Liverpool City Council has started the search for contractors for its Highways Planned Works framework which is used by several local authorities in the region.

The framework, which is worth up to £850 million, starts in January 2025 and the council is looking for several contractors to join.

The Highways Planned Works Framework will focus on delivering green bus routes, creating a network of traffic-free green travel corridors, developing travel plans for schools and larger businesses and expanding the network of electric vehicle charging points.

On Lot 1 (works up to £1.5M), the council says that within general civil engineering works, the work is expected to cover:

• Highway maintenance works, this could include road resurfacing / reconstruction, footway renewals, micro asphalt, surface dressing, asphalt preservation
• Controlled and Uncontrolled Drop Crossing programmes
• Safety improvements at junctions and across the highway network, this could include build outs, road narrowing, other traffic calming measures
• Minor Civil works, this could include earthworks, highway structures and street lighting, drainage investigations and associated remedial and renewal works, ironwork renewals
• Minor active travel installations and improvements on the highway network

On Lot 2 (works valued over £1.5M), the council says that within general civil engineering works, the scope is anticipated to cover:

• Highways investment and improvement programmes of works. This could include that similar to recent Highways Improvement Programme contracts, incorporating carriageway and footway improvements, drainage, traffic signals, active travel installations, street lighting replacement
• Infrastructure improvement works on all aspects of the highways network, including major and minor highway structures, carriageway and footways, active travel, major junctions, traffic signal installations and renewals
• Major survey programmes of works to inform conditions of the highway network across all aspects of the highway infrastructure
• Construction of new and extended aspects of the highway network that could include all aspects as noted in items above
• Improvements and provision of public transport infrastructure
• Public realm improvements and installation of new to support development and regeneration across the city

Interested contractors will have until 12pm on 28 October to submit tenders or requests to participate.

PIC-LIVERPOOL CITY COUNCIL