1054 - Container and Access Step Maintenance

Tender description

The Authority currently owns approximately 450 units of Containers (consisting of 15, 30 and 40 yard specifications), as well as approximately 140 units of pedestrian Access Steps located across its 21 RCHWs. To maintain these items, the Authority is awarding a contract for both the maintenance and repair of the above mentioned Container units and Access Step units, as well as Adhoc Maintenance Works. The requirements of this tender were divided into two (2) Lots and therefore two (2) contracts have been awarded: - Lot 1: Container Maintenance - Lot 2: Access Step Maintenance (including Adhoc Maintenance Works) Lot 1: 1054 - Lot 1 - Container Maintenance Essex is a large county with almost 1.5 million residents generating approximately 700,000 tonnes of local authority collected waste per annum. As the statutory waste disposal authority for Essex, Essex County Council (the Authority) is responsible for providing a range of infrastructure and arrangements for the management of waste. The Authority operate 21 Recycling Centres for Household Waste (RCHW) and 4 Waste Transfer Stations (WTS), and work closely with the 12 borough, city and district councils who are the Waste Collection Authorities (WCA) within the county of Essex. The scope of this contract is for the maintenance and repair of a stock of approximately 450 Roll-On Roll-Off (RORO) Containers. These units consist mostly of 30m³ (40 Cubic Yard) open Containers that are compatible with the Authority’s hook lift collection fleet. Lot 2: 1054 - Lot 2 - Access Step Maintenance Essex is a large county with almost 1.5 million residents generating approximately 700,000 tonnes of local authority collected waste per annum. As the statutory waste disposal authority for Essex, Essex County Council (the Authority) is responsible for providing a range of infrastructure and arrangements for the management of waste. The Authority operate 21 Recycling Centres for Household Waste (RCHW) and 4 Waste Transfer Stations (WTS), and work closely with the 12 borough, city and district councils who are the Waste Collection Authorities (WCA) within the county of Essex. The scope of this contract is for the maintenance and repair of a stock of approximately 140 units of pedestrian Access Steps which are used daily by members of public to gain access to the Authority’s 40 cubic yard containers and safely deposit waste. The Authority’s sites may, at times, also require site additional maintenance and fabrication work to be undertaken and therefore the successful Contractor must have the ability to provide Adhoc Maintenance Works.