The East Midlands Gateway Rail Freight Interchange and Highway Order 2016
- (3) If by the end of the period of 28 days beginning with the date on which written notice was served upon the engineer under sub-paragraph (2), Network Rail gives notice to the undertaker that Network Rail desires itself to construct any part of a specified work which in the opinion of the engineer will or may affect the stability of railway property or the safe operation of traffic on the railways of Network Rail then, if the undertaker desires such part of the specified work to be constructed, Network Rail must construct it without unnecessary delay on behalf of and to the reasonable satisfaction of the undertaker in accordance with the plans approved or deemed to be approved or settled under this paragraph, and under the supervision (where appropriate and if given) of the undertaker.
- (4) When signifying approval of the plans the engineer may specify any protective works (whether temporary or permanent) which in the engineer’s opinion should be carried out before the commencement of the construction of a specified work to ensure the safety or stability of railway property or the continuation of safe and efficient operation of the railways of Network Rail or the services of operators using the same (including any relocation, de-commissioning and removal of works, apparatus and equipment necessitated by a specified work and the comfort and safety of passengers who may be affected by the specified works), and such protective works as may be reasonably necessary for those purposes must be constructed by Network Rail or by the undertaker, if Network Rail so desires, and such protective works are to be carried out at the expense of the undertaker in either case without unnecessary delay and the undertaker must not commence the construction of the specified works until the engineer has notified the undertaker that the protective works have been completed to the engineer’s reasonable satisfaction.
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- (1) Any specified work and any protective works to be constructed by virtue of paragraph 5(4) must, when commenced, be constructed—
- (a) without unnecessary delay in accordance with the plans approved or deemed to have been approved or settled under paragraph 5;
- (b) under the supervision (where appropriate and if given) and to the reasonable satisfaction of the engineer;
- (c) in such manner as to cause as little damage as is possible to railway property; and
- (d) so far as is reasonably practicable, so as not to interfere with or obstruct the free, uninterrupted and safe use of any railway of Network Rail or the traffic on it and the use by passengers of railway property.
- (2) If any damage to railway property or any such interference or obstruction is caused by the carrying out of, or in consequence of the construction of a specified work, the undertaker must, regardless of any such approval, make good such damage and must pay to Network Rail all reasonable expenses to which Network Rail may be put and compensation for any loss which it may sustain by reason of any such damage, interference or obstruction.
- (3) Nothing in this Schedule imposes any liability on the undertaker with respect to any damage, costs, expenses or loss attributable to the negligence of Network Rail or its servants, contractors or agents or any liability on Network Rail with respect of any damage, costs, expenses or loss attributable to the negligence of the undertaker or its servants, contractors or agents.
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The undertaker must—
- (a) at all times afford reasonable facilities to the engineer for access to a specified work during its construction; and
- (b) supply the engineer with all such information as the engineer may reasonably require with regard to a specified work or the method of constructing it.
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Network Rail must at all times afford reasonable facilities to the undertaker and its agents for access to any works carried out by Network Rail under this Schedule during their construction and must supply the undertaker with such information as it may reasonably require with regard to such works or the method of constructing them.
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- (1) If any permanent or temporary alterations or additions to railway property are reasonably necessary in consequence of the construction of a specified work, or during a period of 24 months after the completion of that work in order to ensure the safety of railway property or the continued safe operation of the railway of Network Rail, such alterations and additions may be carried out by Network Rail and if Network Rail gives to the undertaker reasonable notice of its intention to carry out such alterations or additions (which must be specified in the notice), the undertaker must pay to Network Rail the reasonable cost of those alterations or additions including, in respect of any such alterations and additions as are to be permanent, a capitalised sum representing the increase of the costs which may be expected to be reasonably incurred by Network Rail in maintaining, working and, when necessary, renewing any such alterations or additions.
- (2) If during the construction of a specified work by the undertaker, Network Rail gives notice to the undertaker that Network Rail desires itself to construct that part of the specified work which in the opinion of the engineer is endangering the stability of railway property or the safe operation of traffic on the railways of Network Rail then, if the undertaker decides that part of the specified work is to be constructed, Network Rail must assume construction of that part of the specified work and the undertaker must, notwithstanding any such approval of a specified work under paragraph 5(3), pay to Network Rail all reasonable expenses to which Network Rail may be put and compensation for any loss which it may suffer by reason of the execution by Network Rail of that specified work.
- (3) The engineer must, in respect of the capitalised sums referred to in this paragraph and paragraph 10(a) provide such details of the formula by which those sums have been calculated as the undertaker may reasonably require.
- (4) If the cost of maintaining, working or renewing railway property is reduced in consequence of any such alterations or additions a capitalised sum representing such saving is to be set off against any sum payable by the undertaker to Network Rail under this paragraph.
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The undertaker must repay to Network Rail all reasonable fees, costs, charges and expenses reasonably incurred by Network Rail—
- (a) in constructing any part of a specified work on behalf of the undertaker as provided by paragraph 5(3) or in constructing any protective works under the provisions of paragraph 5(4) including, in respect of any permanent protective works, a capitalised sum representing the cost of maintaining and renewing those works;
- (b) in respect of the approval by the engineer of plans submitted by the undertaker and the supervision by him of the construction of a specified work;
- (c) in respect of the employment or procurement of the services of any inspectors, signallers, watchkeepers and other persons whom it is reasonably necessary to appoint for inspecting, signalling, watching and lighting railway property and for preventing, so far as may be reasonably practicable, interference, obstruction, danger or accident arising from the construction or failure of a specified work;
- (d) in respect of any special traffic working resulting from any speed restrictions which may in the opinion of the engineer, require to be imposed by reason or in consequence of the construction or failure of a specified work or from the substitution of diversion of services which may be reasonably necessary for the same reason; and
- (e) in respect of any additional temporary lighting of railway property in the vicinity of the specified works, being lighting made reasonably necessary by reason or in consequence of the construction or failure of a specified work.
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- (1) In this paragraph—
- “EMI” means, subject to sub-paragraph (2), electromagnetic interference with Network Rail apparatus generated by the operation of the authorised works where such interference is of a level which adversely affects the safe operation of Network Rail’s apparatus; and
- “Network Rail’s apparatus” means any lines, circuits, wires, apparatus or equipment (whether or not modified or installed as part of the authorised works) which are owned or used by Network Rail for the purpose of transmitting or receiving electrical energy or of radio, telegraphic, telephonic, electric, electronic or other like means of signalling or other communications.
