NAME OF TENDERER:
LONDON BOROUGH OF BARNET
HIGHWAYS SERVICE
HIGHWAYS TERM MAINTENANCE CONTRACT 2007 - 2012
Contract No 50068
Tender Document
Mike Freestone BA, IEng, FIHIE, FIHT, MaPS Head of Highways and Design Building 4 North London Business Park Oakleigh Road South London N11 1NP London Borough of Barnet - Highways Term Maintenance Contract 2007 – 2012 Contract No 50068
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CONTENTS Page No.
Form of Tender 3
Form of Agreement by Deed 5
Anti-Collusion Certificate 7
Form of Bond 9
Form of Parent Company Guarantee 11
Contract Data Part One 15
Contract Data Part Two 38
Service Information – General 42
Service Information - Responsive Maintenance Services 55
Service Information - Highway Gully Cleaning Services 60
Service Information - Maintenance of Structures 70
Service Information - Watercourse and Minor Drainage Services 85
Service Information - Weed Control Services 99
Service Information – Traffic Signs, Road Markings and Road Studs 111
Service Information - Special Requirements for Statutory Undertakers 115
Service Information – Preamble to the Price List 187
Incentive Schedule 188
Service Level Table 191
Affected Property - General 193
Affected Property – Structures 199
Affected Property – Weed Control 201
Price List 229
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TENDER
The service: A range of cyclic, responsive and emergency maintenance services to highways and other assets for which the London Borough of Barnet is the responsible authority.
To
The Mayor and Burgesses of the LONDON BOROUGH OF BARNET acting by the Council of the said borough (hereinafter called the “Employer”) Town Hall The Burroughs Hendon London NW4 4BG
We offer to Provide the Service in accordance with the Contract Data part one and the attached Contract Data part two for a sum to be determined in accordance with the conditions of contract.
You may accept this offer on or before……………………………………………..
Yours faithfully
Signed …………………………………………………………………………………
Name …………………………………………………………………………………..
Position ………………………………………………………………………………..
On behalf of ……………………………………………………….. (the Contractor)
Address ………………………………………………………………………………..
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Date ……………………………………………………………………………………
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FORM OF AGREEMENT BY DEED
This agreement is made on the ……………………………day of …………...... 2006 between
The Mayor and Burgesses of London Borough of Barnet (the Employer) of Town Hall, The Burroughs, Hendon, London, NW4 4BG and
..………………………………………………………………………………………... of ……………………………………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………………. (where the Contractor is a company this should be the company’s Registered Address)
The Employer wishes to have the following service provided:
A range of cyclic, responsive and emergency maintenance services to highways and other assets for which the London Borough of Barnet is the responsible authority.
1 The Contractor will Provide the Service in accordance with the conditions of contract identified in the Contract Data.
2 The Employer will pay the Contractor the amount due and carry out his duties in accordance with the conditions of contract identified in the Contract Data.
3 The documents forming part of this agreement are: this tender document including:
the completed Form of Agreement by Deed the completed Certificate of Non-Collusive Tendering the completed Contract Data part two the Contractor’s tendered Price List, and
the Contractor’s tendered Plan details of the Contractor’s insurance policies a completed Form of Performance Bond a completed Form of Parent Company Guarantee (if appropriate), and the Employer’s letter of acceptance.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF THIS AGREEMENT HAS BEEN EXECUTED AS A DEED THE DAY AND YEAR FIRST BEFORE WRITTEN:
The Common Seal of THE MAYOR AND BURGESSES OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BARNET was hereunto affixed in the presence of:
Mayor
Borough Solicitor
The Common Seal of [CONTRACTOR] was hereunto affixed in the presence of:
Director
Director/Company Secretary
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ANTI-COLLUSION CERTIFICATE
1. We certify that this Tender is made in good faith, and that we have not fixed or adjusted the amount of the Tender by or under or in accordance with any agreement or arrangement with any other person. We also certify that we have not and we undertake that we will not before the award of any Contract for the work:-
(i) (a) communicate to any person other than The London Borough of Barnet or a person duly authorised by them in that behalf the amount or approximate amount of the Tender or proposed Tender, except where the disclosure, in confidence, of the approximate amount of the Tender was necessary to obtain insurance premium required for the preparation of the Tender;
(b) enter into any agreement or arrangement with any person (outside this consortium) that they shall refrain from tendering that they shall withdraw any Tender once offered or vary the amount of any Tender to be submitted;
(ii) pay, give or offer to pay or give any sum of money or other valuable consideration directly or indirectly to any person [outside this consortium] for doing or having done or causing or having caused to be done in relation to any other Tender or proposed Tender for the work, any act or thing of the sort described at (i)(a) or (b) above.
2. We further certify that the principles described in paragraphs 1(i) and (ii) above have been, or will be, brought to the attention of all Sub-contractors, suppliers and associated companies providing services or materials connected with the Tender and any contract entered into with such Sub- contractors, suppliers or associated companies will be made on the basis of compliance with the above principles by all parties.
3. In this certificate, the word ‘person’ includes any persons and any body or association, corporate or unincorporated; ‘any agreement or arrangement’ includes any transaction, formal or informal and whether legally binding or not; and ‘the work’ means the work in relation to which this Tender is made.
Signature………………………………………………………………………………
In capacity of..……………..…………………………………….….…………...….... (Duly authorised to sign tenders and acknowledge the contents of the Anti-Collusion Certificate)
Dated this …………………………………day of ….………………………….2006 for and on behalf of …………………………………………………………………………..
Postal Address…………………………………………………………………………………
...………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Telephone No…………………………………...Fax No……………………………………
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DRAFT FORM OF BOND FOR HIGHWAYS TERM MAINTENANCE CONTRACT
BY THIS BOND WE ……..whose registered office is situate at;…….. hereinafter called “the Contractor” and …….whose registered office is situate at……. (hereinafter called the Surety”) are jointly and severally bound to the MAYOR AND BURGESSES of the LONDON BOROUGH OF BARNET Town Hall The Burroughs Hendon London NW4 4BG (hereinafter referred to as “the Council”) in the sums of £… the payment of which sums the Contractor and the Surety bind themselves their successors and assigns jointly and severally by these presents
WHEREAS by a Contract bearing even date with this Bond and made between the Contractor of the one part and the Council of the other part the Contractor contracted with the Council to Provide the Service mentioned therein in such manner and within such time and subject to such conditions and stipulations as mentioned in the said Contract.
NOW THE CONDITION of the above written Bond is such that if the Contractor or their successors or assigns shall duly perform and observe all the terms conditions and stipulation of the said Contract on the Contractor’s part to be observed performed fulfilled according to the true purport intent and meaning thereof and if on default by the Contractor the Surety shall satisfy and discharge the damages sustained by the Council thereby up to the amount of the written Bond then this obligation shall be null and void but otherwise shall be and remain in force and effect but no alteration of the terms of the said Contract made by agreement between the Council and the Contractor or the giving by the Council of any extension of time for the performing of the Contract or anything therein mentioned or contained and on the part of the Contractor to be performed or fulfilled or any other forgiveness of forbearance on the part of the Council to the Contractor or its successors or assigns shall not in any way release the Surety from any liability under the above-written Bond.
Sealed with our respective seals and dated this day of 2006
THE COMMON SEAL of the above Bounden Surety was hereto affixed in the ) presence of: )
Director
Secretary
THE COMMON SEAL ) hereto affixed in the ) presence of: )
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FORM OF PARENT COMPANY GUARANTEE
THIS DEED OF GUARANTEE is made the …………….…day of………………………. 2006 BETWEEN:
Whose registered office is situated at
(hereinafter referred to as the Guarantor) of the one part and the MAYOR AND BURGESSES of the LONDON BOROUGH OF BARNET Town Hall The Burroughs Hendon London NW4 4BG (hereinafter referred to as “the Council” or “the Employer”)
WHEREAS
(i) This Guarantee is supplemental to a contract dated ……. ("the Contract") and made between ...... company registration number ...... of or whose registered office is situated at …..………………………….. ("the Contractor") and the Employer whereby the Contractor has agreed to Provide the Service in such manner and within such time and subject to such terms conditions and stipulations as described in the Contract.
(ii) The Contractor is a subsidiary company of the Guarantor.
(iii) The Guarantor has agreed to guarantee the due and proper performance of the Contract in the manner hereinafter appearing
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NOW IT IS AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
1. If any sums are due and owing to the Employer by the Contractor pursuant to the terms of the contract and there is any default in any payment of such sums the Guarantor shall forthwith on first demand by the Employer unconditionally pay to the Employer in full the monies which are due to them and unpaid by the Contractor together with all costs and expenses which the Employer may incur in enforcing this Guarantee.
2. If the Contractor (unless relieved from the performance by any clause of the Contract or by statute or by the decision of a tribunal of competent jurisdiction) shall in any respect fail to perform the service or commit any breach of its obligations under the contract or shall cease to exist, the Guarantor shall indemnify the Employer against all damages, costs, claims, losses, demands, liabilities and expenses which may be suffered or incurred by the Employer by reason of any default on the part of the Contractor in performing and observing the terms and conditions of the contract and in particular such costs and expenses as may be incurred as a result of a third party providing all or any part of the service by reason of a failure by the Contractor to provide the Work in accordance with the terms of the contract.
3. The Guarantor shall not be discharged from this Guarantee nor shall its liability under this Guarantee be affected or impaired by any agreement, conduct or forbearance between or afforded to the Contractor by the Employer. The Employer shall not be obliged to require payment from the Contractor before enforcing the terms of this Guarantee and the Guarantor shall be treated in all respects as being jointly and severally liable with the Contractor for all liabilities obligations and undertakings of the Contractor as provided in the contract.
4. This Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect until all moneys and liabilities now or hereafter due and owing or incurred by the Contractor to the Employer have been satisfied in full and this Guarantee is in addition to and not in substitution for any other Guarantee, undertaking, indemnity, security or other obligation given or owing to the Employer in respect of sums due or liabilities arising pursuant to the terms of the contract.
5 If any monies shall become payable under or in respect of this Guarantee the Guarantor shall not, so long as any monies due and owing by the Contractor to the Employer under the terms of the contract remain unpaid:
(a) in respect of the amounts paid by the Guarantor under this Guarantee seek to enforce repayment by subrogation or otherwise,
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(b) in the event of the insolvency, winding up, liquidation or dissolution of the Contractor, prove in competition with the Employer in respect of any monies owing to the Guarantor by the Contractor on any account whatsoever but will give to the Employer the benefit of any such proof and all monies to be so received in respect thereof.
6. All demands made by the Employer under this Guarantee shall be sent to the Guarantor at the address set out above or such other address as may be notified by the Guarantor to the Employer. Such demand shall subject to proof to the contrary be deemed to have been received by Guarantor, if sent by prepaid first class post, on the second business day after the date of posting.
7. No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising on the part of the Employer any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege preclude any other or further exercise thereof, or exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies provided herein are cumulative and exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by the law.
8. The Guarantor hereby warrants and represents to the Employer that it has full power and authority to enter and perform its obligations under this Guarantee.
9. This Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding any change in the constitution of the Guarantor, the Contractor or the Employer.
10. This Guarantee shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF this Guarantee has been executed and delivered as a deed the day and year first before written.
SIGNED AS A DEED by the Guarantor acting by a director and its company secretary or two directors:
...... ………...……………...... (Director name & signature)
...... …………………….... (Secretary/Director name & signature)
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CONTRACT DATA PART ONE
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1. General The conditions of contract are the core clauses and the clauses for main Option A, dispute resolution Option W1, and secondary Options X1, X2, X4, X13, X17, X19, X20, Y(UK)2, Y(UK)3 and Z of the NEC3 Term Service Contract (June 2005).
The service is: A range of cyclic, responsive and emergency maintenance services to highways and other assets for which the London Borough of Barnet is the responsible authority.
The Employer is:
Name: The Mayor and Burgesses of the LONDON BOROUGH OF BARNET acting by the Council of the said borough
Address: Town Hall The Burroughs Hendon London NW4 4BG
The Service Manager is:
Name: Chris Chrysostomou
Address: Building 4 North London Business Park Oakleigh Road South London N11 1NP
Tel: (020) 8359 7200
Fax: (0870) 8897456
E-mail: [email protected]
The Adjudicator is jointly chosen by the Parties during Mobilisation
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The Affected Property is: Any part of the highway, for which the London Borough of Barnet is the responsible authority within the meaning of the Highways Act 1980, and other areas defined within the documents for this contract.
The Service Information is in: The documents for this contract
The language of this contract is: English
The law of the contract is the law of: England and Wales, subject to the jurisdiction of the Courts of England and Wales.
The period for reply is: Two weeks
The Adjudicator nominating body is: The Institution of Civil Engineers
The tribunal is: Arbitration
The following matters will be included in the Risk Register: To be agreed between the Parties after the Contract Date and the starting date.
The arbitration procedure is: The Institution of Civil Engineer’s Arbitration Procedure (1997)
The place where the arbitration is to be held is: As agreed between the Parties and the Arbitrator
The person or organisation who will chose an arbitrator
if the Parties cannot agree a choice, or
if the arbitration procedure does not state who selects an arbitrator is the President of the Institution of Civil Engineers
3. Time The starting date is: 1st April 2007
The service period is: Five years
The service extension period available is: A single two-year extension at the Employer’s discretion
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5. Payment The assessment interval is: Monthly.
The currency of this contract is the: Pound Sterling and whole Pence
The interest rate is: 2% per annum (not less than 2) above the base rate of the average charged by Lloyds, Barclays, National Westminster and HSBC banks.
The period for payment is twenty eight days
The Contractor prepares forecasts of the final total of the Prices for the whole of the service at intervals no longer than each month.
8. Risks and The minimum amount of cover for insurance against loss of or insurance damage caused by the Contractor to the Employer’s Property is: £10 million
The minimum amount of cover for loss of or damage to Plant and Materials provided by the Employer is: Not applicable
The minimum amount of cover for insurance in respect of loss of or damage to property (except the Employer’s property, Plant and Materials and Equipment) and liability for bodily injury to or death of a person (not an employee of the Contractor) arising from or in connection with the Contractor’s Providing the Service for any one event is: £10 million
The minimum limit of indemnity for insurance in respect of death of or bodily injury to employees of the Contractor arising out of and in the course of their employment in connection with this contract for any one event is: £10 million
The proportions used to calculate the Price Adjustment Factor are
X1. 0.45 Linked to the index for labour 0.15 Linked to the index for civil engineering plant 0.10 Linked to the index for coated roadstone for road pavements and bituminous products generally 0.10 Linked to the index for fuel for plant to which the DERV Fuel Index will be applied 0.05 Linked to the index for aggregates 0.05 Linked to the index for cements 0.10 Non-adjustable 1.00
The base date for indices is the Contract Date
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The indices are those prepared by the Department of Trade and Industry, included in the “Monthly Bulletin of Indices”
X13. The amount of the performance bond is: £100,000
X17. The service level table is: included in the Service Information.
X19. The Contractor submits a Task Order programme to the Service Manager within the number of working days of receiving the Task Order as stated on the Task Order, if requested.
X20. The incentive schedule for Key Performance Indicators is in the Service Information
A report of performance against each Key Performance Indicator is provided at intervals of three months
Y(UK)3 Term Person or organisation None None
Z2. Amendments to the Conditions of Contract
Providing the Z2.1 The first sentence of Clause 20.5 is deleted and Service (Clause replaced with the following text: 20.5) “The Contractor prepares forecasts of the final total of the Prices for certain elements of the service as instructed by the Service Manager in consultation with the Service Manager and submits them to the Service Manager.
Assessing the Z2.2 The following text is added to the end of Clause 50.1: amount due (Clauses 50.1 and “The final assessment for each Task Order is 50.4) undertaken not later than three months after Completion of that Task Order.
The following text is added at the start of Clause 50.4:
“The Contractor does not submit an application for payment before the value of the application has been agreed with the Service Manager.”
Z2.3 The Termination Table in Clause 90.2 is amended by including reason R22, for which the Employer is the Terminating Party, and adding Procedures P1, P2 and P4 and Amount Due A1 (except the other Defined
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Costs referred to in Clause 93.1) in the corresponding columns
The following text is added as Clause 91.8 to the end of Clause 91:
“The Employer may terminate for any reason (R22).”
Add the following test to the end of Clause 93.1:
“If the reason for termination is R22, then the other Defined Cost referred to above does not apply.”
Z3. Recovery of monies
Z3.1 When under the contract any sum of money is recoverable from or payable by the Contractor such sum may be deducted from or reduced by the amount of any sum or sums then due or which at any time after may become due to the Contractor under this contract or any other contract with the Employer.
Z4. Preventing corruption
Z4.1 The Contractor does not:
• offer or give to any person in the service of the Employer any gift or consideration of any kind as an inducement or reward in relation to the obtaining or execution of this contract or any other contract with the Employer or for showing favour or disfavour to any person in relation to this contract or any other contract with the Employer, or
• enter into this contract or any other contract with the Employer if, in connection with this contract or any such other contract, commission has been paid or an agreement for the payment of commission has been made by him or on his behalf or to his knowledge.
Z5. Dealing with Statutory Undertakers’ plant and apparatus
Statutory Z5.1 A statutory undertaker is any person who has a Undertakers statutory right or a right pursuant to a licence granted under any statute to place or maintain any apparatus (including any pipe, conduit, sewer, drain, or tunnel) on, under, or over any part of the Affected Property or to inspect, adjust, repair, alter, renew, reposition or remove such apparatus.
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Z5.2 The Contractor complies with the Special Requirements included in the Service Information and obtains any additional site-specific information, concerning any statutory bodies’ apparatus that he is likely to affect in Providing the Service, and:
identifies any measures which need to be taken as a consequence of or in order to facilitate the works with any statutory body. settles a specification for any measures which may need to be taken and determines by whom those measures are to be taken with the statutory body. co-ordinates the taking of any such measures and the carrying out of any work with the statutory body and the Contractor. notifies the Employer of any costs that the Employer will have to pay to the statutory body in respect of those measures. notifies the Contractor of any notice or other waiting periods required in relation to the measures agreed under this Clause.
Z6. Extension of the contract
Z6.1 The Employer retains the exclusive right to offer a single two-year extension to the contract. If the Employer wishes to extend the contract, he notifies the Contractor of this at the end of the third year of the service period. The extension to the contract is subject to the contactor continuing to provide a satisfactory performance during the service period.
Z6.2 If the Employer offers any extension of the contract and the Contractor accepts the offer in writing, the Contractor continues to provide the works under the same terms and conditions as those of the original contract period and the end date is amended accordingly.
Z6.3 The Contractor has no redress or claim against the Employer if the option to extend is not exercised for any reason.
Z7. The use of Equipment
Z7.1 The Contractor uses Equipment that is either owned by him, or hired under a simple hire contract (not hire-purchase) which contains a clause permitting the
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Contractor to assign the benefits of the contract to the Employer.
Z7.2 The Contractor keeps his Equipment in good and serviceable repair and in such condition as is commensurate with the proper performance of the Works and has standby equipment available for use in the event of breakdowns.
Z7.3 The Contractor ensures that all Equipment that is eligible is entered on the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency’s (DVLA) Off-Road Register and clearly displays its registration number along with the details of the Employer and the Contractor.
Z7.4 The Contractor does not use any Equipment bearing any advertising matter of any sort without the prior written consent of the Employer.
Z8. Water supplies
Z8.1 The Contractor is responsible for making his own arrangements with the appropriate water company for obtaining mains water for the Works, complying with all the local conditions regarding the use of water and providing constant attendance when water is being drawn-off any hydrant. The Contractor determines, and works in accordance with, the London Fire and Civil Defence Authority’s requirements regarding the use of hydrants to supply mains water to the Works, including abstraction methods, receiving apparatus, draw-off rates and times.
Z9. Confidentiality
Z9.1 The Contractor
has the right to use any information provided to him relating to this contract only for the purposes of providing the works and may make this right available to Sub-contractors
returns all written material and records relating to the works to the Employer within one month of the end of the service period.
does not disclose information obtained in connection with this contract to any other person without the Employer’s written consent unless
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required to do so by law, in which case the Contractor shall inform the Employer before supplying the requested information.
Z10. Best value
Z10.1 The Contractor assists the Employer in meeting his duty to deliver “Best Value” by complying with reasonable requests for information, data and other assistance to:
(1) enable the Employer to prepare a Best Value Performance Plan;
(2) enable the Employer to conduct a Best Value Review of operations;
(3) facilitate the auditing of the Employer’s Best Value Performance Plan;
(4) facilitate the Employer’s preparation of any statement required, in response to a report by the Employer’s auditor;
(5) facilitate the inspection by the Audit Commission, or other relevant authority, in connection with Best Value in respect of the execution of any works including any inspection undertaking with a view to verifying the Employer’s compliance with Best Value; (6) assist the Employer in relation to any action taken by the Secretary of State;
(7) comply with all reasonable requests by the Employer for the attendance of particular officers, agents, employees or subcontractors of the Contractor at any meetings of the Employer at which the contract is discussed but not, otherwise than in exceptional circumstances, more than four times in any one year; and
(8) provide any Best Value Inspector, in connection with the exercise of his statutory powers and duties, at all reasonable and upon reasonable notice access to any information relating to any Package Orders, works, and any officers, agents, employees or subcontractors of the Contractor.
Z10.2 On or before each Best Value Review Date the Employer may instigate a Best Value Review in
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relation to such services or functions of which the works under this contract form part and therefore to which the provisions of this Clause apply.
Z10.3 The Parties agree that any such Best Value Review shall be carried out in accordance with applicable legislation.
Z10.4 The Employer carries out the Best Value Review at his own cost.
Z10.5 In carrying out the Best Value Review the Employer may take into account the results of any:
Annual Service Reports Customer Satisfaction Survey Performance Standard Benchmarking Exercise Key Performance Indicators
and consults with the Contractor on any proposals to change the procurement of works to enable the Employer to comply with Best Value.
Z11 TUPE Regulations
Z11.1 The following definitions apply throughout this clause:
Transfer Employees - means those employees of the Employer and/or any Third Party who are to transfer as listed in the Schedule.
Transfer Date – The date (1st April 2007) on which the Transfer Employees are transferred to the employment of the Contractor.
Third Party Employees - means those employees of any Third Party who immediately before the Transfer Date are those whose names are listed in Schedule as “Third Party Employees”
Third Party – means a person who is not a party to this contract
Transfer Regulations – means the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment)
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Regulations 2006 (SI 2006 N0. 246)
The Code – means Code of Practice on Workforce Matters in Local Authority Service Contracts issued by the Government
Employment Liabilities – means all losses, actions, costs, demands, liabilities, fines, damages and expenses (including, but not limited to salaries, wages, taxes, insurances, benefits and claims for wrongful dismissal, unfair dismissal and/or redundancy)
Appropriate Representative – means an independent trade union or employee representatives whom an employer is required to inform or consult with under the Transfer Regulations or any other Law
Z11.2 The Parties agree and declare that it is intended that with effect from the Transfer Date the contracts of employment of the Transfer Employees are transferred (together with the Trade Union Recognition Agreement) to the Contractor in accordance with the provisions of the Transfer Regulations to the intent that with effect from the Transfer Date each of the Transfer Employees shall be treated as if he/she had at all times been employed by the Contractor upon the same terms and conditions as those which applied to his/her employment by the Employer and the Third Party immediately prior to the Transfer Date save insofar as they relate to the matters set out in clause Z11.5 (pensions) (and which shall be governed by the same) or to benefits for old age invalidity or survivors as the case may be.
Z11.3 In the event that the contracts of employment of the Transfer Employees do not transfer to the Contractor in accordance with the provisions of the Transfer Regulations the Contractor offers to employ the Transfer Employees with effect from the Transfer Date as if their contracts of employment had transferred in accordance with the provisions of the Transfer Regulations.
Z11.4 In respect of apportionments relating to the Transfer Employees:
The Employer is responsible for or shall
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procure that any other employer of a Transfer Employee is responsible for all remunerations benefits entitlements and outgoings in respect of the Transfer Employees including without limitation all wages holiday pay bonuses commissions payments of PAYE national insurance contributions pension contributions and otherwise prior to the Transfer Date.
The Contractor is responsible for all remuneration benefits entitlements and outgoings in respect of the Transfer Employees including without limitation all wages holiday pay bonuses commission payment of PAYE national insurance contributions pension contributions and otherwise from the Transfer Date.
Z11.5 The Contractor ensures that all Transfer Employees are offered membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) of which they were members or were eligible to be members prior to the Transfer Date or are afforded pension rights which are certified by the Government Actuaries Department or by a professional qualified actuary as being broadly comparable to or better than the terms of the LGPS of which they were or were eligible to be members prior to the Transfer Date
Z11.6 With effect from the Transfer Date the Contractor and not the Employer is the employer of such of the Transfer Employees as shall have transferred pursuant to the Transfer Regulations or shall have accepted an offer of employment pursuant to clause Z11.3 and for the avoidance of doubt the Contractor is responsible for all statutory contractual and other duties and liabilities under or in connection with the contracts of employment of such Transfer Employees and is not entitled to claim any reimbursement from the Employer in respect of costs of employment of any such Transfer Employee in respect of the period from the Transfer Date.
Z11.7 Without prejudice to the generality of clause Z11.2 the Contractor prior to the Transfer Date provides the Employer with such information and in sufficient time so as to enable the Employer to comply with all of its obligations to inform and consult with
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Appropriate Representatives under the Transfer Regulations or by any other law.
Z11.8 In respect of the obligations set out in this clause Z11.2:
The Contractor indemnifies and holds the Employer harmless in respect of all Employment Liabilities arising out of any failure of the Contractor to comply fully with its respective obligations pursuant to clause Z11.7 save where and to the extent only that failure to do so is attributable to the default or failure to comply on the part of the Employer; The Employer indemnifies and holds the Contractor harmless in respect of all Employment Liabilities arising out of any failure of the Employer to comply fully with his obligations pursuant to Regulation 13 of the Transfer Regulations prior to the Transfer Date save where and to the extent only that failure to do so is attributable to the default or failure to comply on the part of the Contractor.
Z11.9 The Contractor shall in all respects comply with the following requirements:
(1) If requested to do so by the Employer during the term of this contract or 12 months following the expiry or earlier termination the Contractor provides to the Employer any and all relevant information to permit the Employer to prepare the necessary documentation in respect of any subsequent tendering or re-tendering of the Service or to supply all such information on termination of this contract whether through expiration of time or termination by the Employer. The information required is in accordance with the terms of this contract and in addition sufficient and accurate to enable the Employer to meet his legal obligations and to obtain the best value for money reasonably obtainable. For the avoidance of doubt this obligation extends to all workforce information necessary to enable the Employer to comply with his duties under the Transfer Regulations
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successful in being awarded the subsequent contract or to the Employer as directed by the Employer all data files records information and any other property belonging to the Employer to enable the provision of the Service to continue unaffected during the period of transition.
(3) The Contractor warrants and undertakes to the Employer that any information on the conditions of employment relating to the existing transferring employees of the Contractor which has been supplied to the Employer or the replacement contractor is true and accurate in all material respects and further agrees to provide before the commencement date of the subsequent contract warranties covering substantially the same matters in relation to any transferring employees appointed between the date when the tenders are invited and the commencement date and to provide to the Employer or the replacement contractor upon written request any additional factual (but not personal) information relating to the transferring employees reasonably required by the Employer or the replacement contractor.
(4) The Contractor indemnifies the Employer against any liability in law which the Employer may incur by reason of a failure by the Contractor to supply the information specified in clause Z11.9 within reasonable time or by reason of any inaccuracies in such information. The Employer treats such information as confidential to himself and his Contractor save as required by law and save that he is at liberty to disclose the same (on the like terms as to confidentiality) to any person invited to tender for the provision of the Service in succession to the Contractor.
(5) The Contractor co-operates with and provides assistance to any replacement contractor which may be awarded the subsequent contract or to the Employer as directed by the Employer to enable the provision of the Service to continue unaffected during the period of transition.
Z11.10 The Contractor indemnifies and keeps the Employer indemnified against each and every cost claim liability expense or demand arising out of:
any claim or allegation by a Transfer
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Employee that the Regulations apply and that as a consequence there has been or will be a substantial change in such Transfer Employee’s working conditions to his/her detriment
any act or omission of the Contractor in relation to any Transfer Employee occurring on or after the Transfer Date and any claim for redundancy payments or protective awards and any liability for wrongful or unfair dismissal or otherwise in connection with the transfer of the employment of the Transfer Employees
any failure by the Contractor to comply with the terms of clause Z11.5 above
any failure by the Contractor to provide full and accurate information which is required by the Employer to enable the Employer to discharge his statutory duties and obligations.
Z11.11 The Contractor performs the obligations contained in clause Z11.10 at no cost to the Employer and the provision of any information required by the Employer is not subject to any conditions or restrictions (including any confidentiality agreements).
Z11.12 The Contractor complies with the Code.
Z11.12 (1) The Contractor offers new staff fair and reasonable terms and conditions which are overall no less favourable to those of the Transfer Employees.
Z11.12 (2) The Contractor ensures that consultation takes place involving a genuine dialogue for agreement on the terms and conditions of new recruits with the Appropriate Representatives.
Z11.12 (3) The Contractor provides membership of the LGPS or membership of a good quality employer’s pension scheme. This will require employers to match employee contributions up to a maximum of 6% for an employer’s own defined contribution scheme or membership of a contracted-out final salary defined-benefit pension scheme or employer
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contributions to stakeholder pensions matching those of the employee up to a maximum of 6%.
Z11.12 (4) The Contractor provides the necessary information to the Employer to enable him to monitor compliance with the Code and certify that the Contractor complies with the Code and with all best value requirements.
Z11.12 (5) (i) The Employer and the Contractor in the first instance seek to resolve by discussions between them any complaints from any employee or the Appropriate Representatives in relation to compliance by the Contractor of the Code.
(5) (ii) Where it appears to either of the Employer or the Contractor that it is not possible to resolve the matter by continuing discussions between them pursuant to or where an employee of the Contractor or the Appropriate Representatives writes to the Employer to confirm that it has been unable to resolve its complaint directly with the Contractor:
(5) (iii) The Employer writes, in the first instance, to the Contractor to seek an explanation for the alleged failure by the Contractor to comply with the Code. The Contractor provides an explanation in writing within five Business Days of receipt of the request from the Employer.
(5) (iv) If the response provided by the Contractor satisfies the Employer that the Code have been met then the Employer will inform the complainant of this and the matter is be deemed to have been concluded
(5) (v) In the event that the Employer is not satisfied with the response provided by the Contractor the Employer writes to the Contractor within five Business Days instructing the Contractor to take immediate action to resolve this dispute and
(5) (vi) If, following the issue of such an instruction by the Employer, the Contractor still appears to the Employer not to be complying with the Code the matter is treated as a dispute.
Z11.18 The Employer has, in the Disclosure Bundle and in the Schedule disclosed to the Contractor:
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The full particulars of all terms and conditions of employment of each of the prospective Transfer Employees; and
particulars in respect of each of the prospective Transfer Employees listed in the Schedule including gender, age, job title, length of service, grade, salary and pay scale, annual leave entitlement and other benefits (including bonuses) together with details of trade union membership (to the extent known) or recognition as at the Contract Date for this Contract.
Z12 Considerate Contractor Scheme
Z12.1 The Contractor
becomes a member of the Employer’s Considerate Contractor Scheme
complies with the Employer’s Considerate Contractor Scheme’s Code of Considerate Practice in Providing the Service.
Z13 Data Protection Act
Z13.1 The Contractor complies with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998 ('DPA 1998') or any subsequent amendment thereto and ensures that his agents and employees are trained in and comply with the data protection principles set out in the above Act in their performance of the Contract Any personal data as defined by the DPA 1998 or any subsequent amendment thereto given to or required to be collected and kept by the Contractor in the provision of this contract:
is given to or collected and kept by the Contractor solely for the purposes of enabling the Contractor to Provide the Works and for no other purposes;
is not altered or amended by the Contractor other than as required by this contract;
remains the property of the Employer. It is not copied by the Contractor and is returned to the Employer upon expiration or earlier termination
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of this contract.
Z13.2 Where the Contractor processes personal data and sensitive data (as defined in the 'DPA 1998') the Contractor shall where required by the Employer provide proof of consent to that processing by the data subject and the form of consent shall specifically include consent for processing by the Employer to use the same to improve the service under this contract.
Z13.3 The Parties agree that where they act as data controller (as defined by the DPA 1998) as regards personal data they must have in place at all times and maintain appropriate technical and organisational security measures governing the processing of any personal data.
Z13.4 On termination of this contract for any reason the Contractor immediately ceases all processing of the personal data on behalf of the Employer and returns to the Employer, in a format specified by the Employer or destroy as the Employer may instruct at his discretion, all personal data processed by the Contractor on behalf of the Employer.
Z13.5 The Contractor fully indemnifies the Employer and his employees or agents against the cost of dealing with any claims made in respect of any information subject to the Act which claims would not have arisen but for some act omission or negligence on the part of the Contractor his employees or agents.
Z14 Equality in employment
Z14.1 The Contractor complies in all respects with the Equal Pay Act 1970, the Sex Discrimination Act 1975, the Race Relations Act 1976 and the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, the Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003 and the Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003 together with all relevant amendments, regulations and codes of practice or any future or other legislation concerning discrimination in employment and takes reasonable steps to ensure that all its agents or subcontractors employed in the execution of this contract do the same
Z14.2 The Contractor provides sufficient information to enable the Employer to monitor the Contractor s
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compliance with such codes of practice.
Z14.3 The Contractor notifies the Employer if he receives an adverse finding or decision of discrimination from a tribunal of competent jurisdiction and informs the Employer of the steps taken to rectify the practices giving rise to such adverse finding or decision.
Z15. Costs of Tendering
Z15.1 The Employer is not liable for expenses incurred in the preparation of tenders; nor is the Employer bound to accept the lowest or any tenders submitted; and has reserved the right to invite fresh tenders should it considers that course desirable.
Z16. Technical Standards
Z16.1 The Contractor complies with all current, relevant British Standard Specification or Code of Practice or equivalent European Union or international standards offering guarantees of safety, reliability and fitness for purpose.
Z17. Named key persons
Z17.1 Acceptance by the Employer of key persons stated in Contract Data does not constitute acceptance that such individuals are suitable for the roles assigned to them or serve to relieve the Contractor of his duties or obligations under this contract.
Z17.2 The Contractor’s Senior Manager means the person named in Contract Part Two being the most senior member of the Contractor's professional personnel with direct responsibility for this contract.
Z17.3 The Contract Manager means the person named in Contract Part Two being the most senior member of the Contractor's professional personnel normally present on a site.
Z17.4 The Contractor's Site Safety Officer named in Contract Data Part Two is responsible for dealing with questions regarding the safety and protection against accidents of all staff and labour and all other persons entitled to be present at works being carried out under this contract. This officer is qualified for this work and has the authority to issue instructions on behalf of the Contractor and
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implements protective measures to minimise the risk of accidents.
Z18. Potential transfer of responsive maintenance functions
Z18.1 The Employer retains the exclusive right to transfer the responsive maintenance functions that are currently provided by his own directly employed staff to the Contractor at any time during the service period. If the Employer wishes to invoke this Clause, he gives the Contractor not less than three months notice and the TUPE Regulations will apply.
Z18.2 The Contractor has no redress or claim against the Employer if this option is not exercised for any reason.
Z21. Named key persons
Z21.1 Acceptance by the Employer of key persons stated in Contract Data does not constitute acceptance that such individuals are suitable for the roles assigned to them or serve to relieve the Contractor of his duties or obligations under this contract.
Z21.2 The Contractor’s Senior Manager means the person named in Contract Part Two being the most senior member of the Contractor's professional personnel with direct responsibility for this contract.
Z21.3 The Contract Manager means the person named in Contract Part Two being the most senior member of the Contractor's professional personnel normally present on a site.
Z21.4 The Contractor's Site Safety Officer named in Contract Data Part Two is responsible for dealing with questions regarding the safety and protection against accidents of all staff and labour and all other persons entitled to be present at the work sites. This officer is qualified for this work and has the authority to issue instructions on behalf of the Contractor and implements protective measures to minimise the risk of accidents.
Z22. Performance Failure
Z22.1 If the Contractor’s performance under this contract
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fails in any of the ways stated in the performance level schedule, the Contractor pays the amount stated in the performance level schedule.
Z23. Freedom of Information Act and Environmental Information Regulations
Z23.1 The Contractor acknowledges that the Employer is subject to the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and the Environmental Information Regulations and assists and co-operates with the Employer to enable him to comply with these information disclosure requirements.
Z23.2 The Employer is responsible for determining at his absolute discretion whether any commercially sensitive and/or any other information:
is exempt from disclosure in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act or the Environmental Information Regulations;
is to be disclosed in response to a Request for Information, and in event shall the Contractor respond directly to a Request for Information unless expressly authorised to do so by the Employer.
Z23.3 The Contractor ensures that all information produced in the course of this contract or relating to this contract is retained for disclosure and permits the Employer to inspect such records when instructed to do so.
Z23.4 The Contractor acknowledges that any lists or schedules that he provides to outline confidential information are of indicative value only and that the Employer may, nevertheless, be obliged to disclose confidential information in accordance with this clause.
Z24. Intellectual Property Rights
Z24.1 All royalties, licence fees and other sums payable to any third party in respect of the use of any of the Intellectual Property Rights connected this contract shall be paid by the Contractor.
No Intellectual Property Rights shall pass or be deemed to have passed from the Employer to the
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Contractor.
