Highway Infrastructure Maintenance

Descriptions

This contract is for the provision of highway infrastructure maintenance across TfWM's asset portfolio (bus shelters, totems, cycle and mobility hubs and all park and ride sites), including proactive and reactive maintenance tasks. This contract also includes the maintenance and updating of bus flags, which will be updated during network stability periods (NSPs). The successful supplier will be required to provide a space where spare parts and out of use assets can be stored throughout the contract term.

All of the requirements will be fulfilled by a single supplier, as a single point of contact for TfWM.

There are 4 key areas aligned with the requirements set out in this specification, these are:

- Reactive Highway Infrastructure Maintenance

- Planned Highway Infrastructure Maintenance

- Passenger Information

- Storage of spares and out of use assets

The Service Provider will provide TfWM with a service, including a number of dedicated operatives and vehicles, complete with a suitable smart mobile communication system that is compatible with TfWM's asset management IT system for the electronic upload of data relating to inspections, examinations, fault reporting, work completion reports, electrical works, maintenance and auditing.

Maintenance provision under this contract is varied but the majority of repairs are undertaken due to vandalism and typically involves repairs to glazing, bus shelter framework, bus stop pole damage or component items fitted to shelters or poles such as stop plates or seating. This work will include the removal and re-installation of bus shelters, stop poles or information points at existing or new sites.

The Service Provider will be required to work in partnership with TfWM and its Suppliers, including but not exclusive to the other principal Service Providers and partners who carry out cleaning, shelter manufacture, installation and advertising, to deliver the very highest standards of service provision.

TfWM has made a commitment to and is working to develop good practice in infrastructure sustainability, including green and sustainable technologies in the design, refurbishment and maintenance of transport infrastructure facilities. The Service Provider will be required to demonstrate a commitment to sustainability by integrating sustainable development into their operating practices and culture throughout the contract. This can be achieved by using low fuel consumption and emissions vehicles, optimising visits to each site, recycling of waste materials, disposing of any controlled waste in an approved manner, work with reusable components, using innovative designs and green technology or ethically sourced materials.