Decision details

Approval to instruct Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council (RMBC) to undertake trial holes at various sites as part of the Bus Lane Review Implementation project.

Decision Maker: Executive Director of Transport

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

A series of interventions are being developed as part of the CRSTS Bus Lane Review Implementation project.
These interventions include modifications to existing bus lanes and other measures.
It is necessary to verify the position of buried service plant and determine ground conditions as part of the design of these interventions.
Quotations have been sought to undertake these works.
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council Highways Delivery Team have provided a quotation of £2,591.99/day to undertake this work (including road space permit applications), and have estimated the duration of the works to be 20 days. The total value of the quotation is thus £51,839.80.

Amey have also provided a quotation of £52,519.06, which does not include road space permit applications.

The addition of 10% contingency to the RMBC quotation results in a figure of £57,023.78.

RMBC are in the best position to carry out this work on their own highways, especially given their experience of using the RMBC road space permitting system.

Decision:

To instruct RMBC to undertake the trial holes to a maximum amount of £57,023.78.

Alternative options considered:

The option of procuring the work via other contractors has been considered but not developed further as market interest in this sort of small scale work is considered to be minimal.

Publication date: 29/01/2025

Date of decision: 28/01/2025

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