The Employer, as beneficial owner, grants to the Contractor (or uses all reasonable endeavours to procure the beneficial owner shall grant) with full title guarantee, an irrevocable, royalty-free, non- exclusive licence to use and to reproduce all the Intellectual Property Rights of the Employer in or in respect of the contract and any drawings, technical descriptions and other documents supplied by the Employer in connection with this contract, solely to enable the Contractor to comply with its obligations under this contract. Such licence includes the right to provide Sub-Contractors of the Contractor with copies of the same when they are required to carry out work on behalf of the Contractor pursuant to this contract. Such licence continues until the expiry or earlier termination of this contract.
The Contractor grants to the Employer a perpetual, non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to use and to reproduce all Intellectual Property Rights, including any software source codes, in all Information supplied or produced by or on behalf of the Contractor in connection with the Services for any purpose relating to
the construction, completion, cleaning, promotion, advertisement, reinstatement, rebuilding, renewal, alteration, extension, redevelopment, refurbishment, repair, or the provision of any works;
any other activity relating to or in connection with:
the carrying on of the Employer's business,
this contract,
the use and operation of the highway network for which the Employer is responsible,
whether or not such works or activities are carried out by the Employer, another contractor or other third party.
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CONTRACT DATA PART TWO
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The Contractor is
Name …………………………………………………………….……………………..
Address .…...…………………………………………………….……………………..
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The direct fee percentage is …………… %
The subcontracted fee percentage is …………… %
The key persons are
Contractor’s Senior Manager
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Responsibilities ……………………………………………………………………….
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Qualifications ………………………………………………………………………….
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Experience……………………………………………………………………………..
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Contractor’s Contract Manager
Name…………………………………………………………………………..………..
Job….…………………………………………………………….…....………….…….
Responsibilities ………………………………………………………………………..
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Qualifications …………………………………………………………………………..
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Experience……………………………………………………….……………………..
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Contractor’s Safety Officer
Name…………………………………………………………………………..………..
Job….…………………………………………………………….…....………….…….
Responsibilities ………………………………………………………………………..
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Qualifications …………………………………………………………………………..
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Experience……………………………………………………….……………………..
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The following matters will be included in the Risk Register:
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The plan identified in the Contract Data is included with the tender submission documents
The price list is included with the tender submission documents
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1. Introduction
1.1 The principal objective of the service is to enable the Employer to achieve a significant improvement in the standard of repair of roads and pavements, which is one of the key priorities stated in the Employer’s Corporate Plan. The service required under the contract shall include the provision of all the responsive and cyclic maintenance on the Employer's highways and bridges, cleaning of gullies, watercourses, drainage systems, maintenance of road markings, signs and weed control. The Contractor’s attention is drawn to Clauses 1.1 and 1.2 of the Service Information for Responsive Maintenance.
1.2 The Contractor shall, at all time while providing the service, given the following priorities due and full regard to:
protecting the safety of all who use, work on, or live within the Affected Property;
maintaining the condition of the Affected Property;
enhancing the condition and ambience of the Affected Property;
minimising disruption to users of the Affected Property and of adjoining roads or facilities;
treating members of the public with due courtesy and consideration;
1.3 The Contractor shall provide the services in accordance with the requirements set out under the following headings in this Service Information:
Responsive Maintenance Services
Highway Gully Cleaning Services
Maintenance of Structures
Watercourse and Minor Drainage Services
Weed Control Services
Traffic Signs, Road Markings and Road Studs Service
Special Requirements for Statutory Undertakers
Due to the diversity and complexity of the various aspects of the service the Service Manager will, of necessity, delegate the day to day operation of this contract to a number of deputies. The Service Manager will fully discuss the details of such delegations with the Contractor in the period during Mobilisation and will notify the Contractor of his management arrangements before the starting date.
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1.4 “Normally Permitted Working Hours” means between 7.30am and 6.00pm on Mondays to Fridays inclusive, excluding Public Holidays and Saturdays 7.30 am to 1.0pm; except for highway gully cleaning operations, which may continue until 6.00pm on Saturdays. Weed Control operations at town centres and car parks shall be carried out on Sunday between 7.30am and 6.00pm. Where percentage adjustments are included in the Price List for operating outside of these hours, such adjustments shall only be applied to rates for items that the Service Manager has instructed must be undertaken at such times.
2. Mobilisation
2.1 The Contractor shall commence Mobilisation from the Contract Date and shall ensure that he is fully ready and able to provide the service from the starting date. The activities undertaken during Mobilisation shall include:
establishing and testing all internal and external administration and communication facilities and systems;
preparing his depot, labour force and Equipment;
developing a working relationship with the Service Manager and his staff;
becoming familiar with the Affected Property and all interfaces and boundaries;
liaising, as appropriate, with the outgoing service providers or any Others to ensure that the transitional arrangements operate smoothly;
developing, finalising and submitting a first operational edition of the Contractor’s Plan.
developing and submitting the Construction Phase Health and Safety Plan, in accordance with the CDM Regulations.
3. General Management
3.1 The Contractor shall consult and liaise with all statutory bodies and other authorities, who may be affected by his delivery of the service, and shall notify the Service Manager of their requirements. The Contractor shall submit full details, in his first operational Plan, and revise whenever necessary, of the measures that he considers necessary to comply with the requirements of these bodies and authorities.
3.2 The Contractor shall immediately notify the Service Manager and the police of any fatal and other major incident and shall co-operate with the police and/or other investigators into the cause of such incidents.
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3.3 The Contractor shall ensure that he is represented, at all meetings called by the Service Manager relating to the management of the service, by members of his staff with the requisite level of authority, competence and involvement in the contract to be able to contribute effectively to the meeting. If his regular representative is unavailable to attend any meeting the Contractor shall ensure that a suitably-briefed and competent deputy, of similar seniority, attends. Complete non-attendance by the Contractor may be considered as a Defect. The frequency, dates and venues of all meetings shall be set by the Service Manager, in consultation with the Contractor. The Contractor’s attendance at meetings is expected to include, though not necessarily limited to those listed below:
Performance Meetings (Monthly) Network Management Meetings (Quarterly) Individual Task Order Progress Meetings (as required by the Service Manager)
The agendas for each type of meeting are expected to include, but not necessarily be limited to the following issues:
Performance Meetings
The general state of the relationship between the Parties;
The latest revision of the Contractor’s Plan;
Health, Safety and Welfare issues;
Risk Register issues;
Current spending, against budgets;
Confirmation of progress with current Task Orders;
Other operational issues arising.
Network Management Meetings
Traffic Management Act 2004 and the Network Management Duty;
Strategic Road Network;
NRSWA Notices;
Co-ordination of all works programmes.
Individual Task Order Progress Meetings
Progress of work to date.
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3.4 The Contractor shall provide, maintain and operate appropriate facilities and systems for:
the management of information and records relating to the service;
receiving, transmitting and recording all communications from and to the Service Manager;
the operation of management information systems, which are part of the information technology owned and/or used by the Employer.
3.5 The Contractor shall, where required, provide systems, standards and procedures that are compatible with the Employer’s highway maintenance management system and “SAP” financial system. At the time of tendering this contract the Employer has not yet selected a highway maintenance management system and tenderers are invited to comment upon the compatibility of their own systems with those which the Employer might select as this might ultimately influence the system that the Employer selects. Full details of the chosen system will be given to the Contractor during Mobilisation.
3.6 The Contractor shall provide a secure location for any apparatus provided by the Employer to allow the Contractor to interact with the Employer’s systems and shall ensure that only authorised users and maintenance personnel have access to it and that it is protected from theft, damage and unauthorised or malicious use. The Contractor shall facilitate the installation and maintenance of such equipment by the Employer or Others.
3.7 The Contractor shall ensure that he provides suitable staff and that they are properly trained to operate shared systems and, where appropriate, facilitates the implementation of any new systems required by the Employer.
4. Demobilisation
4.1 The Contractor shall commence Demobilisation, as soon as the Service Manager notifies him that the date of the end of the service period has been confirmed by the Employer. The Contractor shall, during Demobilisation, undertake the following activities including:
deliver to the Service Manager all his operational records, collected data, calculations and results of all analyses produced in connection with the surveys and other investigations and enquiries;
provide all necessary facilities, advice and assistance to enable the incoming service provider to perform his own Mobilisation duties;
liaise with the Service Manager and the incoming service provider concerning the return and/or transfer of all materials and apparatus that have been provided by the Employer or stored by the Contractor on the Employer’s behalf, in good order, at the end of the service period;
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transfer all digitally stored information that he has accumulated during the service period, other than the Contractor’s commercially confidential digital information;
prepare and submit to the Service Manager, no later than three months before the end of the service period, a report on all outstanding defects, work in progress and Task Order work that the Contractor will complete after the end of the service period.
5. Requirements for Liaison with the Employer and the Public
5.1 The Contractor shall assist the Service Manager, and other members of the Employer’s staff as authorised by the Service Manager, to deal with all queries and complaints he receives, regarding to the service, by providing full and accurate responses to requests for information within the period for reply.
5.3 The Contractor shall provide postal, telephone, facsimile and e-mail electronic transfer facilities for receipt and transmission of customer service enquiries and responses as appropriate.
5.4 The Contractor shall provide any information that is needed to enable the Service Manager to prepare statements or responses to questions or issues raised by or on behalf of any public organisation or representative of the public, within the period of reply, unless it is impossible for the Contractor to do so, in which case the Contractor shall immediately notify the Service Manager fully explaining why an answer cannot be given.
5.5 The Contractor shall respond directly to third party complaints relating to his operations under this contract but only after obtaining the prior consent of the Service Manager. The Contractor shall not communicate directly with any public organisation, with regard to any other issue without having obtained the prior consent of the Service Manager to do so, except to the extent that it is legally required to do otherwise.
5.6 The Contractor shall provide the Service Manager with the information necessary for the execution of the Employer’s duties under the Traffic Management Act specifically including, but not limited to, details of proposed lane closures and traffic safety and management measures.
5.7 The Contractor shall submit all requests for permission to utilise temporary traffic signal installations to the Service Manager by using the “Application Pack for Permission to Place Portable Light Signals on the Highway” endorsed by the National Street Works Highways Group and within the appropriate timescale stated therein. A copy of this document is included in the tender document.
5.8 Where instructed to do so by the Service Manager, the Contractor shall arrange for signs to be erected to inform users of planned road closures and or lane closures at least 28 days before implementation, giving the times and dates of the closure, to enable users to choose an alternative route.
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5.9 The Contractor shall make recommendations to the Service Manager on publicity arrangements for any work on the Affected Property and when requested by the Service Manager, the Contractor shall prepare draft circular letters advising local residents of works that will affect them and shall submit such letters, with addresses, to the Service Manager for approval. The Contractor shall deliver circular letters when requested by the Service Manager and shall inform relevant authorities affected by any work.
6. Goods, Materials and Workmanship used to Provide the Service
6.1 The Contractor shall, in providing the service, comply with all relevant legislation, applicable British Standards (or EU equivalents) and/or Codes of Practice, and the following specifications, and shall carry out and report upon all appropriate tests to ensure his compliance with them, wherever they are applicable to the service:
The Specification for Highway Works, together with the supporting Notes for Guidance and Highway Construction Details, where appropriate (published by The Stationery Office);
The Civil Service Engineering Specification for the Water Industry (published by the Water Research Centre);
“Stanspec 2006” - Standard Specification for Road Markings and Road Studs (published by the Road Safety Markings Association).
7. Requirements for the Contractor’s Plan
7.1 During Mobilisation the Contractor shall develop, from his tendered Plan, a first operational Plan and submit it to the Service Manager for acceptance not less than four weeks before the starting date. Any subsequent revisions shall normally be submitted not less than two working days before each scheduled monthly progress meeting between the Service Manager and the Contractor. The plan shall be sufficiently detailed to ensure that the Service Manager is fully aware of the details of the Contractor’s intentions for providing the service during the following month.
7.2 The Contractor shall ensure that the information provided in each edition of the Plan includes:
(i) the period of service which the Plan is targeted to describe;
(ii) details of the proposed resources, materials and working processes to be used in Providing the Service cross referenced, as applicable, to relevant specifications, standards and Codes of Practice as described in clause 6.1 above;
(iii) detailed method statements for the services to be provided, as listed in this Service Information;
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(iv) His proposals for all testing and self-monitoring to ensure compliance with the matters described in (ii) and (iii) above;
(v) full details of the depot and facilities that he proposes to operate from in providing the service;
(vi) the timing of:
all operations which the Contractor plans to carry out in order to provide the service, and
any work to be undertaken by the Employer or Others and associated access dates either as stated in the Service Information or as later agreed with them by the Contractor;
(vii) his provisions, listed against each service activity, for:
time risk allowances,
health and safety requirements, and
the procedures set out in this contract.
7.3 The Contractor shall also include in each Plan that he submits for acceptance;
(i) A current copy of his programme showing all planned operations;
(ii) A current copy of, or a cross-reference to the current copy of, the Contractor’s Construction Phase Health and Safety Plan;
(iii) A current waste management plan, which describes precisely how the Contractor proposes to eliminate, reduce or manage the disposal of all arisings (including hazardous, noxious and clinical waste) generated as a consequence of providing the service and details of the waste disposal sites that he is intending to use;
(iv) A current list of the registration numbers of all vehicles that may be used for the transport of waste materials;
(v) Current details of the structure of the Contractor’s team, together with names, disciplines and CV’s of the Contractor’s key personnel;
(vi) Copies of current policy statements on Quality Management, Health and Safety and Staff Training, including employees holding appropriate National Vocational Qualifications. Statements shall be supported by details of Third Party Quality Accreditation (if held) and outline Quality Plans;
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(vii) Current details of any Subcontractors engaged or proposed, the criteria used in their selection and their experience in the type of work to be undertaken on this contract;
(viii) Full details of the fuel requirements of all vehicles and Equipment that he proposes to use in providing the service;
(ix) Full details of exhaust emissions for all vehicles and motorised Equipment that he proposes to use in providing the service;
(x) Full details of the type, numbers, condition and maintenance schedules of Equipment to be used in providing the service.
(xi) Copies of relevant certificates issued under HAPAS and/or similar product approval schemes.
8. Contractor’s Depot
8.1 The Contractor shall, during Mobilisation, throughout the service period and through to the end of Demobilisation, administer this contract from the depot identified in the Accepted Plan. The location and facilities offered by this depot, together with copies of any licences or consents relevant to its operation, shall be as described in the Plan. The Contractor shall not administer any part of this contract from any other depot without the prior acceptance of the alternative by the Service Manager.
8.2 The depot must provide adequate covered space for the storage of all materials, apparatus and Equipment to be used in association with this contract and shall, ideally, be situated within the Affected Property.
9. Contractor’s Prices
9.1 All quantities shall be measured to two decimal points, except for tonnes and hectares which shall be measured to three decimal places.
9.2 The Contractor is reminded that, in accordance with the Conditions of Contract, the rates and prices in the Price List must include his full charges for providing the full scope of the service to the extent set forth or reasonably implied in the documents on which the tender was based including, but not necessarily being limited to, the following:
Mobilisation and Demobilisation costs, overheads and profit, the provision, servicing of Contractor’s offices, depots, messes, stores, workshops, compounds, communication systems, and/or other facilities including everything required by the Contractor in connection therewith;
the provision of a competent and adequately trained and resourced labour force and suitable depot resources;
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the provision of sufficient time, planning, preparation, monitoring and resources to ensure that the service is undertaken safely and without risk to the health of the workforce or the public;
the procurement, hire, storage, servicing, delivery, operation and subsequent removal of all Equipment, to or at any Site within the Affected Property, as defined in Clause 11.2 (7) of the Conditions of Contract;
the procurement, storage, transportation and fixing, erecting and installing or placing of Plant and Materials in position and costs in connection therewith including delivery, to or at any Site within the Affected Property, as defined in Clause 11.2 (11) of the Conditions of Contract;
the collection, transportation, storage, drying, multiple handling (including taking all appropriate contamination prevention measures) and disposal, in an authorised manner, of all hazardous and non- hazardous waste of any kind;
the effect on the Accepted Plan of general statutory obligations and operational restrictions, liaison requirements, insurances liabilities and risks involved in the delivery of the service set forth or reasonably implied in the documents on which the tender is based;
complying with any stated Quality Assurance requirements, providing certificates of conformity where required, and complying with all stated standards, including European Directives;
operating in a considerate, courteous and co-operative manner;
working within any time, noise or any other constraints stated in this contract;
taking delivery of materials and goods supplied by Others, unloading, storage, and costs in connection therewith;
temporary works, including the provision of temporary access equipment if required and the support of excavation and services;
the effect on the programming and/or phasing of any element of the service to the extent set forth or reasonably implied in the Service Information;
the provision of all appropriate welfare facilities, and temporary accommodation where required;
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waste and taking all reasonable measures to reduce wastage of all construction materials, particularly through the adoption of sustainable construction techniques;
all testing, checking, inspecting, examining, measuring and verifying goods, materials and workmanship including supplying results, reports and certificates;
supplying and delivering samples to the Service Manager in accordance with the particular requirements of any Task Order;
attendance and transport for sampling and testing carried out by or on behalf of the Service Manager;
travelling to, between and from different Sites within the Affected Property;
working in an unproductive manner, as a consequence of the nature of the work required;
providing adequate progress reporting, as required by the Service Manager;
complying with constraints to accessibility of any part of the Affected Property;
dealing with changes in weather conditions, traffic flows and parking and dealing with the flow of water and sewage including pumping;
complying with the public safety and traffic management requirements contained in this Service Information;
measures for removing parked vehicles and other temporary obstructions from any part of the Affected Property;
traffic safety and control personnel;
traffic signs and temporary and permanent traffic signals, driver information signs, traffic signs provided by the Service Manager, road markings, lamps, barriers, including maintaining, cleaning, repositioning, covering, uncovering and removing;
complying with the requirements for labour and Equipment working on or adjacent to a highway and at entry and exit points to any Site including signing;
collecting and returning traffic signs provided by the Service Manager;
surveillance and replenishing of stocks;
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immediate reinstatement and replacement of defective or damaged items;
working outside of the contract’s Normally Permitted Working Hours when instructed to do so by the Service Manager
undertaking all consultation, liaison and issuing all notifications required by this contract.
10. Daywork
10.1 The Contractor may be instructed to carry out any operation by providing the Equipment, plant and materials and labour listed in Price List and as stated in the instructing Task Order.
10.2 For Dayworks purposes, a “day” shall be deemed to be a minimum of eight hours and a “week” a minimum of 40 hours, excluding time taken in travelling to and from site.
11. Daily whereabouts (NRSWA)
11.1 The Contractor shall send electronically each day prior to 4.30pm a schedule of roads (daily whereabouts) where he expects to operate during the following day. The details of the arrangements for sending such schedules shall be established during the period between the Contract Date and the starting date.
12. Temporary Signals
12.1 The use and positioning of the temporary signals shall be agreed with the Service Manager prior to their installation. The contractor shall complete and submit the Application Pack for Permission to Place Portable Signals on the Highway, included in this document.
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SERVICE INFORMATION – Responsive Maintenance
1 Introduction
1.1 The requirements for responsive maintenance operations shall be the undertaking of minor maintenance and repair work to any part of the Affected Property, and emergency call out, in response to instructions issued by the Service Manager. The Employer’s Direct Labour Organisation (DLO) is currently providing the Emergency (ME) and Category 1 responses defined in Clause 4.1, and the emergency call out service. The Contractor shall provide the Category 2 and 3 responses and may be asked to undertake ME response and Category 1 work that exceeds the Employer's current in-house capacity.
1.2 The long-term future of the Employer's in-house emergency response for highways and bridge maintenance is currently under consideration. If the Employer chooses to end its in-house service, in accordance with Clause Z18 of the Conditions of Contract, the Contractor will be required to provide the service in full from that point onwards for the remaining life of the contract. The Contractor is reminded that the TUPE Regulations would then apply.
1.3 The Service Manager will continually assess the Contractor’s delivery of this important part of the service by monitoring:
the percentage of work either completed or made safe within the specified time;
the quality of work and materials used in carrying out the work;
the suitability of the type of work carried out.
2. Service requirements
2.1 The Employer’s highway officers will identify items of work that need to be undertaken and shall compile these into batches of works known as Tasks. The Service Manager will issue these Tasks to the Contractor, by raising them as a Task Order, at regular intervals. Each Task Order will include:
Details of the location and description of the repairs that are to be carried out;
A priced list of items, using the Prices from the Price List;
The required level of response for each repair;
The amount of delay damage for the late completion of the Task;
The total of Prices for the Task.
The Contractor shall prepare a Task Instruction programme within the period stated in the instructing Task Instruction and completes all of the repairs listed
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3 Payment Arrangements
3.1 The Contractor shall note that the Employer is not able to make any payment to the Contractor for any work until he has issued a Purchase Order and that the Employer cannot raise a Purchase Order on his “SAP” financial management system until the Contractor’s assessment of the amount due has been agreed by the Employer. This is because the “SAP” system will not permit payment of the amount due unless it agrees exactly with the value of the Purchase Order and is why the conditions of contract do not allow the Contractor to submit an application for payment before the value of that application has been agreed with the Service Manager. This does not affect the Contractor’s entitlement to payment for works instructed by the issue of a Task Order.
4. Response Levels
4.1 The level of response required shall be one of the following, as instructed by the Service Manager:
Emergency (ME) – completion (or at least make safe) within 4 hours;
Category 1 - completion within 24 hours;
Category 2 - completion within 7 days;
Category 3 - completion within 28 days.
Where, because it cannot be completed during the Normally Permitted Working Hours, the Contractor receives an instruction to provide a four-hour Response Time after 4pm, the rate for providing the response outside of the Normally Permitted Working Hours shall apply.
3.2 The Contractor shall provide sufficient resources and manage them so that all repairs are completed within the time instructed, unless the Service Manager subsequently notifies the Contractor that:
the instruction to carry out the repair is withdrawn;
the repair may be completed within a longer (stated) time;
he accepts that the Contractor has addressed the fault but, because he is unable to repair it, he has made the situation safe. In such circumstances the Contractor shall supply full details of the difficulties that he has encountered, to enable the Service Manager to issue further instructions as necessary.
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3.3 Any repair which the Contractor undertakes which subsequently requires further treatment within 52 weeks of that repair shall be deemed to be a Defect, unless the Service Manager accepts otherwise.
4 Types of Repair
4.1 The types of repairs required (including but not limited to) are:
Carriageways
sealing cracks in carriageway surfaces;
filling depressions in carriageway surfaces.
temporarily or permanently repairing potholes in carriageway surfaces including replacing damaged carriageway markings;
manually patching small areas of loose or damaged carriageway surfaces and replacing damaged markings;
repairing, re-fixing or where necessary replacing damaged, missing, rusted, tilted, sunken or projecting covers and gratings to all types of chambers in carriageway surfaces;
taking all measures necessary to remove standing water from carriageways;
replacing missing or defective carriageway marking line;
replacing missing or defective carriageway marking symbol or letter.
Footways, Paved Areas and Verges
sealing cracks in footway surfaces;
filling depressions in footway surfaces;
repairing potholes in footway surfaces;
manually patching small areas of loose or damaged flexible footway surfaces;
repairing, re-fixing or where necessary replacing damaged, missing, rusted, tilted, sunken or projecting covers and gratings to all types of chambers in footway surfaces;
re-fixing or where necessary replacing loose, damaged, tilted, deteriorating or projecting kerbs and edgings, slabs, flags, setts and blocks;
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removing and replacing raised sections of mastic asphalt surfacing;
filling ruts and holes, and localised reshaping and re-seeding grass verges;
taking all measures necessary to remove standing water from footways;
removing and repairing or replacing as necessary dangerously projecting, damaged, collapsing or missing rails, fences, posts and bollards;
removing and replacing as necessary any dangerously projecting, damaged, collapsing, obscured, missing or illegally placed road signs;
painting pedestrian guardrail panels, width restriction posts and the like;
providing, installing and repairing (including varnishing) timber benches and seats.
Replacement of Damaged Road Restraint Systems
The replacement of damaged road restraint systems such as existing safety fencing, safety barrier and pedestrian guardrail, such as the repair of accident damage and the dismantling and reinstatement of existing systems shall be undertaken in accordance with the applicable requirements of Series 400 of the Specification for Highway Works and the instructions given and within the time stated by the Service Manager. Typical repairs of this type include:
(i) the taking down or cutting out and disposal of all damaged parts or sections of existing system;
(ii) temporarily closing the resultant opening, using temporary fencing of the type instructed by the Service Manager, whenever leaving the site unattended;
(iii) the filling of any voids, resulting from the removal of existing posts and/or concrete footings, with concrete mix ST2 or sub-base material;
(iv) replacement and re-fixing, including anti-theft bolts and welding if necessary, of the damaged parts with components that are entirely compatible in all respects with the existing system, unless otherwise instructed by the Service Manager;
(v) Making good to the protection against corrosion, including painting to match existing colours if appropriate.
2 The re-use of existing bolts, nuts and washers shall not be permitted.
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3 Details of the existing types of safety fencing, safety barrier and pedestrian guardrail will be provided in each Task Order.
Removal of Obstructions and Other Dangers
removing obstructions from any part of the highway;
taking measures to minimise the foreseeable risk of injury or obstruction to highway users arising from the collapse of any kind of structure adjacent to the highway;
4.2 The Contractor shall carry out all of these operations in accordance with the guidance and requirements contained in the current revisions of the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges and the Specification for Highway Works, the Service Manager’s instructions, and the particular circumstances described in the instructing Task Order. Each repair shall be carried out in accordance with the relevant method statement, and associated specification for materials to be used, included in the Accepted Plan. Each method statement shall be clearly cross-referenced to the appropriate section of the Contractor’s Construction Phase Health and Safety Plan.
4.3 The amount of work that the Contractor will be required to carry out under the Reactive Maintenance Services cannot be and is not guaranteed.
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SERVICE INFORMATION - Highway Gully Cleansing
1 Definitions
1.1 In this section of the Service Information the meanings of the following terms is as follows:
"Carriageway" means the surface of a highway constructed for the passage of motor vehicles and includes marginal strips, roundabouts, lay-bys and service roads.
"Cleanse", "cleansed" or "cleansing", where the context so admits, include:
(i) the emptying and flushing of gullies;
(ii) the disposal of all debris and detritus at a licensed tip for which the Contractor shall pay all the appropriate charges, see 2.1 below;
(iii) the provision of vehicles for gully emptying, and jetting when so required by the Service Manager.
“Controlled Parking Zone” means an area on the highway where special parking restrictions apply. The restrictions apply for specific hours of the day and days of the week designed according to the requirements of the specific area.
“Footway Gullies” means a gully that is located on a footway, footpath or other pedestrian area.
"Road" or “Street” means a public highway including the carriageways, hard shoulders, the adjoining footways, roundabouts, service roads, cycle tracks, the drainage channels, the gullies, the adjoining verges, central reserves and paved areas.
“Traffic Sensitive Streets” means those roads and streets designated as such under the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 and identified in the Schedule included in the “Affected Property – General” Section of this document.
“Vulnerable Gully” means a gully that has been classified as such by the Service Manager because it is associated with flooding of a property and, as such, is known to require an exceptional level of cleansing.
2. General Description of the Service
2.1 The service includes the cleaning of approximately 26,700 highway gullies including jetting/rodding connections as required in various categories of roads, together with the cleaning of specific types of gullies in other locations. The bulk of the cleaning will be carried out in accordance a pre-planned programme contained in the Accepted Plan, while others work will be instructed by Task Order. All debris and detritus collected from any cleaning
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The Contractor should be aware that the emptying of gullies by hand can be dangerous, due to the potential presence of hypodermic needles. These must be safely disposed of using “sharps” boxes.
2.2 A general overview of the requirement is as follows:
Road Category No. of gullies Freq.
Category 1(Principal Roads) c.3000 gullies 1 p.a. Category 2 (Non-Principal Classified Roads) c.700 gullies 1 p.a. Category 3 (Residential Borough Roads) c.23000 gullies 1 p.a. “Vulnerable Gullies” c.370 gullies 6 p.a. “Footway Gullies” c.250 gullies Task Additional individual gully cleansing each gully Task Jetting gully connections/highway drains each gully Task (minimum 1500psi) Hand emptying of totally blocked gullies each gully Task Emergency call out facility Constant
2.3 A map of the borough showing road classifications and information regarding the number of gullies in specific roads will be supplied to the Contractor between the Contract Date and the starting date. The Contractor will also be provided with a Schedule providing details of the position and location of Vulnerable Gullies during this period.
3. Working Hours
3.1 The Contractor is not permitted to Provide the Service (except when instructed to respond to an emergency) outside of the Normally Permitted Working Hours without obtaining prior authorisation to do so from the Service Manager. The Service Manager must be given at least 48 hours notice that the Contractor wishes to work outside these hours and no additional payments will be made for this work unless it has been specifically instructed by the Service Manager.
3.2 Payment for work that the Service Manager has instructed must be executed outside of the Normally Permitted Working Hours will be at the appropriate rates in the Price List.
4. Parked Vehicles
4.1 The Contractor shall submit, in his Plan, the measures that he proposes to implement to ensure that he is able to clean gullies in streets that are heavily parked, including such measures as notifying residents by letter or card of his intention to carry out works, placing notices on parked vehicles, erecting warning notices on lighting columns, at least one week before cleaning, other publicity measures, approved temporary parking restrictions, planned partial
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4.2 The Contractor must notify the Service Manager, within 24 hours, of any gullies that he is unable to clean due to the presence of parked vehicles.
4.3 Where non-programmed cleansing is ordered, payment for abortive visits due to vehicles parked over gullies shall be made in certain circumstances, these are:
The Contractor makes a first visit to site and the gully is found to be obstructed by parked vehicle. The Contractor shall then make every effort to have the vehicle removed by enquiring locally to establish the owner of the vehicle. If unsuccessful the Contractor shall note the registration number of the offending vehicle and inform the Service Manager.
On return to the site, if the same vehicle is obstructing the gully, the Contractor will be paid for an abortive visit as in accordance with the relevant Item within the Price List.
5. Working in Traffic Sensitive Streets
5.1 A schedule identifying Traffic Sensitive Streets within the borough is included in the Affected Property section of this document and provides details of the restricted hours of working within these roads. The Contractor must comply with these constraints which will be more stringent than the Normally Permitted Working Hours.
6. Controlled Parking Zones
6.1 Where the Service Manager accepts that there is a need to suspend areas of parking in Controlled Parking Zones in order to cleanse the gullies and associated highway drainage therein, he will instruct the Contractor to liaise with the relevant officers of the Employer’s Parking Service. The Service Manager will assist the Contractor in arranging the necessary liaison. This is deemed to be included in the contractor’s prices.
7. Cleansing Programme
7.1 The Contractor’s first operational Plan, which must be submitted within four weeks of the Contract Date, must include an initial cleansing programme which nominates in which of the three categories of roads he proposes to clean the gullies. The programme will specify the period or periods in which he proposes to cleanse, including the number of weeks to be assigned to each of the selected categories. The programme must also indicate the percentage of the gullies the Contractor proposes to clean in each of the selected categories. The Contractor shall be expected to achieve the targets identified in the Incentive Schedule.
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7.2 The Contractor is reminded that the Service Manager will consider any significant failure to comply with the Accepted Plan and assess whether or not the Contractor has substantially failed to Provide the Service, which could lead to termination of the contract.
7.3 Notwithstanding any other circumstances, the Contractor shall automatically submit quarterly revisions of his Plan, each including his proposed cleaning programme for the following three months.
8. Vulnerable Gullies
8.1 The Contractor’s first operational Plan, which must be submitted within four weeks of the Contract Date, must include an initial programme which shows his proposals for meeting the specified cleaning frequency of six times per year for Vulnerable Gullies.
9. Footway Gullies
9.1 As these gullies will be cleaned on a “on demand” basis, the Contractor shall not be required to submit a programme to meet the cleaning frequency for these gullies. Details of the position and location of these gullies will be provided in the instructing Task Order. The Contractor should assume that the cleaning of the majority of these gullies will be undertaken by hand as they will not generally be accessible to a gully emptying vehicle.
10. “One-off” gullies:
10.1 As these gullies will be cleaned on a “on demand” basis, the Contractor shall not be required to submit a programme to meet the cleaning frequency for these gullies. Details of the position and location of these gullies will be provided in the instructing Task Order. The cleaning of all “one-off” gullies shall be subject to one of the following Response Times, as instructed:
Emergency (ME) - completion within four hours
Category 1 – completion within 24 hours
Category 2 – completion within seven days
11. Jetting and Rodding Blocked Gully Connections and Blocked Highway Drains
11.1 As these gullies will be cleaned on a “on demand” basis, the Contractor shall not be required to submit a programme to meet the cleaning frequency for these issues. Details of the position and location of blocked gully connections and drains will be provided in the instructing Task Order.
12. Digging out of completely blocked gullies
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12.1 As this service shall be undertaken on an “on demand” basis, the successful Tenderer will not be required to submit a programme for these Works. Details of the position and location of the gullies and highway drains will be provided as and when the Order to commence work is issued to the Contractor.
13. Location of Gullies
13.1 The Contractor shall submit a worksheet, in electronic format, for every road in which gully cleansing is carried out or attempted, giving the following details: a) Name of road; b) gully cleansing area; c) date cleaned; d) exact location of each gully eg "o/s 22", "opp main entrance to factory" etc.; e) blocked connection; f) damaged grating/frame; g) reason for non-cleansing; h) the number of gullies cleansed.
13.2 Where it is not possible to relate the position of gullies to road junctions or other prominent features, lighting column numbers should be used.
14. Cleansing of Gullies
14.1 Gullies shall be cleansed, using a purpose built gully emptying machine and the outlet jetted with a minimum jetting pressure of 1500psi and a minimum jetting volume of 12gals/min. The cleaning of the gullies shall be carried out in an approved manner to extract all water, silt, debris, and detritus from the pot. Loose material that cannot be removed by suction machines must be taken out manually. Solid materials which can not easily be removed shall be broken out and removed as directed by the Service Manager. Gullies shall be flushed to ensure that the connection is clear and when necessary the connection shall be cleared with the on board jetter or by the means of rodding. No more than 50mm of material should remain in the pot prior to being refilled with clean water, stoppers shall be replaced in rodding eyes (where fitted). Where gullies are situated so they are inaccessible to a purpose built gully emptying machine, the Contractor shall clean these out manually, using purpose built tools.
14.2 On completion of the cleaning process gratings shall be cleansed with clean water after being replaced and no detritus shall remain on the grating or on the surrounding road surface upon completion of emptying. All materials removed from the gully grate and its surround shall be disposed of at licensed tip. To acknowledge the cleaning of the gully, the gully grate shall be marked with a different colour paint to signify the completed cleanse of the gully on each cyclic cleanse.
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14.3 The Contractor shall provide traffic management measures at all times and particular attention must be paid to gully cleansing on off-side channels adjacent to traffic islands and roundabouts. Operating a gully emptying machine against the normal flow of traffic will only be permitted in daylight hours and with a full lane closure.
14.4 Where gullies are recessed into a paved area set back from the road channel the Contractor shall remove all debris and detritus from the paved area and grating.
15. Blocked Gully Connections/Highway Drainage Systems
15.1 The Contractor shall notify the Service Manager by way of the electronically transmitted daily work sheets of any gully connection or highway drainage system that remains blocked.
15.2 When jetting is instructed, this shall be carried out with suitable jetting equipment, capable of producing a minimum jetting volume of 12 gallons/minute at a pressure of 1500psi. The Contractor shall provide a supply of sufficient clean water to clear the gully connection or highway drain, and to ensure that it is left it in a free flowing condition and notify the Service Manager upon completion.
15.3 Where a gully is so situated that it is inaccessible to the gully emptying machine and jetting equipment, the Contractor shall rod such gully connections with purpose-made flexible rods, together with all such attachments as required to clear it.
15.4 Beany blocks require periodic inspection and emptying of silt traps, outfalls, sump units and catchpits. The Service Manager will notify the contractor of this work as required. The cleaning of the beany blocks shall be carried out in an approved manner to extract water, silt, debris and detritus from within the base unit of the beany block, without hazards to pedestrians or other road users. The beany blocks shall be flushed by accessing the access covers to ensure that the units are clean and, where necessary, by the means of rodding. No more than 20mm of silt shall remain in the base unit on completion of the cleaning.
16. Defective Gully Grates and Frames
16.1 The Contractor shall notify the Service Manager by way of the daily work sheets of any damage or defect with the gully, ironwork etc. The Contractor shall notify the Service Manager immediately of any defective ironwork which is in a dangerous condition.
17. Debris and Detritus Disposal
17.1 The Contractor shall ensure that all debris and detritus removed during the cleansing service is be hauled to and disposed of at licensed tip or recycling centre. The Contractor shall provide evidence of disposal and/or
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18. Water Supply
18.1 The Contractor shall make their own arrangements for the supply of water with the local providers of mains water (Thames Water and Three Valleys) and shall include copies of his licences in his Plan.
19. Order of Work, Inclement Weather etc.
19.1 The Contractor shall, in Providing the Service, give due consideration to climatic and seasonal requirements and shall ensure that he has sufficient resources to meet the Employer's heightened service needs whenever such conditions arise. He shall also ensure that he is aware of the Employer’s block cleaning and leaf clearing programmes which may affect his programming of cleaning operations.
19.2 The Contractor is reminded that adverse weather conditions are not a compensation event in this contract.
20. Complaints
20.1 The Contractor shall notify the Service Manager of any third party complaints or claims that he receives and shall handle them in a prompt and efficient manner.
