Ayrshire, East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire and West Dunbartonshire. We are seeking a resourceful contractor with a depth of experience who will provide SPT with confidence in their ability to react to the various incidents which may happen. The work will be carried out on a call off basis and no guarantee can be given regarding the level of work in any given week or month for the duration of the contract as this will depend on safety and operating and financial circumstances which are subject to change (for example, vandalism to bus shelters may increase or decrease resulting in a higher quantity or lower quantity requiring repairs). The requirements are for the bus shelters to be maintained, repaired, removed and relocated to another site or holding shelters in a secure area, plus maintenance of shelter illumination which is provided from mains power or solar. There are currently 523 bus shelters with mains power supplies which require routine and periodic electrical checks and electrical repairs. SPT manages over 11 300 bus stops on behalf of 12 councils within the SPT area. In addition SPT presently owns over 13 800 bus stop pole mounted information cases attached to bus stops throughout the 12 council areas and around 350 bus stop supplementary tablets displaying bus service numbers. This contract will cover the routine maintenance, repair, removal, installation or re-location of the bus stops and the supply of the component parts including information cases, flags, poles, flag graphics, NAL sockets and feeder pillars.