- (2) This paragraph applies to EMI only to the extent that such EMI is not attributable to any change to Network Rail’s apparatus carried out after approval of plans under paragraph 5(1) for the relevant part of the authorised works giving rise to EMI (unless the undertaker has been given notice in writing before the approval of those plans of the intention to make such change).
- (3) Subject to sub-paragraph (5), the undertaker must in the design and construction of the authorised works take all measures necessary to prevent EMI and must establish with Network Rail (both parties acting reasonably) appropriate arrangements to verify their effectiveness.
- (4) In order to facilitate the undertaker’s compliance with sub-paragraph (3)—
- (a) the undertaker must consult with Network Rail as early as reasonably practicable to identify all Network Rail’s apparatus which may be at risk of EMI, and thereafter must continue to consult with Network Rail (both before and after formal submission of plans under paragraph 5(1)) in order to identify all potential causes of EMI and the measures required to eliminate them;
- (b) Network Rail must make available to the undertaker all information in the possession of Network Rail reasonably requested by the undertaker in respect of Network Rail’s apparatus identified under sub-paragraph (a); and
- (c) Network Rail must allow the undertaker reasonable facilities for the inspection of Network Rail’s apparatus identified under sub-paragraph (a).
- (5) In any case where it is established that EMI can only reasonably be prevented by modifications to Network Rail’s apparatus, Network Rail must not withhold its consent unreasonably to modifications of Network Rail’s apparatus, but the means of prevention and the method of their execution must be selected in the reasonable discretion of Network Rail, and in relation to such modifications paragraph 8 has effect subject to this sub-paragraph.
- (6) If at any time prior to the commencement of regular revenue-earning operations on the authorised railway comprised in the authorised works and regardless of any measures adopted under sub-paragraph (3), the testing or commissioning of the authorised works causes EMI then the undertaker must immediately upon receipt of notification by Network Rail of such EMI either in writing or communicated orally (such oral communication to be confirmed in writing as soon as reasonably practicable after it has been issued) cease to use (or procure the cessation of use of) the undertaker’s apparatus causing such EMI until all measures necessary have been taken to remedy such EMI by way of modification to the source of such EMI or (in the circumstances, and subject to the consent, specified in sub-paragraph (5)) to Network Rail’s apparatus.
- (7) In the event of EMI having occurred—
- (a) the undertaker must afford reasonable facilities to Network Rail for access to the undertaker’s apparatus in the investigation of such EMI;
- (b) Network Rail must afford reasonable facilities to the undertaker for access to Network Rail’s apparatus in the investigation of such EMI; and
- (c) Network Rail must make available to the undertaker any additional material information in its possession reasonably requested by the undertaker in respect of Network Rail’s apparatus or such EMI.
- (8) Where Network Rail approved modifications to Network Rail’s apparatus under sub-paragraphs (5) or (6)—
- (a) Network Rail must allow the undertaker reasonable facilities for the inspection of the relevant part of Network Rail’s apparatus; and
- (b) any modifications to Network Rail’s apparatus approved under those sub-paragraphs must be carried out and completed by the undertaker in accordance with paragraph 9.
- (9) To the extent that it would not otherwise do so, the indemnity in paragraph 15(1) applies to the costs and expenses reasonably incurred or losses suffered by Network Rail through the implementation of the provisions of this paragraph (including costs incurred in connection with the consideration of proposals, approval of plans, supervision and inspection of works and facilitating access to Network Rail’s apparatus) or in consequence of any EMI to which sub-paragraph (6) applies.
- (10) For the purpose of paragraph 10(a) any modifications to Network Rail’s apparatus under this paragraph is to be deemed to be protective works referred to in that paragraph.
- (11) In relation to any dispute arising under this paragraph the wording in article 41 (arbitration) “the Lands Chamber of the Upper Tribunal” is to be substituted with “the Institution of Electrical Engineers”.
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If at any time after the completion of a specified work, not being a work vested in Network Rail, Network Rail gives notice to the undertaker informing it that the state of maintenance of any part of the specified work appears to be such as adversely affects the operation of railway property, the undertaker must, on receipt of such notice, take such steps as may be reasonably necessary to put that specified work in such state of maintenance as not adversely to affect railway property.
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The undertaker must not provide any illumination or illuminated sign or signal on or in connection with a specified work in the vicinity of any railway belonging to Network Rail unless it has first consulted Network Rail and it must comply with Network Rail’s reasonable requirements for preventing confusion between such illumination or illuminated sign or signal and any railway signal or other light used for controlling, directing or securing the safety of traffic on the railway.
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Any additional expenses which Network Rail may reasonably incur in altering, reconstructing or maintaining railway property under any powers existing at the making of this Order by reason of the existence of a specified work must, provided that 56 days’ previous notice of the commencement of such alteration, reconstruction or maintenance has been given to the undertaker, be repaid by the undertaker to Network Rail.
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- (1) The undertaker must pay to Network Rail all reasonable costs, charges, damages and expenses not otherwise provided for in this Schedule which may be occasioned to or reasonably incurred by Network Rail—
- (a) by reason of the construction or maintenance of a specified work or the failure of such a work; or
- (b) by reason of any act or omission of the undertaker or of any person in its employ or of its contractors or others whilst engaged upon a specified work,
and the undertaker must indemnify, and keep indemnified, Network Rail from and against all claims and demands arising out of or in connection with a specified work or any such failure, act or omission; and the fact that any act or thing may have been done by Network Rail on behalf of the undertaker or in accordance with plans approved by the engineer or in accordance with any requirement of the engineer or under the engineer’s supervision does not (if it was done without negligence on the part of Network Rail or of any person in its employ or of its contractors or agents) excuse the undertaker from any liability under the provisions of this sub-paragraph.
- (2) Network Rail must give the undertaker reasonable notice of any such claim or demand and no settlement or compromise of such a claim or demand is to be made without the prior consent of the undertaker.
- (3) The sums payable by the undertaker under sub-paragraph (1) include a sum equivalent to the relevant costs.
- (4) Subject to the terms of any agreement between Network Rail and a train operator regarding the timing or method of payment of the relevant costs in respect of that train operator, Network Rail must promptly pay to each train operator the amount of any sums which Network Rail receives under sub-paragraph (3) which relates to the relevant costs of that train operator.
- (5) The obligation under sub-paragraph (3) to pay Network Rail the relevant costs is, in the event of default, enforceable directly by any train operator concerned to the extent that such sums would be payable to that operator under sub‑paragraph (4).
