Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council · Awarded contract

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Weed Spraying Services for Highways and Footpaths in Rochdale Borough

Awarded 19 Mar 2019

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Awarded19 Mar 2019

Value£135,000.00

SupplierDOBSON UK LLP

AgencyRochdale Metropolitan Borough Council

RegionNorth West

CategoryInfrastructure

Ended 5y 8mo ago2y term

Awarded 19 Mar 2019Expired 18 Mar 2021

About

Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council awarded a contract to DOBSON UK LLP for weed spraying services across the borough's adopted highways and footpaths.

The works involve approximately three applications of herbicide to all adopted highway footpaths (approximately 1088km), back of path edges, walkways, splitter islands, channels, ginnels, edges of all metalled roads, and all cobbled areas throughout Rochdale, Heywood, Middleton, and Pennines.

The aim is to achieve as close as possible to 100% total weed control.

The contract value is AUD 135,000.

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