Purpose

West Sussex County Council has
a statutory duty to ensure regular surveys are undertaken to
determine the condition of public highways in West Sussex. An
invitation to tender was published in July for the provision of
this service.
 
The tender was split into five
lots:
 
Lot 1: Highway inventory data
collection
Lot 2: Visual
inspection survey of unclassified ‘D’ roads and all
roundabouts
Lot 3: Scanner survey of A, B
and C roads
Lot 4: Footway maintenance
survey
Lot 5: Skid resistance survey
and site investigations
 
Upon the conclusion of the
procurement process, the Assistant Director (Highways, Transport
and Planning) will be asked to award five contracts
 

Decision

The Assistant Director (Highways, Transport
and Planning) has approved the award of contracts to Pavement
Testing Services Ltd and WDM Ltd commencing on 1 April 2024 for an
initial two-year period with an option to extend for a further
period or periods of up to one year at a total cost of
£638,215, as set out in section 2 of the report.