Provision of Street Services

This will consist of The Collection of Household Waste from all domestic premises, and its delivery to and discharge at the delivery point at a Treatment and or Disposal Facility as instructed by the Authorised Officer.

•The separate collection of Paper and Cardboard from household and commercial premises

•The separate collection of other dry recyclables (plastic packaging, metal packaging and glass containers)

•The separate collection of food waste from household and commercial premises

•The separate collection of garden waste from household and commercial premises

•The combined collection from, premises such as flats

Winter Maintenance is of vital importance in the management of the Council’s affairs and

is recognised as such by its inclusion within the employer’s Emergency Plan. The employer, as a `Highway Authority' has a statutory duty under Section 150 of the Highways Act 1980 to remove Snow from the Public Highway if it is causing an obstruction. Beyond this, there is a statutory duty to carry out Winter Maintenance under the Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003.

The Services required under this part of the Contract are: -

•Precautionary Salting of the Public Highway

•Spot Salting of isolated icy patches.

•The use of Snow Ploughs (in the event of significant Snowfalls).

•Snow Clearance by other mechanical and manual methods (in the event of extreme conditions).

•The use of the Contractor's Vehicles for other Emergency Response

The Borough currently has approximately 64 Shopping Areas which vary in size from rows of two or three shops to the largest Shopping Area at Bexleyheath. The Shopping Areas are grouped for the purpose of this Contract into four Classes (I, II, III, and IV). The Shopping Areas are highlighted on the drawings in Volume 4 of the Contract Documents.

This Service LOT (4) covers cyclic and reactive gully cleansing, dumbwell cleansing, soakaway cleansing, power jetting of piped drainage systems and cleansing and clearance of culverts and ditches anywhere within the area under the control of the Authority

The term Services, as used in the Lot shall mean all of the following: -

The Cleaning of:

•Gullies

•Dumbwells

•Soakaways

•Highway Drains

•Combined Kerb and Drainage Systems (Beany Block etc)

•Culverts and ditches

•Emergency Response