Purpose

West Sussex County Council is a
designated Highways Authority under the Highways Act 1980 and has a
duty to maintain highways maintainable at public
expense.
 
Following extensive review, the
County Council approved a new procurement strategy for the delivery
of key highway works in 2019. This arrangement for revenue and
capital delivery went live in
April 2020 and the Cabinet Member for Highways and
Transport delegated authority to the Director for Highways,
Transport and Planning to award single supplier contracts.
The provision of
hedge maintenance and grass cutting services (Lot 3) was included
within the model.
 
Following review, it is proposed to extend the contract from
the initial period April 2020 – March 2025 to the full-term
option to March 2030.

Decision

The Assistant Director (Highways, Transport
and Planning) has awarded a five-year extension to the contract for
the provision of hedge maintenance and grass cutting services (Lot
3) to Grasstex until 31 March 2030.