UK-Portsmouth: construction work for bridges
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 | The most economic tender |
| Date Published | 9th Feb 2010 |
| Country | UK |
| Reference | 2010/S 27-038384 |
| Main Activities | General public/services |
| Location | Portsmouth |
| CType | Works |
| Common Procurement Vocabulary | Construction work for bridges
Bridge-design services |
SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S):
Portsmouth City Council Procurement Service, Floor 5 Core 1, Civic Office, Guildhall Square , Attn: Procurement Service Portsmouth PO1 2BJ UNITED KINGDOM UK . Tel. +44 2392841262 . E-mail: procurement@portsmouthcc.gov.uk . Fax +44 2392834996 Internet address(es) : General address of the contracting authority: www.portsmouth.gov.uk/procurement/index.html Further information can be obtained at: Portsmouth City Council Procurement Service Floor 5 Core 1, Civic Offices, Guildhall Square Portsmouth Portsmouth PO1 2BJ UNITED KINGDOM UK . Tel. +44 2392834995 . E-mail: procurement@portsmouthcc.gov.uk . URL: in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/ Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained at: Procurement Service Procurement Service Floor 5 Core 1, Civic Offices Guildhall Square, Portsmouth Portsmouth PO1 2BJ UNITED KINGDOM UK . E-mail: procurement@portsmouthcc.gov.uk . URL: in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: Portsmouth City Council Procurement Service Floor 5 Core 1, Civic Offices Guildhall Square Portsmouth Portsmouth PO1 2BJ UNITED KINGDOM UK . E-mail: procurement@portsmouthcc.gov.uk . URL: in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc I.2) TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES:
Regional or local authority. General public services. The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no. SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
II.1) DESCRIPTION
II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
Northern road bridge replacement. 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: Cosham, Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom. NUTS code: UKJ31 Portsmouth 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):
Portsmouth City Council, invite expressions of interest from contractors to provide the replacement of Northern Road Bridge, Cosham, Portsmouth. It is currently anticipated that the contract will be awarded in August 2010 and will include the design and construction of a full bridge replacement, management of Statutory Undertakers plant diversions, liaison and planning with Network Rail for track possessions associated with the works and any other associated highway improvements. It is anticipated that the construction works will start on site in Spring 2011 and will be completed by the end of March 2012. For full details on how to apply please visit www.portsmouth.gov.uk/procurement II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV):
45221100 Construction work for bridges 71322300 Bridge-design services 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:
Yes. II.2) QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.1) Total quantity or scope:
Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced civil engineering contractors wishing to be considered for inclusion in a select list of Tenderers for a bridge replacement scheme. Northern Road Bridge is a single span reinforced concrete structure carrying the A397 over the railway between Porchester and Cosham. The proposed works include the design and construction of a full bridge replacement, management of Statutory Undertakers plant diversions, liaison and planning with Network Rail for track possessions associated with the works and other associated highway improvements. The contract is due to commence in August 2010 with construction works starting in Spring 2011 and being completed by the end of March 2012. Estimated value excluding VAT: 5 000 000 GBP. II.2.2) Options:
No. II.3) DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION:
Starting: 27.8.2010. Completion: 31.3.2012. SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
III.1) CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required:
As defined in the tender documents. III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions regulating them:
As defined in the tender documents. III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
Requests to participate will be accepted from groupings of economic operators (consortia). In the event of a successful consortium bid, PCC may specify that the consortium takes a particular legal form and/or require that a single consortium member takes primary liability or that each member undertakes joint and several liability irrespective of the legal form adopted. Where a subsidiary company is used, the ultimate parent company may be required to provide a guarantee in respect of the performance of the contract by the subsidiary before acceptance. III.1.4) Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject:
Yes. As defined in the tender documents. 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: As defined within the pre-qualification questionnaire which can be obtained from. in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/ III.2.2) Economic and financial capacity:
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: As defined within the pre-qualification questionnaire which can be obtained from. in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/ Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: As defined within the pre-qualification questionnaire which can be obtained from. in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/ III.2.3) Technical capacity:
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: As defined within the pre-qualification questionnaire which can be obtained from. in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/ Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: As defined within the pre-qualification questionnaire which can be obtained from. in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/ III.2.4) Reserved contracts:
No. 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: 3. Maximum number: 6 Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: As defined within the pre-qualification questionnaire which can be obtained from in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/ IV.1.3) Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue:
IV.2) AWARD CRITERIA
IV.2.1) Award criteria:
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated below: 1. Quality. Weighting: 70. 2. Price. Weighting: 30. 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:
HCS/ETRA14/HW1726/10/T. IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract:
No. IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document:
Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 11.3.2010 - 12:00. IV.3.4) Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
11.3.2010 - 11:59. IV.3.5) Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates:
27.6.2010. 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:
No. VI.2) CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU FUNDS:
No. VI.3) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
The pre-qualification questionnaire can be obtained via Portsmouth City Council's InTend system which can be. Accessed via in-tendhost . Expressions of interest must be made by way of completion and return of the. Pre-qualification questionnaire via InTend. The new structure will be maintained by PCC's existing Highways PFI contractor. PCC reserves the right to invite variant tenders at the Invitation to Tender stage. Further details will be included in the Invitation to Tender if PCC exercises its right to invite variant tenders. PCC may accept variant bids in addition to a standard bid provided that PCC's core requirements are met and provided that the variant bid is submitted in accordance with the tender/contract documents. Candidates are advised that PCC is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the "Act") and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (the "Regulations"). If a candidate considers that any of the information supplied as part of this procurement procedure should not be disclosed because of its commercial sensitivity, confidentiality or otherwise, they must, when providing this information, clearly identify the specific information they do not wish to be disclosed and clearly specify the reasons for its sensitivity. PCC shall take such statements into consideration in the event that it receives a request pursuant to the Act and/or Regulations which relates to the information provided by the interested party. Please note, it is not sufficient to include a statement of confidentiality encompassing all the information provided in the response. PCC shall not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates and accepts no liability for any costs, charges or expenses, irrespective of the outcome of the competition, or if the competition is cancelled or postponed. All dates and time periods specified in this notice (including, but not limited to, the start date for the contract) are only provisional and PCC reserves the right to change these. PCC reserves the right to not award any or part of this contract. The scheme will be a price quality tender with initial weightings of 70 % quality, 30 % price. The weighting of the quality criteria will be based as follows: 1. Resources - 10 % 2. Delivery & Timescales - 20 % 3. Health & Safety - 10 % 4. Project Quality Plan - 5 % 5. Stakeholder Engagement - 10 % 6. Technical - 45 %. 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:
8.2.2010.
