The four-year framework is divided into 17 specialist lots and up to eight contractors will be appointed to each lot.
The lots cover:
Lot 1 Asphaltic Concrete
Lot 2 Grouted Macadam
Lot 3 Surface Dressing
Lot 4 Glass Fibre Reinforced Surface Dressing
Lot 5 Hot Applied High Friction Surfacing
Lot 6 Cold Applied High Friction Surfacing
Lot 7 Coloured Surfacing
Lot 8 Slurry Seal of Footways
Lot 9 Slurry Seal / Micro Asphalt of Carriageways
Lot 10 Carriageway in Full Depth Recycling
Lot 11 Carriageway Re-tread
Lot 12 Brush Hammer Mechanical Retexturing
Lot 13 Captive Shot Blasting — Mechanical Retexturing
Lot 14 Hydro blasting — Surface Retexturing
Lot 15 Patching
Lot 16 Ironwork
Lot 17 Road Markings
The framework competition will be run by the North East Procurement Organisation and cover work for Sunderland, Gateshead, Newcastle, Northumberland,North Tyneside, Redcar & Cleveland, South Tyneside and Stockton council.
Firms must express their interest by September 18.
For more information online visit www.qtegov.com or email [email protected]