AT1122 Drainage Works for Luton Council

Lot 1 Drainage works are required to cover blockages of toilets, baths, sinks and manholes, CCTV camera work to check the source of blockage or to see if there is a crack in the pipe. If there is a breakage in the pipe then LBC are liable so repairs, digging or radius patches (balloon then blown up in place) work needs to be undertaken by the Provider. Investigations and reports for vermin, rats etc. on behalf of the pest control department and requests received from Housing to undertake reports on drains are also managed by BTS. The department provide the cost code and funds are taken from the HRA repairs budget. Providers must be able to undertake some minor plumbing works also to take toilet out etc., make repairs and then replace the toilet to a good working order. If a blockage is due to the tenant then a re-charge is applied and sundry debtors chase payment. LBC is responsible to the property boundary and then the drains become the responsibility of Thames Water. Luton Community Housing properties (approx. 250) to be included within the contract as well as some of the schools, mainly residential but some commercial. There are also some properties which are outside Luton – flats in Bletchley and flats in Queensway House where we are responsible for the soil stack and 25/30 properties in total within Dunstable and Houghton Regis.

Lot 2 The tender is for reactive and planned maintenance drain clearance services within its broad property portfolio of corporate buildings. It is intended to appoint a single Contractor with work allocated on a ‘call off’ basis. The work will involve both reactive and planned maintenance and the tenders will be evaluated on the basis of price, quality and SV. The work will include emergency plumbing, blockage clearance, high pressure drain jetting, interceptors, cesspits, CCTV drainage surveys including reports and rainwater downpipe clearance.