Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
HM2 - Road Markings, Sefton Council
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This is a large award for Repair & Maintenance — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 15,278 valued Repair & Maintenance tenders in our corpus.
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Description of Services 1.1.
General Description Each site will vary from ad hoc single locations to larger scale recently completed surfacing schemes.
Access to many locations may be limited and require a pre inspection prior to the intended works and the provision of no waiting cones and/or advanced warning notifications.
The contractor should ensure in advance that the surface upon which the road marking material is to be laid is in a satisfactory condition.
If the surface is not satisfactory the contractor should inform the Engineer accordingly and postpone the works until the surface is completed to a satisfactory condition 1.2.
Types of marking The types of markings covered in this contract may include, but not be limited to: 1.2.1.
Regulatory and Safety Markings - Centre lines, edge lines, lane lines - Hazard lines and double white line systems - Stop lines and Give Way markings - Pedestrian crossing markings (zebra, signal-controlled) - School keep clear markings - Yellow box junctions 1.2.2.
Parking & Kerbside Restrictions - Single and double yellow lines - Waiting, loading, and unloading restrictions - Parking bays (resident, permit, pay & display, business) - Disabled parking bays - Taxi ranks and bus stop clearways - Electric vehicle bays - Verge and footway parking restrictions 1.2.3.
Traffic Flow & Guidance Markings - Direction arrows - Lane designation markings - Hatching, ghost islands, chevrons - Bus lanes and cycle lanes (advisory and mandatory) - Shared space and town centre treatments 1.2.4.
Symbols & Legends - Speed roundels - SLOW and warning markings - Cycle, bus, pedestrian, and school symbols - Other TSRGD compliant legends and bespoke authority approved markings The Council has not undertaken preliminary market engagement in accordance with Sections 16 and 17 of the Procurement Act 2023, having assessed that it was not required for the nature and scope of this procurement.
The Contract will be tendered using the open procedure under the Procurement Act 2023.
It is proposed to procure an 8-year contract, consisting of an initial 5-year period followed by a maximum of 3 x 1-year extensions which will be offered following a satisfactory performance review (in line with agreed KPI's), The Council will use Key Performance Indicators to monitor the successful bidder's performance throughout the duration of the contract.
The performance of the contractor will be used to determine whether an extension is offered at the end of the initial 5-year period.
Participation in this tendering process which seeks to result in securing one contractor to provide the necessary Highway Maintenance HM2 Road Markings in no way guarantees the successful tenderer any given volume of work over the duration of the contract period.
What the notice asks for
The contractor should ensure in advance
The contractor should ensure in advance that the surface upon which the road marking material is to be laid is in a satisfactory condition.
If the surface is not satisfactory
If the surface is not satisfactory the contractor should inform the Engineer accordingly and postpone the works until the surface is completed to a satisfactory condition.
Participation in this tendering process which seeks
Participation in this tendering process which seeks to result in securing one contractor to provide the necessary Highway Maintenance HM2 Road Markings in no way guarantees the successful tenderer any given volume of work over the duration of the contract period.
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