TC103 Winter Gritting Services

The contract is for the provision of stand by and response services and equipment to lay a measured amount of rock salt or other de-icing materials on roadways, or remove snow during winter periods only, to prevent or remove hazard caused by frost, ice or snow formation, all to the written instruction of the City Council .The Contract is intended to enable the provision of the winter services, including the gritting of, and clearing snow from, public highways for which the City Council is Highway Authority and other areas. The work will involve pre-treatment salt gritting to prevent ice from forming on highway surfaces; post-treatment following the formation of ice and the clearance of snow and associated works, either on a predetermined basis along standard routes or on a reactive basis.