20.2 The Service Manager will investigate all complaints and in appropriate cases may deem the complaint to be a failure and take relevant further action.
21. Alterations, Omissions and Additions
21.1 During the period of the Contract, new roads may be constructed and existing roads may be reclassified or altered, which will result in changes being required to the Service Information. The Service Manager will notify the Contractor of such changes that are required, under the condition of contract’s early warning mechanism and they will be handled as compensation events.
22. Emergency Stand-by (Call out)
22.1 The Contractor shall operate an emergency 365 days a year 24/7 stand- by service which shall be operational both during the Normally Permitted Working Hours and outside of those hours. The emergency system shall be used to deal with incidents such as floods or other incidents which are deemed to be urgent (or an emergency) by the Service Manager.
22.2 When such a call is received by the Contractor, he shall have such plant/labour as required by the Contract mobilised and on site within the
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22.3 When an emergency call out is received by the Contractor during Normally Permitted Working Hours, he may be entitled to suspend such parts of his normal programme of work, as the Service Manager accepts, until such time as the emergency has been dealt with.
22.4 The Contractor shall record details of all such work carried out on their normal work sheet, and such work shall be paid for in accordance with the Price List.
22.5 The Contractor shall, include in his first operational Plan, the name, address and all other information regarding the available means of communication for the person or persons who will co-ordinate emergency stand-by service, both during and outside of the Normally Permitted Working Hours.
22.6 The Contractor shall ensure that sufficient resources of manpower and Equipment are available within the response times stated in paragraph 3 of the general Service Information. “On-site” shall mean on the road and each vehicle having arrived at the site of a designated emergency.
23. Out of Hours Responses
23.1 To enable the Contractor to meet the Response Times outside of the Normally Permitted Working Hours, the Employer’s out of hours duty staff will fax or e-mail an issue an instruction to clear a reported blockage (specifying the required Response Time), directly to the Contractor (with a copy to the Service Manager) using a pro-forma to be agreed after the Contract Date and before the starting date. If the initial instruction is given verbally, this will be confirmed in a fax or e-mail as soon as is practicable.
23.2 The Contractor’s arrangements for his meeting the requirements of the required Response Times, both during and outside of the Normally Permitted Working Hours, shall be in accordance with the Accepted Plan. With reference to the four-hour Response Time, the service shall be capable of being mobilised and “on site” within two hours of receipt of the emergency call from the Service Manager, or duly authorised officer. This response time shall be deemed to be the minimum service requirement. “On-site” shall mean that the response vehicle has arrived at the site of a designated emergency anywhere within the borough.
23.3 Where, because it cannot be completed during the Normally Permitted Working Hours, the Contractor receives an instruction to provide a four-hour Response Time after 4pm, the rate for providing the response outside of the Normally Permitted Working Hours shall apply.
24. Worksheets
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24.1 The Contractor shall electronically submit to the Service Manager weekly worksheets for each category of work. These worksheets shall provide a complete record of the work undertaken, including all the information required regarding the location of gullies.
24.2 In addition to the above, the Contractor shall submit to the Service Manager each day by electronic means, a record of all works completed the previous day. The format of these records shall be such that they may be used in association with the Employer’s highway maintenance management system. At the time of tendering this contract the Employer has not yet selected a highway maintenance management system and tenderers are invited to comment upon the compatibility of their own systems which those which the Employer might select as this might ultimately influence the system that the Employer selects. Full details of the chosen system will be given to the Contractor during Mobilisation. In the case of weekend working, the Contractor shall submit the required records on Monday morning, or the next day if the Monday is a Public Holiday.
24.3 The Contractor shall ensure that all submitted records are received by the Service Manager’s office by 9:00am on the next appropriate working day after completion. The successful Contractor will be provided with sample worksheets, which shall be used as a guide for the preparation of the worksheets he will use during the service period.
25. Key Performance Indicators
25.1 The Service Manager will undertake a continual audit of the Contractor’s Key Performance Indicators, to verify the accuracy of the information that the Contractor has provided. This will also provide the Employer with an overview of the Contractor’s general performance and compliance with the annual targets set for the cleaning of gullies within the borough.
25.2 The Contractor’s monthly performance reporting pertaining to this part of the service shall include the following information:
(a) A summary of the total number of gullies cleaned in each of the three principle categories of roads;
(b) a summary of vulnerable gullies cleaned;
(c) a summary of the works completed within the remaining categories of work described in this Service Information;
(d) a summary of the works programmed by the Contractor for that month;
(e) a summary of the “failures to clean” due to blocked or collapsed connections; damaged grating/frames; parked cars; “failed to locate”; inaccessible due to location and/or any other relevant reason.
(f) a summary of:
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(i) Emergency (4-hour response) callouts
(ii) 24-hour response callouts
(iii) seven day response callouts
(iv) a summary of the failures to achieve the above, the reasons for failure And the contractor’s proposals to rectify the failure.
26. Daily whereabouts (NRSWA)
26.1 The Contractor shall send electronically each day prior to 4.30pm a schedule of roads (daily whereabouts) where it is proposed to clean gullies the following day. The details of the arrangements for sending such schedules shall be established during the period between the Contract Date and the starting date.
27. Requirements for Contractor’s Plan
27.1 The Contractor’s Plan must, as a minimum, specifically address the following issues with regard to his delivery of this part of the service:
(i) Detailed Method Statements for each activity described in this Service Information;
(ii) Waste elimination, reduction and management proposals;
(iii) Use of recycled materials;
(iv) Construction Phase Health and Safety Management Plan;
(v) Proposed management structure;
(vi) Quality management, health & safety, and staff training policies;
(vii) Customer care and liaison procedure proposals.
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Introduction
1.1 The requirements for the maintenance of structures include both certain cyclic routine maintenance activities and a number of other operations which the Contractor will be instructed to undertake as and when instructed to do so by the issue of a Task Order. The requirements stated below shall apply to all service activities, regardless of how it is instructed. The service will, because of its very nature, require the Contractor to provide safe systems for working at height and over water, including powered and scaffold access, and also in restricted or confined spaces and in areas that may not be readily accessible from the highway.
1.2 All materials which arise from any operation associated with this part of the service are to be removed to a recycling plant or licensed tip in accordance with the Accepted Plan.
1.3 The Contractor’s Construction Phase Health and Safety Plan must identify the methods that the Contractor will adopt for minimising risks involved in the following particular operations: i) Application of Silane treatment ii) Graffiti cleaning iii) Concrete repair
2 Cyclic Routine Maintenance Activities
2.1 All cyclic routine maintenance activities shall be carried out in strict accordance with the maintenance requirements described below. The Contractor shall take all of this information into consideration when preparing his Plan and shall programme items together wherever possible to minimise disruption to highway users.
2.2 The maintenance requirements and intervals for substructures are as follows:
2.2.1 Piers, Abutments, Wing-Walls and Retaining walls (Reinforced Concrete, Mass Concrete and Masonry), Reinforced Earth Walls and Crib Walls.
(a) Maintenance Requirements
Remove graffiti
Remove any vegetation from the structure
Clear debris and pigeon droppings from bearing shelves
Clean drainage channels
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Rod outlet pipes to ensure effective operation and check on completion
Clear drainage outlet manhole chambers
Rod weep pipes and remove silt and debris
Check operation of flap valves and grease where required
Repair gap sealant to movement joints
(b) Maintenance Interval
12 months
(c) Time of Maintenance
All drains should be cleared after leaf fall and be working properly before the winter starts (December). All vegetation should be cleared before the growing season (April).
2.2.2 Steel Columns
(a) Maintenance Requirements
Remove graffiti
Remove debris and bird droppings
(b) Maintenance Interval
12 months
2.3 The maintenance requirements and intervals for superstructures are as follows:
2.3.1 Steel Beams, Girders, Trusses, Concrete Beams and Fascias (including Footbridges)
(a) Maintenance Requirements
Remove graffiti
Remove debris and bird droppings from flanges
Clear drainage holes for box sections
Remove or cut back vegetation on footbridge ramps and stairs
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(b) Maintenance Interval
12 months
2.4 The maintenance requirements and intervals for components are as follows:
2.4.1 Expansion Joints
(a) Maintenance Requirements
1. Clean out debris and vegetation. For large movement joints with provision for access from below the deck, low pressure water jetting should be used for cleansing purposes. The condition of joint sealant should be checked where applicable.
2. Clear drainage systems
3. Check and tighten where necessary any loose nuts and bolts. Replace where appropriate.
4. Replace gaskets where this is a requirement of the specific Bridge Maintenance Manual.
(b) Maintenance Interval
6 months (items 1 and 2) 12 months (items 3 and 4)
2.4.2 Deck Drainage
(a) Maintenance Requirements
Check deck drainage, clear any blockages, flooding and/or ponding and notify the Service Manager
(b) Maintenance Interval
12 months (Road bridges) 6 months (Footbridges)
2.4.3 Metal Parapets and Sold Infill Panels
(a) Maintenance Requirements
Check and tighten where necessary any loose nuts or bolts. Replace as appropriate.
Clear hollow section drain holes. Remove graffiti.
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(b) Maintenance Interval
12 months
2.4.4 Masonry Parapets
(a) Maintenance Requirements
Remove graffiti
Remove any vegetation and reset copings
(b) Maintenance Intervals
12 months.
2.4.5 Bearings (Elastomeric, Sliding and Roller)
(a) Maintenance Requirements
Removal general dirt, debris and pigeon droppings.
Where appropriate, clean sliding and roller surfaces if accessible and regrease to ensure satisfactory performance. (For additional advice identify bearing manufacturers' instructions in the Bridge Maintenance Manual)
(b) Maintenance Interval
12 months
2.5 The maintenance requirements and intervals for subways and underpasses are as follows:
(a) Maintenance Requirements
Remove graffiti
Clear drainage channels
Clean drainage outlets/pipes. Rodding where required.
Clear gulley sumps and chamber
Check (and rectify where necessary) seating of drainage gratings or covers, replace any missing or defective items.
Clear weep holes
Repair gap sealant to movement joints
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Check and clean security mirrors
Remove vegetation
(b) Maintenance Interval
12 months
2.6 The maintenance requirements and intervals for sign signal gantries, high masts and catenary lighting are as follows:
2.6.1 Structural Aspects
(a) Maintenance Requirements
Tighten holding down bolts where necessary
Remove vegetation surrounding base
(b) Maintenance Interval
12 months
2.7 The chapter numbers referred to in the structure maintenance schedules are to those in Volume Two, Part Two of the Highways Agency’s “Trunk Road Maintenance Manual”, as amended for the purposes of this contract.
2.8 The Contractor shall complete a maintenance schedule sheet for each structure, neatly, accurately and completely filled in and shall submit it to the Service Manager within four weeks upon completion of the works. A sample completed schedule is attached as Appendix A to this section of the Service Information.
3 Task Order Instructed Maintenance Activities
3.1 The Service Manager may instruct the Contractor to undertake individual activities, from time to time, which are additional to and separate from the Cyclic Routine Maintenance Activities. These individual activities may, however, themselves be instructed to be undertaken at stated intervals. A Task Order might be issued, for example, which instructs the Contractor to undertake additional graffiti removal from subways at three monthly intervals. When and if such items are instructed, the Contractor shall revise his Plan accordingly to show how the additional cleans interact with other parts of the service.
3.2 The Contractor will be expected to provide, monitor and revise or assist the Service Manager in preparing an annual programme of basic works required at each site. The Service Manager will instruct the Contractor to submit, from time to time, quotations for undertaking these activities, in
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3.3 Where stated in the instructing Task Order, the Task Order programme may consist of a simple notification confirming that the Contractor will comply with the stated starting and completion dates.
4 Site Clearance around Structures
4.1 All bushes, undergrowth or small trees, the trunks of which are less than 300mm girth at 1m above ground level within the distance of 2m from the pier, abutment, wing wall, ramp, stairs and bridge deck shall be cleared and disposed of.
4.2 Clearance of debris and bird droppings from bearing shelves and column heads by jet washing or other approved means.
5 Jet Washing
5.1 The removal of silt by jet washing in subways shall be undertaken using suitable high volume, low pressure, water jetting equipment, and shall include flushing all gullies and drainage channels and sweeping dry. Where heavy silting occurs, the Service Manager may instruct its removal within 24 hours.
6 Cleaning of Existing Channels, Outlet Pipes, Drainage Holes, Gullies and Chambers
6.1 The Contractor shall ensure that all grass and debris shall be cleared away from around the channels, frames and gratings to allow a free flow of water into the gulley or chamber. Clearance of drainage channels at the back of abutment shelves shall be by jet washing or other means as described in the Accepted Plan.
6.2 The cleaning of drainage channels shall include the removal of debris, blockage & silt from channels, flushing and brushing channel clean of any obstruction and unlocking and removing any grating to carry out cleaning, oil fixing/lock and lock/place back grating after cleaning where this is necessary.
6.3 The clearing of blocked outlet pipes and drainage holes at abutments, wing walls, retaining walls and subway barrel ramp and stairs shall be by low pressure jetting, sufficient to remove silt and shall include the removal of debris/blockage from pipe by rodding where necessary, flushing clear and checking that the pipe is free flowing.
6.4 Blocked gulley connections shall be cleared by rodding and all solids and liquids removed from sump, so that not more 50mm depth of residual material remains in the base after cleaning and flushing clear with clean water. Any blockage which cannot be cleared shall be reported to the Service Manager. When instructed to do so by the Service Manager, the Contractor shall respond to a report of blocked gulley and outlet pipes within 24 hours. Where
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6.5 The adjustment of access chamber covers, and gully or channel gratings and frames shall include breaking out existing cover or grating and frames, clean down and storing on site for re-use, excavating in existing adjacent surface construction (bituminous, concrete, paving flags or blocks) to a sound face and removing all loose material to sound brickwork as directed, providing and laying a bed of rapid hardening cement mortar incorporating corner supporting stools as required, removing from stone and laying in position cover or grating and frame to finished level of the adjacent or footway surface and reinstating surfacing similar to existing. When instructed by the Service Manager, the Contractor shall supply and install replacement cover, grating or frame of a similar type and grade to that of the original.
7 Earthworks
Excavation
7.1 The Contractor shall undertake all excavation activities using suitable equipment and methods (including excavation of small and difficult areas by hand and the multiple manual handling of excavated materials) that are appropriate for the required task, the characteristics of the site and all known constraints upon his working methods.
7.2 For the purposes of this section of the Service Information, “Hard Material” shall mean any material which requires the use of breakers or splitters for its removal but excluding individual masses less than 0.20 cubic metres in size.
Deposition and Compaction
7.3 The Contractor shall deposit and compact all materials in accordance with the Specification for Highway Works, the Service Manager’s instructions, and as stated on the instructing Task Order. The precise methods of deposition and compaction used shall be as stated in the Accepted Plan.
Imported Fill Materials
7.4 All Imported fill material shall be one of the materials classified as “acceptable fill material” as defined in the Specification for Highway Works and as stated in the Service Manager’s instructions or the instructing Task Order. The handling of such materials shall also be in accordance with the Specification for Highway Works and other measures identified in the Accepted Plan.
7.5 All Granular Type 1 subbase used as a fill material shall comply with Clause 803 of the Specification for Highway Works.
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8 Surface Reinstatements
8.1 The Contractor shall reinstate all bituminous surfaces using one of the types stated below, in accordance with the requirements of the Specification for Highway Works, the Service Manager’s instructions, and as stated on the instructing Task Order. The precise specification for all materials used shall be as stated in the Accepted Plan.
Type 1 Carriageway Reinstatement
Comprising 150mm lean mix concrete coated with two coats of a proprietary bituminous paint, covered with a 60mm layer of bituminous binder course material and a 40mm layer of bituminous surface course material.
Type 2 Carriageway Reinstatement
Comprising two coats of the exposed surface with a proprietary bituminous paint, covered with a 60mm layer of bituminous binder course material and a 40mm layer of bituminous surface course material.
Type 1 Footway Reinstatement
Comprising 150mm lean mix concrete coated with two coats of a proprietary bituminous paint, covered with a 50-60mm layer of bituminous binder course material and a 25mm layer of bituminous surface course material.
Type 2 Footway Reinstatement
Comprising two coats of the exposed surface with a proprietary bituminous paint, covered with a 50-60mm layer of bituminous binder course material and a 25mm layer of bituminous surface course material.
Type 3 Footway Reinstatement
Comprising precast concrete slabs, or block pavers, laid on a sharp sand bedding.
9 Structural Concrete Repairs
9.1 The concrete repairs required under this contract are to small areas (less than 1.0m2) in area and the repair procedure shall be as follows:
Perimeter of the area of concrete to be removed shall be saw cut to a depth of 10mm prior to removal of concrete and avoid feather edging.
Concrete shall be removed to a depth of 25mm behind the reinforcement.
Concrete shall be removed by lightweight mechanical tools, used in accordance with best practice to minimise the risk of Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) to users of hand-held equipment)
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Clean steel reinforcement by wire brushing or grit blasting to bare metal;
Apply two coats of primer to reinforcement for protection;
Soak the repair area with clean water;
Apply bonding coat to concrete surface and make good with polymer modified mortar;
Repair system to be accepted by Service Manager.
Breaking out Existing Concrete Surfaces
9.2 The breaking out of existing concrete surfaces shall include the removal of all concrete, the removal of corrosion products and concrete from reinforcement, saw cutting to edges and cutting or reinforcement if instructed. The Contractor shall, when undertaking such operations, take all necessary precautions to avoid damage to structures, drains, sewers, services, instrumentation, apparatus and the like.
Sprayed Concrete
9.3 The Contractor shall undertake all concrete spraying activities using suitable equipment and methods and in accordance with the Accepted Plan.
9.4 All sprayed concrete repairs shall be carried out using a polymer modified mortar mix or a designed concrete mix and after the Service Manager’s acceptance of trial mixes. The material may be required to be applied to any surface, including soil faces, at any inclination, and may require compaction and/or surface finishing. The Contractor shall ensure that all sprayed concrete and mortar is properly protection after application and until it has properly and fully cured.
Concrete Patch Repairs
9.5 Concrete patch repairs shall be carried out using a suitable proprietary repair material, applied so as to match the profile and pattern of the existing surface. The proprietary repair material used shall be as stated in the Accepted Plan. Where necessary the repair process shall also include the cutting out of corroded steel reinforcement and welding in new reinforcement of a similar size and type and the re-forming of damaged arrises, drip channels, mouldings and the like.
Reinforcement
9.6 Where concrete repairs include the replacement of steel reinforcement, the materials and methods used shall generally comply with requirements of Clauses 1712 to 1717 inclusive of the Specification for Highway Works and the particular requirements stated in the instructing Task Order.
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9.7 Protection screens shall be erected at piers and abutments to prevent material falling onto live traffic lanes and tracks and to protect CCTV cable and support equipments.
9.8 Details of the protection screens and the method of erection shall be subject to the approval of the Service Manager.
9.9 Breaking out concrete and spraying concrete shall not commence before the protection screens have been erected and the Service Manager's approval given.
9.10 Protection screens at track slide structures can only be erected and dismantled in accordance to requirements.
10 Removal of Corrosion
10.1 The requirements for the removal of corrosion shall generally comply with requirements of Clauses 5002 to 5004 inclusive of the Specification for Highway Works and the particular requirements stated in the instructing Task Order.
11 Protective Systems
11.1 Protective systems shall generally comply with requirements of Series 1900 of the Specification for Highway Works and shall be one or more of the following treatments:
Treatment 1: ‘T’ Wash or Equivalent Applied over all areas of sound galvanizing.
Treatment 2: Zinc Phosphate Vinyl Alkyd Primer/Patch Primer Applied over surfaces abraded to bright steel, to overlap a minimum of 50mm onto sound bevelled back edges of adjacent previously prepared paintwork. Applied by airless spray or brush, 30 micron mfdt.
Treatment 3: Zinc Phosphate CR/Alkyd Blast Primer Applied by airless spray or brush, 25 micron mfdt.
Treatment 4: Zinc Phosphate Epoxy Ester Primer/Undercoat Applied over surfaces abraded to bright steel. To overlap a minimum of 50mm onto sound bevelled back edges of previously prepared paintwork. Applied by brush, 40 microns mfdt Treatment 5: Zinc Phosphate CR/Alkyd Blast Primer Applied over surfaces blast cleaned to clean steel and to overlap a minimum of 50mm onto sound bevelled back edges of adjacent existing previously prepared paintwork. Applied by airless spray or brush, 25 micron mfdt.
Treatment 6: Zinc Phosphate CR/Alkyd Undercoat Overall Coat. Applied by brush or airless spray, 40 microns mfdt.
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Treatment 7: Zinc Phosphate CR/Alkyd Undercoat Applied by airless spray, 40 micron mfdt.
Treatment 8: Zinc Phosphate CR/Alkyd Undercoat Applied over sound existing coatings. To overlap a minimum of 50mm onto sound bevelled back edges of adjacent existing previously prepared paintwork. Applied by airless spray or brush, 40 micron mfdt.
Treatment 9: M.I.O.C.R. Undercoat Overall coat. Applied by brush or airless spray, 60 microns mfdt.
Treatment 10: Silicone Alkyd Undercoat Overall coat. Applied by brush 50 microns mfdt.
Treatment 11: Zinc Phosphate CR Undercoat Applied by airless spray 50 microns mfdt.
Treatment 12: CR/Finish Over all coat. Applied by brush or airless spray, 60 microns mfdt.
Treatment 13: M.I.O.C.R. Finish Overall coat. Applied by brush or airless spray, 80 microns mfdt.
Treatment 14: Silicone Alkyd Gloss Finish Overall coat. Applied by brush, 40 microns mfdt.
Treatment 15: M.I.O.C.R Undercoat Overall coat. Applied by airless spray, 80 microns mfdt.
12 Metal Parapets
12.1 The removal and reinstatement of metal parapets and railings shall include removing all connections and replacing all damaged and defective panels and fittings with similar replacements to original profiles and alignments, including making good to corrosion protection and reinstating adjacent surfaces damaged in the replacement operation. When instructed, the Contractor shall take the removed panel and place it in his store for subsequent use, as instructed by the Service Manager.
13 Joint Sealing
13.1 The procedure for joint sealing shall be as follows:
Remove existing joint sealants and filler in expansion gaps;
Make good concrete surface and install joint filler Expandite Hydrocell or equivalent;
Apply concrete primer type Expandite Primer no 7 or equivalent on concrete surface and seal joint with sealant type Expandite Thioflex 600 or
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14 Brickwork, Coping Stone & Pointing Repair Works
Brickwork
14.1 At areas where brickwork is damaged, the area to be repaired shall be agreed with the Service Manager. All loose materials shall be removed to a reasonable sound surface.
14.2 Replacement brickwork shall be laid in accordance to the Specification for Highway Works. Mortar consisting of 1 part cement, 1 part lime and 6 part sand (1:1:6) shall be used unless otherwise stated by the Service Manager. Wet ready mixed retarded cement:lime:sand mixtures shall not be used. Contractor shall ensure that the replacement brickwork is laid to the correct line and level and type of bond to match adjoining existing brickwork.
14.3 Where full height repair exceeds lengths of 6m, 10mm movement joints are required at 6m centres. Care shall be taken to ensure that the gap is free from debris. The gap shall be sealed at both ends with “Thioflex 600” or equivalent with Aerofil or equivalent compressible material filled in between. On no account shall the gap be pointed with mortar.
Coping Stones
14.4 At areas where coping stones have been unseated/loose from its bedding, the coping stones shall be re-bedded on cement:lime:sand mixture as stated in "Brickwork" unless otherwise instructed by the Service Manager. All loose material shall be removed from the coping stone and the area it is to be bedded on before the new bedding is placed.
Pointing
14.5 At areas where the pointing is damaged, it shall be raked out to a depth of 12mm and pointed in cement:lime:sand mortar similar to those used in brickwork, unless otherwise instructed by the Service Manager. This shall be carried out in accordance to BS5628 Part 3 : 1985.
15 Tile Damage Remedial Work
Wall Tiles (Glazed Tiles and Mosaic)
15.1 Where wall tiles have blown or damaged in subway walls the Contractor shall remove the damaged areas of all loose materials including damaged backing render to make the area safe for pedestrians. All dust and debris shall be cleared away immediately to Contractor's tip. The Contractor must allow for in his rate provision of suitable protection agreed with the Service Manager to allow for pedestrian movement during the works.
Floor Tiles
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15.2 Where floor tiles or steps nosing tiles are damaged, the loose materials shall be removed and the gap made safe by filling with an epoxy based mortar to be agreed with the Service Manager. The Contractor shall provide the protection for the material to cure and ensure that the safety of pedestrians are not compromised.
16 Graffiti Removal
16.1 The Contractor shall propose the type of graffiti remover intended to remove graffiti from tiled surface (glazed tiles, mosaic tiles) painted plastered surface, painted steel surface (footbridges, steel parapets), concrete surface and brickwork.
16.2 The removal product shall not contain substance which will damage the above surfaces or leave residues. If treatment requires power wash, the removal product shall not contain any substance that will cause environmental pollution problems when washed into drains footways or adjacent areas. Unreacted solvent that will vent naturally into the atmosphere is preferred.
16.3 The use of aerosols or spray items containing Chloro Fluoro Carbon (CFC) propellants shall not be permitted.
16.4 The Accepted Plan shall contain details of a range of protective coatings or anti-graffiti paints for use on a range of different surfaces and inclinations. When instructed to do so by the Service Manager, the Contractor shall apply the most appropriate of these materials to the surface requiring treatment. All permanent coatings shall:
provide an impervious coating to an otherwise porous surface
be colourless and transparent
be resistant to proprietary cleaning materials and methods
withstand at least forty cleaning cycles before re-treatment is necessary
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APPENDIX A
SAMPLE ROUTINE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE
LONDON BOROUGH OF BARNET
LBB No. 5/11/11 Structure Name: Sheaveshill Avenue Bridge
Contract Item No. 40.41 Date of Maintenance: 25.4.92
Routine Maintenance Interval - 12 months
Activity Chapter Activity Date Remarks No No Carried Out
1 2.4 Deck drainage - cleaning 25.4.1992 Little debris present
2 2.2 Abutment bearing shelf 26.4.1992 Drainage channel cleared drains - cleaning and pipe rodded. System checked and working.
3 2.2 Abutment/Wing Wall - wall 26.4.1992 Chestnut seedling drainage - cleaning removed from weep hole
4 2.4 Immediate Pier(s) drainage 26.4.1992 Hopper cleaned and pipe rodded
Piers
5 2.4 Bearings at:
Abutment (1) 27.4.1992 Roller greased Abutment (11) 27.4.1992 No treatment required Intermediate support (1) 27.4.1992 No treatment required
6 2.4 Parapet: holding down bolts 30.4.1992 Tightened nuts Several missing nuts - replaced
Mesh fixings Replaced damaged nuts
7 Various General 25.5.1992 Graffiti removal from wall
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1.0 Introduction
1.1 The Specification referred to in this section of the Service Information shall be the “Civil Service Engineering Specification for The Water Industry, 5th Edition” published by WRc plc in July 1998, augmented by Supplementary Clauses.
1.2 In so far as the Supplementary Clauses may conflict, or be inconsistent with any provision of the Civil Service Engineering Specification for the Water Industry, 5th Edition, the Supplementary Clause shall prevail. Wherever the term “Engineer” is used in the Specification, this shall be deemed to mean the Service Manager for the purposes of this contract.
1.3 Supplementary Clauses are numbered as follows:
(a) Supplementary Clauses, which relate to an existing Clause, are numbered as additional sub- clauses.
(b) Supplementary Clauses, unrelated to an existing Clause, but forming any part of an existing section, have numbers following the last Clause of that section.
(c) Supplementary Clauses deemed to be unrelated to existing sections are contained in new sections.
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2.0 SECTION 1 -GENERAL
2.1 Tidiness
2.11 The Contractor shall take all reasonable steps to prevent vehicles entering or leaving the Works depositing mud or other debris on the surface of adjacent roads or footways, and shall expeditiously remove any material so deposited.
2.12 Throughout the period of construction, the Contractor shall maintain the Site in a clean, tidy and safe condition. All disused materials, packing and other debris arising in connection with the Works shall be removed from the Site as it arises. The Works will not be taken over until the removal of such material has been effected.
TRAFFIC REQUIREMENTS
2.2 Regulatory Compliance
2.21 The Contractor shall comply with the relevant provisions of the Code of Practice “Safety at Street Works and Road Works” issued by the Secretaries of State for Transport, Scotland and Wales under Section 65 and 124 of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 and the relevant provisions of the Traffic Safety Measures for Road Works as contained in Chapter 8 of the Traffic Signs Manual published by The Stationary Office.
2.3 Arrangements with others
2.31 Throughout the execution and maintenance of the Works, the Contractor shall cooperate with the Highway and Police authorities concerning any Works in, or access to, the highway. The Contractor shall inform the Service Manager of any requirements of, or arrangements made independently with, the Highway or Police authorities.
2.4 Diversions
2.41 Where diversion of any existing carriageway, footway or public right of way is temporarily necessitated by the Works, the Contractor shall confirm with the Service Manager that an alternative, to a standard suitable in all respects for the class of traffic or pedestrians required to use them, has been arranged. These facilities shall be operational before interference is made to the existing way.
2.5 Setting Out
2.51 The Contractor shall be responsible for the true and proper setting-out of the Works and for the correctness of the position levels dimensions and alignment of all parts of the Works and for the provision of all necessary instruments appliances and labour in connection therewith. It at any time during the progress of the Works any error shall appear or arise in the position
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2.6 Testing Of Materials
2.61 Testing of materials shall be arranged by the Contractor as required by the Service Manager to demonstrate compliance with the appropriate British or European Standards etc.
2.7 Electricity Distribution On The Site
2.71 Temporary electrical supplies shall be installed in accordance with BS7671 Requirements for Electrical Installations - lEE Wiring Regulations, 16th Edition.
2.72 Where the Contractor is permitted to install temporary supplies they shall arrange for inspection and testing in accordance with Part 6 of the Regulations.
2.73 An inspection Certificate, complete with two copies of the test results, shall be supplied to the Service Manager on completion of the temporary installation.
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3.0 SPECIFICATION SECTION 2
3.1 Cement
3.11 All cement used, including that used in the casting of precast products, shall be sulphate resisting Portland cement complying with the requirements of BS 4027.
3.2 Grass Seed
3.21 Grass seed used throughout shall be Dwarf Leafy Perennial Ryegrass complying with mixture 1.
3.3 Gully Covers, Gratings and Frames
3.31 In all installations within the highway, except for lightly trafficked estate roads, Class D400 gratings and frames to BS EN 124 shall be used.
3.32 All Class D400 and C250 gratings and frames shall be bedded on and haunched with mortar made with “Monoset” powder, or equivalent, mixed as detailed in Clause 2.67 below.
3.4 Joint Sealing Compounds and Sealants
3.41 Joint sealing compounds shall be polyurethane based. Pouring grades shall be applied to horizontal upward facing joints and gun grade to joints of any other aspect or inclination.
3.5 Manhole Covers and Frames
3.51 All manhole covers shall comply with the requirement of BS EN 124.
3.52 In all installations within the highway, except for lightly trafficked estate roads, Class D400 covers shall be used with frames of 150mm depth. 4. All Class D400 and C250 covers shall be bedded on and haunched with mortar made with “Monoset’ powder, or equivalent, mixed in the following proportions:
“Monoset” powder 5kg
Sharp sand 15kg
Water 2 litres
“Monoset” is manufactured by:
Ronocrete Ltd. Ronac House Selinas Lane
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3.6 Pipe Surround Material
3.61 Granular material shall conform with WIs4- 08- 02 and shall be graded as set out below:
PIPE SURROUND MATERIAL Granular material shall conform with W1s4 - 08 - 02 and shall be graded as set out below: Aggregate Size mm Pipe Bore mm Single Size Graded 100 10 n/a 150 10 or 14 14 to 5 225-300 10, 14, or 20 14 to 5 or 20 to 5 375-500 14 or 20 14 to 5 or 20 to 5 >600 14, 20 or 40 14 to 5, or 20 to 5, or 40 to 5
3.7 Rag And Indented Bolts And Proprietary Fixings
3.71 Fixing bolts for use in locations which are permanently or occasionally under water shall be manufactured from bronze, stainless steel or from steel galvanized after manufacture.
3.72 Bolts for fixing aluminium ladders shall be stainless steel.
3.73 Earth Reinforcement
Plastic reinforcement matting for bank or bed stabilization shall be ENKAMAT or similar approved. It shall be laid in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommended practice.
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4.0 SPECIFICATION SECTION 3
Excavation, Backfilling and Restoration
4.1 Site Clearance
4.11 The Contractor shall remove walls, gates, fences, railings, hoardings and other structures and obstructions and shall grub up and remove trees, hedges, bushes and shrubs and clear the Site at such time and to the extent required by the Service Manager, but not otherwise. No trees shall be felled or lopped, except as and when directed by the Service Manager.
4.12 The Contractor shall, as and when directed by the Service Manager, recover all material which is, in the opinion of the Service Manager, suitable for reuse and shall transport such material to a place designated by the Service Manager within the Site, where it shall be stored for reuse.
4.2 Fencing
4.21 All excavations shall be completely and securely fenced from public access. No excavated material shall be stored outside the fencing.
4.22 Fences around trench, manhole excavations, etc. shall stand 2.5m high and be modular type with welded open mesh panels. In the highway they shall also be provided with a whole timber kerb with an approved crash barrier; both painted to the approval of the Service Manager.
4.23 All working shaft excavations shall be fenced to enclose all required plant, materials and machinery. Unless otherwise required for traffic sight lines, fencing shall be 2.5m high solid hoarding with opening gates for use by delivery and disposal vehicles.
4.3 Rock
4.31 The term “rock” shall mean boulders or obstructions found below ground, including natural material of size exceeding 0.5m3, which require the use of hand operated tools with points for its excavation, or specialist equipment, or specialist techniques such as drilling or blasting.
4.4 Filling abandoned pipes
4.41 Pipes to be filled shall be jetted with clean water and all standing water removed prior to filling operations.
4.42 The pipes shall be adequately sealed at the downstream position or manhole leaving a 50mm pipe set in the seal, at the crown of the pipe to release surplus water, after settlement and during filling operations.
4.43 The pipes shall be completely filled using PFA grout at a sufficient gravity head to ensure that no voids remain within the fill.
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4.44 PFA grout shall be mixed with clean water in a colloidal mixer to a workable consistency in the proportions:
PFA 17 parts Cement 1 part
4.5 Filling abandoned manholes/shafts
8.51 Covers, frames, brickwork, seatings, corbelled brickwork and cover slabs shall be broken out and removed to a licensed tip. The remaining void shall then be completely filled with grade C7.5 concrete to the underside of the replacement road construction. The concrete shall thoroughly compacted in layers not exceeding 300mm.
4.6 Reinstatement of carriageways, footways, footpaths, cycle tracks and verges.
4.61 Reinstatement of roads and streets which are maintainable highways shall be undertaken in accordance with the relevant provisions of the HAUC “Specification for the Reinstatement of Openings in Highways” with the following exceptions:
(i) All bituminous materials used for permanent reinstatements in carriageways shall be hot laid and shall comply with and be laid in accordance with BS4987 and BS 594. The surface course shall match the existing road surface and shall be either 10mm size close graded surface course to BS4987 or rolled asphalt to BS594 column 3/2, designation 30/14 surface course with applied 20mm pre-coated chippings laid 30-40mm thick. The base course shall be 20mm dense binder course to 8S4987 and shall be used for the remainder of the bituminous reinstatement below the surface course, at least 60mm thick.
(ii) Before reinstating a carriageway, each layer of road construction, including surfacing, base, sub-base and capping material, shall be neatly cut back to dimensions at least 75mm greater on each side of the excavation than the layer directly below. Concrete slabs shall be cut back by sawing by at least 300mm on each side to the level of any reinforcement in reinforced slabs and to the full depth of the slab in un-reinforced slabs. Steel reinforcement shall be lapped by 300mm in reinforced slabs and dowel bars shall be inserted at 300mm centres in un-reinforced slabs. The concrete used to reinstate slabs shall be Grade C40.
(iii) The minimum width of any reinstatement in bituminous surfacing materials in carriageway shall be 250mm. This especially applies to reinstatements around gully gratings and manhole covers.
4.7 Reinstatement Of Unpaved Land
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4.71 Fertilizer shall be spread in strict compliance with the manufacturer’s instructions.
4.72 For the purpose of Clause 3.9.3 “sloping” shall be defined as ground inclined at 10 degrees or more to the horizontal.
4.8 Land Drains
4.81 Where the trench excavation cuts the line of existing field drains, the water shall be carefully conducted across the trench by temporary means. 8. Should a large number of drains be exposed, the Service Manager may instruct the Contractor not to reinstate these drains across the trench, but to lay an interceptor drain along the line of the trench.
4.9 Filling Above Ground
4.91 All topsoil, organic material and pockets of soft material shall be removed from the base of embankments and other areas of fill.
4.92 Material for filling shall be placed in layers not exceeding 250mm uncompacted thickness.
4.93 For load bearing embankments and areas of fill, compaction shall take place to achieve a minimum relative compaction of 95%. The Contractor may be required to demonstrate by site trails that, using approved plant, a minimum relative compaction of 95% can be consistently achieved.
4.10 Subsoil
4.11 Different types of subsoil shall be stored separately, as far as practicable, after excavation. Backfilling shall be carried out in such a manner as to preserve the original soil sequence.