- (6) In this paragraph—
- “the relevant costs” means the costs, direct losses and expenses (including loss of revenue) reasonably incurred by each train operator as a consequence of any restriction of the use of Network Rail’s railway network as a result of the construction, maintenance or failure of a specified work or any such act or omission as mentioned in sub-paragraph (1); and
- “train operator” means any person who is authorised to act as the operator of a train by a licence under section 8 (licences) of the Railways Act 1993.
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Network Rail must, on receipt of a request from the undertaker, from time to time provide the undertaker free of charge with written estimates of the costs, charges, expenses and other liabilities for which the undertaker is or will become liable under this Schedule (including the amount of the relevant costs mentioned in paragraph 15) and with such information as may reasonably enable the undertaker to assess the reasonableness of any such estimate or claim made or to be made under this Schedule (including any claim relating to those relevant costs).
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In the assessment of any sums payable to Network Rail under this Schedule no account is to be taken of any increase in the sums claimed that is attributable to any action taken by or any agreement entered into by Network Rail if that action or agreement was not reasonably necessary and was taken or entered into with a view to obtaining the payment of those sums by the undertaker under this Schedule or increasing the sums so payable.
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The undertaker and Network Rail may, subject in the case of Network Rail to compliance with the terms of its network licence, enter into, and carry into effect, agreements for the transfer to the undertaker of—
- (a) any railway property shown on the works and land plans and described in the book of reference;
- (b) any lands, works or other property held in connection with any such railway property; and
- (c) any rights and obligations (whether or not statutory) of Network Rail relating to any railway property or any lands, works or other property referred to in this paragraph.
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Nothing in this Order, or in any enactment incorporated with or applied by this Order, prejudices or affects the operation of Part 1 of the Railways Act 1993.
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The undertaker must give written notice to Network Rail if any application is proposed to be made by the undertaker for the Secretary of State’s consent, under article 7 (benefit of Order) and any such notice must be given no later than 28 days before any such application is made and must describe or give (as appropriate)—
- (a) the nature of the application to be made;
- (b) the extent of the geographical area to which the application relates; and
- (c) the name and address of the person acting for the Secretary of State to whom the application is to be made.
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The undertaker must no later than 28 days from the date that the plans submitted to and certified by the Secretary of State in accordance with article 39 (certification of plans etc.) are certified by the Secretary of State, provide a set of those plans to Network Rail in the form of a computer disc with read only memory.
SCHEDULE 19 — FOR THE PROTECTION OF HIGHWAYS ENGLAND
Application
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The provisions of this Schedule have effect.
Interpretation
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In this Schedule—
- “as built information” means one digital copy of the following information—as constructed drawings in both PDF and AutoCAD DWG formats for anything designed by the undertaker;list of supplies and materials, test results and CCTV drawings;product data sheets, technical specifications for all materials used;as constructed information for any utilities discovered or moved during the works;method statements for works carried out;in relation to road lighting, signs and traffic signals any information required by Series 1400 of the Specification for Highway Works;organisation and methods manuals for all products used;as constructed programme;test results and records; andother such information as may be reasonably required by Highways England to be used to update any relevant databases;
- “the bond sum” means the sum equal to 110% of the cost of the carrying out of the phase of highway works concerned or such other sum agreed between the undertaker and Highways England;
- “the cash surety” means the sum of £200,000.00 or such other sum agreed between the undertaker and Highways England;
- “the commuted sums” means the commuted sums calculated in accordance with paragraph 10;
- “contractor” means any contractor or sub-contractor appointed by the undertaker to carry out the highway works or any phase of the highway works and approved by Highways England under paragraph 3(2);
- “detailed design information” means the following drawings, specifications and other information which must be in accordance with the general arrangements shown on the relevant regulation 6(2) plans—site clearance details;boundary environmental and mitigation fencing;road restraint systems (vehicle and pedestrian);drainage and ducting;earthworks;road pavements;kerbs, footways and paved areas;traffic signs, signals and road markings;road lighting (including columns and brackets);CCTV masts and cantilever masts;electrical work for road lighting and traffic signs;motorway communications;highway structures;landscaping; andutilities diversions,where relevant to the phase concerned;
- “estimated costs” means the estimated costs in respect of each phase agreed under paragraph 5(1) and (5);
- “the excess” means the amount by which Highways England estimates that the costs referred to in paragraph 5(1) will exceed the estimated costs under paragraph 5(5)(b);
- “highway works” means that part of the authorised development to be carried out in the areas identified as i, ii, vi and ix on the highway works components plans the general arrangement of which is shown on the relevant regulation 6(2) plan and any works ancillary to that part of the authorised development;
- “nominated persons” means the undertaker’s representatives or the contractors’ representatives on site during the carrying out of the highway works;
- “phase” means that part of the highway works which is to be carried out in separate phases in the areas identified as i, ii, vi and ix on the highway works components plan except that components ii and ix is a single phase, or such other phasing arrangements as are agreed with Highways England;
- “programme of works” means a document setting out the sequence and timetabling of works for the phase in question;
- “relevant regulation 6(2) plans” means Documents 2.4A, 2.4B, 2.4E, 2.4H, 2.4J, 2.4M and 2.4N certified under article 39 (certification of plans etc.);
- “Road Safety Audit Standard” means the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges Standard HD 19/15 or any replacement or modification of that part of the Manual; and
- “utilities” means any pipes, wires, cables or equipment belonging to any person or body having power or consent to undertake street works under the 1991 Act.
Prior approvals and security
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- (1) No work is to commence on any phase of the highway works until the detailed design information and a programme of works in respect of that phase has been submitted to and approved by Highways England and, in the case of phase ix identified on the highway works component plans, also submitted to and approved by Leicestershire County Council, such approvals not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
- (2) No works are to commence on any phase of the highway works other than by a contractor employed by the undertaker but first approved by Highways England, such approval in respect of each phase not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
- (3) No work is to commence on any phase of the highway works until the undertaker has provided security for the carrying out of those works as provided for in paragraph 8 or some other form of security acceptable to Highways England.
- (4) No work is to commence on any phase of the highway works until Highways England have considered whether a temporary traffic regulation order is necessary for that phase and if necessary Highways England have approved and made the necessary temporary traffic regulation order.
- (5) No work is to commence on any phase of the highway works until a Stage 2 Road Safety Audit has been carried out in respect of that phase in accordance with the Road Safety Audit Standard and if necessary all issues raised incorporated into an amended design approved by Highways England or any relevant exceptions approved by Highways England.
