Purpose

The Council has the power, via a civil parking
enforcement agency agreement with Suffolk County Council, to
install or remove traffic signs relating to civil parking functions
within the Borough of Ipswich, including the power to install or
remove posts to which such signs may be attached. The Council has
voluntarily chosen to exercise this power and as such has carried
out a procurement exercise for the supply, installation and removal
of traffic sign posts, principally
within the highway. This may also cover doing the
same in respect of posts for bus stops where
required, where the Council also has a separate power to act on
behalf of the County Council.
 
Having completed the procurement exercise, it
has been decided to award a non-exclusive contract to SLB Roads Ltd
for the supply, installation and removal of traffic sign posts (including the installation, alteration
or removal of pre-supplied traffic signs where required) for a 36
month period with an option to extend for a further two periods of
12 months each. This is on the basis that SLB Roads Ltd provided
the most economically advantageous bid for this function of all of
those submitted that met the Council’s minimum requirements.
The value of this contract is estimated at £70,000 over the
contract period.

Decision

To award a contract to SLB Roads Ltd for the
supply, installation and removal of traffic sign posts (including
the installation, alteration or removal of pre-supplied traffic
signs where required) for a 36 month period with an option to
extend for a further two periods of 12 months each.
 
Reason:
SLB Roads Ltd provided the most economically
advantageous bid for this function of all of those submitted that
met the Council’s minimum requirements.