1. Halton Borough Council and Warrington Borough Council (Contracting Authorities) collaborated to jointly procure this term services contract. The Contracting Authorities have appointed one main contractor for both areas to undertake the whole of the following described works and services.

2. The Contract covers public works, which include, but are not limited to various programmed and reactive works connected with the highway infrastructure and environment in the Contracting Authorities areas, as well as works which create or improve transportation assets. The contract will includes, but is not limited to, services connected with the maintenance of assets in the interest of safety and amenity; and response services to react to emergency situations and civil contingencies.

3. The following are included within the scope of the contracts:

Reactive Maintenance Works:

signing and making safe, response repairs to highways, bridges, retaining walls and similar structures, street furniture, drainage and flooding.

Programmed Maintenance Works:

Programmed potholing and patching, programmed resurfacing, programmed maintenance works to highways, drainage, car parks, signs and street furniture.

Schemes:

Schemes including , drainage, traffic management and Environmental Enhancements, Cycling and Pedestrian Schemes and Developer Schemes under Section 38 and Section 278 of the Highways Act 1980 relating to the development of highway infrastructure etc,

Routine maintenance services;

Drainage clearance,

Verge maintenance and weed spraying for public rights of way,

Winter and emergency response service;

Precautionary salting,

Snow and ice service,

Manpower emergency response service,

4. During the life of the contract there may be some extension of provision should other adjacent authorities or public bodies require to have services provided under the contract provided by either of the Contracting Authorities.