- (6) No work is to commence on any phase of the highway works until traffic management provisions have been agreed with Highways England, such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
- (7) No work is to commence on any phase of the highway works until stakeholder liaison has taken place in accordance with a scheme for such liaison agreed between the undertaker and Highways England.
Carrying out of works
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- (1) If the undertaker commences the authorised development the undertaker must design construct, test and commission the highway works.
- (2) The undertaker must prior to commencement of each phase of the highway works give Highways England 28 days’ notice in writing of the proposed date on which that phase will start.
- (3) The undertaker must comply with Highways England’s usual road space booking procedures prior to and during the carrying out of each phase of the highway works and no highway works for which a road space booking is required can commence without a road space booking having first been secured.
- (4) Each phase of the highways works must be carried out to the satisfaction of Highways England in accordance with—
- (a) the relevant detailed design information;
- (b) a programme of works approved under paragraph 3(1) or as subsequently varied by agreement between the undertaker and Highways England;
- (c) the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges, the Specification for Highway Works (contained within the Manual of Contract Documents for Highways Works) and any amendment to or replacement of those documents for the time being in force except to the extent that they are a departure from such standards and have been approved by Highways England and such approvals or requirements of Highways England in paragraph 3 that need to be in place prior to the works being undertaken; and
- (d) all aspects of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 or any statutory amendment or variation of the same and in particular the undertaker must ensure that all client duties (as defined in the said Regulations) are satisfied and must indemnify Highways England against all claims, damages, costs, losses, liabilities and actions arising out of a failure to do so.
- (5) The undertaker must permit and require the contractor to permit at all reasonable times persons authorised by Highways England (whose identity must have been previously notified to the undertaker) to gain access to the highway works for the purposes of inspection and supervision and the undertaker must provide to Highways England contact details of the nominated persons with whom Highways England should liaise during the carrying out of the highway works.
- (6) At any time during the carrying out of the highway works the nominated persons must act upon any request made by Highways England in relation to the carrying out of the highway works as soon as practicable following such request being made to the nominated persons except to the extent that the contents of such request are inconsistent with or fall outside the contractor’s obligations under its contract with the undertaker or the undertakers obligations in this Order.
- (7) If at any time the undertaker does not comply with any of the terms of this Schedule in respect of any phase of the highway works having been given notice of an alleged breach and an adequate opportunity to remedy it by Highways England then Highways England is on giving to the undertaker 14 days’ notice in writing to that effect entitled to carry out and complete that phase of the highway works and any maintenance works which the undertaker would have been responsible for on the undertaker’s behalf and the undertaker must within 28 days of receipt of the itemised costs pay to Highways England the costs so incurred by Highways England.
- (8) Nothing in this Schedule prevents Highways England from carrying out any work or taking such action as deemed appropriate straight away without prior notice to the undertaker in the event of an emergency or danger to the public, the cost to Highways England of such work or action being chargeable to and recoverable from the undertaker if the need for such action arises from the carrying out of the highway works.
- (9) For the avoidance of doubt it is confirmed that the undertaker in carrying out each phase of the highway works must at its own expense divert or protect all utilities as may be necessary to enable the highway works to be properly carried out and all agreed alterations to existing services must be carried out to the reasonable satisfaction of Highways England.
Payments
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- (1) The undertaker must fund the whole of the highway works costs and all costs incidental to the highway works and must also pay to Highways England in respect of each phase of the highway works a sum equal to the whole of any costs and expenses which Highways England incur, (the estimated costs), including costs and expenses for using external staff and resources as well as costs and expenses of using in house staff and resources in relation to the highway works and arising out of it and its implementation including without limitation on the scope—
- (a) the checking and approval of all design work carried out by or on behalf of the undertaker for that phase;
- (b) costs in relation to agreeing the programme of works for that phase;
- (c) the carrying out of supervision of that phase of the highway works;
- (d) all legal and administrative costs in relation to paragraphs (a) and (b); and
- (e) all costs in relation to the transfer of any land required for the highway works.
- (2) The sums referred to in subparagraph (1) do not include any sums payable from the undertaker to the contractor but do include any value added tax which is payable by Highways England in respect of such costs and expenses and for which it cannot obtain reinstatement from HM Revenue and Customs.
- (3) The undertaker must pay to Highways England upon demand the total costs properly and reasonably incurred by Highways England in undertaking any statutory procedure or preparing and bringing into force any traffic regulation order or orders necessary to carry out or for effectively implementing the highways works and whether or not such procedure or order is or are experimental, temporary or permanent provided that this paragraph does not apply to the making of any orders which duplicate orders contained in this Order.
- (4) The undertaker and Highways England must agree a schedule of the estimated costs to be incurred under sub-paragraph (1) in respect of each phase prior to the commencement of that phase.
- (5) The undertaker must make the payments referred to in sub-paragraph (1) as follows—
- (a) the undertaker must pay a sum equal to the agreed estimated costs in respect of a phase prior to commencing that phase; and
- (b) if at any time or times after the payment in respect of a phase referred to in paragraph (5)(a) has become payable the Highways England estimates that the costs in respect of that phase referred to in sub-paragraph (1) will exceed the estimated costs for that phase it may give notice to the undertaker of the amount by which it then estimates those costs will exceed the estimated costs (“the excess”) and the undertaker must pay to Highways England within 28 days of the date of that notice a sum equal to the excess.
- (6) If Highways England have received the as built information within 91 days of the issue of the final certificate for each phase of the highway works under paragraph 7, Highways England must give the undertaker a final account of the costs referred to in sub-paragraph (1) and within 28 days from the expiry of the 91 day period—
- (i) if the account shows a further sum as due to Highways England the undertaker must pay to Highways England the sum shown due to it in that final account; and
- (ii) if the account shows that the payment or payments previously made have exceeded those costs Highways England must refund the difference to the undertaker.
- (7) If any payment due under any of the provisions of this Schedule is not made on or before the date on which it falls due the party from whom it was due must at the same time as making the payment pay to the other party interest at 1% above the rate payable in respect of compensation under section 32 (rate of interest after entry on land) of the Land Compensation Act 196150 for the period starting on the date upon which the payment fell due and ending with the date of payment of the sum on which interest is payable together with that interest.
Provisional certificate and defects period
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- (1) As soon as each phase of the highway works has been completed and a Stage 3 Road Safety Audit for that phase has been carried out in accordance with the Road Safety Audit Standard and any resulting recommendations complied with Highways England must issue a provisional certificate of completion in respect of that phase such certificate not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
- (2) Highways England must also issue a defects list to the undertaker together with timescales within which defects are to be resolved. The undertaker must at its own expense remedy any defects in that phase of the highway works as reasonably required to be remedied by Highways England and identified by Highways England during a period of 12 months from the date of the provisional certificate in respect of that phase.
