Highways Planned Works Framework

Lot 1 of the Framework is for works up to a value of £1.5m. Within the general civil engineering works, the Council’s scope includes: • Highway maintenance works, this could include road resurfacing / reconstruction, footway renewals, micro asphalt, surface dressing, asphalt preservation. • Controlled and Uncontrolled Drop Crossing programmes. • Safety improvements at junctions and across the highway network, this could include build outs, road narrowing, other traffic calming measures. • Minor Civil works, this could include earthworks, highway structures and street lighting, drainage investigations and associated remedial and renewal works, ironwork renewals. • Minor active travel installations and improvements on the highway network. Call-off contracts will be based on the NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract (“ECC”).

Lot 2 of the Framework is for works of a value greater than £1.5m. Within the general civil engineering works, the Council’s scope includes: • Highways investment and improvement programmes of works. This could include that similar to recent Highways Improvement Programme contracts, incorporating carriageway and footway improvements, drainage, traffic signals, active travel installations, street lighting replacement. • Infrastructure improvement works on all aspects of the highways network, including major and minor highway structures, carriageway and footways, active travel, major junctions, traffic signal installations and renewals. • Major survey programmes of works to inform conditions of the highway network across all aspects of the highway infrastructure. • Construction of new and extended aspects of the highway network that could include all aspects as noted in items above. • Improvements and provision of public transport infrastructure. • Public realm improvements and installation of new to support development and regeneration across the city. Call-off contracts will be based on the NEC4 engineering and Construction Contract (ECC).