Beaufort Road/Wallasey Bridge Road - Ped/Cycle Improvements

Descriptions

Wirral Council wish to engage a Contractor for works for works including: • All works as required to construct 1200m of shared cycleway-footway with associated soft and hard landscaping using high-quality public realm materials and street furniture. • The work includes the installation of a parallel/zebra crossing facility for both pedestrians and cyclists on Beaufort Road and a traffic island on Wallasey Bridge Road. • Programming of the works, liaison and co-ordination with Wirral Council staff, designated Peel representatives and/or agents (in accordance with protocols to be agreed with Wirral Council) and any affected property owners. • Site Clearance (removal of street furniture, vegetation, tree root systems) and removal of soft and hard verges including footways. The required tree removal adjacent to the kerb line has already been carried out, however, the tree root systems are still present. The tree removal plan has been provided so that contractors are fully aware of the locations of the root systems that will need to be removed as part of site clearance mentioned in the works information. • Removal of carriageway surfacing, kerbing and provision of new carriageway construction, PCC kerbing and edging. • Existing kerbs in good condition to remain and renew damaged kerbs as necessary. • New hard verge (footway) construction - paved and bitmac (inc tactile 'blister' and 'corduroy' type paving etc). • All works as required to undertake all soft verge and landscaping works identified, including: excavation, disposal of suitable / unsuitable material, imported fill, levelling and shaping works, tree / shrub planting and seeding. • The contractor is responsible for all planting for 3 seasons/years as per Vol 3 - specification and appendices.