- (3) The undertaker must submit Stage 4(a) and Stage 4(b) Road Safety Audits as required by and in line with the timescales stipulated in the Road Safety Audit Standard. The undertaker must comply with the findings of the Stage 4(a) and 4(b) Road Safety Audit reports inclusive of conducting any works that are required.
- (4) Highways England must approve the audit brief and curriculum vitaes for all Road Safety Audits and exceptions to items raised, if appropriate, in accordance with the Road Safety Standard.
Final certificate
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- (1) The undertaker must apply to Highways England for the issue of the final certificate in respect of each phase at the expiration of the 12-month period in respect of that phase referred to in paragraph 6(2) or on a date on which any defects or damage arising from defects during that period has been made good to the reasonable satisfaction of Highways England (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and when making such application the undertaker must—
- (a) submit to Highways England the health and safety file and as built information of the relevant phase; and
- (b) provide a plan clearly identifying the extent of any land which is to be highway maintainable at public expense by Highways England.
- (2) If the provisions of sub-paragraph (1) are satisfied Highways England must as soon as reasonably practicable issue a final certificate for the phase concerned.
Surety
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- (1) Subject to paragraph 3(3) the undertaker must provide security for the carrying out of the highway works as follows—
- (a) prior to the commencement of each phase the highway works within that phase must be secured by a bond first approved by Highways England, drafted substantially as detailed in Form 1 contained in paragraph 9 or in such other form that may be agreed between the undertaker and Highways England to indemnify Highways England against all losses, damages, costs or expenses arising from any breach of any one or more of the obligations of the undertaker in respect of that phase under the provisions of this Schedule provided that the maximum liability of the bond must not exceed the bond sum relating to that Phase; and
- (b) prior to the commencement of the highway works the undertaker must provide the cash surety which may be utilised by Highways England in the event of the undertaker failing to meet its obligations to make payments under paragraph 5 or to carry out works the need for which arises from a breach of one or more of the obligations of the undertaker (which must for the avoidance of doubt be a single cash surety for the entirety of the highway works).
- (2) Each bond sum and the cash surety (the latter in respect of the final phase only) must be progressively reduced as follows—
- (a) on receipt of written confirmation (including receipt of receipted invoices evidencing payments made by the undertaker to the contractors) from the undertaker of the payments made from time to time to the contractor, Highways England must in writing authorise the reduction of the bond sum and (in respect of the final phase only) the cash surety by such proportion of the surety sum and cash deposit as amounts to 80% of those payments;
- (b) within 20 working days of completion of each phase of the highway works (as evidenced by the issuing of the provisional certificate in respect of that phase under paragraph 6(1)) Highways England must in writing release the bond provider from its obligations by 80% of the bond sum in respect of that phase except in so far as any claim or claims have been made against the bond or liability on its part has arisen prior to that date and (in respect of the final Phase only) return 80% of the cash surety to the undertaker; and
- (c) within 20 working days of the issue of the final certificate for each phase of the highway works referred to in paragraph 7 Highways England must in writing release the bond provider from all its obligations in respect of that phase subject to Highways England having received the documents referred to in paragraph 7(1)(a) and (b) and except in so far as any claim or claims have been made against the bond or liability on its part has arisen prior to that date and (in respect of the final phase only) must release the remainder of the cash surety to the undertaker.
9
Form 1 as referred to in paragraph 8(1)(a) is—
Commuted sums
10
- (1) Prior to the commencement of each phase of the highway works the undertaker is to be provided with an estimate of the amount of the commuted sum in respect of the maintenance costs of that phase of the highway works to be incurred following the issue of the final certificate, if any and following completion of that phase of the highway works the undertaker must pay to Highways England the commuted sum within 28 days of the date of the final certificate. The commuted sum must be calculated in line with FS Guidance S278 Commuted Lump Sum Calculation Method dated 18th January 2010, except that—
- (a) the agreed commuted sum in respect of the highway bridge structures within Phase ii identified on the highway works component plans is £931,197.57; and
- (b) the agreed commuted sum in respect of the highway bridge structure within Phase viii identified on the highway works component plans is £1,046,151.18.
- (2) If the form of any structures referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(a) and (b) changes significantly from that contained in the approval in principle already submitted to and approved by Highways England then the calculation of the figure in sub-paragraph (1)(a) or (b) as the case may be must, if requested by either the undertaker or Highways England, be recalculated in accordance with the FS Guidance S278 Commuted Lump Sum Calculation Method dated 18th January 2010.
Insurance
11
The undertaker must, prior to commencement of the highway works, effect public liability insurance with an insurer in the minimum sum of £10,000,000.00 against any legal liability for damage loss or injury to any property or any person as a direct result of the execution of the Highway Works or any part of them by the undertaker.
Indemnification
12
The undertaker must, in relation to the carrying out of the highway works, take such precautions for the protection of public and private interests as would be incumbent upon it if it were the highway authority and must indemnify Highways England from and against all costs expenses, damages, losses and liabilities arising from or in connection with or ancillary to any claim, demand, action or proceedings resulting from the design, carrying out or maintenance of the highway works, including but without limitation on the scope of this paragraph any claim against Highways England under the Land Compensation Act 197351 or by virtue of the application of the provisions of the Noise Insulation Regulations 197552, including any liability falling upon Highways England by virtue of its exercising its discretionary powers under the said Regulations.
Warranties
13
The undertaker must procure warranties from the contractor and designer of each phase of the highway works to the effect that all reasonable skill care and due diligence must be exercised in designing and constructing that phase of the highway works including the selection of materials, goods, equipment and plant; such warranties to be provided to Highways England before that phase of the highway works commences.
SCHEDULE 20 — FOR THE PROTECTION OF LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL AS HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
Application
1
The provisions of this Schedule have effect.