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5.0 SPECIFICATION SECTION 4
5.1 Ready Mix Concrete
5.11 The following information shall be added to the information, prescribed under BS 5328, on the delivery ticket, before the ready mix vehicle departs:
(f ) amount of any extra water added on Site (where agreed by the Service Manager),
(g) the time when discharge was completed.
5.12 The Contractor shall be responsible for provision of all cube moulds, testing machines, etc. required by the Service Manager and for all labour required in taking samples, testing etc. The Service Manager may agree to the use of an independent testing laboratory, where the establishment of a site laboratory is not justified by the size of the Works.
5.2 Concrete Mixes
5.21 The frequency of sampling shall be determined by the Service Manager for each Site and will be dependent upon the extent of concreting works therein. The Contractor should allow in his rates for taking up to four sets of samples per year. Each set of samples shall comprise four 150mm cubes taken from concrete at random.
5.22 Concrete mixes shall be in accordance with BS 5328 Part 2 and 3 and as specified below:
1. Mix reference C7.5 C20(S) C25(S) C30(S) C35(S)
1. Strength grade C7.5 C20 C25 C30 C35
3. Nominal maximum size of aggregate (Aggregate to BS 20 20 20 20 20 882)
5. Sulphate class - 1 2 2 3
OPC 6. Cement type(s) BSI2 BS4027 SRPC SRPC SRPC SRPC - 7. Minimum cement content kg/m3 120 240 280 280 330
8. Maximum cement content kg/m3 - - 340 360 400 Minimum density kg/m3 - 2350 2350 2350 -
5.3 Striking Of Formwork
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5.31 For concrete containing both sulphate resistant Portland cement the striking times for each part of the Works shall be agreed by the Service Manager. The normal minimum period prior to striking will be 5 days after the concrete has been placed and compacted. In periods when the temperature is close to zero this minimum period may be increased.
5.4 Hand Mixing
5.41 Hand mixing of concrete will not be allowed without the permission of the Service Manager.
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6.0 SPECIFICATION SECTION 5
CONSTRUCTION OF PIPELINES AND ANCILLARY WORKS
6.1 Pipe Bedding
6.2 When granular bedding is used clay puddle waterstops (Stanks) shall be provided across the full cross section of the bed and surround, positioned at intervals of not more than 15m. The waterstops shall be 100mm wide and formed vertically using clay puddle conforming to Clause 2.15.
6.2 Pipelaying In Headings
6.21 Headings shall be of sufficient size to give a minimum packing of 150mm around the pipe exclusive of the blinding layer.
6.22 Immediately following excavation, the base of the heading shall be thoroughly cleaned of all softened and loose material and a minimum of 75mm thick, grade C20 concrete, blinding laid prior to commencing pipelaying.
6.23 All headings in excess of 15m in length shall, on completion of pipelaying, be packed solid using a compressed air concrete pump so as to fill all voids. For headings less that 15m in length manual packing will be permitted.
6.24 In all cases the concrete packing shall be interrupted over its full cross section, at pipe joints, at intervals of not less than 10m.
6.25 Headings shall be driven from shaft to shaft, or in such other lengths as may be detailed on the drawings or in the Official Works Order, before any pipelaying commences.
6.3 Pipe Jointing Generally
6.31 If the normal continuity of construction is interrupted pending delivery of specials, the exact extent of temporary gaps to be left shall be predetermined after reference to the Service Manager. Care shall be taken to preserve the accurate alignment of the pipeline across all such temporary gaps.
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7.0 SPECIFICATION SECTION 7
TESTING AND DISINFECTION
7.1 Testing NON-PRESSURE PIPELINES
7.11 Non pressure pipelines up to 600mm diameter shall be tested with air.
7.12 Non pressure pipelines over 600mm, but not exceeding 900mm diameter shall be inspected by CCTV examination.
7.13 Non pressure pipelines 900mm diameter or over shall be inspected visually. A suitable trolley shall be provided for this purpose.
7.14. Wherever possible, testing shall be carried out from manhole to manhole.
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1 Definitions
1.1 In this section of the Service Information the meanings of the following terms is as follows:
“block street cleansing” means the complete sweeping of carriageways and footpaths, clearing the grills of blocked gullies and any other essential cleaning operations.
“residual chemical” means a chemical which is designed to remain in the soil to preventing seeds from germinating and which may subsequently built up in rivers and watercourses.
"weed-free" describes the condition that the areas within the affected property should be in during the weed growing season, such that all existing weeds that have been treated by the contractor are dead and there are no new weeds higher than 50mm.
2 General Requirements for Weed Control Operations
2.1 The Contractor shall maintain the following areas in a weed-free condition, throughout the service period:
(a) All footways, kerbs, channels, hardened verges, central island refuges, hardened central reserves and all other hard areas within highway boundaries, except carriageways, on all roads within the Affected Property. (The approximate length of roads within the Affected Property is 675Km.)
(b) The perimeters approximately one metre wide and including, where applicable, kerbs and channels of all car parks listed in Schedule 1 of the Affected Property section of this document, of which the total approximate length is 4 Km. These works shall be carried out on Sundays.
(c) Public footpaths listed in Schedule 2 of the Affected Property section of this document, of which the total approximate length is 95 Km.
(d) Non-paved areas around the bases of trees in hardened areas. (The approximate number of trees is 22,000). These shall be treated in accordance with sub-clauses 2.17 to 2.20 inclusive.
(e) all non-paved areas around the bases of trees in hardened areas. (Weeds must be removed by hand or other approved means around all trees, with trunks less than 100mm diameter or which are staked);
(f) the areas within two metres of the bases of trees in the roads listed in Schedule 3 of the Affected Property section of this document. (Weeds in these areas must be removed by hand or other approved means);
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The Employer is to review the above areas as and when necessary and inform the Contractor of any changes to the affected property.
2.2 All weed-spraying operations and materials used MUST comply with:-
(a) The Control of Pesticides Regulations 1986;
(b) The Food and Environment Protection Act 1985;
(c) The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974;
(d) The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 1988; (e) The requirements of this Service Information;
(f) All other relevant legislation and nationally-recognised codes of good practice.
2.3 The rate of application of the weed killers shall comply strictly with the manufacturers’ instructions and recommendations.
2.4 All operators shall be qualified to the necessary National Proficiency Tests Council (Non-paved areas around the bases of trees in hardened areas. (The approximate number of trees is 22,000).
2.5 The Contractor must be a member of the BASIS Advanced Contractors Certification Scheme and the Contractor's chemical store and storekeeper shall be BASIS registered.
2.6 The mixture shall be continuously agitated during spraying operations and shall be applied through appropriately sized nozzles to give the correct coverage at an even rate of spray to all areas to be treated.
2.7 Operators must exercise great care to prevent spray drift and contamination of adjoining areas, especially grass verges. The Contractor will be required to replace and reinstate, at his own cost, and to the satisfaction of the Service Manager, all areas of grass or shrubs and plants damaged as a result of his operations.
2.8 The Contractor must notify the Service Manager of the location of any vegetation, including trees and shrubs, in a state of apparent decline at the time of spraying, or damage will have been deemed to have been caused by the Contractor.
2.9 Spraying will be permitted using a "back pack" on foot or by using a four wheeled motorised vehicle, the weight of which is suitable for use on the footway, subject to the approval of the Service Manager. To minimise the risks to pedestrians, motorised vehicles used on footways shall have their maximum speed limited to not more than 8mph, using a speed governor if necessary, be steered by means of a steering wheel and when spraying weed killer on footways shall be driven at a speed not exceeding 5mph. Quad bikes
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2.10 Spraying shall not be carried out during rain fall or in periods of drought.
2.11 The Contractor shall ensure that chemical weed killer is not sprayed onto or drifts onto any pedestrians (especially children), cyclists, other road users or animals. He shall cease spraying when in their immediate vicinity and shall not recommence spraying until they are a safe distance from him.
2.12 The Contractor shall not carry out any spraying near school entrances when pupils are entering or leaving schools in the morning, at lunchtime or during the afternoon, or on adjacent footways etc when (children are playing in school playgrounds, sports fields and the like.
2.13 The Contractor's vehicles used for spraying weed killer should display signs at their front and rear informing the public that weed spraying is taking place and naming the chemicals which are being used. These signs shall be clearly visible to the public with the lettering being at least 25mm high or as otherwise agreed with the Service Manager. The lettering on the signs shall be black with a yellow reflective background and the corners of the signs shall be rounded 'off to avoid sharp edges. When spraying is being carried out using a backpack, a similar sign shall be fixed to the backpack or in another position as agreed with the Service Manager.
2.14 All personnel involved in chemical weed spraying must carry information cards which can be handed to members of the public, if requested. These cards shall show the name(s) of the chemical(s) being sprayed and shall have a contact name and telephone number for the Contractor. The layout and wording of these cards will be agreed with the Service Manager.
2.15 All personnel involved in chemical weed spraying shall wear all necessary personal protective equipment.
2.16 The Contractor shall be visiting the Affected Property regularly and be in a position to advise the Service Manager of the optimum time for carrying out each chemical weed spray treatment, so as to reduce the weed germination. The Contractor shall advise the Service Manager at least three weeks before the start of each spray. The Contractor shall commence each chemical weedspray treatment within two weeks of receipt of the instructing Task Order. Each treatment of the specified areas in the whole Borough shall be completed within four weeks.
2.17 Residual chemical weed killers shall not be sprayed onto non-paved areas around the bases of trees.
2.18 Non-residual chemical weed killers may be sprayed around the bases of trees with trunks of 100mm diameter or more, but suitable shields shall be used to ensure that the bark on the trees is not sprayed with chemicals.
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2.19 Chemical weed killers shall not be sprayed onto non-paved areas around trees with trunks less than 100mm diameter or which are staked.
2.20 The Contractor shall not spray chemical weed killers within 2 metres of the bases of trees in roads listed in Schedule 1 of the Affected Property section of this document.
2.21 The Contractor shall carry out all work within the requirements of:-
(a) the Code of Practice for the Use of Approved Pesticides in Amenity and Industrial Areas, prepared by the National Turf grass Council and the National Association of Agricultural Contractors;
(b) the Approved Code of Practice for the Safe Use of Pesticides for Non- Agricultural Purposes produced by the Health and Safety Commission.
2.22 On wide footways and those with hardened or grass verges where it is not possible and/or practical to spray both the back of footway and the channel in one pass, then the Contractor make as many passes as are necessary to ensure that all specified areas are adequately treated.
2.23 The Service Manager may instruct that a dye shall be added to the chemical mixture in order that checks may be carried out to confirm that all weeds and hard areas have been sprayed. The dye shall be non-toxic, preferably vegetable-based, and should be visible on weeds for at least 48 hours after spraying. The colour of the dye shall be as accepted by the Service Manager. When spraying weed killer containing dye the Contractor shall take special care to ensure that adjacent walls, fences, gates, car bodywork, tyres, wheels etc are not stained. Any complaints received from the public will be forwarded to the Contractor, who shall reply directly to the complainant and take any necessary action.
3 Spraying Areas
3.1 The following areas within the Affected Property shall be treated with chemical weed killers:-
(a) All footways, kerbs, channels, hardened verges, central island refuges, hardened central reserves and all other hard areas within highway boundaries, except carriageways, on all roads within the Affected Property. (Approximate length of roads maintained by the Borough is 675Km.)
(b) The perimeters approximately one metre wide and including, where applicable, kerbs and channels of all car parks listed in Schedule 2 of the Affected Property section of this document, of which the total approximate length is 4Km. These works shall be carried out on Sundays.
(c) Public footpaths listed in Schedule 3 of the Affected Property section of
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this document, of which the total approximate length is 95Km.
(d) Non-paved areas around the bases of trees in hardened areas. (The approximate number of trees is 22,000). These shall be treated in accordance with sub-clauses 17, 18, 19 and 20 above.
3.2 The Contractor shall carry out all chemical spraying in the shopping areas, listed in Schedule 4 of the Affected Property section of this document, on Sundays, between the hours to be agreed with the Service Manager.
3.3 The roads listed in Schedule 5 of the Affected Property section of this document which are within the Borough's boundaries, but not maintained by the Borough, shall not be treated with chemical weed killer.
4 Sampling, Testing and Reporting Requirements
4.1 The Contractor shall supply samples of the chemical mixture to the Service Manager for analysis testing whenever instructed to do so.
4.2 The Contractor shall provide the Service Manager with a daily report listing the roads treated each day, when each road has been sprayed with chemical weed killer, together with his programme for the following day.
5 Special Requirements for Informing Residents with Allergies
5.1 There are currently at least two people who live within the Affected Property who are allergic to chemical weed killers. The Contractor shall take all necessary measures to inform these residents on a daily basis of the location of his spraying operations which might affect them. The date on which the area in the immediate vicinity of these residents is to be sprayed will be agreed in advance with these residents and the Service Manager.
6. Restraints on Chemicals Used and Spraying Frequency
6.1 It is believed that the Contractor should not need to spray more than three complete applications of chemical weed killer per annum to render areas weed-free. However, the Contractor shall, if necessary for any reason, spray at least some areas of the Affected Property a fourth time to achieve the weed-free conditions. Only one of these applications per year may include Diuron, or other residual chemicals.
6.2 All live weeds in excess of 250mm high found during the weed free period shall be removed by hand and disposed of by the Contractor. Live weeds less than 250mm high may be sprayed with chemical weed killer, unless otherwise directed by the Service Manager. The use of Diuron or other residual chemicals on footways and paved areas shall only be permitted as part of the first spray of each year, undertaken during February or March, and then shall not be applied to the vertical faces of kerbs and edgings, in channels, or in any location where it is likely to be washed into a watercourse. Diuron, or other residual chemicals, shall not be used at all in the Mimmshell Brook
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SERVICE INFORMATION – Weed Control catchment area in the north of the Borough, which is enclosed by the A1, A411, the Avenue, Alston Road, Stratford Road, Stabylton Road, A1081, A1000 and the northern borough boundary. Drawing 22826/1 showing this Comment [ARHC1]: Is this Drawing Number still current and area, the public car parks and the public footpaths is to be given to the available? contractor at the starting date.
6.3 The second part of this first spray shall be with a glyphosphate, applied to channels only, and may be undertaken during April, after sufficient weed growth has taken place for it to be effective.
6.4 Any glyphosate used shall be a "biactive" formulation.
6.5 The chemical or mixture of chemicals used shall:-
(a) be approved by the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) (previously MAFF) for the control of weeds on non- agricultural land and hard surfaces;
(b) not include chemicals banned by the National Rivers Authority (Thames Region) and/or local water supply companies (Thames Water plc and Three Valleys plc);
(c) not include triazines and chemicals subject to the provisions of the Poisons Act 1972, the Poisons List Order 1982 and the Poisons Rules 1982;
(d) only include herbicides from the following approved list: Asulum, Dichlobenil, Diuron, Glyphosate, Imazaphyr, Lenacil, Mecoprop-P, Mecoprop, Propyzamide and Triclopyr;
(e) be applied as a spray and not as a granule.
(f) be capable of killing all weeds growing in the areas to be treated in accordance with the requirements of this section of the Service Information.
6.6 The Contractor's weed spraying proposals shall be formulated by a professional BASIS certified or registered advisor in Amenity Weed Control and this advisor shall complete and sign Appendix A to the Service Information, to be submitted as part of the Contractor’s Plan, and which includes:
(a) the proposed chemicals and their suppliers;
(b) the proposed rate of application of each chemical;
(c) the proposed approximate dates when the chemicals will be applied.
7 Inspections
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7.1 During the service period the Contractor shall regularly inspect, at intervals not exceeding one month and shall notify the Service Manager of any areas found that are not weed-free. Such areas shall be treated as defects.
7.2 The Service Manager (and/or other officers of the Employer) will, if necessary, communicate to the Contractor the available details of all complaints received from members of the staff and the public concerning areas which are not weed-free. Upon receipt of such information the Contractor shall carry out an inspection of the area and notify the Service Manager of any defect found.
8 Correction of Defects
8.1 The Contractor shall carry out his own inspections to ensure that the whole of the Affected Property has been sprayed and that no road has been missed out. The Contractor shall confirm the date of each inspection before the Service Manager can approve his application for payment.
8.2 Once the Contractor has become aware of a Defect, through whatever means, he shall take any action necessary within seven days, including removing weeds or remedial spraying, to remedy the defect in accordance with Clause 42 of the Conditions of Contract. The Contractor shall inform the Service Manager in advance of the date on which he proposes to carry out any remedial works, in order that any residents who are allergic to chemical weed killers can be notified.
8.3 After correcting the defect the Contractor shall carry out a further inspection, 28 calendar lays later, and shall notify the Service Manger of any further defect found. Weeds in excess of 250mm high shall be removed by hand and disposed of, while smaller weeds may be sprayed with chemical weed killer. However, if whole roads or large areas are found to be very weedy, the Contractor shall remove all weeds by hand.
8.4 If any of these areas are found not to be weed-free after the second inspection then the Service Manager notifies the sum to be paid by the Contractor, in accordance with Clause 42.1 of the Conditions of Contract.
9 Applications for Payment
9.1 The Contractor shall, with each submitted application for payment, submit the Price for Services Provided to Date, in the form of a record showing which service activities and inspections he has completed on which dates, clearly cross-referenced to each instructing Task Order and the service items in the Price List.
10 Hand Weeding
10.1 The physical removal of live or dead unwanted vegetative growth shall be carried by hand or other means approved by the Service Manager and in
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10.2 All removed live or dead vegetative growth shall be disposed of in tips off site provided by the Contractor.
11 Block Street Cleansing
11.2 Block street cleansing is carried out at least twice each year to all roads in the Affected Property, and it is imperative that roads are weed free when the block cleanse takes place. The Contractor will be supplied with copies of the Employer's block street cleansing programme in the period between the Contract Date and the starting date. The Contractor’s Plan must clearly show that the Contractor has programmed his spraying regime to ensure that areas, which are scheduled to be block cleansed, are sprayed approximately four weeks before that block cleanse takes place. The Employer’s officers may also inspect roads before a block street cleansing is due and the Service Manager may instruct the Contractor to carry out remedial works in any streets where defects are found.
12 Weed- Spraying on Employer Owned Housing Areas
12.1 Chemical weed spraying on Employer owned housing areas shall be carried out in accordance with clause 2 of this Service Information. The Employer does not guarantee this work and any Task Orders for this work may or may not be issued by Barnet Homes.
12.3 The following areas within Employer owned housing areas may be included in the contract and shall be treated with chemical weed killers as and when instructed by Barnet Homes Ltd:
(a) All footways, kerbs, channels, hardened verges, central island refugees, hardened central reserves, carriageways and other hard areas within access roads, parking areas, garage forecourts and the like.
(b) All pathways, courtyards, drying areas and other hardened areas used by pedestrians/residents.
(c) Hardened perimeters to flats, houses and other property.
12.4 The Contractor will be provided with plans showing the areas to be treated with chemical weed killer on each of the Employer owned housing areas in the period between the Contract Date and the starting date.
12.5 The Affected Property is split into five housing areas and the Service Manager will issue a separate Task Order, for each area, to the Contractor. The approximate area which will require weed spraying and the number of housing sites in each area is as follows:
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Barnet Area 100,031 sqm on 47 sites Finchley Area 61,582 sqm on 53 sites Grahame Park Area 51,110 sqm on 1 large estate Hendon Area 50,000 sqm estimated figure Edgware Area 50,000 sqm estimated figure
ESTIMATED TOTAL 312,723
12.6 The weed spraying regime shall consist of one treatment with a diuron/glyphosate or other approved residual chemical mixture with a further treatment with glyphosate only. The glyphosate used shall be a biactive formulation. The timing of these treatments will be agreed with each area housing manager and separate Task Orders will be issued for each treatment.
12.7 Past experience has shown that approximately 50% of the total areas may be sprayed using a motorised spraying vehicle, with the remainder requiring treatment on foot using a "back pack". These proportions will vary from site to site.
12.8 The Contractor shall exercise particular care to avoid spray drift as his operations will be immediate vicinity of residential property, including drying areas and children's play areas.
12.9 The Contractor shall cease spraying when pedestrians, especially children, are in the immediate vicinity of his spraying operations, and shall not recommence until they are a safe distance away.
12.10 The Contractor will be given a list of contacts, including Residents Associations, for each housing site and shall notify these contacts of their intention to carry out a chemical application at least 24 hours in advance. Access arrangements to all areas requiring treatment shall also be agreed at this time.
12.11 The Contractor shall supply and erect warning signs at each site prior to commencing his spraying operations. These signs shall be prominently displayed and shall contain the wording "WARNING" "CHEMICAL APPLICATION IN PROGRESS". The siting of these signs shall be agreed with the Area Housing Manager. The warning signs shall be removed when spraying is completed.
13 Programme Requirements
13.1 The Contractor’s Plan shall include a programme of his works in the form of a Map of the Affected Property showing the order in which it is proposed to treat all areas of the Affected Property on a daily basis.
13.2 Operations in the car parks listed in Schedule 1 of the Affected Property, and chemical weed spraying in the shopping areas listed in Schedule 4 of the Affected Property, shall only be carried out on Sundays, between the hours to
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APPENDIX A
(To be completed and signed by a BASIS registered or certified advisor)
Proposed Chemical Weed- Spraying Regime
Note: any proposed adjuvants shall be included in the tables below.
1. Proposed chemical for Price List Schedules 1 and 3
(a) First Treatment – proposed start date each year:
(b) Second Treatment – proposed start date each year:
(c) Third Treatment – proposed start date each year:
(d) Fourth Treatment (if required) – proposed start date each year:
3. Proposed chemicals for area in the north of the Borough where Diuron is not permitted.
(a) First Treatment – proposed start date each year:
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Chemicals Trade Application Active Active ingredient name Rate in ingredient per 20 litres of litres/hectares per litre of water in ml concentrate
(b) Second Treatment – proposed start date each year:
(c) Third Treatment – proposed start date each year:
(d) Fourth Treatment (if required) – proposed start date each year:
4. Proposed chemicals to be used in Employer owned Housing Areas (provisional)
(a) First Treatment
Chemicals Trade Application Active Active ingredient name Rate in ingredient per 20 litres of litres/hectares per litre of water in ml concentrate
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Diuron
Glyphosate
(b) Second Treatment
Glyphosate
The proposals in Appendix A were formulated by:-
Name (in block capitals)……………………………………………………………...
Signature:………………………………………………………………………………
BASIS Registration or Certification No:…………………………………………….
(A copy of the BASIS Certificate should be enclosed with the in Contractor’s tendered Plan)
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1. Traffic Signs
1.1 All traffic signs shall comply with Series 1200 of the “Specification for Highway Works”. Any additions/alterations to traffic signs and bollards necessitated by providing the service shall be undertaken by the Contractor in conjunction with the local electricity supply company or their respective sub- contractors. The Contractor shall allow in his rates for programming his work to suit their requirements. The allowance shall include for preliminary discussions, phasing of work to suit, and any delays that the Contractor may feel will be caused to him as a result of the foregoing. No claim shall be entertained by the Service Manager, unless it can be shown to be outside the requirements stated above.
1.2 All traffic sign plates shall be provided by the Contractor.
1.3 Details of the location identification mark required for each sign will be provided by the Service Manager.
1.4 Foundations for permanent traffic signs shall be in accordance with Clause 1203 and drawing ST/12/01.
1.5 The Contractor shall provide one key for every type of lock installed. Additional keys to be provided for every tenth lock installed.
1.6 Compartments for Electrical Equipment
(i) All electrical equipment shall be enclosed in a Iarge base housing, minimum dimensions shall be as detailed below. Access to the interior of such compartments shall be by means of a weatherproof door having tamper-resistant key fastenings. The lower edge of the door shall be positioned so that, when the post is installed as intended it is not less than 50mm above ground level. The door opening shall face away from oncoming traffic.
Diameter 168mm Door opening 380mm by 110mm Base Board 380mm by 110mm Cable entry 100mm by 50mm Cable entry depth 150mm Planting depth 800mm Height 3200mm above ground Post shaft Type 1 76mm OD x 3.2mm thick Type 2 114mm OD x 3.6mm thick
The thickness of the base shall be at least 5mm.
(ii) The internal baseboard shall be manufactured from hardwood or other substantially non hygroscopic and rot resistant material and securely fixed to the back of the compartment on which the electrical equipment
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will be mounted. A separate 6mmf8mm earthing diameter brass or stainless steel earthing stud complete with two brass washers and a brass nut and locknut shall be provided on the housing in a suitable and easily accessible position. The distance from the face of the baseboard to the inside of the front of the housing shall be at least 100mm.
(iii) All holes cut in posts to provide a route for internal wiring shall be bushed to prevent chafing of any wiring and suitably protected using “Galavafroid” or equivalent.
1.7 Type and Size of Sign Posts
(i) Tubular steel posts shall be as directed in Clause 1204.
(ii) Each post shall have a base plate having a minimum area of 0.052sq.m.
(iii) All posts and baseplates shall be provided with the additional protection of a bitumen coating both internally and externally below ground level.
(iv) Parallel Sign Posts:
The post shall have the following dimensions: Type 1 76.1mm OD x 3.2mm Thick Type 2 114.3mm OD x 3.6mm Thick Type 3 168.0mm OD x 5.0mm Thick Type 4 76.1mm OD x 3.2mm Thick with Flange base The height shall be as instructed.
(v) All posts shall be supplied complete with plastic end caps.
(vi) Signposts shall be galvanised and protected against corrosion in accordance with Clause 1204.
(vii) Sign Post Bracket types shall be defined as:
Type I Standard clip outreach with flange. Type 2 Post top outreach with flange. Type 3 Post top outreach with adjustable lantern fixing and flange. Type 4 Double arm post top outreach with flange. Type 5 For single spot lamps. Type 6 For twin spot lamps.
(viii) Sign post brackets shall be made by the same manufacturer as the sign lighting units.
(ix) Sign post brackets shall be galvanised and protected against corrosion.
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1.8 All sign fixing clips shall be made of stainless steel.
1.9 The Type of duct to be installed through the foundations of a post into which electrical equipment is to be installed, shall be 50mm diameter UPVC street lighting duct of 5mm wall thickness.
2.0 Street name plates.
2.1 Street name plates shall be made with permanent lettering (not stuck on) on Gerber Edge Material or equivalent. Material shall be 2 colour print on Scotchlite Reflective sheeting 280i or equivalent.
2.2 All street name plates shall bear the London Borough of Barnet Logo and have a protective overlay film 3M™ Series 1150, or equivalent.
3. Road Markings and Studs
3.1 All road marking and road stud work shall comply with “Stanspec 2006”, published by the Road Safety Markings Association, as amended below:
Throughout the document the term “Overseeing Organisation” is replaced with the term “Service Manager”.
The second sentence of Clause a1.1 is deleted.
Clause a1.8 is deleted.
Clause a3.3 is deleted and replaced with the following text: “The Contractor shall be responsible for all light hand sweeping, and mechanical sweeping that is necessary to remove excessive detritus or loose chippings, prior to the application of new markings.”
Clause a3.4 is deleted and replaced with the following text: “The Contractor shall be responsible for all drying and warming that he considers necessary prior to the application of new markings.”
The text in brackets at the end of Clause a4.7 is deleted and replaced with the following text: “(The level of enhanced retro-reflectivity shall be as stated in the instructing Task Order).”
The text in brackets at the end of Clause a4.8 is deleted and replaced with the following text: “(The level of enhanced wet night visibility shall be as stated in the instructing Task Order).”
Clause a5.1 is deleted and replaced with the following text: “The Contractor shall carry out and report upon all testing required under the national quality management sector scheme and in accordance with the procedures given in BS EN 1824.”
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Clause a7.1 is deleted.
Clause a7.4 is deleted and replaced with the following text: “Following the actions outlined in a7.2 the Contractor shall provide the agreed traffic safety and management measured.”
Clause a8.1.2 is amending by deleting the words “and the traffic management system signed off by the traffic management contractor.”
Clause a18 is deleted.
Clause b6.4 is deleted and replaced with the following text: “Following the actions outlined in a7.2 the Contractor shall provide the agreed traffic safety and management measures.”
Clause b7 is deleted.
Clause b13 is deleted.
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SERVICE INFORMATION - SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS IN RELATION TO STATUTORY BODIES AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES
The Contractor shall comply with the Special Requirements in relation to the following organisations, as set out in this section of the Service Information:
Electricity Generating and Distribution Companies
Telecommunication Companies
Water and Sewerage Companies
British Gas (Transco)
Barnet London Borough Council
Network Rail
Transport for London
The Environment Agency
British Waterways
Compliance with such Special Requirements shall not relieve the Contractor of any of his other obligations and liabilities shall not relieve him of his responsibility to comply with the said Special Requirements.
In these Special Requirements the term “Engineer”, applied in the context of the person managing the contract on behalf of the Employer, shall be deemed to be the Service Manager stated in the Specification section of the Service Information for this contract.
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SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS IN RELATION TO ELECTRICITY GENERATING AND DISTRIBUTING COMPANIES
1. For the purpose of this special Requirement the following terms shall have the meanings assigned to them:-
(a) ‘Company’ means:-
ANY ELECTRICITY GENERATING OR DISTRIBUTING COMPANY
or its successors and assigns
(b) ‘Company Representative’ means the Chief Engineer of the said ‘Company’ defined at 1(a) of this Special Requirement or other duly Authorised Engineer, Representative and/or Agent appointed for the time being to act on behalf of the said ‘Company’.
(c) ‘Plant or Equipment’ means any plant equipment gear machinery apparatus or appliance or any part thereof as defined in the Construction (General Provisions) Regulations 1961 and the Construction (Lifting Operations) Regulations 1961 owned leased or rented by the said ‘Company’ defined at 1(a) of this Special Requirement.
(d) ‘Electricity Cable(s)’ means any cabling including but not limited to ‘Overhead Electricity Lines’ or ‘Buries Electricity Cables’ owned leased or rented for the purposes of electricity transmission and supply by the said ‘Company’ as defined at 1(a) of this Special Requirement.
2. Before commencing any work or moving heavy plant or equipment over any portion of the Site owned occupied leased or rented by the Company the Contractor shall consult the Company Representative as early as possible and in any event less than fourteen days before it is proposed to commence work to ascertain whether any Electricity Cable(s) or Plant or Equipment will be affected by the Works and to confirm details of any restrictions or requirements that the Company Representative may consider necessary for the safe carrying out of the Works.
3. Where such details show that the Works or the movement of plant or equipment may endanger the equipment of the company, the contractor must ensure that the presence of any Electricity Cable(s) Plant or Equipment can be indicated by markers to be supplied by the company and placed by the Contractor under the supervision of the company Representative. The Contractor shall ensure that all company Electricity Cable(s) Plant or Equipment is adequately
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protected from damage and such protective measures shall be approved by the Engineer.
4. The work shall be carried out in conformity with the Requirements of the Health and Safety Executive Guidance Notes:-
(i) No. GS6 ‘Avoidance of Danger from Overhead Electric Cables’.
(ii) No. GS33 ‘ Avoiding Danger from Buries Electricity Cables’.
5. Except under such restrictions as the Company Representative may impost for the safety of persons and the protection of property WORKS SHALL NOT BE CARRIED OUT or cranes or other plant erected operated and/or dismantled or materials stored WITHIN THE ‘PROHIBITED SPACE’ WHICH IS THAT SPACE WITHIN A RADIUS OF:-
(a) 15.0 M OF LIVE OVERHEAD ELECTRICITY LINES WHERE LINES ARE CARRIED ON STEEL TOWERS.
(b) 9.0 M OF LIVE OVERHEAD ELECTRICITY LINES WHERE THE LINES ARE CARRIED ON WOOD POLES.
TOGETHER WITH ANYWHERE VERTICALLY ABOVE THIS SPACE, these distances shall be maintained at all times between any Overhead Electricity Lines or anything connected to such Overhead Electricity Lines owned leased or rented by the Company.
6. The Contractor and any sub-contractor employed by him should particularly note and bring to the attention of their respective employees the danger of ‘Flash-over’ where as a result of the very high voltages being transmitted potentially lethal shocks can occur in close proximity to live Overhead Electricity Lines WITHOUT ANY CONTACT BEING MADE.
7. Debris produced with trimming or felling trees and/or from demolition MUST NOT fall to be projected into the ‘Prohibited Space’. Similarly excavation spoil must no be dumped or accumulated so as to cause infringement of the ‘Prohibited Space’.
8. Special care MUST be taken when using material, which shall include but not be limited to, rope wire and/or measuring tape and the like.
9. The Contractor shall exercise particular care when carrying out work which involved the use of water jets or piped slurry. Liquids when being carried or used for the purposes of the Works MUST NOT be
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allowed to splash fall or otherwise be projected into the ‘Prohibited Space’.
10. If a crane or other equipment is used crane stops fencing and warning notices shall be provided by the Contractor to ensure that there can be no encroachment on the ‘Prohibited Space’ by crane load or other equipment even if the crane load or equipment slips fails or overturns.
11. Portable ladders used in the vicinity of the live Overhead Electricity Lines shall be of wood or other non-conducting material and shall not be reinforced by metal attachments running along stiles of the ladders. Even ladders without reinforcement can lead to serious electrical shocks if allowed to come close to live overhead equipment and therefore special precautions must be taken to ensure that the ladder cannot slip and encroach on the ‘Prohibited Space’.
12. Any disturbance of or attachment to any Plant or Equipment or Electrical Cable(s) of the Company shall ONLY be carried out by the staff of the Company or its authorised contractors and/or agents.
13. Long objects, which shall include but not be limited to pipes scaffold poles ladders and/or long handled tools or any object of such length that if carried vertically would infringe on the ‘Prohibited Space’ MUST BE CARRIED HORIZONTALLY.
14. Where for the purposes of completing the Works in accordance with the Contract the need arises to operate within the ‘Prohibited Space’ the Contractor shall give the Company representative not less than twenty eight days written notice of the dates upon which it is intended to operate plant or equipment or carry out any work. The permission of the Company Representative MUST be obtained in writing BEFORE any plant or equipment is operated or work of any kind is carried out WITHIN the above distances. Such operations or work shall only be carried out in the presence of the Company Representative unless notice shall have been obtained in writing from the Company Representative that such a presence on Site is not required.
15. In the event of the Company requiring emergency and/or maintenance work to be executed on the Electricity Cable(s) whether Overhead Electricity Lines or Buries Electricity Cables during the period of the Contract the Contractor shall afford all reasonable facilities and access to the staff of the company or its authorised contractors and/or agents.
16. Work should not be carried out in the immediate vicinity of the overhead lines during periods of poor visibility. If this is not reasonably practicable precautions MUST be taken including but not limited to the erection of appropriate barriers to ensure maintenance of the appropriate safety clearances.
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17. Compliance with the above requirements shall not relieve the Contractor of any of his obligations under the Contract or of the responsibility for taking every precaution to avoid risk to persons and/or damage to property.
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SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS IN RELATION TO BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLC
1. In this Special Requirement the following terms shall have the meanings assigned to them:-
(a) ‘company’ means British Telecommunications PLC
(b) ‘Company Representative’ means the staff of British Telecommunications PLC or its Authorised Representatives and Agents.
(c) ‘Apparatus’ means all surface or sub-surface equipment and plant including any associated cabling and/or ducting owned, leased or rented by British Telecommunications PLC.
2. Before commencing any work or moving heavy plant or equipment over any portion of the Site the Contractor shall confirm details of the Apparatus owned, leased or rented by the Company, within the Site with the Company Representative.
3. Where such details show that the works or the movement of plant or equipment may endanger the Apparatus of the Company, the Contractor must give the Company Representative at least 7 day’s written notice of the date on which it is intended to commence such works or the movement of plant and equipment in order that the presence of any sub-surface Apparatus can be indicated by markers to be supplied by the Company and place by the Contractor under the supervision of a Company Representative. The Contractor shall ensure that all Company Apparatus, particularly surface running cabling, is adequately protected from damage and such protective measured shall be approved by the Engineer.
4. The Contractor shall take particular care in relation to the protection of Company Apparatus, where such apparatus includes the presence within the Site of optical figure and/or co-axial cabling. The Contractor should particularly note the damage to such Apparatus is extremely disruptive to the Company network and costly to reinstate. The Contractor shall make every effort to avoid the disturbance of Company Apparatus more than is absolutely necessary for the completion of the Works in accordance with the Contract.
5. When excavating around, moving or backfilling around Company Apparatus, the Company Representative shall be given adequate notice, which shall not be less than 3 days, of the Contractor’s intentions in order that he may supervise the works. The Contractor should note that the normal depth of cover for Company Apparatus and ducts is as follows:
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(a) In carriageways 600mm which is to be maintained.
(b) In footways 450mm which is to be maintained.
Where the 600/450mm depth of cover cannot be maintained the Contractor shall carry out the instructions of the Engineer for the protection of Company apparatus and such actions that follow from the Engineer’s instruction shall be supervised by a Company Representative. Where the required depth of cover cannot be maintained over cabling, such cables as are affected shall be enclosed and protected in UPVC duct to be supplied by the Company as directed by the Company Representative.
With regard to excavation in the vicinity of Company apparatus and ducts the Contractor should have particular regard to the possibility of reduced cover and the encountering of such Company Apparatus ducts at depth of cover less than that given at a) and b) above.
6. All excavation adjacent to Company Apparatus is to be carried out by hand until the exact extent and/or location of Company Apparatus is known. Mechanical borers and/or excavators shall not be used within 1.0m of Company Apparatus without the supervisory presence of a Company Representative. To prevent any movement of Company Apparatus during excavation, complete shuttering shall be used as directed by the Engineer if:-
(a) Excavation is deeper than the depth of cover of adjacent Company Apparatus.
