Street Lighting Upgrade

Tender description

Overall Purpose of Commission Downley Parish Council (DPC) plan to upgrade their footway and street lighting stock in the village. Project Objectives and Outputs Objectives 1. DPC wishes to replace all sodium lanterns with LED fittings to illuminate footpaths and road areas using existing columns in their current locations. Where lanterns are mounted on wooden poles, new pole brackets will be required to mount the new LED fitting. 2. It is hoped that the project will greatly improve visibility leading to safer paths for residents, lower maintenance and running costs and an improved carbon footprint. Outputs 1. DPC will agree a programme and start date with the successful tenderer who will then be responsible for working to the agreed programme. 2. During the works the successful tenderer will be expected to attend weekly meetings to monitor progress. 3. The successful tenderer will only use their own trained labour or suitable subcontractors which they have previously approved. Equipment used shall comply with all relevant British Standards. Installation methods shall comply with BS 7671:2018 IET regulations. 4. The successful tenderer will be completely responsible for compliance with all health and safety requirements including Construction and Design Management (CDM) if required. This includes responsibility for any subcontractors or specialists being engaged on the contract. 5. The successful tenderer will be responsible for the full management of the local Distribution Network Operator (DNO) service works where required and all traffic management. 6. On completion of the contract, the successful contractor will hand over to DPC a completed contract manual containing details of the luminaires, columns, and electrical warranties, etc. 7. Any queries regarding the content or specification contained in this document should, in the first instance, be referred to the Parish Clerk via email at clerk@downleyparishcouncil.org. 8. Any unresolved queries or assumptions made regarding the work required must be clearly set out in the tenderer's priced response. Controls All high-level luminaires are to be programmed with constant light output (CLO) to maintain the original installed lighting level and turn on at 35 lux and off at 18 lux. "All-night" controllers to have stepped dimming to 70% level from 2300 to 0300 then to 30% from 0300 to 0500. The tender shall be made on the Form of Tender provided and signed by the Tenderer. All Contract Documents, together with these Instructions and completed Form of Tender should be sent by registered post or delivered by hand to the address below. Tender for 'LED Replacement Lighting Project' The Clerk Downley Parish Council Community Centre School Close, Downley, High Wycombe Buckinghamshire HP13 5TR clerk@downleyparishcouncil.org