Interpretation
2
In this Schedule—
- “as built information” means the following information—drawings showing the highway works as constructed;list of supplies and materials, test results and CCTV drainage;product data sheets, technical specifications for all materials to be used;as built information for any utilities discovered or moved during the works and in relation to the over bridge;method statements for works to be carried out;road lighting, signs and traffic signals;organisation and methods manuals for all products used;as built programme;drawings referred to in paragraphs (a), (k) and (l) in Auto CAD;test results and records;landscape drawings;highway drainage drawings; andplans identifying land which is highway maintainable at public expense;
- “detailed design information” means the following drawings, specifications and other information which must be in accordance with the general arrangements shown on the relevant regulation 6(2) plans—site clearance details;boundary environmental and mitigation fencing;road restraint systems (vehicle and pedestrian);drainage and ducting;earthworks;road pavements;kerbs, footways and paved areas;traffic signs, signals and road markings;road lighting (including columns and brackets);CCTV masts and cantilever masts;electrical work for road lighting and traffic signs;motorway communications;highway structures;landscaping; andutility diversions;
- “director” means a director of Environment and Transportation of the highway authority or any successor post responsible for the highway authority function of Leicestershire County Council;
- “final certificate” means the final certificate issued by the director for each phase of the highway works in accordance with paragraph 5;
- “highway works” means that part of the authorised development to be carried out in the areas identified as iii, iv, v, vii, viii on the highway works component plans the general arrangement of which is shown on the relevant regulation 6(2) plans;
- “highway authority” means Leicestershire County Council;
- “maintenance period”, in relation to each phase of the highway works, means 12 months from the date of issue of the provisional certificate for that phase;
- “phase” means that part of the highway works which is to be carried out as separate phases in the areas identified as iii, iv, v, vii and viii on the highways works components plans except that components vii and viii is a single phase or such other phasing arrangement as must be agreed with the highway authority;
- “provisional certificate” means the provisional certificate of completion issued by the director for each phase of the highway works in accordance with paragraph 4;
- “relevant regulation 6(2) plans” means Documents 2.4A, 2.4B, 2.4C, 2.4E, 2.4F, 2.4H, 2.4K, 2.4M and 2.4N;
- “specification” means—in relation to design—the 6C’s Design Guide; andDesign Manual for Roads and Bridges;in relation to specification—Leicestershire County Council’s Specification for highway works for new developments; andLeicestershire County Council’s Standard drawings;in relation to street lighting—design in accordance with BS5489; andLeicestershire County Council’s Street Lighting Specification; andin relation to traffic signs—the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2002 and any modifications of them;the Traffic Signs Manual (DOT); andLeicestershire County Council’s Traffic Signs and Road Markings Specification;
- “supervising officer” means the officer of the highway authority appointed by it to supervise the highway works on its behalf; and
- “works fees” means the actual costs incurred by the highway authority (utilising its standard charge out rates) in relation to—considering and approving the detailed design information;the work carried out by the Supervising Officer including travel expenses to and from the highway works and all other expenses properly incurred by the Supervising Officer in connection with his duties; andadministration in relation to paragraphs (a) and (b) above.
Highway works
3
The undertaker must carry out and complete the highway works in accordance with—
- (a) the detailed design information approved under paragraph 14; and
- (b) the programme of works approved under paragraph 22 or as subsequently varied by agreement between the undertaker and the highway authority.
Provisional certificate and maintenance period
4
When and so soon as each phase of the highway works has been completed including such road safety audits as required in accordance with paragraph 27 to the reasonable satisfaction of the director, the director must issue a provisional certificate, such certificate not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed, and the undertaker at its own expense must maintain that phase of the highway works in a good state of repair and to the satisfaction of the director for the duration of the maintenance period and must carry out such routine maintenance as may be necessary or required by the director to facilitate use by the public; and for the avoidance of doubt the undertaker must undertake all other work and maintenance in respect of that work including but not limited to any damage until issue of the final certificate in respect of that phase under paragraph 5 and that phase of the highway works becomes highways maintainable at the public expense.
Final certificate
5
- (1) The undertaker must apply to the director for issue of the final certificate in respect of each phase at the expiration of the maintenance period in respect of that phase or on a date (whichever is the later) on which any damage arising during the maintenance period is made good. to the reasonable satisfaction of the director or completion of all or any works identified by any road safety audit required in accordance with paragraph 27.
- (2) Upon receipt of the as built information in respect of a phase and approval of the same, the director must issue a final certificate in respect of that phase and as from the date of such final certificate the highway works become highways maintainable at the public expense.
- (3) If the undertaker does not apply for and receive a final certificate for a phase within two years of the issue of the provisional certificate in respect of that phase the undertaker must pay to the highway authority a further administration charge of five hundred pounds (£500.00).
Payment for supplemental maintenance
6
- (1) Where the period from commencement of a phase of the highway works to the issue of the final certificate in respect of that phase exceeds a period of two years the undertaker must pay to the highway authority the cost of carrying out a bulk clean and lamp change for all the street lighting provided as part of that phase of the highway works.
- (2) Prior to the issue of the final certificate of completion in respect of a phase the undertaker must pay to the highway authority the cost of a bulk clean and lamp change of all illuminated signs and bollards erected as part of that phase of the highway works.
Indemnity
7
The undertaker must indemnify the highway authority from and against all costs, expenses and liabilities arising from or in connection with or ancillary to any claim, demand, action or proceedings resulting from the design, carrying out and maintenance of the highway works including but without limitation on the scope of this paragraph any claim against the highway authority under the Land Compensation Act 197353 or by virtue of the application of the provisions of the Noise Insulation Regulations 197554, including any liability failing upon the highway authority by virtue of its exercising its discretionary powers under the said Regulations provided that—
- (a) the foregoing indemnity must not extend to any costs, expenses, liabilities and damages caused by or arising out of the neglect or default of the highway authority or its officers servants, agents or contractors or any person or body for whom the highway authority is responsible;
- (b) the highway authority must notify the undertaker straight away upon receipt of any claim;
- (c) the highway authority must not accept any such claim without first having given the undertaker details of such claim and having given the undertaker the opportunity to make representations to the highway authority as to the validity and quantum of such claim;
- (d) the highway authority must, in settling any such claim, give full and due regard to any representations made by the undertaker in respect of the claim;
- (e) the highway authority must, following the acceptance of any claim, notify the quantum of the claim to the undertaker in writing and the undertaker must within 14 days of the receipt of such notification pay to the highway authority the amount specified as the quantum of such claim;
- (f) the undertaker must notify the highway authority of the intended date of opening of each phase of the highway works to public traffic not less than 14 days in advance of the intended date; and
- (g) the undertaker must notify the highway authority of the actual date that each phase of the highway works are open to public traffic on each occasion within 14 days of that occurrence.
Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015
8
The undertaker must comply with all aspects of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 201555 and in particular must ensure that all obligations imposed on the client (as defined in those Regulations) are satisfied and must indemnify the highway authority against all claims, liabilities and actions arising out of a failure to so do.
