UK-Kilmarnock: construction work for school buildings

Tender Details

Title	Description
Sector	Regional or local authority
Status	Contract notice
Market	Works
Procurement	Restricted procedure
Market Org	European Communities, with participation by GPA co
Award Criteria	Lowest price
Date Published	9th Feb 2010
Country	UK
Reference	2010/S 27-038383
Main Activities	General public/services
Location	East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland
CType	Works
Common Procurement Vocabulary	Construction work for school buildings Special school construction work

SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY

I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S):

East Ayrshire Council Corporate Procurement Team, London Road HQ , Attn: Diane Shirkie Kilmarnock KA3 7BU UNITED KINGDOM UK . Tel. +44 1563555342 . E-mail: diane.shirkie@east-ayrshire.gov.uk . Fax +44 1563555235 Internet address(es) : General address of the contracting authority: www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk Address of the buyer profile: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00223 Further information can be obtained at: East Ayrshire Council Council Offices , Contact: Asset Improvement Service , Attn: Diane Shirkie Lugar KA18 3JQ UNITED KINGDOM UK . Tel. +44 1563555342 . E-mail: diane.shirkie@east-ayrshire.gov.uk . Fax +44 1563555235 . URL: www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained at: East Ayrshire Council Council Offices , Attn: Refer to Additional Information Lugar KA18 3JQ UNITED KINGDOM UK . Tel. +44 1563555342 . Fax +44 1563555235 . URL: www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: East Ayrshire Council Council Offices , Contact: Asset Improvement Service , Attn: Diane Shirkie Lugar KA18 3JQ UNITED KINGDOM UK . Tel. +44 1563555342 . E-mail: diane.shirkie@east-ayrshire.gov.uk . Fax +44 1563555235 . URL: www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk

I.2) TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES:

Regional or local authority. General public services.

SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT

II.1) DESCRIPTION

II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

New Build - Special Educational Needs School.

II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance:

Works. Design and execution. Main site or location of works: Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire. NUTS code: UKM33 East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland

II.1.3) The notice involves:

A public contract.

II.1.4) Information on framework agreement:

II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s):

Design (only to the extent detailed in the tender documents) and construction of a new build special educational needs school. Note: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=184223

II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV):

45214200 Construction work for school buildings 45214230 Special school construction work

II.1.7) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):

Yes.

II.1.8) Division into lots:

No.

II.1.9) Variants will be accepted:

II.2) QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT

II.2.1) Total quantity or scope:

The scope of work comprises (the design, eg structural steel connections, sprinklers, under-floor heating etc) and construction of a new special educational needs school building having approximately 3 200 metres square internal floor area. Building components include a structural steel frame, profiled sheet roofing covering, rendered block and weatherboard exterior walls, interior finishes and fittings, mechanical, electrical and external works,.

II.2.2) Options:

No.

II.3) DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION:

SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION

III.1) CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT

III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required:

Deed of Guarantee required from ultimate holding company prior to award of contract, where the tenderer is a subsidiary.

III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions regulating them:

Interim certificates issued monthly in arrears. Payment made within 14 days of issue of interim certificates.

III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

No specific legal form is required. However the Council will contract with a single legal entity (the lead bidder) with all other partnering organisations (to the lead bidder) being regarded as sub-contractors.

III.1.4) Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject:

Yes. The Conditions of Contract will be the JCT (SBCC) Standard Building Contract (with Quantities) for use in Scotland SBC/Q/Scot 2005 (revised October 2007).

III.2) CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION

III.2.1) Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers:

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: (1) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they are not bankrupt or the subject of an administration order, are not being wound-up, have not granted a trust deed, are not the subject of a petition presented for sequestration of their estate, have not had a receiver, manager or administrator appointed and are not otherwise apparently insolvent; (2) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that the candidate, their directors, or any other person who has powers of representation, decision or control of the candidate has not been convicted of conspiracy, corruption, bribery, or money laundering. Failure to provide such a declaration will result in the candidate being declared ineligible and they will not be selected to participate in this procurement process; (3) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not been convicted of a criminal offence relating to the conduct of their business or profession; (4) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not committed an act of grave misconduct in the course of their business or profession; (5) All candidates must comply with the requirements of the State in which they are established, regarding registration on the professional or trade register; (6) Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in providing any information required, may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with this procurement process; (7) All candidates will have to demonstrate that they are licensed, or a member of the relevant organisation, in the State where they are established, when the law of that State prohibits the provision of the services, described in this notice, by a person who is not so licensed or who is not a member of the relevant organisation; (8) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions under the law of any part of the United Kingdom or of the relevant State in which the candidate is established; (9) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes under the law of any part of the United Kingdom or of the relevant State in which the economic operator is established.

III.2.2) Economic and financial capacity:

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: (1) All candidates will be required to provide a statement, covering the 3 previous financial years including the overall turnover of the candidate and the turnover in respect of the activities which are of a similar type to the subject matter of this notice. A third party Experian report may be run to establish the bidder's financial standing.

III.2.3) Technical capacity:

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: (1) A statement of the principal goods sold or services provided by the supplier or the services provider in the past 3 years, detailing the dates on which the goods were sold or the services provided; the consideration received; the identity of the person to whom the goods were sold or the services were provided.

III.2.4) Reserved contracts:

III.3) CONDITIONS SPECIFIC TO SERVICES CONTRACTS

III.3.1) Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession:

III.3.2) Legal entities should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service:

SECTION IV: PROCEDURE

IV.1) TYPE OF PROCEDURE

IV.1.1) Type of procedure:

Restricted.

IV.1.2) Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate:

Envisaged minimum number: 5. Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: Financial Standing, Technical Expertise, Equal Opportunities and Health & Safety.

IV.1.3) Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue:

IV.2) AWARD CRITERIA

IV.2.1) Award criteria:

Lowest price.

IV.2.2) An electronic auction will be used:

No.

IV.3) ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:

08/066/ED/NB.

IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract:

IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document:

IV.3.4) Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:

8.3.2010 - 12:00.

IV.3.5) Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates:

30.6.2010.

IV.3.6) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up:

English.

IV.3.7) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender:

IV.3.8) Conditions for opening tenders:

SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

VI.1) THIS IS A RECURRENT PROCUREMENT:

VI.2) CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU FUNDS:

VI.3) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Expressions of interest must be made via the Public Contracts Scotland website on 8.3.2010 (12:00) where a Pre Qualification Questionnaire can be downloaded. Completed PQQs must be returned to the name/address detailed in the PQQ on 26.3.2010 (12:00). Contractors who are currently on the all-Ayrshire Approved List of Contractors, if interested, must express an interest in accordance with this Notice. No late expressions of interest shall be accepted. (SC Ref:184223).

VI.4) PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL

VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures:

VI.4.2) Lodging of appeals:

VI.4.3) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:

VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE:

5.2.2010.

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