Provision of Flexible & Temporary Workforce (3 Lots) Highways Day to Day Operatives; Drainage Work - Excavations; Drainage Work - High Pressure Jetting

Blackpool Council is looking to appoint 3 ranked contractors on a framework (per lot) to supply skilled and trained operatives on a flexible and temporary basis to support the existing in-house team to deliver various works across the town. • Lot 1 Highways Day to Day Operatives – General maintenance of Highways and Public Realm. • Lot 2 Drainage Works – Excavation. Repairs to the Council’s drainage infrastructure, collapsed sewers, gully replacement and all other associated maintenance of the Council’s drainage assets. • Lot 3 Drainage works - High Pressure Jetting, de-silting, CCTV investigations, root cutting of the Councils drainage assets up to 1,200mm diameter This contract covers day shifts for highways day to day maintenance.

Overtime and weekend working may be a requirement. The framework will operate between 1st April 2025 and 31st March 2027 with an option to extend for 1 year plus a further 1 year.

This work can take place across the town. Typical duties will include: • Excavation in made/unmade ground to locate and repair defective pipework • Connection of various sized pipes in varying materials • Backfill and reinstatement of the excavation • Record and submit detailed report of the repair Drainage digs require a suitable wagon for tools and spoil along with a mini-excavator.

This work can take place across the town. Maintenance of other assets by means of de-silting (up to 1,200mm diameter as well as pumping station wet wells), root cutting of sewers, various diameters.