Highways Planned Works Framework

Description

Liverpool City Council (the “Council”) has appointed multiple suppliers to a framework to deliver highways planned works (the “Highways Planned Works Framework”). This Framework comprises two lots: Lot 1 for works up to a value of £1.5m and Lot 2 for works with a value greater than £1.5m. The Framework Agreement is available to use by a number of other authorities. This process commenced with a pre-market engagement exercise notified to the market by PIN ref: 2024/S 000-012838 on 19 April 2024. A pre-market engagement event was held on 5 June. This notice marks the award of the procurement to appoint contractors to the Highways Planned Works Framework. The Council’s vision for the future of travel in Liverpool is one where people default to walking or cycling for their journeys and choose to avoid using cars. As such, and in the context of this Highways Planned Works Framework, the Council is focussed on: 1. delivering green bus routes; 2. creating a network of traffic-free green active travel corridors; 3. developing travel plans for schools and larger businesses; and 4. expanding the network of electric vehicle charging points. Lot 1: Projects with a value of up to £1.5m 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: Projects with a value of greater than £1.5m 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).