Security
9
Prior to the commencement of each phase of the highway works the undertaker must secure the cost of it by the deposit with the highway authority of a bond, drafted substantially as detailed in Form 2 contained in paragraph 10, in a sum equivalent to the director’s reasonable estimate of the cost of that phase of the highway works (including any statutory undertakers works) or must provide some alternative form of security acceptable to the highway authority.
10
Form 2 as referred to in paragraph 9—
Notices etc.
11
Where under the provisions of this Schedule the highway authority or the director is required to agree, to approve, to express satisfaction with or to give notice of any matter such agreement, approval, satisfaction or notice is to be deemed to have not been given or expressed unless given or expressed in writing (and must not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and the highway authority agrees to use its best endeavours to ensure that any agreement or approval which is required is given or refused (along with reasons for such refusal) within 20 working days.
Dispute resolution
12
Regardless of article 41 (arbitration) any dispute under or arising out of the operation of this Schedule may be referred to a single arbitrator if all parties to the dispute agree such arbitrator or in default of agreement to be nominated (upon the application of any party to the dispute) by the President for the time being of the Law Society in accordance with and subject to the provisions of the Arbitration Act 199656.
Privately and publicly owned apparatus
13
For the avoidance of doubt it is expressly declared that the undertaker in carrying out the highway works must at its own expense divert or protect all or any pipes, wires, cables or equipment belonging to any person having power or consent to undertake street works under the 1991 Act as may be necessary to enable such works to be properly carried out or may be reasonably directed by the director and all alterations to existing services must be carried out to the reasonable satisfaction of the appropriate persons, authorities and statutory undertakers.
Detailed design approval
14
- (1) The undertaker must take the specifications into account in preparing the detailed design information for submission to the highway authority.
- (2) No phase of the highway works is to commence until the detailed design information has been submitted to and approved by the director and in the case of that part of component viii as shown on the highway works components plans comprising the bridge over the motorway, approval of the detailed design information is also required from Highways England prior to that phase of the highway works commencing.
Workmanship
15
All the highway work is to be carried out to the reasonable satisfaction of the director.
Traffic and safety control
16
In carrying out work in or adjoining the public highway the undertaker must comply in all respects with chapter 8 of the Traffic Signs Manual.
Site safety
17
The undertaker must in respect of each phase of the highway works keep that phase safe and in a good state of efficiency and repair including the fencing and lighting of all open trenches and must keep all building materials and plant clear of the carriageway and footways.
Approval of persons undertaking the highway works
18
The undertaker must not engage or permit the engagement of any person to carry out the highway works (or any part thereof including their design) unless that person has first been approved by the highway authority as suitable to carry out such works.
Inspection of the highway works
19
The undertaker must permit and must require any contractor or sub-contractor engaged on the highway works to permit at all reasonable times persons authorised by the highway authority whose identity has been previously notified to the undertaker to gain access to the site of the highway works for the purpose of inspection to verify compliance with the provisions of this Schedule in accordance with the highway authority’s inspection policy.
Design and inspection payment
20
- (1) The undertaker must pay the highway authority works fees in response to monthly invoices issued by the highway authority to the undertaker itemising the works fees payable (including time records), the first of such invoices to be issued following the first submission of detailed design information for approval.
- (2) The undertaker must provide the following for the supervising officer—
- (a) workplace on site including welfare facilities;
- (b) communication equipment;
- (c) suitable transport at the site; and
- (d) parking provisions.
Commuted sum
21
- (1) Immediately prior to the issue of the final certificate in respect of any phase the undertaker must pay to the highway authority any commuted sum payable in respect of that phase calculated as provided for in sub-paragraph (2).
- (2) The rates to be applied in calculating the commuted sums payable must be based on those contained with the 6C’s Design Guide (or any replacement of it) or in the absence of relevant rates within that Guide must be agreed between the undertaker and the highway authority at the date of calculation.
Programme of works
22
The undertaker must, prior to the commencement of each phase of the highway works, submit to the director for his approval a programme of works setting out the undertaker’s proposed timetables for executing those works and following such approval (which may be given with or without modification but which must not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) the undertaker must use all reasonable endeavours to ensure that the programme of works is complied with.
Power to execute works in default or emergency
23
- (1) If at any time the undertaker does not comply with any of the terms of this Schedule in respect of any phase of the highway works, having been given notice of an alleged breach and opportunity to remedy it by the director, the highway authority must on giving to the undertaker fourteen days’ notice in writing to that effect be entitled to carry out and complete that phase of the highway works and any maintenance works on the undertaker’s behalf and the undertaker must within 28 days pay to the highway authority the cost so incurred by the highway authority.
- (2) Nothing in this Schedule prevents the highway authority from carrying out any work or taking such action as deemed appropriate forthwith without prior notice to the undertaker in the event of an emergency or danger to the public, the cost to the highway authority of such work or action being chargeable to and recoverable from the undertaker.
Insurance
24
The undertaker must, prior to commencement of the highway works, effect public liability insurance with an insurer in the minimum sum of £10,000,000.00 for any one claim against any legal liability for damage, loss or injury to any property or any persons as a direct result of the execution and maintenance of the highway works or any part of them by the undertaker.
Notice of commencement of highway works
25
The undertaker must, prior to the commencement of each phase of the highway works, give the highway authority at least five weeks’ notice in writing of the proposed date on which each phase of the highway works will start and such date must be subject to the agreement of the director.
Approval of team undertaking Road Safety Audits
26
The undertaker must not engage or permit the engagement of any audit team unless that audit team has first been approved by the highway authority as suitable to undertake Road Safety Audits in accordance with the Highways Agency Standard HD 19/15 or any replacement or modification of that Standard.
Road Safety Audits
27
- (1) At any time during the detailed design stages the director may require that an interim Road Safety Audit be carried out in accordance with the Highways Agency Standard HD 19/15 and be submitted to the director and if so required by the director any recommendations in such interim report must be implemented to the director’s satisfaction.
- (2) Prior to the approval of the detailed design information for a phase, a Stage 2 Road Safety Audit must be carried out in respect of that phase in accordance with the Highways Agency Standard HD 19/15 or any replacement or modification of that Standard and must be submitted to the director and if so required by the director any recommendations made in the Stage 2 report must be implemented to the director’s satisfaction.
- (3) Prior to the issue of the provisional certificate in respect of a phase, a Stage 3 Road Safety Audit must be carried out for that phase in accordance with the Highways Agency Standard HD 19/15 and must be submitted to the director and if so required by the director any recommendations made in the Stage 3 report must be implemented to the director’s satisfaction.
