S30142 DMRB / MCHW Geotechnical Standards Technical updates

The need for updates to the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB) and Manual of Contract Documents for Highways Works (MCHW) (Instructions for Specifiers (IfS) and Specification for Highway Works (SHW)) has been established from a review carried out by National Highways. The objectives are to:

• enhance content, usability, and structure in line with the current revision of the

Manual for Development of Documents (MDD);

• increase the applicability to modern forms of contracts and construction

techniques;

• promote decarbonisation and digital readiness of the DMRB Documents; and,
• ensure the new DMRB documents are aligned with the associated MCHW

documents.

• ensure that the DMRB and MHCW requirements align and work well together During this task, the Consultant shall support NH in the completion of:
• updates to the geotechnical DMRB & MCHW documents;
• governance deliverables and outputs appropriate for the change category in

accordance with the MDD; and,

• industry awareness documentation.

The Consultant's activities during this task involve:

• online document reviewing, commenting, drafting, and authoring;
• advising on aspects connected with this work;
• technical review and comment on drafted text;
• compliance with the MDD;
• liaison with Client's specialists (including Technical Authors for the other parts of

the DMRB and MCHW, owned by other disciplines) and other interested parties (designers, specifiers, and constructors to be identified);

• planning for and supporting Technical Authors engagement at TSC meetings;
• supporting NH in the informing of industry and the supply chain; and,
• advising on relevant legislation such as the Construction (Design and

Management) Regulations and Construction Products Regulations.