The Director of Neighbourhood Services has agreed to:

1.  endorse the competitive tendering exercise that is outlined in paragraph 3 of the report; and

2.  award the contract for Surface Dressing preparation works for highways within Wirral to Rhino Asphalt Solutions Ltd as the most economically advantageous tenderer for an estimated contract value of £1,300,000 for a term of 4 years with an option to extend for another year. 

The B8 Contract Award Surface Dressing Preparation Works will enable the Council to meet its statutory duties under Section 41 of the Highways Act 1980.

Conventional bituminous repairs could be employed, but this would h be at least 50% more expensive and provide no carbon savings, as there would be more transport use, with excavating and removing spoil. Such conventional methods would also be slower, resulting in more traffic disruption.