SPECIALIST MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS FRAMEWORK

The Services are for maintenance and repairs of a specialised nature to housing properties and public buildings across numerous disciplines.

Many repairs are small scale, high repeat jobs although medium to larger scale repairs may also be required.

The Framework is divided into 30Nr Lots with the services being required to public buildings and housing properties owned or managed by the Council.

There are over 500 public buildings e.g., schools, libraries, museums, staff offices, warehouses etc and approximately 22,500 housing properties e.g. single/low rise and multi-storey properties covered by the framework.

The Services encompass all call out drainage clearing and ancillary works to public buildings and housing properties owned or managed by the Council.

The works may be internal or external, above or below ground.

The property types include but are not exclusive to public buildings e.g. schools, libraries, offices, sports centres etc and housing properties.

The services include and are more specifically described as:

a) Gaining access to, clearing all blockages and obstructions restoring to flow to all rain and foul drainage systems including pipes, stacks, fittings, manholes, gulleys, traps (including appliance traps); all regardless of size and type of drainage system.

b) The replacement of sections of pipework, fittings, etc. if required.

c) Insertion of access points in pipework.

d) Pumping out flooded foundations, manholes etc.

e) Laying of replacement drainage pipework and fittings externally and internally, including digging tracks, backfill and reinstatement of surfacing.

f) Breaking out collapsed and damaged manholes; replacing with brick built manholes or proprietary plastic manholes along with fill or concrete foundations; removing and replacing manhole covers.

g) Carrying out CCTV probe analysis of all rain and foul water drainage systems, providing written reports along with providing DVD disk recordings.

h) Cleaning surrounding areas, spraying of disinfectant if necessary and disposal of waste.