(b) Excavation is within 1.0m of Company Apparatus in stable soil.
(c) Excavation is within 5.0m of Company Apparatus in unstable soil.
If for the completion of the Works the Contractor intends using any of the following:-
(i) Pile driving equipment within 10.0m of Company Apparatus;
(ii) Explosives within 20.0m of Company Apparatus;
(iii) Laser equipment within 10.0m of Company Apparatus.
The Contractor shall advise the Company Representative, giving at least 7 days written notice, in order that nay special protective measures for the Company apparatus affected may be arranged.
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7. All Company manholes, joint box and/or other access points and chambers within the Site shall be kept clear and unobstructed. Access for vehicles, winches cabledrums and/or any further equipment required by the Company for the maintenance of its apparatus, must be maintained at all reasonable times. The Contractor should particularly note that footway type jointing chambers are not specified for carriageway loadings and will need to be adequately protected and/or demolished and rebuilt under the supervision of a Company Representative where such chambers are likely to be placed at risk, either temporarily or permanently, from the movement of plant and/or equipment on the Site.
8. The covers to Company chambers and/or apparatus shall only be lifted by means of appropriate keys obtained from the Company Representative and under the direct supervision of the Company Representative. No employee of the Contractor or of any sub- contractor employed by the Contractor shall enter any chamber and/or Apparatus of the Company unless under the supervision of the Company Representative and in any case not before the mandatory gas check has been carried out in the presence of the Company Representative and such checks have shown it to be safe to enter the Chamber and/or Apparatus of the Company. The Company Representative shall be given reasonable access to all Company Apparatus and chambers when required.
9. In the event of any damage whatsoever to Company Apparatus the Contractor shall immediately inform the Engineer and report the occurrence immediately by contacting the Company as follows:- Telephone:- DIAL 100 and ask operator for ‘FREEPHONE 111/Dial before you dig’.
10. Compliance with the above requirements shall not relieve the Contractor of any of his obligations under the Contract or of the responsibility for taking every precaution to avoid risk to persons and/or damage to property.
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SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS IN RELATION TO BRITISH GAS (TRANSCO)
1. In this Special Requirement the following terms shall have the meanings assigned to them:-
(a) 'Company' means Transco.
(b) Company Representative' means the staff of Transco or its Authorised Representatives and Agents.
(c) 'Apparatus' means all surface or sub-surface equipment and plant including any associated Gas pipeline(s), mains and/or service owned, leased or rented by Transco.
2. Before commencing any work or moving heavy plant or equipment over any portion of the Site the Contractor shall confirm details of the Apparatus, owned, leased or rented by the Company, within the Site with the Company Representative, who can be contacted at the following point: -
Address: - British Gas Transco St James Road Brentwood Essex London CM14 4LH
Telephone: - 0127 772 3223 Fax: - 0127 7261 846
3. Where such details show that the work or the movement of plant or equipment on the Site may endanger the Apparatus of the Company, the Contractor shall give the Company Representative at least 7 days written notice of the date on which it is intended to commence such Works or the movement of plant and equipment in order that the presence of any sub-surface Apparatus can be indicated by markers to be supplied by the Company and placed by the Contractor under the supervision of the Company Representative. The Contractor shall ensure that all Company Apparatus, is adequately protected from damage and such protective measures shall be approved by the Engineer.
4. In the event of a Company marker being disturbed for any reason it shall not be replaced other than in the exact position and to its former depth unless the repositioning is carried out at the direction and under the supervision of a Company Representative.
5. The Contractor shall carry out all work in connection to the Contract with reference to the requirements of the following publications:-
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(i) Institute of Gas Engineers: IGE/SR18 Part I (1990), Communication 1947 - 'Safe Working in The Vicinity of Gas Pipelines, mains and associated Installation' (Part 1: Operating at Pressure in Excess of 2 Bar) .
(ii) Health and Safety Executive (HSE): HS (G) 47 - 'Avoiding danger from underground services'.
(iii) British Gas Engineering Standard : BGC/PS/SSW2 - 'Code of practice for Safe Working in the Vicinity of British Gas Transmission Pipelines and Associated Installations Operating at Pressure in Excess of 7 Bar'.
(iv) British Gas Cathodic Protection Standard GBE\ECP1.
6. The Contractor shall make every effort to avoid the disturbance of Company Apparatus more than is absolutely necessary for the completion of the Works in accordance with the Contract. The Contractor should particularly note that large Gas transmission pipelines frequently operate at a pressure exceeding 7 bar and pose a considerable hazard to safety if damaged. The Contractor shall also note that smaller Gas distribution pipes may be of yellow plastic, cast iron or other such material and that unless specifically known to the contrary any such services encountered during the course of the Works should be assumed to be Gas pipelines and treated as such in accordance with these Special Requirements until positively identified otherwise and the Engineer so notified in writing.
7. No vehicle plant or machinery shall cross stand operate or travel within 3.0m of any Company Apparatus particularly gas pipelines except as approved by the Company Representative. The Contractor shall agree his methods of working near any Apparatus with the Company Representative and ensure that any Apparatus is adequately protected from damage by the use of wooden sleeper tracks or reinforced concrete rafts at crossing points as appropriate. Temporary fencing of adequate strength shall be erected to regulate the movement of vehicles plant and machinery in the vicinity of Company Apparatus. All such protective measures shall be approved by the Engineer.
8. Where for the purposes of completing the Works in accordance with the Contract it is necessary to lay a new service across an existing Gas pipeline whether above or below a minimum clearance of 0.6m shall be left between the outside of the Gas pipeline and the new service to be installed. Under no circumstances shall a new service be laid parallel above or below a Gas pipeline. Hydraulic or other form of pressure testing of any new services shall not be permitted within 8.0m of any Gas pipeline unless precautions have been taken involving the use of pre-installation tested pipeline having a design factor or 0.3m for a distance of 6.0m either side of the Gas pipeline and/or such additional precautions including but not limited to sleeving barriers and the like as the Company Representative may require in consultation with the Engineer.
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9. The Contractor shall particularly note that Gas pipelines and other Apparatus of the Company is usually cathodically protected to Company standard BGC.PS.ECP1. The Company will require to carry out interaction tests to determine whether its own system will be adversely affected by any new service and/or its protective measures. Any work requiring the removal modification and or movement of Company Apparatus shall only be carried out by the staff of the Company and/or its authorised contractors and Agents. In the event that any cathodic replaced and/or moved for the purposes of the Works the Contractor shall give not less than seven days written notice of the requirement to the Company.
10. When excavating or backfilling around Company Apparatus, the Company Representative shall be given not less than 3 days written notice, of the Contractor's intentions in order that he may supervise the works.
11. Backfilling shall be in 225mm layers consolidated layer by layer to the satisfaction of the Engineer. Fill shall be free from flint stones and carbonaceous material. Where slabbing reduces such depth clean sand filling shall be use.
12. All excavation adjacent to Company Apparatus is to be carried out by hand until the exact extent and/or location of Company Apparatus is known. the Contractor shall note the following:-
(1) Mechanical borers and/or excavators shall not be used within 3.0m of Company Apparatus.
(2) Head held power assisted tools shall not be used within 1.5m of Company Apparatus.
without the supervisory presence of a Company Representative. To prevent any movement of Company Apparatus during excavation, complete shuttering shall be used as directed by the Engineer if:-
(a) Excavation is deeper than the depth of cover of adjacent Company Apparatus.
(b) Excavation is within 3.0m of Company Apparatus in stable soil.
(c) Excavation is within 6.0m of Company Apparatus in unstable soil.
Where excavation results in the exposing of Gas pipelines or other Company Apparatus protective timber cladding shall be applied to the Gas Pipelines or Apparatus to the satisfaction of the Engineer and shall be maintained until such excavation is reinstated and backfilled.
13. If for the completion of the Works the Contractor intends using any of the following:-
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(i) Pile driving equipment within 15.0m of Company Apparatus or such greater distance as may be necessary to ensure that the MAXIMUM peak particle velocity as measured at the Apparatus does NOT exceed 25 mm per second.
(ii) Explosives within 400.0m of exposed Apparatus and within 100.0m of buried Apparatus.
(iii) Hot Works welding and the like within 15.0m of Company Apparatus.
(iv) Hydraulic testing within 8.0m of company Apparatus
(v) Earth Augers within 1.0m of company Apparatus.
The Contractor shall advise the Company Representative, giving at least 7 days written notice, in order that any special protective measures for the Company Apparatus affected may be arranged. The contractor SHALL NOT proceed with the use of any of the above without the written consent of the Company Representative.
14. All Company Apparatus manholes and/or other access points and chambers within the Site shall be kept clear and unobstructed. Access for vehicles, winches and/or any further equipment required by the Company for the maintenance of its Apparatus, must be maintained at all reasonable times and unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Company representative a clearance of 6.0m shall be allowed for such access.
15. The covers to Company Apparatus manholes and/or other access points and chambers shall only be lifted under the direct supervision of the Company Representative. No employee of the Contractor or of any sub-contractor employed by the Contractor shall enter any chamber and/or Apparatus of the Company unless under the supervision of the Company Representative and in any case not before a gas check as specified by the Company Representative has been carried out in the presence of the Company Representative and such checks have shown it to be safe to enter the Chamber and/or Apparatus of the Company. The Company Representative shall be given reasonable access to all Company Apparatus and chambers when required.
16. In the event of any damage whatsoever even of a minor nature to Company Apparatus particularly to Gas pipeline coatings and/or test leads the Contractor shall immediately inform the Engineer and report the occurrence by contacting the Company Representative. The Company Representative will arrange for repairs to be carried out. Where only MINOR repairs are needed to Gas pipeline coatings and/or test leads of which the Company has been previously notified these repairs will be carried out free of charge.
EMERGENCY ACTION
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17. The following actions shall be taken by the Contractor in the event of a leak in any Gas pipeline:-
(a) Evacuate all personnel from the vicinity of the pipeline damage or leak.
(b) So far as is possible remove and/or extinguish all sources of ignition for a distance of at least 500m in all directions from the location of the leak. This precaution shall include a ban on the use of any electrical equipment falling within this limit.
(c) Immediately inform the Emergency services (Fire and Police) the Company and the Engineer in that order.
THE EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER OF THE COMPANY IS:- 0800 111 999
(d) Secure the area from the approach of all employees' traffic and/or the general public.
(e) Render every assistance to the Emergency Services and/or the Company as shall be requested for the purposes of mitigating damage arising from the leak and/or for the purposes of securing public safety.
(f) DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SEAL ANY LEAK OF GAS AT THE POINT OF DAMAGE.
18. Compliance with the above requirements shall not relieve the Contractor of any of the obligations under the Contract or of the responsibility for taking every precaution to avoid risk to persons and/or damage to property.
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SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS IN RELATION TO WATER AND SEWERAGE COMPANIES
1. For the purposes of this Special Requirement the following terms shall have the meanings assigned to them:-
(a) 'Company' means:-
ANY COMPANY RESPONSIBLE FOR WATER DISTRIBUTING AND / OR SEWERAGE FUNCTION
or their successors and assigns.
(b) 'Company Representative' means the Chief Civil Engineer of the said 'Company' defined at 1(a) of this Special Requirement or other duly Authorised Engineer Representative and/or Agent appointed for the time being to act on behalf of the said 'Company'.
(c) 'Mains and Sewers' means any surface or sub-surface pipeline or construction together with any associated apparatus appliance access covers manholes shafts and/or chambers thereto owned leased or rented by the said 'Company' defined at 1(a) of this Special Requirement.
2. Before commencing any work or moving heavy plant or equipment over any portion of the Site the Contractor shall confirm the details and location of any Mains and Sewers of the Company with the Company Representative.
3. Where such details show that the Works or the movement of plant or equipment may endanger the Mains and Sewers of the Company, the Contractor shall give the Company Representative at least 7 days written notice of the date on which it is intended to commence such works or the movement of plant and equipment in order that the presence of any Mains and Sewers can be indicated by markers to be supplied by the Company and placed by the Contractor under the supervision of the Company Representative. The Contractor shall ensure that all Company Mains and Sewers, are adequately protected from damage and such protective measures shall be approved by the Engineer.
4. In the event of a Company marker being disturbed for reason it shall not be replaced other than in the exact position and to its former depth unless the repositioning is carried out at the direction and under the supervision of the Company Representative.
5. All excavation adjacent to Company Mains and Sewers, is to be carried out by hand until he exact extent and/or location of Company Mains and Sewers in known. Mechanical borers and/or excavators shall not be used within 3.0m of Company Mains and Sewers without the presence of the Company Representative. To prevent any movement of Company Mains and Sewers
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during excavation, complete shuttering shall be used as directed by the Engineer if:-
(a) Excavation is deeper than the depth of cover of adjacent Company Mains and Sewers.
(b) Excavation is within 3.0m of Company Mains and Sewers in stable soil.
(c) Excavation is within 6.0m of Company Mains and Sewers in unstable soil.
If for the completion of the Works the Contractor intends using any of the following:-
(i) Pile driving equipment within 15.0m of Company Mains and Sewers.
(ii) Explosives within 200.0m of Company Mains and Sewers.
(iii) Any hot work such as welding and the like within 6.0m of any Company Mains and Sewers.
The Contractor shall advise the Company Representative, giving at least 7 days written notice, in order that any special protective measures for the Company Mains and Sewers affected may be arranged.
6. Material of any kind whatsoever comprising part of Company Mains and Sewers, manholes, shafts or any other construction shall not be cut away without the prior written approval of the Company Representative.
7. Any temporary roads or access routes within 5.0m of Company Mains and Sewers, shall be provided with a load bearing surface to the satisfaction of the Company Representative.
8. The Contractor or any sub-contractor employed by him shall not stack pile and/or store materials of any kind or erect temporary structures and/or notice boards of any sort within 5.0m of any Company Mains and Sewers.
9. All company Mains and Sewers, especially manholes, shafts and access points and/or chambers within the Site shall be kept clear and unobstructed. A minimum 3.0m access sufficient for heavy vehicles and/or any further plant and equipment required by the Company for the maintenance of its Mains and Sewers, must be maintained to and around the centre of any Company manholes shafts chambers and or other access points and the Company Representative shall be given access to all Company Mains and Sewers when required at all reasonable times.
10. The covers to Company Mains and Sewers, particularly manholes, shafts and access points and/or chambers shall only be lifted under the Contractor or of
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any sub-contractor employed by the Contractor shall NOT enter any Company Mains and Sewers manholes shafts access points and/or chambers unless under the supervision of the Company Representative and in any case not before any safety checks required by the Company Representative have been carried out and such checks have shown it to be safe to enter the Company Mains and Sewers.
11. In the event of any damage whatsoever to Company Mains and Sewers the Contractor shall immediately inform the Engineer and report the occurrence immediately by contacting the Company Representative.
12. The Contractor and/or any sub-contractor employed by the Contractor shall take all necessary precautions to ensure that any Company Mains and Sewers are fully protected from any accidental falls or flows of liquids and/or materials, which by themselves or in combination with any existing materials and/or liquids could cause or aggravate pollution create poisonous substances and/or toxic fumes or react with sewer contents to cause toxic substances or fumes and/or could cause harm to persons or property and/or impede any operations of the Company.
13. The Contractor and/or any sub-contractor employed by the Contractor shall not discharge nor cause to be discharged any water or other liquid or tip any condemned or surplus material or waste of any kind whatsoever into Company Mains and Sewers nor abstract extract and/or draw water from any Company Mains and Sewers without the written permission of the Company Representative.
14. The Contractor shall particularly note that the Sewer system can be liable to 'surcharge' in certain circumstances and under these conditions is liable to bursting. Stringent safety precautions as directed by the Company Representative shall be applied in such conditions.
15. The Contractor shall particularly note the following:-
EMERGENCY ACTION
The following actions shall be taken by the Contractor in the event of a burst to any of the Company Mains and Sewers:-
(a) Immediately inform the Emergency Services (Fire and Police) the Authority and the Engineer in that order.
(b) Secure the area from the approach of traffic and/or the general public.
(c) Render every assistance to the Emergency Services and/or the Authority as shall be requested for the purposes of mitigating damage arising from the leak and/or for the purposes of securing public safety.
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(d) With regard to land slope and any apparent flow direction of any leaking sewerage or water, construct if possible and as necessary dams bunds with earth and/or board to prevent flows inundating any adjacent properties ditches streams drains manholes or other such water courses and ducts.
16. Compliance with the above requirements shall not relieve the Contractor of any of the obligations under the Contract or of the responsibility for taking every precaution to avoid risk to persons and/or damage to property.
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SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS IN RELATION TO TRANSPORT FOR LONDON
1. In this Special Requirement the following terms shall have the meanings assigned to them.
(a) ‘Tfl Representative’ means staff of Transport for London or its Authorised Representatives.
(b) ‘TfL Apparatus’ means all surface or sub-surface equipment including communication cables, ducts, traffic signalling equipment, vehicle detectors, CCTV etc. owned, leased or rented by TfL for the purposes of traffic control and surveillance.
2. Before commencement of any works or actions likely to interfere with TfL Apparatus either as underground plant or on the surface as street furniture, the contractor shall confirm with reasonable notice details of any TfL Apparatus with the TfL Statutory Functions Team.
3. Where such details indicate the works may endanger TfL Apparatus the contractor must give the Statutory Functions Team a minimum of one weeks notice before commencement to consider whether the apparatus location be identified and marked by the Contractor under supervision of a TfL representative.
4. The contractor shall take particular care in relation to the protection of TfL Apparatus where such Apparatus includes the presence within the Site of optical fibre and/or coaxial cabling. The Contractor should note particularly that damage to such apparatus is extremely disruptive and dangerous to traffic control and is costly to reinstate. The Contractor shall make every effort to avoid the disturbance of such apparatus more than is absolutely necessary for the completion of the works in accordance with the contract.
5. All polepits, drawpits, access points and chambers within the site giving access to TfL Apparatus shall be kept clear and unobstructed.
6. In the event of any works which result in damage, failure, disturbance or interruption of the power supply to TfL apparatus including communication cables or traffic signalling equipment then the Fault Control Centre (FCC) on 0207 941 2345 shall be informed immediately.
7. Where the works result in misoperation or failure of traffic signals the local policy shall also be informed.
8. The above requirements do not relieve the contractor of any of his obligations under the contract.
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SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS IN RELATION TO THE ENVIRONMENT AGENCY
1. In these Special Requirements the following terms shall have the meanings assigned to them:
(a) ‘The Agency’ means the Environment Agency.
(b) ‘Agency’s Representative’ means the area engineer and appropriately authorised staff of the Environment Agency or its Authorised Representatives and Agents.
(c) ‘Watercourse’ means all water resources including ground and/or percolating water together with all rivers streams ditches drains cuts culverts dykes sluices lakes ponds reservoirs docks channels creeks bays estuaries or arms of the sea together with all associated apparatus and appliances administered by ‘The Agency’ in pursuit of or as part of its Statutory functions.
2. The Contractor shall particularly note that The Agency is established by Act of Parliament and that its responsibilities for Watercourse property and premises are the subject of Statutory Law and/or local Bye Law with which the Contractor should familiarise himself.
3. The Contractor shall give the Agency’s Representative at least 14 days written notice before commencing any work or moving heavy plant or equipment over any portion of the Site and shall provide the Agency’s Representative with an outline programme for the Works which shall be kept fully updated throughout the period of the contract. The Contractor shall give the Agency’s Representative NOT LESS than 7 days written notice of any change in programming which affects any Watercourse. The Agency’s Representative can be contacted at the following point:-
Address: Environment Agency Thames Region Apollo Court 2 Bishop Square Business Park St Albans Road West Hatfield AL10 9EX
Tel: 01707 633000 (outside office hours this will be diverted to a 24 hour Control Centre) Fax:- 01707 632500
4. All operations on in or affecting Watercourses property or premises for which The Agency is responsible shall be carried out in such a manner so as not to endanger the Watercourses property or premises for which The Agency is responsible and/or any persons entitled to be present.
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5. The Agency’s Representative shall at all reasonable times have access to any part of Watercourses property or premises for which The Agency is responsible on the Site.
6. Where for the purposes of completing the Works in accordance with the Contract excavation is required affecting Watercourses property or premises for which The Agency is responsible the Contractor shall give the Agency’s Representative 3 days written notice of such excavation work so that the Agency’s representative may attend upon the Site to supervise the excavation.
7. If the execution of the Works requires access onto or over the floodbank of a Watercourse the Contractor shall provide proper means for such access by way of temporary ramps of suitable gradient surfaces with stone or other material as shall be approved by the Agency’s Representative. ON NO ACCOUNT shall the level of the floodbank crest be reduced without the written permission of the Agency’s Representative and then ONLY under such conditions and restrictions as the Agency’s Representative may require.
8. Where for the purposes of completing the Works in accordance with the Contract there is a requirement for a bank and/or floodbank or part thereof to be temporarily removed such removal shall ONLY be carried out with:-
(a) The written permission of the Agency’s Representative and then ONLY under such conditions and restrictions as the Agency’s Representative may require.
(b) The provision of a suitable alternative flood barrier to be approved by the Agency’s Representative which shall be maintained to the full height of the original floodbank until such times as reinstatement of the original floodbank is completed to the satisfaction of the Agency’s Representative.
9. Throughout the period of the Contract The Contractor MUST take all necessary measures with regard the Watercourse flood plain and/or continued operation of land drainage systems to ensure:-
(a) Flow rates are maintained
(b) The FULL AND PROPER discharge of any flood waters.
10. The Contractor SHALL NOT at any time construct temporary access or haul roads within the floodplain area whose surface level is higher than the existing floodplain ground level. Upon the completion of the Works all such Temporary Works shall be removed and the floodplain reinstated to the satisfaction of the Agency’s Representative.
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11. The Contractor SHALL NOT at any time store or stockpile on the floodplain area equipment and/or materials that will float or contaminate a Watercourse in the event of the floodplain being inundated.
12. Throughout the period of the Contract the Contractor shall ensure that the structural integrity of any fluvial tidal and/or sea defence Works is fully protected and maintained.
13. The Contractor shall take all necessary measures to secure the protection of all Watercourses including water in underground strata against silting erosion flooding and/or pollution of the water so as to affect adversely the quality of appearance thereof or cause injury or death to animal aquatic or plant life and/or damage to property and land. Such protective measures shall include, but not be limited to, the following:-
(a) All fuel lubricating oil and/or other liquid chemicals stored on the Site shall be located as far as reasonably possible and in any case NOT LESS THAN 10.0m from any Watercourse and such stores shall be sited on impervious bases and surrounded by an effective impervious bund capable of containing the full contents of the store plus 100% and with a sealed drainage system with no discharge to any Watercourse land or groundwater. All such stores shall be kept locked or otherwise secured when not in use and all containers therein must bear clear labels giving full descriptions of the contents. A stock of absorbent material suitable for use on the contents of the store MUST be maintained on the Site.
(b) Any leaking and/or empty oil/fuel/chemical containers shall be removed from the Site immediately.
(c) All equipment using fuel/oil shall be located as far as reasonably possible from any Watercourse and shall be surrounded with oil absorbent material to contain spills and leaks.
(d) The refuelling of machines shall be strictly controlled and confined to a location as far as reasonably possible from any Watercourse.
(e) Providing for silted or discoloured water from the Works and/or the cleaning of vehicles or cement/concrete using plant to be treated or settled in a lagoon prior to discharge into a Watercourse, which discharge shall only take place with the approval of the Agency’s Representative.
(f) Prevention of the unauthorised abstraction extraction and/or drawing of water for any reason from any Watercourses property or premises for which The Agency is responsible. While protecting any existing abstraction arrangements whether licensed or not together with any domestic abstractions exempt from such licensing requirements. (A list of licensed abstractions is available on a public register).
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(g) Ensuring that any ford required to allow plant or vehicles to cross a Watercourse consists of steel plank roadway hardcore road and/or exceptionally a series of concrete pipes sufficient to carry the dry weather flow of the Watercourse topped with concrete slabs at such a level that flood water will overtop the obstruction without causing flooding or other adverse effects and that such construction as is permitted by the Agency is entirely removed from the Watercourse upon the completion of the Works and any access ramps or banks shall be fully reinstated to the satisfaction of the Agency’s Representative.
(h) Ensuring that any plant used in or fording a Watercourse is/does not leak/leaking fuel oil and/or any other fluid.
(i) Ensuring that the use of any concrete mixing plant or ready mix vehicle together with the placing of any wet concrete in or adjacent to any Watercourse is strictly controlled in such a manner that cement contamination of the Watercourse does not occur.
(j) Ensuring that only material free from polluting toxic substances is sued at locations where drainage from new material can directly or indirectly enter any Watercourse.
(k) Where for the purposes of completing the Works in accordance with the Contract any work is required on a sewer of any kind in particular a trunk sewer ensuring that such work is only carried out with the full knowledge of the sewer Agency and then ONLY under such conditions and restrictions as The Agency’s Representative and the sewer authority may impose.
(l) Ensuring that the banks and foreshore of any Watercourse are kept clear of material plant and other items unless actually in use for the purposes of the Works.
(m) Ensuring that materials intended for or arising from the Works together with any other plant and/or equipment are not stored or disposed of:
(i) in the Watercourse;
(ii) placed in such a manner which such items might fall slip or be washed into any Watercourse.
(n) Preventing the spread of the following plant species:
(i) Japanese Knotweed
(ii) Giant Hogweed.
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In particular any spoil or other such arisings contaminated with or suspected of being contaminated with the rhizomes and/or roots of these species SHALL NOT be spread to areas currently free of these plants but shall be disposed of as directed by the Agency’s Representative.
(o) In the preparation of his programme for the Works ensuring that the Watercourse is NOT disturbed during:-
(i) the period October to March inclusive where significant populations of salmonoid fish are present.
and/or
(ii) the period April to June inclusive where significant populations of course fish are present.
Unless otherwise specifically agreed in writing by the Agency’s Representative (and then ONLY under such conditions and restrictions as the Agency’s Representative may apply).
(p) Regularly scraping and maintaining free from deposits of slurry or other debris haul roads on the Site and the approaches to any Watercourse. Any arisings shall be disposed of as directed by the Agency’s Representative.
(q) Ensure that surface water drains are not contaminated by any debris or other arising from the Works.
(r) Provide suitable sheeting under any structure over a Watercourse where the structure is to be cleaned by mechanical or chemical means and/or painted in order to prevent material entering the Watercourse.
In the event that notwithstanding the taking of such protective measures any incident occurs which may place the Watercourse including water in underground strata or fish populations at risk the Contractor shall IMMEDIATELY inform the Agency’s Representative and the Engineer and shall immediately carry out instructions to abate and remedy the situation.
14. The Contractor shall NOT without the specific written permission of the Agency’s Representative, (and then ONLY under such conditions and restrictions as the Agency’s Representative may require), do any of the following:-
(a) Remove ‘bed’ material for use in the construction of the Works or elsewhere.
(b) Remove from any part of the bottom channel or bed of a Watercourse a deposit accumulated by reason of any dam weir or sluice and SHALL
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NOT undertake such removal by causing the deposit to be carried away in suspension in the waters.
(c) Remove vegetation other than fallen trees from or adjacent to any Watercourse.
(d) Allow cut vegetation from approved clearance works to enter any Watercourse.
(e) (i) Remove aquatic weeds in the period May to August inclusive;
(ii) spray aquatic weeds.
(f) Use floating plant barges and/or pontoons and the like in any Watercourse.
(g) Display any advertisement or other material, except as specifically required by this Special Requirement, on or above Watercourses property or premises for which The Agency is responsible.
(h) Discharge surface water of any kind in any way into Watercourse property or premises for which The Agency is responsible.
(i) Construct any Temporary Works in the Watercourse and/or temporarily divert obstruct and/or pipe any Watercourse and/or obstruct any floodplain by spoil heaps or by any other means except where and to the extent that approval has been specially given and/or previously obtained.
(j) Close any navigable Watercourse to waterborne craft or traffic without giving the Agency’s Representative at least 28 days written notice. (The granting of permission for such a closure MUST NOT be presumed).
(k) Use explosives in or adjacent to any Watercourse property or premises for which the Agency is responsible (permission for such use by The Agency will ONLY be granted IN THE MOST EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES).
15. Where for the purposes of completing the Works in accordance with the Contract any work is required above or in the Watercourse the Contractor shall, except where otherwise specified in the Contract or agreed in writing by the Agency’s Representative:-
(a) provide and maintain a minimum height clearance as shall be specified in writing by the Agency's Representative above the water surface of the Watercourse or highest expected water surface where this is variable.
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(b) Stockpile keep clean and replace on completion of the Works any ‘bed’ material necessarily removed from the Watercourse in the course of the construction of the Works.
(c) Submit to the Agency’s Representative written proposals for maintaining at all times the free passage of fish.
THE CONTRACTOR SHOULD PARTICULARLY NOTE WHEN PLANNING ANY WORK IN RELATION TO THE WATERCOURSE THAT THE AGENCY CANNOT GUARANTEE ANY PARTICULAR WATER LEVEL OR DEPTH NOR PREVENT ANY FLUCTUATIONS TO SUCH WATER LEVEL DEPTH OR SPEED OR FLOW IN ANY WATERCOURSE.
16. Where for the completion of the Works in accordance with the Contract work is required on or near the edge of a navigable Watercourse and such work involves projections of any kind into the navigable channel and/or anywhere vertically above the line of its edge the Contractor shall:-
(a) Throughout the course of the Works provide permanent markers on the extremities from the bank of the projection by the placing thereon of warning markers/notices/lights as specified by the Agency’s Representative.
(b) If the projection of the work into the navigable channel exceeds 0.5m the projecting works shall be protected from the impact of passing waterborne craft as specified by the Agency’s Representative.
(c) Provide notice boards of a type size shape colour and with a written warning as specified by the Agency’s Representative shall be sighted on the Watercourse edge as required by the Agency’s Representative.
17. Any floating plant barge and/or pontoon on the Watercourse for which the Contractor has obtained the permission of the Agency’s Representative shall at all times be properly secured so as not to constitute a hazard to navigation and/or Watercourse management and all reasonable precautions shall be taken by the Contractor to prevent accidental or malicious casing adrift or sinking.
18. If any plant floating plant barge and/or pontoon falls or sinks or is cast adrift in the Watercourse the Contractor shall immediately inform the Agency’s Representative and the Engineer and take immediate steps to make the hazard known to users of the Watercourse. The Contractor shall immediately arrange the salvage/re-securing of the plant floating plant barge and/or pontoon from the Watercourse and until such salvage/re-securing has been completed the Contractor shall provide buoys, and markers and erect warning notices indicating the navigation hazard to Watercourse users to the satisfaction of the Agency’s Representative.
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19. The Contractor shall not reduce the width of any Watercourse at any time without the written approval of the Agency’s Representative. In order to consider a request for a temporary reduction in the width of any Watercourse the Agency’s Representative will require fully detailed proposals, which show evidence that the Contractor has made every effort to minimise:-
(a) The risk of damage to the Watercourse and/or its channel;
(b) The risk of flooding at all potential flow conditions within the Watercourse;
(c) The length of time such reduction in Watercourse width will be required.
20. If for the purposes of completing the Works in accordance with the Contract work necessitates the closure and/or the reduction in width of any Watercourse access or footpath the Contractor shall give to The Agency at least 7 days written notice and shall provide to the satisfaction of the Agency’s representative:-
(a) Any alternative pedestrian access with a minimum width of 2.0m with adequate fencing to each side which shall be smoothly surfaced with 75mm of ashes or such similar material as may be specified by the Agency’s Representative.
(b) An alternative emergency access for The Agency’s plant and equipment with a minimum width of 3.5m and adequately surfaced for the passage of vehicles plant and/or equipment which surface shall have a maximum gradient of 1 in 10.
21. The Contractor shall keep the Watercourses property or premises for which The Agency is responsible free from rubbish. The Contractor shall not leave rubbish on or in Watercourses property or premises for which The Agency is responsible and shall subject to the approval of the Engineer clear away and remove all constructional plant surplus materials and Temporary Works from Watercourses property or premises for which The Agency is responsible as and when these cease to be required for the purposes of the Works.
22. Unless otherwise expressly stated in the contract upon completion of the Works the Contractor shall remove any ford coffer dam and/or other Temporary Works from the Watercourses property or premises for which The Agency is responsible.
23. Except where otherwise provided for in the Contract every part of the bank and/or channel of the Watercourse shall be fully reinstated by the Contractor to the surrounding bank profile topsoiled seeded and/or turfed as appropriate.
24. Except where otherwise provided for in the Contract all property and premises affected by the Works for which The Agency is responsible shall be fully
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reinstated and all damage to land property or premises for which the Agency is responsible shall be made good by the Contractor to the satisfaction of the Agency’s Representative.
EMERGENCY ACTION
25. The following actions shall be taken by the Contractor in the event of any breach and/or risk of major pollution to a Watercourse or land drainage area or any incidence of fish kill:-
(a) IMMEDIATELY inform The Agency the Engineer and (if required) the Emergency services in that order.
FOR THE AGENCY telephone:- ‘0800 807060’
(b) Secure the area from the approach of traffic and/or the general public.
(c) Render every assistance to The Agency and/or the Emergency Services as shall be requested for the purposes of mitigating damage and/or for the purposes of securing public safety.
(d) With regard to landslope and any apparent flow direction of any water flowing from any breach, construct if possible and as necessary dams bunds with earth board and/or sheet to prevent or restrain loss of water from the Watercourse and/or flows inundating any adjacent property.
(e) With regard to landslope and any apparent flow direction of any potentially polluting material or liquid, construct if possible and as necessary dams bunds with earth board and/or sheeting to prevent or restrain such material from reaching the Watercourse and/or flows inundating any adjacent property.
(f) Where not withstanding the above polluting material or liquid has entered a Watercourse construct if possible dams/booms with board and/or sheet materials to retain and limit the extent/effect of such pollutants within the Watercourse pending instructions for full remedial action while permitting the continued flow of water.
26. Compliance with the above requirements shall not relieve the Contractor of any of his obligations under the Contract.
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SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS IN RELATION TO THE BRITISH WATERWAYS BOARD
1. In these Special Requirements the following terms shall have the meanings assigned to them:-
(a) ‘The Board’ means the British Waterways Board.
(b) ‘Board’s Representative’ means the Regional Engineering Manager of the British Waterways Board or other duly Authorised Representative and/or Agent appointed for the time being to act on his behalf by the Board.
(c) ‘Waterway’ means any canal towpath river culvert feeder reservoir watercourse or channel and/or property or premises of any kind administered owned leased or rented by ‘The Board’ in pursuit of or as part of its statutory functions or its business.
(d) ‘The Board’s Bye-Laws’ means the General Canal Bye-Laws dated 1965 and subsequent amendments.
2. The Contractor shall particularly note that the Board is established by Act of Parliament and that its responsibilities for the Board’s Waterway Property and Premises are the subject of Statutory Law and The Board’s By-Laws with which the Contractor should familiarise himself.
3. The Contractor shall provide to the Board’s Representative:-
(a) at least 14 days written notice before commencing any work or moving heavy plant or equipment over any portion of the Site on in or affecting The Board’s Waterway Property or premises.
(b) an outline programme for the works,
(c) a Method Statement for all Works or operations which may affect the Waterway,
(d) a Safety Plan that addresses the hazards and risks to users of the Waterway, the Board’s employees, the environment under the control of The Board, the property of The Board and the property of legitimate users of The Board’s facilities.
(e) details of any Temporary Works affecting the Waterway
(f) subject to the Employers agreement copies of Environmental Impact Assessments (if any) as may be required by the Employer under the Contract.
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4. The Contractor shall present and maintain to the satisfaction of the Board’s Representative an up to date General Arrangement drawing of adequate scale and details showing the Permanent and Temporary works as they affect the Waterway towing path property and/or premises of the Board.
5. The Contractor shall provide to the Board’s Representative NOT LESS than 7 days written notice of any change to the programme, the Method Statement/Safety Plan or details which affect the Waterway. The Board’s Representative can be contacted at the following point:-
Address: British Waterways The Toll House Delamere Terrace Little Venice London W2 6ND
Attn: Mr M Vensted
Tel: (0171) 286 6101
Fax: (0171) 286 7306
6. The Contractor will be required to obtain the agreement of the Board’s Representative for setting out of major elements of the Works on or affecting the Board’s Waterway property or premises.
7. All operations affecting The Board’s waterway property or premises shall be carried out in such a manner so as not to endanger or damage The Board’s property and/or any persons entitled to be present thereon and to avoid (except to the extent agreed in writing) any interference to the free movement of any persons, pedestrians and/or road and waterborne traffic.
8. The Contractor shall not commence any works, particularly excavation piling or dredging work, until adequate provisions to the satisfaction of the Board’s Representative have been taken to ensure the stability and security of any Waterway or associated supporting structures whether in the ownership of The Board or not and to prevent the escape of water therefrom.
9. The Contractor shall if required by the Board’s Representative provide temporary fencing to the satisfaction of the Board'’ Representative to provide safety and to prevent trespass or the straying of animal or poultry stock.
10. The Board’s Representative shall at all times have reasonable access to The Board’s Waterways property or premises on the site.
11. All lights provided by the Contractor shall be so placed or screened so as not to interfere with any signal lights, navigation lights and/or beacons of The Board. Any Temporary Works which may interfere with the sighting of such
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equipment shall not be erected without the written permission of the Board’s Representative.
