The works comprise kerbing, surfacing and associated drainage toan un-adopted no-through road that serves a number of residential properties, a health facility and a sports and social club. The contractor will need to ensure disruption to these properties is minimised whilst carrying out the work.
Contract for the seasonal provision of two mechanical road sweepers with wander hoses and drivers for up to 16 weeks each from mid-October for 40 hours per week Monday to Friday and one mini / precinct sweeper with outboard jet wash and driver for up to a maximum of 17 weeks starting from mid to end of October for 40 hours per week Monday to Friday.
The initial contract is for a period of 1 year which may be extended by up to 2 years giving a maximum contract length of 3 years.
The service shall cover the whole of the Ribble Valley.
The authority may consider awarding the whole contract to a single supplier or as two separate lots to different suppliers and this shall be allowed for in the tender prices submitted.
Clitheroe Castle Keep is a Norman Keep and is a Grade 1 Listed Building and a Scheduled Monument. The keep stands on a prominent outcrop of rock which forms a natural motte. The Keep and associated museum are accessed either via steep stone steps up from the entrance to the castle grounds, or by a tarmac drive leading to the Museum, Keep and other buildings.
A structural conservation survey was undertaken in 2023 concluding works were required to preserve the openings, wall head, spiral staircase and delaminated quoins. It is the conservation work identified in this survey that forms the basis of the works required in this tender opportunity.
As the Keep is a scheduled monument consent the works must be carried out by suitably experienced contractors and signed off by competent persons.
Ordnance Survey co-ordinates for the Keep are : Easting 374244, Northing 441692.
This contract is for works to improve the park infrastructure, footpaths, seats, bins, bollards, amenity lighting and reconstruction of the bandstand arena.
Contract for the provision of:
• One dual sweep mechanical road sweeper with wander hose and driver for 35 hours per week and 51 weeks per year (Monday to Thursday) excluding English bank holidays and seasonal use of up to 3 additional mechanical road sweepers (dual sweep with wander hose) and drivers for 35 hours per week per vehicle (excluding a break) - potentially up to 24 weeks per vehicle in total - (Monday to Friday) from October. (Lot 1); and
• Seasonal use of one mini road sweeper, with outboard jet wash and driver for up to 25 weeks from October Monday to Friday up to 35 hours per week. Up to two of these weeks could be used for the blossom clearing in Spring. The 25 weeks are not necessarily continuous. (Lot 2).
The service shall cover the whole of the Ribble Valley Borough Council area.
The authority may consider awarding the contract for the Lot 1 and Lot 2 to different suppliers and this shall be allowed for in the tender prices submitted.