DRD RS -Term Contract for Environmental Maintenance 2014

Tender description

This Contract is for Southern Division ( Banbridge, Craigavon, Armagh) & Western Division (Cookstown, Dungannon, Magherafelt) The scope of the Contracts shall require the Contractor to carry out a variety of environmental maintenance related works. Such Works may include but not be limited to the following, which are provided by way of examples: 1. Maintaining grass areas in adopted urban and rural locations. 2. Controlling weed growth in adopted areas. 3. Cleaning and jetting of the road drainage system. 4. Cutting or removing trees and hedges in urban and rural locations. Many of the work activities to be carried out under the Contracts shall require the Contractor to employ and use skilled personnel and specialist equipment and resources associated with such work activities. Such work activities shall include but not be limited to the following, which are provided by way of examples: 1. Maintaining grass areas using tractor / mowers 2. Maintaining grass areas using small motorised units / strimmers 3. Cleaning of road and footpath gullies 4. Jetting of drainage systems and inspection chambers 5. Weed Control to adopted areas 6. Emergency Responses (Grass Cutting / Gully Cleaning) 7. Traffic Management on Roads as defined in the Roads (NI) Order 1993. 8. Cut or remove trees and hedges and associated works. Within each of the Contracts, the Successful Tenderer will be required to carry out any such works instructed by a Works Order issued under the provisions of the contract. Such works will require a standard of works delivery consistent with that defined in the Tender Documents.