12. The Contractor shall NOT without the specific written permission of the Board’s Representative (and then ONLY under such conditions and restrictions as the Board’s Representative may require) do any of the following:-
(a) Use or place plant and/or heavy vehicles which may cause damage to the Waterway and which shall particularly include but not be limited to damage to Waterway walls.
(b) ‘Crane’ or otherwise similarly move plant materials and/or vehicles over any waterway.
(c) Use floating plant barges and/or pontoons and the like in any Waterway.
(d) Excavate, tunnel or carry such other underground operations beneath any Waterway.
(e) Display any advertisement or other material, except as specifically required by this Special Requirement, on or above The Board’s Waterway property or premises.
(f) Discharge trade or sewage effluent, or arisings, surface water of any kind in any way into or onto The Board’s Waterway property or premises.
(g) Abstract extract and/or draw water from The Board’s Waterway property or premises
(h) Damage or remove flora, fauna, waterway relics, architectural heritage, industrial heritage, landscaping, towing paths or waterway walls.
(i) Store fuel or oil, re-fuel service vehicles or plan on or in proximity to the Waterway where there is a risk of pollutants entering the Waterway.
(j) Access the Board’s property or premises by any unauthorised route.
13. The Contractor shall take all necessary measures to prevent:-
(a) Siltation of any Waterways.
(b) Damage to the Board’s property and premises
(c) Construction debris, materials or arisings of any sort which shall include but not be limited to bricks, timber, containers of any kind, reinforcing bars, polythene or plastic sheeting entering any Waterway.
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(d) Contamination of the Waterway with any toxic, or other polluting matter or liquid of any sort which shall include but not be limited to grout, concrete, or silane.
(e) The creation of any hazard to the users of the Waterway which shall include but not be limited to oxy acetylene burning, welding, grit blasting, water jetting or cleansing, spraying or pointing. Alternatively all such works shall cease until the craft or persons are past and clear.
(f) The spread of any prohibited species which shall include but not be limited to Japanese Knotweed or Giant Hogweed.
In the event of any of the above occurring the Contractor shall immediately inform the Board’s Representative and the Engineer and shall immediately carry out the instructions of the latter to abate and remedy the situation.
14. Where for the purpose of completing the Works in accordance with the Contract any Temporary Works are required above the Waterway the Contractor shall, except where otherwise specified in the Contract or agreed in writing by The Board’s Representative, provide and maintain a minimum height clearance of not less than 4.0m above the water surface of the Waterway or highest expected water surface where this is variable.
The Contractor should particularly note when planning any work in relation to the Waterway that the Board cannot guarantee any particular water level or depth not prevent any fluctuations to such water level depth or speed of flow in any Waterway.
15. If completion of the Works in accordance with the Contract necessitates the closure and/or the reduction in width of the Waterway or towpath the Contractor shall strictly comply and work within the arrangements and limits which shall have been the subject of an Agreement between the Employer and The Board for the closure and/or reduction in width of the Waterway or towpath.
16. Where the completion of the Works in accordance with the Contract on or near the edge of the Waterway involves projections of any kind into the navigable channel and/or anywhere vertically above the line of its edge the Contractor shall conform to the Board’s Bylaws in respect of signing, marking, lighting and fendering.
17. Any vessel or craft on the Waterway for which the Contractor has obtained the permission of the Board’s Representative shall be licensed used and moored in accordance with the Board’s Bylaws.
18. If any pant, vessel or craft falls or sinks or is cast adrift in the Waterway the Contractor shall immediately inform the Board’s Representative and the Engineer and take immediate steps to make the hazard known to users of the
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Waterway. The Contractor shall immediately arrange the salvage/re-securing of the plant, vessel or craft from the Waterway and until such salvage/re- securing has been completed the Contractor shall provide buoys and/or markers and erect warning notices indicating the navigation hazard to Waterway users to the satisfaction of the Board’s Representative.
19. The Contractor shall keep the Board’s Waterways property or premises free from rubbish. The Contractor shall not leave rubbish on or in Waterways property or premises and shall subject to the approval of the Engineer clear away and remove all constructional plant surplus materials and Temporary Works from Waterways property or premises as and when these cease to be required for the purposes of the Works. All damage to The Board’s property shall be made good by the Contractor to the satisfaction of the Board’s Representative.
EMERGENCY ACTION
20. The following actions shall be taken by the Contractor in the event of any damage in the Waterway its containment and/or supporting structure or banking:-
(a) IMMEDIATELY inform The Board the Engineer and (if required) the Emergency services.
(b) Secure the area from the approach of traffic and/or the general public.
(c) Render every assistance to the Emergency Services and/or The Board as shall be requested for the purposes of mitigating water loss and/or damage arising from the incident and/or for the purpose of securing public safety and the stability of other property.
21. Compliance with the above requirements shall not relieve the Contractor or any of his obligations under the Contract.
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SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS IN RELATION TO BARNET LONDON BOROUGH COUNCIL (STREET LIGHTING)
1. The Contractor shall contact the Street Lighting Section of Barnet London Borough Council (Tel 020 8359 4375) not later than seven days before it is proposed to commence works in order to seek assistance in determining the position and depth of their cables.
2. Particular care shall be exercised when working in the vicinity of street lighting cables and any damage, however, small, shall be reported to the Street Lighting Section. No backfilling in the vicinity of the damage shall be permitted until an inspection has been carried out by the Engineer, and any repairs, if necessary have been completed.
3. The above requirements do not relieve the Contractors of any of his obligations under the Contract.
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SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS IN RELATION TO BARNET LONDON BOROUGH COUNCIL - AUTHORISATION FOR THE USE OF TEMPORARY TRAFFIC CONTROLS ON THE HIGHWAY
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Each planned installation of temporary traffic signals shall have prior written approval from the Highway Authority.
1.2 The Highway Authority shall be notified by the Contractor or Statutory Undertaker whenever signal control or other control measures are to be installed at roadworks or at Undertaker’s works.
1.3 Notification and Applications for approval of traffic control measures shall be made on the pro-forma described in Appendix 1/17.
1.4 Traffic control shall be operated where works reduce the width of a single carriageway road to less than 5.5 metres.
1.5 Any length of highway subject to traffic control measures which includes a road junction, shall be controlled by temporary traffic signals and shall be subject to site approval from the Highway Authority.
2. REQUIREMENTS
2.1 Traffic control measures shall also comply with all applicable legislation and Department for Transport Guidelines.
2.2 Temporary traffic signals shall work in the vehicle actuation mode unless otherwise authorised in writing by the Highway Authority and unless otherwise directed in site specific requirements.
2.3 The maximum length of any restriction shall usually be 330 metres. Proposals involving greater lengths will require special consideration, and may involve the use of signals in manual or fixed-time mode. In both instances written authorisation by the Highways Authority will be required. Signals must be capable of functioning in vehicle actuation mode.
2.4 For the purposes of this contract, the Application / Notification and Authorisation will be administered on behalf of the Highway Authority by the Chief Engineer (Highways) and as described in Appendix 1/17 of the Specification, until completion of the works.
2.5 Details of all authorised installations of temporary traffic signals will be passed to the appropriate Chief Constable for use by the Police Authority.
2.6 For emergency works involving the use of temporary traffic signals the Notification shall be handed into or faxed to the appropriate office no later than the same day as the emergency work commences.
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2.7 It is mandatory for the applicant to provide details of person(s) responsible for maintenance of the signals. It must be possible to contact a responsible person at all times when the signals are operational.
2.8 All signals and complementary traffic signs shall be removed as soon as the works allow and as particularly directed by the Highway Authority.
2.9 Uses of temporary traffic signals in approved installations shall note that the use of signals ceases to be lawful after the expiry date on the authorisation.
2.10 The Highway Authority reserves the right to refuse or revoke any permission for traffic control where a conflict or works is considered likely to cause unacceptable traffic delays.
2.11 A representative of the Highway Authority shall be allowed access to temporary traffic signal equipment at all times that it is in position upon the Highway.
2.12 Authorisation for the use of temporary traffic signals is conditional in that in the event of council employees being called out in an emergency to attend to the signals then all costs thereof will be met by the applicant described on the application / notification.
2.13 The issuing of an Authorisation for Traffic Control shall not in any way relieve the Contractor Statutory Undertaker or Applicant of his responsibilities and liabilities under the Highways Act 1980, New Roads and Street Works Act 1991, or other Statute.
3. SITE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
Schedule of Highways Requiring Traffic Control by Signals when Trafficked Width is less than 5.5 Metres and of Highways Requiring Authorisation for Traffic Control Methods other than Signals are as described for the Contract in Appendix 1.17 of the Specification.
4. EQUIPMENT
4.1 All equipment used must conform to current specification approved by the Secretary of State for Transport and be in accordance with D.Tp. Departmental Standard TD 21/85 and any amending document. It will be the responsibility of the user of the equipment to ensure that it is maintained in full working order. Type approval certificates shall be produced on site upon demand.
4.2 Suitable operating instructions shall be available with every set of temporary traffic signals used on the Highway.
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4.3 Defective operating traffic signals shall be repaired or replaced within 2 hours of the person responsible for their maintenance being notified.
4.4 Portable traffic signals shall not be put into use without the necessary traffic signs, traffic cones, cable crossing protectors, etc.
5. OPERATION
5.1 The normal mode of operation shall be VEHICLE ACTUATION and shall be used at all times except when the Highway Authority authorises otherwise in writing.
5.2 Manual or Fixed Time setting as a permanent mode of operation may be adopted where authorised by the Highway Authority.
5.3 Manual operation of the signals may be used to deal with short term problems without reference to the Highway Authority.
5.4 The ALL RED period shall initially be set in accordance with the Department of Transport recommendations but shall be adjusted to suit particular site conditions, subject to the approval of the Highway Authority.
5.5 When the use of the fixed time mode has been authorised then the timing of the signals shall be determined on site so as to give the least delay to road users.
5.6 Where tidal of traffic occurs outside normal working hours and the user of the signals has received authorisation to operate in the fixed time mode, then the user shall arrange for the settings to be adjusted as necessary.
5.7 At all times, whilst personnel are on site, there shall be a site operative who has receive appropriate training and is competent to operate the signals.
5.8 A set of manual STOP/GO sign corporations with appropriate warning signs shall be available at each site for use in the event of failure of the temporary traffic signals. Trained operatives shall be available for allocation to this task.
5.9 The user of the signals shall ensure that the has a safe system of work for the placing, operating and removal of the temporary traffic signals together with the associated signing.
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SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS IN RELATION TO CABLE TV
1. Before commencement of any works or actions likely to cause disruption to underground plant or street side furniture, the contractor shall confirm, with reasonable notice, details of Cable TV plant with the company’s Network Planning Department.
2. Where such details indicate the Contractor’s work or associated works may endanger Cable TV plant the Contractor must give the Network Planning Manager a minimum of one week’s notice before commencement, to enable the supply of markers placed by the Contractor under a Cable TV representative’s supervision.
3. The Contractor shall ensure adequate protection of Cable TV plant at all times.
4. The replacing and repositioning of Cable TV markers are only to be carried out under the supervision of a Cable TV representative, unless the replacement is to the exact position and to its former depth.
5. Disruption of Cable TV plant must only be undertaken with written permission from the Network Planning Department and under supervision of a Cable TV representative.
6. The above requirements do not relieve the Contractor of any of his legal obligations.
7. Details of each cable company are given in Appendix 1.16 of the Specification.
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SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS IN RELATION TO MERCURY COMMUNICATIONS LTD
1. In this Special Requirement the following terms shall have the meanings assigned to them:-
(a) ‘Company’ means Mercury Communications Limited.
(b) ‘Company Representative’ means the staff of Mercury Communications Limited or its Authorised Representatives and Agents.
(c) ‘Apparatus’ means all surface or sub-surface equipment and plant including any associated cabling and/or ducting owned, leased or rented by Mercury Communications Limited.
2. Before commencing any work or moving heavy plant or equipment over any portion of the Site the Contractor shall confirm details of the Apparatus, leased or rented by the company, within the Site with the Company Representative.
3. Where such details show that the works or the movement of plant or equipment may endanger the apparatus of the Company, the Contractor must give the Company Representative at least 7 days written notice of the date on which it is intended to commence such works or the movement of plant and equipment in order that the presence of any sub-surface Apparatus can be indicated by markers to be supplied by the Company and placed by the Contractor under the supervision of a Company Representative. The Contractor shall ensure that all Company apparatus, particularly surface running cabling, is adequately protected from damage and such protective measures shall be approved by the Company Representative.
4. In the event of a Company marker being disturbed for any reason it shall not be replaced other than in the exact position and to its former depth unless the repositioning is carried out at the direction and under the supervision of a Company Representative.
5. The Contractor shall take particular care in relation to the protection of Company Apparatus, where such apparatus includes the presence within the Site of optical and/or co-axial cabling. The Contractor should particularly note that damage to such apparatus is extremely disruptive to the Company network and costly to reinstate. The Contractor shall make every effort to avoid the disturbance of Company Apparatus more than is absolutely necessary for the completion of the works in accordance with the Contract.
6. When excavating around, moving or backfilling around Company apparatus, the Company Representative shall be given adequate
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written notice, which shall not be less than 3 days, of the Contractor’s intentions in order that he may supervise the Works. The Contractor should note that the normal depth of cover for Company apparatus and ducts is as follows:-
(a) In carriageways 600mm, which is to be maintained.
(b) In footways 450mm, which is to be maintained.
Where the 600/450 depth of cover cannot be maintained the Contractor shall carry out the instructions of the Engineer for the protection of Company apparatus and such actions that follow from the Engineer’s instruction shall be supervised by a Company Representative. Where the required depth of cover cannot be maintained over cabling, such cables as are affected shall be enclosed and protected in UPVC duct to be supplied by the Company as directed by the Company Representative.
With regard to excavation in the vicinity of Company apparatus and ducts the Contractor should have particular regard to the possibility of reduced cover and the encountering of such Company Apparatus ducts at depth of cover less than that given at a) and b) above.
7. All excavation adjacent to Company Apparatus is to be carried out by hand until the exact extent and/or location of Company Apparatus is known. Mechanical borers and/or excavators shall not be used within 1.0m of Company Apparatus without the supervisory presence of a Company Representative. To prevent any movement of Company Apparatus during excavation, complete shuttering shall be used as directed by the Engineer if:-
(a) Excavation is deeper than the depth of cover of adjacent Company Apparatus.
(b) Excavation is within 1.0m of Company Apparatus in stable soil.
(c) Excavation is within 5.0m of Company Apparatus in unstable soil.
If for the completion of the Works the Contractor intends using any of the following:-
(i) Pile driving equipment within 10.0m of Company Apparatus;
(ii) Explosives within 20.0m of Company Apparatus;
(iii) Laser equipment within 10.0m of Company Apparatus.
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The Contractor shall advise the Company Representative , giving at least 7 days written notice, in order that special protective measures for the Company Apparatus affected may be arranged.
8. All Company manholes, joint box and/or other access points and chambers within the Site shall be kept clear and unobstructed. Access for vehicles, winches cabledrums and/or any further equipment required by the Company for he maintenance of its apparatus, must be maintained at all reasonable times. The Contractor should particularly note that footway type jointing chambers are not specified for carriageway loadings and will need to be adequately protected and/or demolished and rebuilt under the supervision of a Company Representative where such chambers are likely to be placed at risk, either temporarily or permanently, from the movement of plant and/or equipment on the Site.
9. The covers to Company chambers and/or apparatus shall only be lifted by means of appropriate keys obtained from the Company Representative and under the direct supervision of the Company Representative. No employee of the Contractor or of any sub- contractor employed by the Contractor shall enter any chamber and/or Apparatus of the Company unless under the supervision of the Company Representative and in any case not before the mandatory gas check has been carried out in the presence of the Company Representative and such checks have shown it to be safe to enter the Chamber and/or Apparatus of the Company. The Company Representative shall be given reasonable access to all Company Apparatus and chambers when required.
10. In the event of any damage whatsoever to Company Apparatus the Contractor shall immediately inform the Engineer and report the occurrence immediately by contacting the Company as follows:-
Mercury National Operations Centre
Telephone:- 0800 622599 (24 hours)
11. Compliance with the above requirements shall not relieve the Contractor of any of his obligations under the Contract.
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SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS IN RELATION TO NETWORK RAIL
DEFINITIONS
1. In these Special Requirements the following terms shall have the meanings assigned to them:-
(a) ‘’Network Rail” means Network Rail which is incorporated as a registered company in England and Wales as No. 2904587.
(b) ‘Access Permit’ means a written authority that access may be made to railway property and the conditions under which such access is made.
(c) ‘Competent Person’ means a person who has such practical and theoretical knowledge and actual experience of the work activity that he is able to assess the risks and hazards implicit in the work and the consequences of any change in conditions or circumstances.
(d) ‘Contractor’ means the person or persons firm or company whose tender has been accepted by the Employer and includes the Contractor’s personal representatives successors and permitted assigns together with his sub-contractors and their personal representatives and any other persons under the direction and control of the Contractor whilst on railway property.
(e) ‘The Engineer’ means the Engineer as defined in the Contract or other Engineer appointed from time to time by the Employer and notified in writing to the Contractor to act as Engineer for the purposes of the Contract in place of the said Engineer.
(f) ‘Handsignalman’ means a person appointed by Network Rail to control and protect the safety of trains.
(g) ‘Lookoutman’ means a person who has been trained (and certificated by Network Rail to warn others of the approach of trains and has experience of working on or about the track. The Lookoutman is identified by a white badge with the word ‘LOOKOUT’.
(h) ‘On or about the railway’ means all controlled infrastructure including stations.
(i) ‘Personal Protective Equipment’ means all equipment or clothing designed to be worn or held to protect against a hazard likely to endanger health or safety, or an addition or accessory designed to meet this objective.
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(j) ‘Person in Charge of Work’ (PICOW) means the certificated person responsible for ensuring that a safe system of work is adopted to safeguard personnel on or about the track. The ‘PICOW’ is identified by a blue badge with the words ‘PERSON IC WORK’.
(k) ‘Possession’ means planned safety arrangement which control or prevent the normal movement of rail traffic between defined locations and for a pre-determined period.
(l) ‘Network Rail’s Representative’ means the Zonal Director of ‘Network Rail’ or other duly Authorised Representative Agent and/or Organisation Agent appointed for the time being to act on his behalf by Network Rail.
(m) ‘Service’ means electricity cables, gas pipes, water pipes (including piped sewage), other pipelines or telecommunication plant, irrespective of owner.
(n) ‘Site’ means the lands and other places on under in or through which the Works are to be executed and any other lands or places provided by the Employer for the purposes of the Contract on which the Works are carried out.
(o) ‘Speed Restriction’ means a planned restriction on the speed of rail traffic between defined locations.
(p) ‘The Works’ means the Permanent Works together with any Temporary Works and shall particularly refer to those parts to be executed over upon under in or through railway land or in such close proximity to it that it could in the opinion of Network Rail affect such land or railway traffic and for these particular purposes shall include the acts of inspecting, examining and walking.
METHOD OF CARRYING OUT THE WORKS
2. The Works shall be carried out in a safer manner which avoids risk of harm to railway facilities and traffic and any person entitled to be on railway property and so as to avoid any interference with any such traffic except as previously agreed and to any such persons.
The Contractor shall ensure that any rules regulations or instructions imposed for the protection of rail traffic are strictly observed.
CONTRACTORS SAFETY POLICY
3. The Contractor shall provide Network Rail with a copy of each of the following documents (including any Contractor’s codes of practice,
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safety instructions or regulations applicable to the Works) for appraisal not less than 14 days prior to the commencement of the Works:-
(a) the Contractor’s Health and Safety Case;
(b) the Contractor’s organisation and arrangements for Health and Safety which must include the arrangements for managing sub- contractors;
(c) the Contractor’s arrangements for ensuring compliance with all relevant legislation, standards, rules and instructions.
(d) the Contractor’s Programme for the Works.
EXEMPTIONS
4. Notwithstanding any provisions in statutory health and safety requirements relating to building and construction work that give exemptions to certain work on the operational railway, the Contractor shall comply with all such requirements.
ACCESS TO THE RAILWAY
5. Before any activity is undertaken on the railway, arrangements for safety provisions must be in place to address the activity to be undertaken and the particular hazards of the area in which it will be carried out.
The safety provisions are set out in Railway Group Standard GO/RT 3278 –‘Requirements for Access to Network Rail Controlled Infrastructure’. Within these provisions and depending on the nature of the work to be carried out, there may be a requirement for the Contractor to undergo a full medical examination and undertake specific training for personal track safety and be certificated as competent.
SITE FAMILIARISATION
6. The Contractor shall ensure that familiarisation training in the characteristics of the Site is given to all his employees and the employees of any sub-contractor employed by him both before commencement of the Works and at agreed intervals during the progress of the Works.
The Contractor shall ensure that his employees and the employees of any sub-contractor employed by him undergo additional familiarisation training if the site boundary is altered.
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The Contractor shall brief all visitors to the site, including staff of Network Rail, of the particular health and safety hazards of the site. Records of all such briefings shall be kept by the Contractor for audit purposes.
RISK ASSESSMENTS
7. The Contractor is responsible for arranging suitable and sufficient assessments, to be undertaken by a competent person, of the risks to the health and safety of his personnel and others (including the general public) as a consequence of his work activities. Such risk assessments shall be reviewed or re-assessed when necessary, such as when there is a significant change in work or the environment. Initial and amended copies shall be supplied to Network Rail as appropriate before work commences or continues.
USE OF RAILTRACK’S LAND
8. The Contractor shall from time to time be allowed to take possession of so much railway land as may be agreed for the carrying out of the Works (or as laid down in the Contract). Where access to the Site is required by way of railway land the route of such access shall be agreed with Network Rail.
Any other railway infrastructure land which is required for temporary use outside that which is essential for the carrying out of the Works shall be the subject of separate negotiations with Network Rail Property.
The Contractor shall be responsible for ensuring that no person trespasses beyond the agreed limits of the working area or access route and shall if required so to do provide and maintain to the satisfaction or Network Rail temporary fencing of an approved type to prevent trespass on the railway or neighbouring land.
EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBERS
9. The Contractor shall provide 7 days prior to the commencement of the work on Site written notification to Network Rail’s Representative of the names and telephone numbers of competent personnel capable of organising remedial action in the event of an emergency on the Site outside normal working hours or when the Contractor’s employees and the employees of any sub-contractor employed by him are absent from the Site.
METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION
10. The Contractor shall provide for approval a detailed statement (including such calculations drawings and design check certificates as
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are considered necessary by Network Rail) of the methods proposed for the execution of the Works. The statement shall include details of all proposed Temporary Works (including demolition). The method statement shall be submitted in sufficient time to allow for full consideration by Network Rail and for revised proposals to be submitted if necessary.
FENCING OF SITE
11. All persons not involved with the Works shall be kept well clear of the site which shall be fenced or barriered off from such persons to the satisfaction of Network Rail. Where necessary the barriers shall include protection from radiation including that from welding arc or fumes and sparks from oxy-gas flames.
ACCESS AND ACCOMMODATION
12. Network Rail’s Representative shall at all reasonable times have free access to any premises where work is being carried out or materials prepared or manufactured for the Works.
When necessary, serviced accommodation for Network Rail’s Representative shall be provided by the Contractor to the satisfaction of Network Rail.
Network Rail’s Representative where reference to Network Rail is required for the purposes of this contract may be contacted at the following point(s):-
Address: Network Rail k PLC Network Rail East Anglia (47 CP6) Outside Party Engineers Hamilton House Appold Street London EC2 2AA
Attn: Mr P Townsend
Tel:- (0171) 295 2064 Fax:- (0171) 295 2119
STATUTORY NOTIFICATION
13. All statutory notices required to be served under the relevant statutory provisions or regulations of the Health and Safety at Work Etc Act 1974, or any statutory re-enactment thereof, in respect of work on the operational railway shall be sent by the Contractor to the Health & Safety Executive with copies to Network Rail.
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WORKING TIME
14. The Contractor shall comply with Network Rail’s policy on working time. (Details of these requirements may be obtained from the Engineer).
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF ENGLISH
15. The Contractor must have sufficient knowledge of English (both spoken and written) to understand safety information and safety instructions and training (where relevant).
ALCOHOL AND DRUGS
16. The Contractor shall comply with Network Rail’s Policy on Alcohol and Drugs. (Details of these requirements may be obtained from the Engineer).
CLOTHING AND PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
17. The Contractor must wear high visibility clothing of a pattern and an approved shade of orange colour where required by Network Rail. The Contractor must ensure that the clothing is worn correctly and kept in a clean condition.
Personal protective equipment must be used correctly and where there is a possibility of clothing or personal protective equipment being confused with signals, the colours red or green shall not be worn.
REMOVAL OF CONTRACTOR’S EMPLOYEES
18. Network Rail shall be at liberty to object to and require the Contractor to remove from the Site immediately any person employed on his behalf who in the opinion of Network Rail is not in a fit condition to carry out his duties, or is liable to endanger their own health and safety or that of others.
PRESCRIBED REGISTERS AND CERTIFICATES
19. The Contractor shall ensure that all relevant prescribed registered and certificates, including those appertaining to the current Construction Regulations, are available for inspection at all times at a location agreed by Network Rail.
FIRE SAFETY TRAINING
20. The Contractor’s employees and the employees of any sub-contractor employed by him must receive specific instructions related to fire safety
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and undergo training commensurate with his duties and location, particularly when working in sub-surface railway stations.
FIRE PRECAUTIONS
21. The Contractor shall make arrangements for the protection of the Works and any adjacent railway infrastructure from fire and shall take such additional precautions as Network Rail may require.
The Contractor shall comply with all the following Health and Safety Executive publications:-
Guidance Note CS6 – ‘The Storage and Use of LPG on Construction Sites’
Handbook HS(G)3 – ‘Highly Flammable Materials on Construction Sites’
Leaflet IND(G)56P – ‘Flammable Liquids on Construction Sites.
HALONS
22. The use of halons in hand held fire extinguishers and new fixed fire fighting systems based on halons shall not be permitted.
CONFINED SPACES
23. A considerable number of confined spaces exist on or about the railway. In certain circumstances this may be a transient state dependent on usage. The Contractor must ensure his staff are suitably trained to recognise a confined space and a safe system of work must be devised by the Contractor, which must be notified to Network Rail before any work is carried out.
CONTAMINATED LAND
24. Railway land, especially in the area of former large sidings or depots, may be contaminated. Appropriate precautions must be taken when carrying out activities which disturb or alter the existing regime.
ASBESTOS
25. The use of asbestos (in all its various forms) has been extensive throughout the railway industry in previous years; accordingly the Contractor must take all appropriate precautions.
LEAD
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26. Railway bridges, structures and some buildings may have protective and decorative coatings containing substantial quantities of lead; accordingly the Contractor must take all appropriate precautions.
CADMIUM
27. Cadmium may have been used as an anti-corrosion plating on some metal products (nuts, for example) on or about the railway; accordingly the Contractor must take all appropriate precautions.
LEPTOSPIROSIS
28. There may be a risk of Leptospirosis (Weils Disease) when working on the railway as a result of contamination by rats; accordingly the Contractor must take all appropriate precautions.
ANTHRAX
29. The presence of anthrax spores has been detected on or about the railway. The Contractor must be aware of the continuing possibility that anthrax spores may be located on or about the railway and must take all appropriate precautions.
TEMPORARY WORKS
30. The Contractor shall ensure that:-
(a) inspections are carried out of all Temporary Works and all other temporary supporting structures and that such operations are carried out and recorded in like manner to that specified in each of the said requirements that relate to scaffolding; and
(b) the superintendence provided wherever rapidly increasing or shock loads are being applied to any Temporary Works shall include a person or persons in full view of such Temporary Works with knowledge of the design thereof and able to direct emergency action if this becomes necessary.
NOISE
31. When noisy operations are to be carried out the Contractor must take such measures as may be required by Network Rail to ensure the hazard and nuisance is minimised.
It is Network Rail policy on Noise Management and Hearing Conservation that where daily personal noise exposure (LEP,d) is likely to exceed 85 dB(A), suitable ear protection must be provided.
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In addition to the requirements of the Noise at Work regulations 1989 the Contractor shall ensure so far as is practicable that ALL PERSONS on site are provided with suitable personal ear protection where daily noise exposure (LEP,d) is likely to exceed 85 dB(A).
Such ear protection when properly worn should reasonably be expected to keep the risk of damage to such person’s hearing below that arising from exposure to ‘the first action level’ or ‘the peak action level’ both as defined in the Regulations.
In addition to and notwithstanding any maximum noise levels specified in the Contract the Contractor shall be responsible for keeping noise to a level acceptable to the Local Authority and for preventing a noise nuisance arising. The Contractor shall discuss noise levels and methods of working with such Authority and in such an event shall inform Network Rail of the Local Authority’s requirement. The Contractor shall not apply for a Consent without the approval of Network Rail in writing.
When noisy operations are to be carried out at night or on Sunday the Contractor shall warn all persons likely to be affected by such operations in a manner approved by the Engineer.
The Contractor shall comply with the general principles laid down in BS 5228 standard Noise Control of Construction and Open Sites or equivalent EC/ISO Standard.
LEGAL ACTION TO REDUCE NOISE
32. If any approach is made to the Contractor by a Local Authority or Magistrate’s Court in respect of noise emission from the Site (whether or not such approach comprises the serving upon the Contractor of a Notice made pursuant to Section 60 of the Control of Pollution Act 1974 or an Order made pursuant to Section 59 of that Act or an Order made pursuant to Section 80 or 82 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 or any subsequent re-enactment thereof) except to the extent that any immediate action is necessary to comply with such a Notice or Order prior to the receipt of appropriate instructions by Network Rail the Contractor shall not change or give any undertaking to change such programme or methods of construction without consulting the Engineer and Network Rail.
SCREENS HOARDINGS AND LIGHTS
33. The Contractor shall provide all necessary appropriate temporary screens hoardings guard rails barriers fans protective sheeting fencing lighting to ensure the safety and protection of his employees and
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others and the Works at all times throughout the duration of the Contract.
The location of any such screen, hoarding, shall not affect signal sighting nor obscure places of safety and must not be erected without the prior consent of Network Rail.
All lights shall be so placed or screened so as not to interfere with any signal lights, Driver Only Operation platform monitoring devices, or in any other way affect the vision of train drivers.
BURIED PIPES DUCTS AND CABLES
34. The Contractor’s attention is drawn to the possibility of buried pipes, ducts and cables including high voltage electrical power cables. The Contractor shall take all reasonable precautions to establish the position, existence and location of any buried pipes, ducts and cables which may be present before any excavation or the driving of objects into the ground and shall take all reasonable precautions to avoid damaging buried popes, ducts and cables when excavating and driving objects into the ground.
Any equipment (Cable Avoiding Tools (CATs) for example) utilised to establish the position of buried popes, ducts and cables must be authorised before use by Network Rail, in consultation with the Engineer, and be used in accordance with Railway Group Standard GC/RT5200 – ‘Excavations and ‘the identification of Services’.
EXPLOSIVES
35. Explosives (which term does not include railway fog signals – commonly known as detonators) shall NOT be used on or about the railway without the written agreement of Network Rail.
LASERS
36. Equipment incorporating lasers shall not be used by the Contractor without the prior written consent of Network Rail and if such consent is given the Contractor shall comply with any Code of Practice on the lasers produced by Network Rail and relevant British and European Standards published from time to time.
Before any laser may be used on the site the Contractor shall provide a copy of his general safety instructions and specific safety regulations to Network Rail for approval, and no items of work using lasers shall commence without Network Rail’s prior written consent.
WELFARE AND SANITARY FACILITIES
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37. The Contractor must make arrangements as necessary for the welfare and sanitary needs of his personnel. The use of existing railway facilities including waiting rooms mess rooms or sanitary facilities will not be permitted unless agreement has been reached by Network Rail and other users as appropriate.
ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE SURVEY EQUIPMENT
38. Electrically conductive survey equipment shall not be used within 2.75 metres of any live overhead equipment, nor shall it be used within 2.0 metres of any rail.
CROSSING THE RAILWAY TRACK
39. The Contractor shall ensure that none of his employees or the employees of any sub-contractor employed by him crosses or conveys Constructional Plant and/or materials across or along any railway track unless special arrangements have been made and specific written approval has been given by Network Rail.
Where public rights of way exist over occupation and or accommodation level crossings and/or bridges, the Contractor shall only use such crossings in the way that they are intended to be used by the public, unless specific written approval has been given by Network Rail.
ONLY IN EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES WILL THE PROVISION OF A TEMPORARY LEVEL CROSSING BE PERMITTED OVER ANY OPERATIONAL RAILWAY TRACK. If Network Rail is prepared to accept the provision of a level crossing required for constructional traffic over any railway track and all temporary public level crossings, time must be allowed to enable the approval of HM Railway Inspectorate to be obtained in addition to the period of notice required by Network Rail for making the necessary arrangements and carrying out the work.
SAFETY PERSONNEL
40. The Railway industry has an established regime of safety supervision when work is undertaken on or about the tracks which may involve Lookoutmen, Handsignalmen and PICOWS (Persons in Charge of Work) amongst others – only competent and certificated personnel may undertake these duties.
Network Rail may require these and other safety personnel to be appointed for the control of trains, the protection of the Contractor’s personnel and to ensure the safety of the rail traffic, other staff, property and others during the progress of the Works.
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EMERGENCY ACTION
41. The Contractor shall prepare an emergency procedure which must include the method of stopping trains in the event of an incident that could affect the safety of trains and/or persons and in the case of an electrified line how to arrange to have the current switched off in the event of an emergency. This procedure must be accepted in writing by Network Rail before work starts.
The Contractor shall ensure that his personnel are fully conversant with this procedure and understand it. Auditable checks should be undertaken at intervals agreed with the Engineer to monitor this understanding.
TIMING OF WORK ON OR ABOUT RAILWAY TRACKS
42. Work shall only commence on or about the tracks when agreed to and authorised in writing by Network Rail.
Any work which, in the opinion of Network Rail, requires a possession, isolation and/or speed restriction, shall be carried out on dates and at times agreed in writing by Network Rail. Such speed restrictions, possessions and isolations are regulated to minimise delays to railway traffic and may, therefore, require working outside the Contractor’s normal working hours.
CONFIRMATION OF POSSESSION OF THE RAILWAY LINES
43. If the Contractor’s programme for the Works has been accepted by Network Rail and consent has been given to the proposed method of carrying out the Works the Contractor shall in all cases submit written notice to Network Rail confirming any speed restrictions, possessions or isolation requirements prior to the period of notice laid down in the Contract in advance of the proposed commencement of work on or near the railway lines.
RAIL TRAFFIC DURING A POSSESSION OR ISOLATION
44. During a possession and/or isolation the Contractor shall allow for engineers trains and/or on-track machines to be passed through the work site by prior arrangement. This will necessitate the temporary clearance of the railway track and cessation of those activities that could affect their passage or the safety of personnel on or about the tracks.
CANCELLATION OF SPEED RESTRICTION POSSESSION AND/OR ISOLATION
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45. Network Rail reserves the right to cancel or alter the dates and times of any agreed speed restrictions, possessions and/or isolation at short notice if this proves necessary because of any emergency situation, but in such an event alternative arrangements will be made as soon as the situation permits.
WORKING METHODS NEAR RAILWAY TRACK
46. Unless agreed in writing by Network Rail, no Constructional Plant of any kind shall be used and/or materials placed, stacked and/or handled in such a manner that in the event of mishandling and/or failure such plant and/or materials could fall foul of a vertical plane 3.0 metres from the nearest edge of the nearest rail on which trains may run or on a station platform within 3.0 metres of the platform edge (subject to provisions when working near overhead line equipment).
The Contractor shall submit details (including drawings) of the proposed method of using Constructional Plant and the stacking and/or handling of materials on or about the track when required. In this event such work shall not begin until any required safety measures have been carried out to the satisfaction of Network Rail.
NOTIFICATION OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES ON SITE
47. Toxic substances as defined in the Health and Safety Executive Guidance Note EH40 shall not be brought on or about the railway without the prior written consent of Network Rail.
If any unforeseen toxic substance is encountered or discovered on site during the progress of the Works the Contractor shall firstly secure the working area where these are discovered and then immediately submit the proposed method of operation and the precautions to be taken including handling disposal and/or re-use to Network Rail before continuing any work affected by the discovery.
NOTIFICATION OF ACCIDENTS TO RAILTRACK
48. Notwithstanding the statutory requirements of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974, the Contractor shall immediately report to Network Rail all accidents and occurrences causing damage to property or potentially affecting the safe working of the railway and all injuries (other than of a trivial nature) reportable diseases and work linked injuries and any dangerous occurrences as defined in the ‘Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences regulations 1985’ and as applicable those accidents cited in the ‘Railways (Notice of Accidents) Order 1986’ when these occur on the operational railway.
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Details of all such occurrences shall be recorded on the appropriate form and a copy sent to Network Rail within 24 hours of any such occurrence.
All injuries to the Contractor’s personnel (including minor injuries which the Department of Health and/or the Department of Social security may specify) must be reported when working on the non-operational railway and a copy of the report sent to Network Rail.
Network Rail will advise the Contractor as to those parts of the Site which are on operational and those which are on non-operational railway.
RETURN TO WORK AFTER ILLNESS INJURY OR ACCIDENT
49. Network Rail may require Contractor’s personnel to undergo a medical examination before returning to work after a prolonged illness, serious injury or accident to establish their fitness for work.
ADVERTISEMENTS
50. The Contractor shall not permit any advertisements to be displayed on or above railway property without the prior consent of Network Rail.
SERVICES
51. The degree of protection provided to Services on or about the railway can vary. The Contractor shall not interfere with any Services unless authorised by Network Rail.
