Common use of Mechanical Path & Road Sweeping Clause in Contracts

Mechanical Path & Road Sweeping. Sweeping is largely undertaken by pre-determined routes (blocks) which are scheduled to be completed on a cycle set on a weekly, 3 weekly, 6 weekly or 12 weekly basis. Each block represents approximately 20km of road/paths (ie 10km x 2 sides of the road) and is now split into 2 halves – and sweeping alternates between the two halves each time the block is scheduled to be cleaned. Those streets/roads that have been identified as requiring a sweep/clean at every visit are indicated on the route maps. The service will work with xxxx members to review the new routes/blocks and agree where changes to which streets are done on which cycle/or on both can be made. A mechanical path sweeper can complete one route per working day, whilst a road sweeper can complete two routes per day. Routes are scheduled to be completed for both path and road sweeping on the same day and frequency, therefore on the same day two path sweepers will complete the same two routes that one road sweeper completes. Detailed schedules and maps of the routes of the mechanical sweeping function are available from the team and can be amended through agreement at xxxx member meetings providing there is no affect on neighbouring wards or extra resource requirement. Work cycles are based on an 8-day “week”. This enables an extra day of “spare” capacity to be programmed in, which allows the service to recover days lost for planned and unplanned leave. Any remaining capacity will be used to respond to local problems, support community clean ups, tackle seasonal issues and take part in joint-operations agreed through tasking meetings.