- (4) A Stage 4 12-month monitoring Report (“the 12-month report”) carried out in accordance with the Highways Agency Standard HD 19/15 in respect of each phase of the highway works must be submitted to the director no sooner than 8 weeks and no later than 12 weeks from the date when a complete year of accident data is available following the first anniversary of the opening of that phase for public use and if so required by the director any recommendations made in the 12-month report must be implemented to the director’s satisfaction.
- (5) Following receipt of the 12-month report in respect of a phase the director may require that a Stage 4 36-month monitoring report (“the 36-month report”) be submitted for that phase in accordance with the Highways Agency Standard HD 19/15 no sooner than 8 weeks and no later than 12 weeks from the date when three complete years of accident data is available following the third anniversary of the opening of that phase of the highway works for public use and if so required by the director any recommendations in the 36-month report must be implemented to the satisfaction of the director and the undertaker must secure by the deposit of a bond with the highway authority a sum equivalent to the director’s reasonable estimate of the cost of the potential liability of the undertaker in respect of works arising from the 36-month report prior to the issue of the final certificate.
Traffic signal equipment
28
The undertaker must permit the highway authority access at all reasonable times to any part of the site upon which the highway works are being carried out and in which cables, pipes, ducts or other apparatus associated with the traffic signal equipment is to be or are located to enable the highway authority to undertake works reasonably required for the maintenance of the said cables, pipes, ducts or other apparatus including any works which are undertaken to improve the performance of the traffic signals.
Use of sums paid
29
The Highway Authority must use such sums as are payable in accordance with the terms of this Schedule together with any interest which may accrue only for the purposes for which they are expressed to be paid.
Statutory procedures and orders
30
The undertaker must pay to the highway authority upon demand the total costs properly and reasonably incurred by the highway authority in undertaking any statutory procedure or preparing and bringing into force any traffic regulation order or orders necessary to carry out or for effectively implementing the highway works and whether or not such procedure or order is or are experimental, temporary or permanent provided that this paragraph does not apply to the making of any orders which duplicate the orders contained in this Order.
SCHEDULE 21 — FOR THE PROTECTION OF TARMAC
1
The following provisions of this Schedule have effect, unless otherwise agreed in writing between the undertaker and Lafarge.
2
In this Schedule—
- “bagging plant” means the area subject to the GRS underlease;
- “GRS underlease” means the lease dated 21st November 2012 between Lafarge Aggregates Limited (1) (now Tarmac) and GRS (Bagging) Limited (2) relating to Land at Lockington Quarry;
- “Tarmac” means Tarmac Aggregates Limited (company number 00297905) as operator of the quarry and landfill;
- “Tarmac access” means the private access track to be constructed for the benefit of the Tarmac land between Warren Lane and M1 Junction 24 as shown on the regulation 6(2) plan;
- “Tarmac land” means the area subject to the Tarmac leases;
- “Tarmac leases” means the leases dated 14th February 2000 and 24th February 2009 made between Charles Henry Curzon Coaker and Lafarge Aggregates Limited (now Tarmac);
- “maintenance sum” means the sum of £100,000.00;
- “quarry and landfill” means the quarry and landfill operations carried out on the Tarmac land; and
- “specified work” means so much of any of the authorised development as is situated upon, across, under, over or within 15 metres of the Tarmac quarry and landfill.
3
The undertaker must before commencing construction of any specified work supply to Tarmac copies of the detailed design information in relation to that work approved by the relevant highway authority under the provisions of Schedules 19 and 20 (protection of interests).
4
The undertaker must give Tarmac no less than 28 days’ notice of the commencement of any of the specified works and must include with the notice a programme of those works. Once the specified works which are the subject of the notice have commenced they must be completed without delay in accordance with the programme.
5
The undertaker must not in the exercise of the powers conferred by this Order during all periods and times when the quarry and landfill is operational do anything which obstructs either the access to the Tarmac land and the bagging plant from the A50 and Warren Lane or the egress from the Tarmac land and bagging plant via Warren Lane and the A50 or onto M1 Junction 24.
6
The undertaker must give Tarmac a minimum of 28 days’ notice of any requirement to alter the position of any of its haul roads within the Tarmac land in order to facilitate the carrying out of the specified works in the circumstances where the undertaker is constructing the altered haul road or 3 months’ notice in the event of the altered haul road being constructed by Tarmac. In the event of the altered haul road being constructed by Tarmac the undertaker must recompense Tarmac for the reasonable costs incurred in connection with the construction.
7
The undertaker must construct the Tarmac access in accordance with a specification and to standards agreed with Tarmac (such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and the Tarmac access must be in place (having been constructed to the agreed standards) prior to the existing access to or egress from the Tarmac land being closed or obstructed.
8
Subject to the approval of Highways England the undertaker must incorporate a yellow box junction on the egress from the Tarmac access onto M1 Junction 24, the preferred design being that set out on the drawing entitled Quarry Exit at J24 (NTH/209/SK137 Revision P2).
9
The Tarmac access must be gated or include barriers at each end in order for security to be maintained by Tarmac, such gates to be in a position agreed between the undertaker and Tarmac but set back no less than 15 metres from the public highway.
10
A scheme for the signage along the Tarmac access must be agreed between the undertaker and Tarmac (with both parties acting reasonably) and implemented by the undertaker as agreed.
11
The undertaker must permit Tarmac to utilise the Tarmac access for egress from and access to the Tarmac land at all times with the exception of periods when such access would interfere with the specified works or the maintenance of the Tarmac access at which times the undertaker must provide a satisfactory alternative temporary access which must be no less convenient, such access being agreed in advance by Tarmac.
12
The undertaker must pay the maintenance sum to Tarmac at the end of the contractors’ maintenance period in respect of the Tarmac access to fund the maintenance of the access track during the remainder period of the Tarmac lease.
13
The undertaker must, prior to undertaking any works on the Tarmac land, agree with Tarmac a protocol or other terms to ensure adequate demarcation between the landfill part of the Tarmac land and the works required to construct the Tarmac access (such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).
14
The undertaker must reinstate any environmental barrier disturbed by, or construct any environmental barrier required as a result of, the specified works in the location and to a specification agreed with the Environment Agency and Tarmac.
15
Any difference or dispute arising between the undertaker and Tarmac under this Schedule must, unless otherwise agreed between the undertaker and Tarmac, be determined by arbitration in accordance with article 41 (arbitration).
Signed
Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State for Transport
Martin Woods — Head of the Transport and Works Act Orders Unit — Department for Transport — 12th January 2016
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
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