Should any unknown or unexpected Service be uncovered on railway property during the Works, the Contractor shall establish ownership and inform Network Rail and the owner of the Service and take appropriate precautions for protection.
The Contractor shall uphold, maintain and keep in working order in its existing location any Service not diverted.
ARRANGEMENTS TO PROVIDE PROTECTION TO RAILWAY EQUIPMENT
52. The Contractor shall provide maintain and remove on completion of the work all necessary protection to prevent damage to the tracks track ballast signal and telecommunication equipment and all other railway equipment during the execution of the work.
ELECTRIFIED RAILWAYS
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53. The Contractor’s attention is drawn to the presence in some areas of electric traction equipment which may be either overhead line equipment above the track and/or third or fourth conductor rail at track level. Either system carries a potentially lethal electric current and proximity to this equipment can cause death or severe injury.
The Contractor shall obtain warning notices to Network Rail’s specification and shall erect these in prominent positions approved by Network Rail. The Contractor shall ensure that his personnel observe such warnings, together with any other instructions as may be included in the current Track Safety Handbook GO/RT 3070 or any later replacement thereof. A poster explaining methods of resuscitation shall be erected and maintained in a prominent position at the place of work.
The Contractor shall fully comply with any requirements of Network Rail as to the earthing and bonding (or electrical segregation) of metal work and foil covered sheet materials.
(1) Overhead Line Equipment (unless working within the protection afforded by isolation arrangements)
Overhead line equipment is charged at high voltage and should be considered live at all times and the Contractor must observe the following precautions:
Work shall not be carried out, cranes or other plant erected, operated and/or dismantled or materials stored within the ‘Prohibited Space’ WHICH IS THAT SPACE WITHIN A RADIUS OF 2.75 METRES OF THE LIVE OVERHEAD EQUIPMENT TOGETHER WITH ANYWHERE VERTICALLY ABOVE THIS SPACE.
The figure of 2.75 metres used in determining the Prohibited Space shall be increased by the length of any tool, equipment and/or material being handled. However, work on the railway track, platforms walkways and the like below overhead equipment is permitted PROVIDED that tools, equipment and/or materials are not at any time raised above head height.
Portable ladders used in the vicinity of the live overhead equipment shall be wood or other non conducting material and shall not be metal reinforced nor contain any metal. Even ladders without reinforcement can lead to serious electrical shocks if allowed to come close to live overhead equipment and therefore special precautions must be taken by the Contractor to ensure that the ladder cannot slip and encroach into the Prohibited Space.
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Any disturbance of or attachment to any equipment forming part of the electric traction system shall only be carried out by Network Rail.
Long objects, which shall include but not be limited to, pipes, scaffolds, poles, ladders and/or long handled tools or any object of such length that if carried vertically could infringe on the Prohibited Space must be carried horizontally below head height.
Where, in the opinion of Network Rail, alternative safe systems of work are move appropriate, these could include:-
(a) Provision of Protective Screening and/or Platforms between the Work area and the Live Overhead Line Equipment
Erection and removal of screening and/or platforms must be carried out under the protection of isolation arrangements. Where such screening and platforms are erected Network Rail may agree to work being carried out without isolation arrangements.
and
(b) Isolation and Earthing of the Overhead Line Equipment and of Isolation Arrangements
The Overhead Line Equipment will not be made ‘live’ whilst the isolation arrangements are in being.
No work shall begin or personnel be allowed within the Prohibited Space unless or until isolation arrangements have been made.
(2) Third or Fourth Rail Electrification (unless working within the protection afforded by isolation arrangements).
A third or fourth conductor rail and associated electrical equipment shall be considered live at all times.
Work in the vicinity may involve the provision of special protection or alterations to the equipment.
All these shall be provided or carried out by or on behalf of Network Rail. Alternatively Network Rail may isolate a length of third or fourth conductor rail and such other electrical equipment as considered necessary and implement isolation arrangements.
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No work shall commence or personnel allowed to be exposed to risk from the third or fourth conductor rail or associated electrical equipment until isolation arrangements have been made.
STABILITY OF TRACK
54. Excavations near any railway track and/or structure shall not commence until all measures required to maintain the stability of the track and/or structure have been completed and Network Rail have indicated that there is no further objection to the Contractor proceeding with the excavation work.
INTERFERENCE WITH DRAINS/WATERCOURSES
55. Any springs, watercourses or drains which may be interfered with or cut through shall be preserved and pipes and other means be provided so as not to stop or diminish their present flow. Should any drain or spring appear and/or be uncovered, adequate measures shall be provided to convey the water and soil therefrom to a suitable outlet and every reasonable precaution taken to protect the railway infrastructure from harm as a consequence of the work. The Contractor shall not without the prior written approval of Network Rail, make temporary or permanent connections to any mains, drains, pipes, watercourse or other services.
The Contractor shall not discharge any pollutant into any spring, water course, drain or other pipe but if such discharge occurs he shall inform Railtrack and the appropriate authorities by the quickest practical means.
FLOODING OR POLLUTION
56. The Contractor shall take all necessary precautions to the satisfaction of Network Rail to prevent water mud or other substances flooding or polluting the property or equipment of the railway.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
57. The Contractor shall comply with those provisions of the Network Rail Environmental Policy and Management System that are specifically drawn to his attention.
CLEARANCE OF RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE LAND
58. The Contractor shall not leave rubbish on railway infrastructure land and property and shall subject to the approval of Network Rail clear away and remove all Contractor’s equipment surplus materials and
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temporary works as and when in the opinion of Network Rail these cease to be required for the Works.
DAMAGE TO RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE LAND OR PROPERTY
59. All damage or defects or disturbance caused to railway infrastructure land and property as a result of the Works (whether occurring during the Works themselves or during the Maintenance Period) shall be made good as soon as possible to the satisfaction of Network Rail in consultation with the Engineer by the Contractor.
CONTRACTOR NOT RELIEVED OF OBLIGATIONS
60. Compliance with the above requirements shall not relieve the Contractor of any of his obligations under the Contract.
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SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS IN RELATION TO LONDON UNDERGROUND LIMITED (WORKS ON OR NEAR THE RAILWAY)
1. SCOPE
1.1 This standard states the requirements that shall be satisfied by outside parties wishing to carry out works for their own purposes on or near land belonging to London Underground. The conditions stated in this document may be used by property owners or developers in their own tender and contract documentation.
2. REFERENCES
The test of this document cites other documents that provide information or guidance. These are listed in attachment 1. Reference should be made to the latest editions unless specific editions are cited in the text. Where references are made to the pastes editions unless specific editions are cited in the text. Where references are made to engineering standards documents which are in the course of preparation, existing documents shall be followed until documents have been authorised for use.
3. ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations are used in this document.
LUL:- London Underground Limited
4. DEFINITIONS
The following terms are specific to this document.
LUL Engineer - the person appointed by LUL to deal with matters arising from these special conditions.
LUL Land - any land (including airspace and subsoil), property, building or structure in the freehold or leasehold ownership of or occupied by LUL.
Occupation - the time during which the railway is closed to traffic, the traction current has been turned off and the necessary railway safeguards have been provided to enable work to take place on the railway.
Outside party - any person or company carrying out the Works (as defined below).
Railway Land - that part of LUL land which is inside the first adequate fence line or structure barring access to he running
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tracks, or inside the station gates barring access to the platforms.
Railway operating hours - all time other than that defined as occupation.
Works - any demolition, excavation, construction or maintenance work, including all associated plant scaffolding and other temporary work, carried out by an outside party which is considered by the LUL Engineer to be of concern to LUL.
5. INTRODUCTION
The safe operation of the railway and the safety of the public and other is a paramount consideration. to minimise potential hazards, it is essential that outside parties working on or near the railway comply with the requirements in this standard.
6. SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS
6.1 The works shall be conducted in such a manner as not to endanger or interfere in any way, directly or indirectly, with the railway or the traffic thereon.
6.2 The outside party shall ensure that every precaution is taken when conducting the works to keep the risks of any loss, damage or danger to passengers, staff or the railway to an absolute minimum.
7. REQUIREMENTS
7.1 General
7.1.1 Insofar as anything within these special conditions may conflict or be inconsistent with any other conditions imposed on the outside party, other than in the case of a statutory instrument, these special conditions shall always prevail.
7.1.2 LUL reserved the right to add to or to modify these special conditions as any time without notice in order to comply with any additions or modifications to statutory requirements or to any regulation, requirement or operation of the railway. LUL shall not be liable for any losses, costs or claims arising from any such additions or modifications.
7.1.3 The LUL Engineer or his representative shall at all times be granted free access to the works, or to any premises remote from the site or railway where work is being conducted or materials prepared or manufactured for any part of the works affecting LUL’s property.
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7.1.4 The outside party shall ensure that all staff on his site strictly observe all LUL rules, regulations and requirements in these special conditions or as notified to them by the LUL Engineer.
7.1.5 No smoking shall be allowed on railway land, nor shall alcoholic drink be consumed and the use of drugs, including some medicines, is strictly forbidden whilst working on railway land. It is a criminal offence to be under the influence of alcohol or other drug whilst working on railway land. The outside party is required to demonstrate due diligence in complying with the Transport and Works Act (1992).
7.1.6 The outside party shall immediately stop any items of work on instruction from the LUL Engineer, or other LUL employee in authority, if, in their opinion, the railway is endangered by the works or the outside party is not complying with the provisions of these special conditions or with the times and methods of working approved by LUL.
7.1.7 The outside party shall remove from the site any person either directly or indirectly under his control whom the LUL Engineer considers could endanger the railway because of their actual or potential misconduct, incompetence or negligence in the performance of their duties, or if they fail to conform to the safety requirements imposed by these special conditions.
7.1.8 The outside party shall provide, at his own expense, any personal protective equipment and any training of his staff deemed necessary and specified by the LUL Engineer for the safe execution of the works.
7.1.9 The outside party shall display all LUL safety notices supplied by the LUL Engineer and shall give all necessary instructions to his labour force regarding LUL requirements.
7.1.10 The outside party shall supply and make available, on any part of the works which are upon LUL land, such fire fighting equipment as the LUL Engineer shall require.
7.2 Method of conducting the works
7.2.1 At least six weeks, or such other required period, before the works are scheduled to commence, the outside party shall submit in writing to the LUL Engineer, for his written approval, the following:
(a) an assessment of the impact or effect of the works upon the railway, LUL land and the railway environment;
(b) a programme of the works;
(c) details of the proposed method of carrying out the works;
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(d) calculations to show the suitability and adequacy of their proposal, where required by the LUL Engineer;
(e) details of plant and materials to be used on the works;
(f) a list of names of key personnel with their telephone numbers, including a number manned at all times by means of which they can be reached in an emergency;
(g) statements on the outside party’s arrangements for site supervision, safety and quality;
(h) details of the manner is which the LUL property is to be protected during the works;
(i) such other information as the LUL Engineer shall reasonably require.
7.2.2 After consideration the above proposals the LUL Engineer may required the outside party to revise them to submit further details method statements for each stage of the works. The programme for such further details shall be agreed during approval of the outline method statement. No works shall commence until the proposals or revised proposals have been approved in writing by the LUL Engineer.
7.2.3 Where in the opinion of the LUL Engineer unacceptable risks to the railway would result from the work, the LUL Engineer may determine that all or part of the works shall be carried out during an occupation.
7.2.4 Where it is considered necessary to either party an inspection of the condition of the LUL property shall be arranged through the LUL Engineer and a schedule produced and signed by both parties prior to the commencement of the works and after their completion (and if necessary at other stages). Condition surveys shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of CED-ST-4103.
7.2.5 The outside party shall not interfere with or in any way reduce the effectiveness of any fence or other structure barring access to railway land without the prior written approval of the LUL Engineer. If the works necessitate the alteration, repair, renewal or erection of such a fence or other structure, the work shall be carried out in accordance with specifications and conditions previously approved in writing by the LUL Engineer.
7.2.6 A protective screen shall, if required by the LUL Engineer, be erected by the outside party along the railway boundary. The details of the screen, the methods and times of erection and dismantling shall be
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approved in writing by the LUL engineer before any part of the works are commenced.
7.2.7 The outside party shall adopt, provide and maintain to the LUL Engineer’s satisfaction such additional protection or revised working methods as the LUL Engineer considers necessary to avoid unacceptable risk of damage or danger to passengers, staff or the railway.
7.2.8 Explosives shall not be used on or near the railway.
7.3 Scaffolding
Scaffolding shall be erected, used, maintained and dismantled in accordance with the provisions of CED-ST-4112.
7.4 Work upon LUL land
7.4.1 Where an outside party requires to carry out work on LUL land prior agreement shall be obtained from LUL. The minimum requirements are set out in CED-ST-4109.
7.4.2 Generally works on railway land shall be carried out during an occupation. In special circumstances the LUL Engineer may permit works on railway land to be carried out during railway operating hours provided that:
(a) in the LUL Engineer’s opinion the works do not endanger the railway;
(b) horizontal distances to the works are either:
(1) at least 4.0 metres from the nearest rail
or
(2) at stations at least 2.0 metres from any platform edge and do not interfere with passengers or the safe operation of the station.
7.4.3 The outside party shall not interfere with, cover up, obstruct or in any way reduce the effectiveness of any trackside or other LUL property or equipment, unless agreement in writing is first obtained from the LUL Engineer.
7.4.4 Actions such as hot working or material storage on LUL land will require a licence or permit from LUL. The LUL Engineer will advise the
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outside party of such specific requirements after the outside parties method statements have been examined.
7.5 Work done during an occupation
7.5.1 Occupation of railway land, where necessary for the safe execution of the works, will be arranged by the LUL Engineer. Such occupations shall be arranged as part of the agreed programme and advance written notice to the LUL Engineer of not less than twelve weeks shall normally be required. The outside party shall not assume that his application will be granted.
7.5.2 Together with any request for occupation of railway land, the outside party shall submit for approval preliminary written details of the work and method statements. The LUL Engineer may decline to arrange an occupation if, in his opinion, the outside party does not proposed to make adequate use of that occupation.
7.5.3 The outside party shall be advised on any particular night by the LUL Engineer’s site representative of the exact times that the work shall be permitted to start and finish. During any occupation the outside party shall strictly follow any instruction given by the LUL Engineer’s representative.
7.5.4 Because of the exigence of the railway, the time available for the occupation is subject to delay, interruption or cancellation. Running of the railway shall take precedence over the works. LUL Shall not be liable for any such delay.
7.6 Works over or adjacent to substructures and tunnels
7.6.1 Prior to commencing any excavation or piling, the outside party shall check with the LUL Engineer and all other appropriate authority and obtain written confirmation of the approximate depth and location of their tunnels, structures or equipment.
7.6.2 In addition to the requirements of clause 7.6.1, prior to any work being carried out on any part of a site which is over or adjacent to an LUL substructure or tunnel, the outside party shall prepare and submit to the LUL Engineer for this written approval:
(a) a survey of the site which shall show the relationship of the LUL substructure or tunnel to the ground surface features and the proposed works;
(b) the results of ground investigation and tests;
(c) details of any temporary or permanent changes in loading which may affect the substructure or tunnel;
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(d) a statement of the predicted effects of the works and in particular:
(1) changes in stresses;
(2) changes in heave;
(3) settlement;
(4) distortion of the substructure or tunnel;
(e) proposals for the limitation of the effects identified in (d) above;
(f) proposals for the carrying out the inspections for and preparation of schedules of condition of LUL substructures or tunnels;
(g) proposals for monitoring the effects of the works on LUL substructures and tunnels before, during and after construction.
No demolition or construction works shall commence until the LUL Engineer has approved the above proposals.
7.6.3 The LUL Engineer shall not normally approve any proposals which noticeably change the loadings upon any LUL substructure or tunnel.
7.7 Piling
7.7.1 Driven piling shall be no closer than 50.0m from an LUL substructure or tunnel.
7.7.2 Bored piles shall not be constructed within a zone created by a rectangle formed by a 6.0m offset above and below the extremity of the tunnel or other structure and 3.0m offset horizontally from its sides.
7.7.3 Bored piles shall not be under-reamed such that under-reaming encroaches into the exclusion zone defined in 7.7.2 above.
7.7.4 Notwithstanding the above, notices as required under the London Building Acts 1939 or other Statutory Instruments shall where appropriate still be served and the acts shall still apply.
7.8 Crane and tall plant working
Where the works require the use of cranes and other tall plant the outside party shall comply with the provisions of CED-ST-4111.
7.9 Street works
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Outside parties intending to carry out work in the public highway shall, as required under the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991, notify the LUL Engineer of their proposals.
7.10 Movement of heavy vehicles and plant
7.10.1 Outside parties intending to transport heavy loads of the public highway through the area served by the LUL railway, or use cranes and spreader plates in streets directly over railway tunnels, shall obtain the agreement of the LUL Engineer, as required under the road Vehicles (construction and Use) Regulations 1986 and the Motor Vehicles (Authorisation of Special Types) General Order 1979.
7.10.2 Access over LUL’s tunnels and bridges for construction plant and heavy vehicles shall be by such routes as the LUL Engineer may stipulate in writing and be subject to any restrictions of the weight of such vehicles and plant as the LUL Engineer may consider necessary. The outside party shall be responsible for ensuring that all abnormal load journeys use only the routes so approved.
7.11 Reinstatement
LUL land or any associated services disturbed or damaged by the works are to be reinstated to comply with all relevant LUL standards current at the time of reinstatement, to the satisfaction of the LUL Engineer and maintained until all risk of settlement ceases.
7.12 Indemnity and insurance
7.12.1 The outside party shall be responsible for and shall indemnify LUL, its employees and agents from and against all expense, liability, loss and claims whatsoever in respect of death or injury, loss of or damage to property (including property belonging to LUL or for which it is responsible) and any other loss, damage, cost and expense which may arise directly or indirectly out of or in consequence of the outside party’s performance of the works or of the presence of the outside party, their employees or agents or any plant, equipment or material on LUL’s premises whether such injury, loss, damage, cost or expense be caused by negligence or otherwise.
7.12.2 Throughout the execution of the works, and without prejudice to their liability to indemnify LUL or without limiting their obligations and responsibilities as defined herein, the outside party shall insure against injury, loss or damage to any person or to any property (including property belonging to LUL) which may arise out of or in consequence of the execution or purported execution of the works or the presence
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on LUL’s property of the outside party, their employees or attends or any plant or equipment or material.
7.12.3 Such insurance shall:
(a) provide indemnity of not less than ten million pounds per incident or such other sum as the LUL Engineer may required having regard t the risks to the railway;
(b) be effected with an insurer and in terms approved by LUL. The terms shall include a provision whereby in the event of any claim in respect of which the outside party would be entitled to receive indemnity under the policy being brought or made against LUL ten the insurer will indemnify LUL against such a claim and any losses, costs, charges and expenses in respect thereof.
7.12.4The outside party shall wherever required and in any event before commencing the works produce to LUL satisfactory evidence that there is in force the insurance for which the outside party is responsible under these conditions. Thereafter the outside party shall submit evidence no later than the renewal date of such insurance that the insurance has been renewed.
7.12.5 If, during the course of the works, the outside party shall fail on request to produce to LUL satisfactory evidence that there is in force insurance which the outside party is required to effect under these conditions, LUL may effect and keep in force any such insurance and pay such premium or premiums as may be necessary for that purpose and from time to time recover the same from the outside party under the terms of sub-section 7.13.
7.13 Costs
7.13.1 The outside party shall not be charged for work carried out for advice and supervision of streetworks conducted under the terms of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991, not for advice concerning the movement of heavy vehicles and plant carried out under the terms of the road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 and the Motor Vehicles (Authorisation of Special Types) General Order 1979.
7.13.2 The outside party shall pay to LUL all other costs, charges, expenses and losses incurred by LUL in connection with, or as a consequence of, the works. This shall include any costs, charges, expenses or losses incurred in providing protection, carrying out checks, surveys, research, consultations, inspections, monitoring and in making arrangements for and in connection with the works.
7.13.3 Estimates of LUL’s cost can be given but these can only be considered notional because the extent of LUL’s involvement is dependent on the
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outside party’s method of working and performance. The current hourly or shift rate charges for the various grades of staff may be obtained from the LUL engineer upon request.
7.13.4 Should the outside party cancel or fail to use an occupation, the outside party shall be charged the full costs of LUL attendance unless the LUL staff are redeployed.
7.13.5 In the event of the outside party being prevented or delayed by LUL from entering LUL land for any reason, the outside party shall remain liable for the cost of providing the protection and other LUL staff arranged in connection with the works.
7.14 As built drawings and records
The outside party shall, if so required by the LUL Engineer prepared and provide the LUL Engineer with copies of detailed drawings and calculations (where relevant) of all parts of the finished works that have either a direct or indirect effect upon LUL land. LUL shall have free licence to use these documents as they so wish in connection with their interests.
7.15 Communications
7.15.1 All communications in connection with streetworks (see sub-section 7.9) and the intended passage of an abnormal load on the public highway (see sub-section 7.10) within the LUL network area shall be referred by the outside party to:
Civil Engineer Assets London Underground Limited 4th Floor, 30 The South Colonnade London E14 5EU
Tel: 0171 308 2575 Fax: 0171 308 2700
7.15.2 All other communications in connection with these special conditions shall be addressed to:
Mr John Bagley 10a Wood Lane London W12 7DT
Tel: 0171 918 6141 Fax: 0171 749 6278
References:
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Statutory documents:
London Building Act 1939 Motor Vehicles (Authorisation of Special Types) General Order 179 New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 Transport and Works Act 1992
LUL departmental documents:
CED-ST-4190 : Temporary use of LUL land by outside parties CED-ST-4111 : Crane working near the railway – guidance notes CED-ST-4112 : Scaffolding near the railway – guidance notes CED-ST-4103 : Condition surveys
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AFFECTED PROPERTY - General
1. The Area
All the highway land and things on and in the land including but without limitation carriageways, hard shoulders, slip roads, access roads, bridges and other highway structure, fences and barriers, drainage systems including outfalls and balancing ponds, grassed areas, hedges and trees, road markings, road traffic signs, road lighting, embankments and cuttings.
2. The Network
The ‘maintenance’ area of the London Borough of Barnet is approximately 8,200 hectares in size and works can be on any site within the area, including roads, footways, cyclepaths, car parks, schools, public buildings, housing estates, parks and miscellaneous areas. This could include works outside of the borough boundary.
No works are to be undertaken on the Transport for London Road Network (TLRN) or motorways under this contract. The M1 Motorway is managed by Mouchel Parkman Limited, Tel: 020 8906 9222 or Fax: 020 8906 9444, and the TLRN by WSP, Telephone: 0845 602 4705.
3. Other Works on The Network
A schedule of the main type of work which will be undertaken from time to time by other authorised contractors and bodies is given below:-
(i) Technical Surveys and Specialist Activities
These are small discrete contracts, awarded by the Employer, for such work as specialist inspections and surveys.
(ii) Statutory Undertakers
The installation and maintenance of Statutory Undertakers’ equipment and apparatus.
(iii) Traffic Signal Work
The installation and maintenance of traffic signals and associated equipment and apparatus will be
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undertaken by Transport for London’s own contractors.
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General Directions The Price List is to be read in conjunction with the other documents that form this contract. General directions and descriptions of services given in the Service Information and conditions of contract are not repeated in the Price List which have been abbreviated as far as practicable. Such abbreviations shall not in any way limit the Contractor’s responsibilities under this Contract.
Pricing of Items A price or rate shall be entered against each item in the Price List. Items against which no price is entered will be considered as covered by other prices or rates in the Price List. The Contractor’s rates and prices are inclusive of all his costs in providing the service in accordance with the Service Information.
Continuity of work No guarantee is given that the Service Manager will provide a continuous programme of works for the Contractor.
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The Employer is to review these Key Performance Indicators (KPI) as and when he thinks necessary, after consulting the Contractor. The Employer will consider the Contractor’s performance as measured by these KPI’s in deciding whether to offer a contract extension or not.
The Contractor shall report upon all KPI’s at three monthly intervals.
The Contractor is also reminded that the Employer is carrying out his own Customer Satisfaction Surveys for individual Task Orders, the results of which will be used in assessing the Contractor’s performance.
KPI Contract Key Measurement Method Target (to be Number Performance reviewed Indicator annually) Recycling of The quantity of excavated material taken to excavated a recycling facility, divided by the quantity material of excavated material disposed off site, 1 expressed as a percentage. Quantities to Min. 50% (Supports LBB be taken from delivery tickets from Key Service recycling facilities and licensed tips and Objective 24) monthly measurements. Purchase of The value of recycled construction recycled materials purchased, divided by the value construction of all construction materials purchased, materials expressed as a percentage. Quantities to 2 Min. 20% be taken from Contractor’s invoices. (Supports LBB Key Service Objective 24) Timely The number of Task Orders completed on completion of or before the date of Completion, divided Task Orders by the number of Task Orders issued, expressed as a percentage. Quantities to 3 Min. 90% (Supports LBB be taken from Contractor’s records. Key Service Objective KSO 27) Defective Work The number of Defects notified to the Contractor for every £100,000 of work (Supports LBB completed by the Contractor, expressed as 4 Min. 90% Key Service a percentage. Quantities to be taken from Objective KSO Contractor’s records. 28) Correction of The number of Defects notified to the Defective Work Contractor that are corrected within the defect correction period, divided by the 5 (Supports LBB total number of Defects notified to the Min. 95% Key Service Contractor, expressed as a percentage. Objective KSO Quantities to be taken from Contractor’s 29) records.
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The number of Task Orders for which the Contractor’s final valuation is agreed within three Final months of Completion, divided by the total Assessment of 6 number of Task Orders completed within Min. 90% Task Order the same time, expressed as a percentage. Values Quantities to be taken from Contractor’s
records. The number of communications dealt with by the Contractor within the stated period Communications for reply, divided by the number of 7 communications issued, expressed as a Min. 95% percentage. Quantities to be taken from Contractor’s records. The number of tests passed, divided by the number of tests carried out in accordance
8 Testing with the contract’s requirements, expressed Min. 90% as a percentage. Quantities to be taken from the testing records. The number of reportable accidents, as defined by the Health and Safety Executive’s guidelines, associated with the 9 Site Safety contract for every £100,000 of work Max. 5% completed by the Contractor, expressed as a percentage. Quantities to be taken from Contractor’s records. The number of valid complaints from residents or road users in relation to the Customer 10 Contractor’s operations for every £100,000 Max. 5% Complaints of work completed by the Contractor, expressed as a percentage.
Note: The amount payable to the contractor for meeting the targets of the KPIs is NIL.
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SERVICE LEVEL TABLE
Aspect of Service Target Service Level Low Service Damage per failure Timely completion of Task Orders Completion of all Task 10% of Task (Supports LBB Key Service Objective 27) Orders within Order value instructed time for those orders that fall below the target for KPI 3. Timely communication All responses received £50 within period for reply Testing No Defects discovered 10% of Task through testing Order value Operating safely Any significant 10% of Task departure from the Order value construction phase of the Health and Safety Plan or the Contractor’s Method Statements. Compliance with quality assurance No non-conformances £1000 procedures discovered by 3rd party
accreditation Cyclic gully cleansing 80% cleaned in 1st £2500 year, increasing by 1%
each subsequent year “One-Off” and Vulnerablde gully cleansing 90% cleaned in 1st £2500 year, increasing by 1%
each subsequent year. Attendance shall always be 100%
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AFFECTED PROPERTY – General
1. The Area
All the highway land and things on and in the land including but without limitation carriageways, hard shoulders, slip roads, access roads, bridges and other highway structure, fences and barriers, drainage systems including outfalls and balancing ponds, grassed areas, hedges and trees, road markings, road traffic signs, road lighting, embankments and cuttings.
2. The Network
The ‘maintenance’ area of the London Borough of Barnet is approximately 8,200 hectares in size and works can be on any site within the area, including roads, footways, cyclepaths, car parks, schools, public buildings, housing estates, parks and miscellaneous areas. This could include works outside of the borough boundary.
No works are to be undertaken on the Transport for London Road Network (TLRN) or motorways under this contract. The M1 Motorway is managed by Mouchel Parkman Limited, Tel: 020 8906 9222 or Fax: 020 8906 9444, and the TLRN by WSP, Telephone: 0845 602 4705.
3. Other Works on The Network
A schedule of the main type of work which will be undertaken from time to time by other authorised contractors and bodies is given below:-
(i) Technical Surveys and Specialist Activities
These are small discrete contracts, awarded by the Employer, for such work as specialist inspections and surveys.
(ii) Statutory Undertakers
The installation and maintenance of Statutory Undertakers’ equipment and apparatus.
(iii) Traffic Signal Work
The installation and maintenance of traffic signals and associated equipment and apparatus, undertaken by Transport for London’s own contractors.
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London Borough of Barnet – Schedule of Traffic Sensitive Streets
Road Name District Section Times Aerodrome Road NW9 Whole Length A Albert Road NW7 Whole Length A Argyle Road N12 Whole Length A Ballards Lane N3 Whole Length A Barnet Gate Lane BARNET Whole Length A Barnet Hill BARNET Whole Length A Barnet Lane Barnet Whole Length A Barnet Road BARNET Whole Length A Bishops Avenue N2 Whole Length A Bittacy Hill NW7 Whole Length A Brent Street NW4 Whole Length B Broadfields A Avenue Edgware A41 to Hale Lane Broadway The NW7 Whole Length B Brockley Hill STANMORE Whole Length A Brookhill Road NEW BARNET Whole Length A Brunswick Park N11 A Road Whole Length Bunns Lane NW7 Whole Length B Burnt Oak EDGWARE A Broadway Whole Length Burroughs The NW4 Whole Length A Cat Hill EAST BARNET Whole Length A Chanctonbury Way N12 Whole Length A Cherry Tree Hill N2 Whole Length A Church End NW4 Whole Length A Church Hill Road EAST BARNET Whole Length A Church Road NW4 Whole Length A Claremont Road NW2 Whole Length A Colindale Avenue NW9 Whole Length A Colindeep Lane NW4/NW9 Whole Length A Colney Hatch Lane N10/N11/N12 Whole Length A Cricklewood NW2 C Broadway Whole Length Cricklewood Lane NW2 Whole Length A Daws Lane NW7 Whole Length A Deans Lane EDGWARE Whole Length A Deansbrook Road EDGWARE Whole Length A Devonshire Road NW7 Whole Length A Dollis Road N3/NW7 Whole Length A Dury Road BARNET Whole Length D East Barnet Road NEW BARNET Whole Length A
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East End Road N2/N3 Whole Length A Edgware Road NW2 Brent Cross Flyover C Edgwarebury Lane Edgware Edgware Way to Station Road A Finchley Lane NW4 Whole Length A Finchley Road NW2/NW11/NW3 Remainder A Finchley Road NW2/NW11/NW3 A406 to Hoop Lane E Fortis Green N2 Whole Length A Friern Barnet Lane N11/N12/N20 Whole Length A Friern Barnet Road N11 Whole Length A Frith Lane NW7 Whole Length A Golders Green NW11 A Road Whole Length Grahame Park NW9 A Way Whole Length Gravel Hill N3 Whole Length A Greyhound Hill NW4 Whole Length A Hadley Common BARNET Whole Length D Hadley Highstone BARNET Whole Length A Hadley Road NEW BARNET Whole Length D Hale Lane EDGWARE Whole Length A Hale Lane NW7 Whole Length B Hammers Lane NW7 Whole Length A Hampden Square N14 Whole Length A Hampden Way N14 Whole Length A Hampstead Way NW11 Whole Length A Hendon Lane N3 Whole Length A Hendon Wood A Lane NW7 Whole Length Herbert Road NW9 Whole Length A High Road, E N2 A Finchley Whole Length High Road, N N12 A Finchley Whole Length High Road, N20 A Whetstone Whole Length High Street BARNET Whole Length B High Street EDGWARE Whole Length B Highwood Hill NW7 Whole Length A Holcombe Hill NW7 Whole Length A Holders Hill Road NW4/NW7 Whole Length A Hoop Lane NW11 Whole Length A Hyde The NW9 Whole Length B Kingsley Way N2 Meadway to A1 A Lanacre Avenue NW9 Whole Length A Leicester Road NEW BARNET Whole Length A Lichfield Road NW2 Whole Length A
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Long Lane N2/N3 Whole Length A Longland Drive N20 Whole Length A Longmore Avenue E Barnet Whole Length A Lullington Garth N12 Whole Length A Lyndhurst Avenue NW7 Whole Length A Lyonsdown Road N Barnet A1000 to Longmore Avenue A Manor View N3 Whole Length A Marsh Lane NW7 Whole Length A Mays Lane BARNET Whole Length A Meadway NW11 Whole Length A Meadway BARNET Whole Length A Montrose Avenue EDGWARE Whole Length F Nether Street N3 Ballards Lane to Dollis Road B Netherlands Road N Barnet Whole Length A North End Road NW11 Whole Length A Northiam N12 Whole Length A Oakleigh Road N20 A North Whole Length Oakleigh Road N11 A South Whole Length Orange Hill Road EDGWARE Whole Length A Osidge Lane N14 Whole Length A Ossulton Way N2 Whole Length D Page Street NW7 Whole Length A Parson Street NW4 Whole Length A Perryfield Way NW9 Whole Length A Plantagenet Road NEW BARNET Whole Length A Potters Road NEW BARNET Whole Length A Pricklers Hill BARNET Whole Length A Prince Charles NW4 F Drive Whole Length Pursley Road NW7 Whole Length A Queens Road NW4 Whole Length A Regents Park N3 A406 to Cyprus Road A Road Regents Park N3 Cyprus Road to Nether Street B Road Ridgeway The NW7 Whole Length A Rodborough Road NW11 Whole Length A Russell Lane N20 Whole Length A Salisbury Road Barnet Whole Length A Selvage Lane NW7 Whole Length A Shirehall Lane NW4 Whole Length A Southover N12 Whole Length A Spur Road EDGWARE inc Roundabout G Squires Lane N3 Whole Length A 196 London Borough of Barnet - Highways Term Maintenance Contract 2007 – 2012
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Borough Boundary to Alston St.Albans Road BARNET A Road St.Albans Road BARNET AlstonRoad to High Street B Stapylton Road Barnet Whole Length A Station Road EDGWARE Whole Length A Station Road NEW BARNET Whole Length A Station Road NW4 Whole Length A Stonegrove EDGWARE Whole Length A Summers Lane N12 Whole Length A Sussex Ring N12 Whole Length A Tempelhof Avenue NW2/NW4 Whole Length H Tilling Road NW2 Whole Length H Totteridge N20/NW7 A Common Whole Length Totteridge Village to Longland Totteridge Lane N20 A Drive Totteridge Lane N20 Longland Drive to High Road B Totteridge Village N20 Whole Length A Underhill Barnet Whole Length A Union Street Barnet Whole Length A Vale The NW11 Whole Length A Victoria Road NW7 Whole Length A Vivian Avenue NW4 Whole Length A Watling Avenue EDGWARE Orange Hill Road to Eversfield Rd A Burnt Oak Broadway to Orange Watling Avenue EDGWARE B Hill Road West Hendon NW9 B Broadway Whole Length Wilberforce Road NW9 Whole Length A Wise Lane NW7 Daws Lane to Page Street A Wood Street BARNET Whole Length B Woodcroft Avenue NW7 Whole Length A Woodhouse Road N12 Whole Length A
KEY TO TIMES 08.00-09.30 16.30-18.30 Mon-Fri A 08.00-09.30 16.30-18.30 Mon-
Sat B 0730-10.00 16.00-19.00 Mon-
Sat C 08.00-09.30 Mon-Sat D 08.30-09.30 17.30-18.30 Mon-Fri E 16.30-18.30 Mon-Fri F 07.30-09.00 06.00-09.00 Mon- Sat G 16.30-18.30 Mon-Sat H
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BRIDGES
Park Road over Pymme’s Brook, LBB No 5/1/6 Park Road over Pymme’s Brook, LBB No 5/1/10 Margaret road over Pymmes Brook, LBB No 5/1/11 Mount Road over Pymmes Brook, LBB No 5/1/12 Cat Hill over Pymmes Brook, LBB No 5/1/13 Brookside over Pymmes Brook, LBB No 5/1/13A Parkside Garden over Pymmes Brook LBB No 5/1/19 Uplands Road over Pymmes Brook, LBB No 5/1/21 Osidge Lane over Pymmes Brook, LBB No5/1/22 Brookhill Road over Pymmes Brook, LBB No 2/01 Totteridge Lane Bridge, LBB No 2/06 Southover over Folly Brook, LBB No 5/3/10 Barnet Lane over Dollis Brook, LBB No 5/4/9 Laurel Way over Dollis Brook, LBB No 5/4/15 Tillingham Way over Dollis Brook. LBB 5/4/16 Argyle Road over Dollis Brook, LBB NO 5/4/18. Fursby Avenue over Dollis Brook, LBB No 5/4/20. Eversleigh Road over Dollis Brook, LBB No 5/4/23. Dollis Road over Dollis Brook, LBB No 5/4/25. Abercorn Road over Dollis Brook, LBB No 5/4/26. Waverley Grove over Dollis Brook, LBB No 5/4/30. Hendon Lane Bridge, LBB No 5/4/31. Kingsley Way over Mutton Brook, LBB No. 5/5/5. Northway over Mutton Brook, LBB No 5/5/7. Brooklan Rise over Mutton Brook, LBB No 5/5/10. Bridge Lane over River Brent, LBB No 5/6/1. Brent Street over River Brent LBB No 2/09A Brent Street over River Brent LBB No 2/09B Shirehall Park over River Brent LBB No 5/6/3 Priestley Way over River Brent LBB No 5/6/12 Farm Road/Brook Avenue over Deans Brook LBB No 5/9/8 West Hendon Bridge(A5), LBB No 2/14 A & B. High Street (A5) over Edgware Brook, LBB No 2/16. Deansbrook Road over Edgware Brook, LBB No 2/03. Burn Oak Car Park over Silk Stream LBB No 5/11/1 Watling Avenue over Silk Stream LBB No 5/11/2 Market Lane over Silk Stream LBB No 5/11/3 Silkstream Road over Silk Stream LBB No 5/11/4 Montrose Avenue over Silk Stream LBB No 5/11/6 Colindale Avenue over Silkstream LBB NO 5/11/10 Sheaveshill Avenue over Silkstream LBB No 5/11/11 Colindeep Lane over Silkstream LBB No 2/08 Crossway/Hillfield Avenue over Silkstream LBB No 5/11/12. Cook Oak Lane over Welsh Harp, LBB No 5/11/13 Dryfield Road over Brook LBB No 5/12/7 Abbotts Road over Brook LBB No 5/12/9 Sanders Lane over disused railway cutting LBB No 5/15/1D Sanders Lane (West/Pursley Road over disused railway cutting LBB No 5/15/2D Bunns Lane over LBB No 5/15/3D
CULVERTS Baring Road Culvert, LBB No 5/1/3 Lawton Road Culvert LBB No 5/1/4 Fordham Road, Culvert LBB No 5/1/5. Little Grove Culvert LBB No 5/1/15 Hendon Wood Lane Culvert LBB No 5/4/1 Regents Park Road Culvert LBB No 2/02. Finchley Road (NW11) Culvert, LBB No 5/8/2
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Hale Lane Culvert (1) LBB No 2/10 Hale Lane Culvert (2) LBB No 2/11 The Meads Culvert LBB No 5/12/4 Gold Hill Culvert LBB No 5/12/5 Meads School Culvert LBB No 5/12/6 Deansbrook Road Culvert LBB No 5/12/8 Edgwarebury Lane Culvert, LBB No 5/14/3
SUBWAYS Graham Park Way Subway, LBB No 5/15/2C Lan Acre East Subway LBB No 5/15/3C Lan Acre Central Subway LBB No 5/15/4C Lan Acre West Subway, LBB No 5/15/5C Corner Mead East Subway, LBB No 5/15/6C Corner Mead West Subway, LBB No 5/15/7C Quaker Course Subway LBB No 5/15/9C
CHANNELS Glendale Avenue Channel LBB NO 5/14/2
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SCHEDULE 1 – EMPLOYER-OWNED CAR PARKS
The following Employer owned car parks shall be included in the Contract. Works in these car parks shall only be carried out on Sundays.
