Machine Lay Carriageway Surfacing Contract_2024

The Council is looking to appoint a single suitably experienced tenderer as a 'Contractor' under an NEC4 Term Service Short Contract to undertake the replacement of defective carriageway surfacing and associated accommodation works. This includes:

• Mobilisation: - early contractor involvement - attendance at monthly progress and finance meetings - carrying out the role of Principal Contractor in accordance with the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 - Liaison and co-ordination with the Client - working in accordance with the Client's permit scheme - assessment of the Health and Safety implications and implementation of safe systems of work, plans and appropriate control measures - provision and maintenance of compound and stores areas - supervision of works - on-site welfare facilities for the Contractor's and Client's use

• Traffic Management: - Design of traffic management layouts - Advance notification/permit boards - Road closures and diversions - Traffic signal controlled lane closures - Traffic marshals/Gate persons - No parking signs and/or cones - Pedestrian barriers - Safety fencing

• Accommodation Works: - Repair and/or adjustment of kerbs and channels in short lengths adjacent to surfacing works - Adjusting levels of ironworks within surfacing works - Repair of ironworks within surfacing works

• Cold Milling: - Removal of defective areas of surfacing by cold milling - Trimming and working around obstructions - Removal of all loose material - Disposal or recycling of non-hazardous arisings - Storage and recycling of tar bound arisings for reuse

• Surfacing: - Conventional surface, binder, and base courses - Polymer modified surface, binder, and base course options - Environmentally advantageous surface, binder, and base courses options - Foam-mix recycling and re-use of previously cold milled tar bound materials - Asphalt reinforcement options - Bond coat

• Road Markings: - Reinstatement of screed thermoplastic road markings

• General Requirements: - The Contractor will assume the role of Principle Contractor and the Client will assume the role of Principle Designer under the Construction Design Management Regulations 2015. - The service may be required during days, nights, or weekends. - The Contractor is required to conform with the Client's PPE requirements, or to a higher standard. - The Client will undertake testing to ensure compliance with the Specification. - The Client and Contractor are required to co-operate to ensure that works are planned and completed safely and in the most efficient timescales - The Contractor will be responsible for defects for a period of 12 months from the completion of each Task Order, unless a longer period is agreed - Rates submitted at tender will be adjusted monthly - i.e. at the first assessment day and thereafter at each subsequent assessment day