Water-treatment work

Description

A long term contract for the servicing and maintenance of communal water tanks to keep them clean, hygienic, in good order and specifically for conducting risk assessments, water testing and treatment for the prevention of Legionella at specified locations across the Borough; all in accordance with HSE L8 Guidance, The Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations, 1999 and all relevant British and European Standards and Codes of Practice. The Royal Borough of Greenwich (the ‘Authority’) sought expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced service providers to enter into a long-term partnering arrangement for the delivery of a range of water hygiene and treatment services (the ‘Services’) to its residential housing stock comprising approximately 26 000 properties of which approximately 3 000 are leasehold. The Authority intends to enter into a Term Contract under a bespoke form of TPC 2005 (2013 version) with a single service provider for an initial term of 5 years extendible at the Authority's sole discretion by a further 5 years up to a maximum of 10 years. The Services are in relation to the servicing and maintenance of communal water tanks to keep them clean, hygienic, in good order and specifically for conducting risk assessments, water testing and treatment for the prevention of Legionella at specified locations across the Royal Borough; all in accordance with HSEL8 Guidance, The Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations, 1999 and all relevant British and European Standards Codes of Practice. The Services include for the replacement of selected water tanks and associated services, some conversion of blocks to mains water operation and a 24/7 responsive repairs service attending to any water leaks and system breakdowns. In that regard, the Contract will be for a range of water treatment and associated services. Specifically, the services include: Water Hygiene; Risk Assessments; Regular monitoring of hot and cold water systems; Temperature checks, inspections, samples and chlorination of communal water systems; Monitoring for Legionella in hot and cold water storage systems; Maintenance and replacement where required of water storage tanks; Conversion of selected blocks from tank fed water supply to mains water operation; Provision of a 24/7 responsive repairs service to water services and systems.