1. BARNFIELD ROAD, BURNT OAK (WATLING MARKET)
2. BRUNSWICK PARK ROAD, N11
3. BUNNS LANE, Mill Hill, NW7
4. BURROUGHS GARDENS, NW4
5. CASTLE ROAD, N12
6 CHURCH HILL ROAD, EAST BARNET
7. EAST BARNET ROAD (2 NO.)
8 EGERTON GARDENS, NW4
19. FITZJOHN AVENUE, BARNET
10 LODGE LANE, N14
11. MOXON STREET, HIGH BARNET
12 NEW BRENT STREET, NW4
13. OSIDGE LANE. N14
14. PERRYFIELD WAY, WEST HENDON, NW9 (2 NO.)
15. QUAKERS COURSE, NW7
16. STANHOPE ROAD, N12 (3 NO.)
17. STRAFFORD ROAD, BARNET
18. STAPYLTON ROAD, HIGH BARNET
19. THE BURROUGHS, NW4
20. WOODHOUSE ROAD, N12
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SCHEDULE 2 – SCHEDULE OF HIGHWAY FOOTPATHS THAT ARE MAINTAINED AT PUBLIC EXPENSE
The following list of highways maintainable footpaths shall be included in the contract. The approximate total length of these footpaths is 90KM.
A
ABBOTS GARDENS TO DEANSWAY, N2
ABBOTS ROAD TO HOOK WALK (SEE HOOK WALK)
ADDISON WAY TO LITTLE WOOD
AERODROME ROAD TO COLINDEEP LANE, NW4
AITKIN ROAD TO WELL ROAD, BARNET
ALBERT ROAD TO PERCY ROAD
ALEXANDRA ROAD TO HILLVIEW GARDENS, NW4
ALEXANDRA ROAD TO SYDNEY ROAD, N10
ALYTH GARDENS TO TEMPLE GROVE, NW11
AMMANDFORD GREEN, NW9
AMROTH GREEN, NW9
ARMSTRONG CRESCENT TO WESTBROOK CRESCENT, NEW BARNET
ASHFIELD ROAD TO FOOTPATH FROM LINCOLN AVENUE N14
ASHFIELD ROAD TO WATERFALL ROAD N14
ASHURST ROAD TO BOROUGH BOUNDARY (FREESTON GARDENS) COCKFOSTERS
ASMUNS PLACE TO FINCHLEY ROAD, NW11
THE AVENUE, REGENTS PARK ROAD TO MANOR VIEW, N3
AVONDALE ROAD TO NORTH CIRCULAR ROAD, N3
B
BALA GREEN, NW9
BARNET WAY TO STOCKTON GARDENS, NW7
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BARNFIELD ROAD, BURNT OAK TO CAR PARK AND WATLING STEPS
BAWTRY ROAD TO YORK WAY, N20
BEAlJMARIS GREEN, NW9
BESANT ROAD TO CRICKLEWOOD LANE, NW2
BITTACY PARK AVENUE TO ENGEL PARK
BLANDFORD CLOSE TO GREENHAlGH WALK, N2
BLESSBURY ROAD, BURNT OAK (NOS 3/37)
BLUNDELL ROAD. BURNT OAK (NOS 19/41 & 150/164)
BOSWORTH ROAD TO BURNSIDE CLOSE
BOTHAM CLOSE, EDGWARE
BOW LANE TO QUEENS AVENUE, N3
BRADMAN ROW, EDGWARE
BRAMPTON GROVE TO CHURCH ROAD & QUEENS ROAD SEE WEST VIEW
BREARLEY CLOSE, EDGWARE
BRECON GREEN, NW9
BRENT STREET TO DANESCROFT. NW4
BRENT STREET TO EGERTON GARDENS NW4 SEE CHAPEL WALK
BRENT TERRACE TO CLITTERHOUSE CRESCENT (NOS 60/62), NW2
BRENT TERRACE TO CLITTERHOUSE CRESCENT (NOS 120/122), NW2
BRETT ROAD TO FARM CLOSE, BARNET
BRIDGE LANE TO CRANBOURNE GARDENS, NW11
BRIDGE LANE TO SOUTHBOURNE CRESCENT. NW11
BRIDGE WAY, N11 (HAMPDEN WAY TO BRIDGE WAY)
BROOK AVENUE TO FARM ROAD, EDGWARE
BROOK AVENUE TO STATION ROAD, EDGWARE
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BROOKLAND HILL TO HUTCHINGS WALK, NW11
BROOK WALK, DEANSFIELD ROAD TO DRYFIELD ROAD, BURNT OAK
BUNNS LANE TO WATFORD WAY, NW7
BUNNS LANE TO PAGE STREET, NW7
BUXTED ROAD TO FRIARY CLOSE, N12
BYNG ROAD TO CAVENDISH ROAD (BARNET)
BYNG ROAD TO CECIL COURT, BARNET
C
CALDICOTE GREEN NW4
CAMARTHEN GREEN NW9
CAMBRIAN GREEN NW9
CAMPION TERRACE NW2
THE CAUSEWAY (THE CAUSEWAY TO GREAT NORTH ROAD) N2
THE CAUSEWAY TO EDMUNDS WALK N2
CECIL ROAD TO COLINDEEP LANE NW9
CENTRAL AVENUE TO HIGH ROAD N2 (SEE WILLOW WALK)
CENTRAL SQUARE TO WILLIFIELD WAY NW11
CHAPEL WALK (BRENT STREET TO SOMERSET ROAD, SOMERSET ROAD TO WESTVIEW AND WESTVIEW TO THE BURROUGHS NW4)
CHESTEFIELD ROAD TO NITON CLOSE, BARNET
CHEVIOT GARDENS TO THE VALE NW2
CHEYNE WALK TO PARK VIEW GARDENS (THROUGH HENDON PARK)
CHIDDINGFOLD TO SOUTHOVER, TOTTERIDGE
CHILDS HILL PARK TO NANT ROAD, NW2
CHILDS HILL WALK (CRICKLEWOOD LANE TO CHURCH WALK)
CHILDS WAY TO WILLIFIELD WAY, NW11
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CHRIST CHURCH PASSAGE, BARNET
CHURCH CRESCENT TO HENDON LANE, N3
CHURCH END TO GREAT NORTH WAY (THROUGH CHURCH YARD AND SUNNY HILL PARK)
CHURCH END TO FULLER STREET
CHURCH LANE TO THE MARKET PLACE, N2 (SEE THE WALKS)
CHURCH LANE TO TRINITY AVENUE, N2
CHURCH MOUNT TO WINNINGTON ROAD, N2
CHURCH PASSAGE, BARNET
CHURCH PATH HIGH ROAD, N20 TO NETHERFIELD ROAD, N12
CHURCH ROAD TO QUEENS ROAD NW4 (SEE WEST VIEW)
CHURCH TERRACE TO THE DOWNAGE
CHURCH WALK, NW2
CHURCH WALK (CHURCH TERRACE TO THE DOWNAGE, NW4)
CHURCH WAY STATION ROAD TO FAIRFIELD CRESCENT, EDGWARE
CHURCH WAY, NEW BARNET
CISSBIJRY RING SOUTH TO BOUNDARY, N12
CLAREMONT ROAD TO HENDON WAY, NW2
CLOlSTER ROAD TO GRANVILLE ROAD, NW2
COES ALLEY, (UNION STREET TO WOOD STREET) BARNET
COLERIDGE WALK TO ERSKINE Hill, NW11
COLERIDGE WALK TO WORDSWORTH WALK, NW11
COLIN CRESCENT TO ENDERSLEIGH GARDENS, NW9
COLIN CRESCENT TO COLINDEEP LANE, NW4
COLNEY HATCH LANE TO HOLLICKWOOD AVENUE, N12
COLWYN GREEN, NW9
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COMPTON CLOSE, EDGWARE
CONSTABLE CLOSE TO MEADWAY CLOSE, NW11
COPPIES GROVE TO STEWARDS HOLTE WALK, N11
CORIS GREEN NW9
COTMAN CLOSE TO RAEBURN CLOSE NW11
CREIGHTON AVENUE TO DURHAM ROAD N2
CRESWICK WALK TO HOGARTH HILL NW11
CROMWELL CLOSE TO CORNWOOD CLOSE (SEE FIVE BELLS FOOTPATH) N2
CRICKLEWOOD LANE TO CHURCH WALK (SEE CHILDS HILL WALK) NW2
D
DAWS LANE TO WATFORD WAY, NW7
DEAN WALK, BURNT OAK (NOS 1/12), DEANSBROOK ROAD TO ABBOTS ROAD
DEANSBROOK ROAD TO BROOK WALK, BURNT OAK (SEE BROOK WALK)
DEANSBROOK ROAD TO ELMER GARDENS, BURNT OAK
DEANSBROOK ROAD TO FAIRFIELD CRESCENT
DEANSBROOK ROAD TO LYNDHURST AVENUE, BURNT OAK
DEANSBROOK ROAD TO WATLING AVENUE, BURNT OAK (BY RAILWAY) INCLUDING WATLING STEPS (SILK STREAM WALK)
DEANSWAY TO TOTNES WALK, N2
DENISON CLOSE TO LUDLOW WAY, N2
DENMAN DRIVE TO LITTLE WOOD
DOLLIS AVENUE TO THORNFIELD AVENUE, N3
DOLLIS PARK TO NETHER STREET, N3
DOLLIS VALLEY ESTATE FOOTPATHS
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DORMER CLOSE TO EDWYN CLOSE AND TO WHITINGS ROAD, BARNET
DOWNHURST AVENUE TO SEFTON AVENUE, NW7
DOWNWAY TO HIGH ROAD (ACROSS GLEBE LAND) N12
THE DRIVE TO EDGWAREBURY LANE, EDGWARE
DRYFIELD ROAD, BURNT OAK (NOS 97/119 & 70/72)
E
EAST BARNET ROAD TO STATION ROAD, NEW BARNET
EAST END ROAD (BY MARKET PLACE) TO HIGH ROAD, N2
EAST VIEW TO MOXON STREET, BARNET
EDGWARE WAY TO RANELAGH CLOSE, EDGWARE
EDGWARE WAY TO SELVAGE LANE, NW7
ELMFIELD ROAD TO KING STREET
ELM PASSAGE, BARNET
EMMOT CLOSE TO RAEBURN CLOSE, NW11
ENGEL PARK TO RUSHDEN GARDENS, NW7
F
FAIRFIELD CRESCENT TO STATION ROAD, EDGWARE (SEE CHURCH WAY)
FAIRMEAD CRESCENT, WEST TO THE FAIRWAY, EDGWARE (PART IN STONEYFIELD F)ARK)
FALKLAND AVENUE TO OAKLEIGH ROAD SOUTH, N11
FALLODEN WAY TO HUTCHING WALK. NW11
FALLODEN WAY TO MAURICE WALK, NW11
FALLODEN WAY TO OAKWOOD ROAD, NW11
FARM AVENUE TO BOROUGH BOUNDARY, NW2 (MENELIK ROAD, NW2)
FARM WALK, TEMPLE FORTUNE LANE (PART BETWEEN TWO SETS OF CONCRETE POSTS) NW11
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FIRE STATION ALLEY, BARNET
FIVE BELLS FOOTPATH N2 (CROMWELL CLOSE TO CORNWOOD CLOSE) N2
FLIGHT APPROACH NW4
FORTESCUE ROAD, BURNT OAK (NOS 60/86 & 51/61)
FRIARY ROAD TO VALLEY AVENUE
FRIERN BARNET ROAD TO PINKHAM WAY (SEE LINE FOOTPATH)
G
GALLANTS FARM ROAD (BETWEEN NOS 74/76) TO AVONDALE AVENUE
GARTH ROAD TO ALLOTMENTS
GASKARTH ROAD TO PLAYFIELD ROAD, BURNT OAK
GATTING CLOSE, EDGWARE
GERVASE ROAD, BURNT OAK (NOS 52/74 & 29/51)
GIBBS GREEN TO SELVAGE LANE
GILBERT GROVE, BURNT OAK (OFF)
GLEBE ROAD TO NORTH CIRCULAR ROAD, N2
GLENDOR GARDENS TO MILL WAY NW7
GLENTHORNE ROAD TO STANFORD ROAD, N11
GOLDBEATERS GROVE, BURNT OAK (NOS 74/98 & 17/67)
GRACE CLOSE, EDGWARE
GREAT NORTH ROAD TO MILTON AVENUE, BARNET
GREAT NORTH WAY TO HILLCREST GARDENS
GREAT NORTH WAY (OPPOSITE DOWNAGE) TO SANDERS LANE
GREENFIELD PASSAGE, BARNET
GRENVILLE PLACE, NW7
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GRESHAM AVENUE TO OAKLEIGH ROAD SOUTH (PART IN RECREATION GROUND)
GREY CLOSE TO KINGSLEY WAY, NW11
H
HADLEY COMMON TO TUDOR ROAD, EAST BARNET (THROUGH KING GEORGE'S FIELD)
HADLEY RIDGE TO HIGH STREET, BARNET (LINE JOINING FRONTAGE 206-208)
HALE LANE TO ORCHARD CRESCENT, EDGWARE
HALE LANE TO PENSHURST GARDENS, EDGWARE
HAMPSTEAD LANE TO TEMPLE FORTUNE LANE
HAMPSTEAD WAY TO TEMPLE FORTUNE LANE, NW11 (SEE FARM WALK)
HAMPSTEAD WAY TO WILD HATCH, NW11
HAMPSTEAD WAY TO WILLIFIELD WAY, NW11
HANKINS LANE TO NORBURY GROVE, NW7
HARROWES MEAD TO WOLMER GARDENS, EDGWARE
HEATHFIELD GARDENS TO BRENT STATION, NW11
HENDON AVENUE, N3 TO HOLDERS HILL ROAD
HENDON WAY TO PURLEY AVENUE, NW2
HERMITATE GARDENS TO WEST HEATH CLOSE, NW2
HIGHFIELD ROAD TO LEESIDE CRESCENT, NW11
HIGHWOOD AVENUE TO CHURCH PATH. N12
HIGHWOOD HILL TO THE RIDGEWAY, NW7
HILL CLOSE TO QUINTA DRIVE, BARNET
HILL CLOSE TO SOUTH SQUARE, NW11
HILLVIEW GARDENS TO NORA GARDENS, NW4 (SEE NORA GARDENS)
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HOCROFT ROAD TO BOROUGH BOUNDARY, NW2
HODFORD ROAD TO NANT ROAD, NW11
HOLDEN ROAD TO WOODSIDE PARK STATION FORECOURT (FP ONLY) N12
HOLDERS HILL CRESCENT TO WYCLIFFE AVENUE NW4
THE HOOK TO LONGMORE AVENUE, NEW BARNET
HOOK WALK TO ABBOTTS ROAD, EDGWARE
HUTTON ROW, EDGWARE
J
JOHNSTON TERRACE, NW2
L
LANGTON ROAD TO MOUNT PLEASANT, COCKFOSTERS
LAUREL WAY TO TOTTERIDGE LANE
LAWRENCE COURT TO WEYMOUTH AVENUE, NW7
LAWTON ROAD TO VICTORIA ROAD, EAST BARNET (THROUGH RECREATION GROUND)
LAYFIELD CRESCENT TO STURGESS AVENUE (E END)
LEESIDE CRESCENT TO ST GEORGE’S CLOSE, NW11
LEICESTER ROAD TO STATION ROAD, NEW BARNET
LILLEY LANE (HALL LANE TO M1)
LIME GROVE TO PRIORY CLOSE, BARNET
LINCOLN AVENUE TO BOROUGH BOUNDARY (BLAGDENS LANE N14)
LINCOLN AVENUE TO SUMMIT CLOSE N14
LINE FOOTPATH N11 – FRIERN BARNET ROAD TO PINKHAM WAY
LONGFIELD AVENUE TO FP BUNNS LANE TO PAGE STREET NW7
LONG LANE TO ALMSHOUSES, N2
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LORIAN CLOSE TO TILLINGHAM WAY, N12
LOVERS WALK, FRITH LANE TO NETHER STREET AND NETHER STREET TO BALLARDS LANE
LUTHER CLOSE TO FAIRMEAD ESTATE
M
MANOR PARK ROAD TO TRINITY ROAD, N2
MARNE AVENUE TO OAKLEIGH ROAD SOUTH, N11
THE MEADS, BURNT OAK (NOS 81/87)
MEADWAY CLOSE TO HAMPSTEAD HEATH EXTENSION, NW11
MIDLAND TERRACE, NW2
MILLFIELD ROAD, BURNT OAK (NOS 1/31)
MILLFIELD ROAD TO ST ALPHAGE WALK, BURNT OAK
MONTPELIER RISE TO WOODSTOCK AVENUE, NW11
MULBERRY CLOSE, NEW BARNET -LINK TO ALEXANDER CLOSE
N
NESBITTS ALLEY, BARNET (BATH PLACE TO REAR CORNER 204 HIGH STREET)
NETHER STREET TO FRITH LANE & BALLARDS LANE (SEE LOVERS WALK)
NETHERFIELD ROAD TO HIGH ROAD, N12 (SEE CHURCH PATH)
NEW TRINITY ROAD, N2 TO RED LION HILL
NORA GARDENS, NW4 (HILL VIEW TO VICTORIA ROAD)
NORTH CIRCULAR ROAD TO OAK LANE N2
NORTH CIRCULAR ROAD TO SUNNY WAY, N12
NORTH SQUARE (CENTRAL SQUARE) TO WILLI FIELD WAY, NW11
NORTHWAY TO SOUTHWAY, NW11
NURSERY ROW, BARNET
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NURSERY WALK, NW4
O
OAKLEIGH ROAD NORTH TO RUSSELL GARDENS, N20
OAKLEIGH ROAD SOUTH TO STEWARDS HOLTE WALK
ORCHARD CRESCENT TO SUBSTATION, EDGWARE
THE ORCHARD (HAMPSTEAD WAY) TO WILLIFIELD WAY NW11
P
PARK WAY TO PRINCES PARK AVENUE, NW11
PENDRAGON WALK, NW9
PLATTS LANE, NW3
POTTERS LANE TO PROSPECT ROAD
PRIORY GROVE, BARNET
PROSPECT PLACE TO PROSPECT RING N2
Q
QUEENS ROAD TO SHIREHALL LANE (THROUGH HENDON PARK)
R
REDDINGS CLOSE TO THE REDDINGS NW7
REGENTS PARK ROAD TO MANOR VIEW, N3 (SEE THE AVENUE)
THE RIDGEWAY TO RUSHDEN GARDENS, NW7
ROGERS WALK, N12
RYECROFT CRESCENT, BARNET ( FOOTPATH)
S
SHERRARDS WAY TO WALFIELD AVENUE
SHIREHALL LANE TO LOAD OF HAY PH
SILKSTREAM ROAD, BURNT OAK (NOS 25/47)
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SILKSTREAM ROAD (FRONT OF 29/47) TO WATLING AVENUE (94/96) BURNT OAK
SILKSTREAM ROAD (IN FRONT OF 23-25) TO JOIN LAST FOOTPATH
SIMMONS CLOSE FOOTPATHS (PLAN 10068)
STANLEY ROAD TO THE WALKS, N2
STEWARDS HOLTE WALK, N11
STONEGROVE HOUSING ESTATE FP PLAN 10162
STURGESS AVENUE -NICOL PLACE -DANIEL PLACE -ST DAVIES PLACE -TO STURGESS AVENUE
SUNSET VIEW TO JUNCTION WITH EB2 near Old Fold View
SWAN LANE TO TOTTERIDGE LANE
SWAN LANE TO WOODSIDE LANE, N20
T
TINTERN PATH, NW9
TREVOR GARDENS, BURNT OAK (NOS 1/14)
TRUEMAN CLOSE, EDGWARE
U
UNDERHILL TO BARNET HILL
UPLANDS ROAD TO OSIDGE LANE
V
VICTORIA AVENUE, EAST BARNET
VILLAGE ROAD TO WINDSOR OPEN SPACE, N3
W
THE WALKS, CHURCH LANE, MARKET PLACE N2
WATLING AVENUE, BURNT OAK (NOS 81/87, 113/117, 126/146 and 222/244)
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WATLING AVENUE TO EX WESLEYAN HALL, BURNT OAK
WELSHSIDE CLOSE, BARNET
WENLOCK ROAD, BURNT OAK OFF
WESTERN WAY TO RIVERSIDE WALK, BARNET BY NO 78
WESTVIEW TO WYKEHAM ROAD, NW4
WESTVIEW NW4 (CHURCH ROAD TO QUEENS ROAD)
WILLIFIELD WAY TO WORDSWORTH WALK, NW11
WILLOW WALK (CENTRAL AVENUE – HIGH ROAD) N2
WILD HATCH NW11
WILTON ROAD TO BORO BOUNDARY (CHALK LANE, COCKFOSTERS)
WINTERSTOKE GARDENS NW7
WOLSEY GROVE, BURNT OAK (64-96)
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SCHEDULE 3 - ROADS WITH CHEMICAL SUSCEPTIBLE TREES
All trees in the following roads, mature or otherwise, are to be treated as susceptible to chemicals, and spraying shall not be carried out within 2m of the bases of any of the trees:
Arlington Road, N14
Birley Road, N20
Cat Hill, East Barnet
Chase Side, N14
Daneland, East Barnet
Hampden Way, N14
Longlands Drive, N20
Manor Drive, N14
Naylor Road, N20
Shamrock Way, N14
Silvercliffe Gardens, East Barnet
Southover, N20
Southway, N20
The Ridgeway, East Barnet
Vernon Crescent, N 14 and other such roads as directed in writing by the Service Manager.
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SCHEDULE 4 - SHOPPING AREAS
Chemical weed-spraying in the following list of shopping areas shall only be carried out on Sundays:
1 High Barnet
(a) A 1000 from Bedford Avenue to Hadley Green Road (b) Wood Street from A 1000 to Church Passage © Church Passage (d) St Albans Road from A 1000 to Strafford Road
2. Greenhill Parade
(a) A1000 from Greenhill Park to 100m north of Station Road (b) Station Road from A 1000 east for a distance of 100m.
3. New Barnet
(a) A110 from Lytton Road from A 110 Triangle Passage (b) York road from A1120 to New Barnet Station © Triangle Passage
4. East Barnet
(a) East Barnet Road/Cat Hill from Welbeck Road to Brookhill Road (b) Church Hill Road from Cat Hill to Capel Road
5. Whetstone
(a) A1000 from Friern Barnet Lane to St Margaret’s Avenue (b) Totteridge Lane from A 1000 to Totteridge Station © Oakleigh Road North from A 1000 to Oakleigh Park
(a) A1000 from Mayfield Avenue to Church Field Avenue (b) Ballards Lane from A 1000 to Dale Grove © Nether Street from Ballards Lane to A 1000 (d) Kingsway/Woodhouse Road from Ballards Lane to Lambert Road
7. Friern Barnet
(a) Woodhouse Road/Friern Barnet Road from Ashurst Road to Kennard Road (b) Friern Barnet Lane/Colney Hatch Lane from Goldsmith Road to Hillside Avenue 8. East Finchley
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(a) A1000 from Creighton Avenue to Brampton Grove (b) Fortis Green Road from A 1000 to Durham Road
9. Finchley Central
(a) Ballards Lane/Regents Park Road from Arcadia Avenue to Wentworth Park
10. Temple Fortune
(a) Finchley Road from Hendon Park Road to North Circular Road
11. Golders Green
(a) Finchley Road from Rotherwick Road to Rodborugh Road (b) Golders Green Road/North End Road from Broadwalk Lane to West Heath Drive
12. Finchley Road
(a) Finchley Road from Llanvenor Road to Pattison Road (b) Cricklewood Lane from Finchley Road to Granville Road
13. Cricklewood
(a) Cricklewood Lane from Oak Grove to Cricklewood Broadway (b) Cricklewood Broadway from Yew Grove to Ashford Road
14. West Hendon
(a) West Hendon Broadway from Cool Oak Lane to Herbert Road
15. Hendon Central
(a) Hendon Way' from Graham Road to Rundell Crescent (b) Vivian Avenue/Queens Road from Rundell Crescent to Wykham Road
16. Brent Street
(a) Brent Street/Parson Street from Queens Road to Glebe Crescent (b) Church Road/Finchley Road from Church End to Tenterton Grove
17. Burnt Oak
(a) Burnt Oak Broadway from Limesdale Gardens to Barnfield Road (b) Watling Avenue from Burnt Oak Broadway to Gervase Road
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18. Mill Hill
(a) The Broadway from Bunns Lane to Watford Way
19. Edgware
(a) High Street from Garratt Road to Manor Park Crescent (b) Station Road from High Street to The Drive
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SCHEDULE 5 – HIGHWAYS NOT MAINTAINED AT PUBLIC EXPENSE
The following list of roads, within the Affected Property, are not maintained at public expense and shall not be included in the Contract. This list will be updated during the contract if necessary.
Accommodation Road, NW11 Adrian Avenue, NW2 Aeroville, NW9 Agnesfield Close N12 Alexandra Road, N10 (Part) -225m Allum Way, N20 Alwyn Gardens NW4 Anthony Close, NW7 Appletree Gardens, Barnet Applewood Close, N20 Arden Court Gardens, N2 Arkley Drive, Barnet Ashbourne Way, NW11 Attfield Close, N20 Aylesham Close NW7 Barracks Lane, Barnet -F/P Bartletts Way, Barnet Barton Close, NW4 Beaconsfield Close, N 11 Beaumont Gardens, NW3 Beaumont Place, Barnet Beech Lawns, N12 Bellevue Mews, N11 Bensley Close, N 11 Blackdown Close, N2 Boltmore Close, NW4 BonviIIe Gardens, NW4 Botany Close, Barnet Bradman Close, Edgware Bray Road, NW7 Brent Cross Gardens, NW4 Brickfield Lane, Barnet Bridge Way, NW11 Bristow Mews, NW7 Broadwalk Lane, NW11 Brook Close, NW7 -F/P Brook Walk, N2 -F/P Broughton Avenue, N3 -(Part) -50m fronting Surrey Court Bruce Gardens, N20 Brunswick Park Gardens, N11 (Part) Nos 61-97 and 44-46 Brunswick Way, N11 Budd Close, N12 Bunkers Hill, NW11 Cameron Close, N20
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Canberra Close, NW4 Caney Mews, NW2 Canon Mohan Close, N14 Carlton Close, NW3 Carrington Close, Barnet Cattley Close, Barnet Cecilia Close, N2 Chalice Court, N2 Chancellor Place, NW9 Chaplin Square, N12 Chartridge Close, Barnet Chatham Close, NW11 Chestnut Lane, N20 Chestnut Row, N3 Christchurch Close, N12 Church End Housing NW4 – F/P Church Way, New Barnet – F/P Churchfield Way, N12 Claire Court, N12 Clare Close, N2 The Close, N20 Constable Close, NW11 Cooms Walk, Edgware F/P Copinger Walk, Edgware F/P Corring Way, NW11 Crocus Field, Barnet Croft Mews, N12 The Croft (part) Barnet – 79m at North End Curie Gardens NW9 – F/P Curry Rise, NW7
Darcy Close, N20 Deanery Close, N2 Dellors Close, Barnet Denmark Hill Drive, NW9 Deodora Close, N20 Depot Approach, N3 Depot Approach, NW2 Dianne Way, Barnet Dingle Close, Barnet Diploma Avenue, N2 Dollis Mews, N3 Dolman Close, N3 Domville Close, N20 Dorset Mews, N3 Douglas News, NW2 Dover Close, NW2 Downland Close, N20 Drew Avenue, NW7 The Drive, N3
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Dunblane Close, Edgware Duncan Close, New Barnet Dunstan Close, N2
Eastham Close, Barnet Edgwarebury Lane, Edgware -(Part) -1610m at North End Eleanor Crescent, NW7 Eleanor Gardens, Barnet Elsinore Gardens, NW2 Emmot Close, NW11
Fairfax Way, N10 Fairway Close, NW11 Farm Lane, East Barnet Farm Walk, NW11 -(Part) -35m Fell Walk, Edgware, Middlesex –F/P Finch Close, Barnet Flare Path, NW9 Forum Way, Edgware, Middlesex Fox Lane, N20 Foxwood Close, NW7
Gadsbury Close, NW9 Garden Close, Barnet Garrick Park, NW4 Gatcombe Way, Barnet Gawthorne Avenue, NW7 Glade Close, Barnet Glebe Lane, Barnet Glen Gardens, Edgware Glendevan Close, Edgware Glenhill Close, N3 Glyn Avenue, New Barnet Golfside Close, N20 Goodwin Court, East Barnet Gordon Way, Barnet Granville Place (Access Rd), N12 Granville Point (Access Rd), NW2 Green Close, NW11 Greenhill Park, New Barnet -(Part) -end 60m Grenville Close, N3 Glenville Place, NW7
Hadley Green West, Barnet Hamilton Square, N12 Hamilton Way, N3 -(Part) –F/P Hamlet Square, NW2 Hamlyn Close, Edgware Hammond Close, Barnet Hanshawe Drive, Edgware
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Hardy Close, Barnet Harmony Way, NW4 Harpenmead Point (Access Rd), NW2 Harwood Close, N12 Hawkins Close, NW7 Hawthorn Grove, Barnet Hawthorn Mews, NW7 Haynes Close, N11 Heath Close, NW11 Heathcroft, NW11 Helen Close, N2 Hendon Wood Lane, NW7 -(Part) -115m, Service Rd Henry Darlot Drive, NW7 Hervey Way, N3 Heton Gardens NW4 The Highlands, New Barnet Hilltop Gardens, NW4 Hillview Road, NW7 Holder Close, N3 Holly Terrace, N20 Hollyview Close, NW4 Holmes Avenue, N11 Homesfield, NW11 Hopkins Close, N10 Horseshoe Lane, N20 Howes Close, N3 Hurst Close, NW11 Hyver Hill, NW7
Ireton Close, N10
James Close, NW11 Juliana Close, N2
Kates Close, Barnet Kates Cot, Barnet Kelly Close, New Barnet Kelly Road, NW'7 Kenley Close, New Barnet Kenny Road, NW7 Kingfisher Walk, NW9 -F/P Kinross Close, Edgware
Lacey Drive, Edgware Lane Approach, NW7 Lawrence Campe Close, N 11 Lawrence Gardens, NW7 -(Part) -No.55 to Highwood Hill Leadbeaters Close, N11 Leecroft Road, Barnet Legion Way, N12
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Leisure Way, N12 Lidbury Grove, NW7 Lime Grove, N20 Linfield Close, NW4 Links Drive, N20 Linksview, N3 Linnell Close, NW11 Linnel Drive, NW11 Lockswood Close, Barnet Louis Mews, N10 Lucan Road, Barnet Lynford Close, Edgware Lynford Close, Arkley
Magpie Close, NW9 Manor Close, Barnet Maurice Brown Close, NW7 Maxfield Close, N20 Maya Road, N2 Meadfield Green, Edgware -F/P Meadowbank Close, Barnet Millers Close, NW7 Millers Yard, N3 Millson Close, N20 Mohan Close, N14 Monks Way, NW11 Moreton Close, NW7 Morland Close, NW11 Mulberrt Close, NW4
Nansen Village, N12 Nether Close, N3 Netherwood, N2 New Road, NW7 Newstead Close, N12 Newton Walk, Edgware -F/P Ninians Walk, Edgware Northgate Drive, NW9 Nota Mews, N3 Nursery Avenue, N3 Nursery Road, N2 Nutt Grove, Edgware
Oakham Close, Barnet Oakleigh Mews, N20 Oaklodge Way, NW7 The Oaks, N12 Okehampton Close, N 12 Old Farm Road, N2 Old Fold Close, Barnet
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Old Fold View, Barnet -(Part) -from No.66 to Grimsdyke Crescent Ophelia Gardens, NW2 Orchard Avenue, N20
Page Meadow, NW7 Pageant Avenue, NW9 Palmers Gardens, New Barnet Parkfield Close, Edgware -(Part) -access to garages -72m Parkwood, N20 Partridge Close, Barnet Pavilion Mews, N3 Penshurst Gardens, Edgware -(Part) -38m -No~) 90, 92, 99 Penstemon Close, N3 Pinecroft Crescent, Barnet Pointalls Close, N3 Prestige Way, NW4 Price Close, NW9 Priory Close, N3-F/P
Raeburn Close, NW11 -(Part) -30m -outside part Raven Close, NW9 Reading Way, NW7 Regency Crescent, NW4 Reynolds Close, NW11 Rickard Close, NW4 Riverside Gardens, N3 Roberts Road, NW7 Robin Close, N\N7 Roman Road, NW2 Romney Close, NW11 Roscoff Close, Edgware Rose Way, Edgware Rosebank Close, N12 Ross Avenue, NW7 Rowan Drive, NW9 Ruddy Way, NW7 Rushmead Close, NW11 Ruskin Close, NW11
Salisbury Plain, NW4 -F/P Scotwell Drive, NW9 Shakespeare Road, N3 Shannon Close, NW2 Shellduck Close, NW9 Shrubland Close, N20 Spaniards End, NW11 Spencer Close, N3 The Spinney, Barnet Spring Close, Barnet St Albans Close, NW11 St James Close, Barnet
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St Marys Green, N2 St Pauls Road, N11 Stable Walk, N2 -F/P Station Approach, N11 Station Approach, NW11 Stevenson Close, Barnet Stonecroft Close, Barnet Strawberry Vale, N2 Summersfield Avenue, N12 (Nos 5,7 and 9) Summers Row, N12 Swynford Gardens, NW4
Talgarth Walk, NW9 -F/P Temple Fortune Hill, NW11 (Nos 53-61) (97m) Thackrah Close, N2 Theobalds Avenue, N12 Thistley Close, N12 Thorntlank Close, Edgware Tillingbourne Way, N3 Torrington Close, N12 Trenchard Close, NW9 Tudor Close, NW7 Tudor Grove, N20 Turner Close, NW11 Turner Drive, NW11 Turnstone Close, NW9 Twinn Road, NW7 Tyre Lane, NW9
Vale Close,N2 Vardon Close, N3 Viceroy Close, N2 Victoria Lane, Barnet Vineyard Grove, N3
Waggon Mews, N14 Wagtail Close, NW9 Walden Way, NW7 Warren Way, NW7 Waterbrook Lane, NW4 Welbeck Close, N 12 Well Grove, N20 -F/P Wenlock Gardens, NW4 Westcroft Close, NW2 Westover Hill, NW3 White Lodge Close, N2 Wildwood Rise, NW11 Williamson Way, NW7 Wills Grove, NW7 Wilmot Close, N2
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Wiltshire Close, NW7 Windmill Lane, Barnet Winifred Place, N12 Winterstoke Gardens, NW7 –F/P Woodtree Close, NW4 Wyldes Close, NW11
Zeland Close, NW2
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PRICE LIST
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