Construction Contract Leads

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

Renfrewshire Council

Renfrewshire House

Paisley

PA1 1JD

Contact

Rebecca Park

Email

rebecca.park [at] renfrewshire.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 3003000300

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM83 - Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.renfrewshire.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00400

I.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

I.5) Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Construction works for the Advanced Manufacturing and Innovation District Scotland South (AMIDS South)

Reference number

RC-CPU-22-352

II.1.2) Main CPV code

• 45220000 - Engineering works and construction works

II.1.3) Type of contract

Works

II.1.4) Short description

The Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District Scotland (AMIDS) South plays a key role in completing Renfrewshire Council’s proposed network of infrastructure projects by connecting the town of Paisley (population, circa 77,000), the largest local settlement, by all modes to AMIDS some 3km distance from the town centre and other nearby settlements of Renfrew and Inchinnan (and beyond) and providing direct links to existing and planned active travel routes (ATR).

The over-arching AMIDS South project objectives are:

Stimulation of increased economy and development activity in Paisley and the wider area,

Attract and retain an increased working age population in the local area,

Improve strategic, gateway and local access connections and perceptions between:

Paisley Town Centre,

Paisley Gilmour Street,

AMIDS, /Glasgow Airport and

the neighbouring communities.

Improve integration of the area and key institutions (such as West College Scotland): north and south of Paisley Gilmour Street and east and west of the White Cart and

Capture the benefits of major infrastructure improvements and associated development for Paisley Town Centre, Paisley, Renfrewshire and reinforce the value of planned investment at AMIDS.

The AMIDS south project will provide new and more direct links to the proposed new Secondary School and Community Campus for the communities west of the White Cart Water.

The proposed works for AMIDS South construction comprise:

Upgrade and widening of approximately 1.7km existing road including new road infrastructure – North to South Route including new sewer structure,

Upgrade of existing retaining walls for riverbank retention work at east-bank of White Cart Water,

Construction of a new 93-meter span steel arch bridge over the White Cart Water and

Construction of a new offline road over 550m – East to West Route.

For details refer to drawing numbers: AMIDSS-AMEY-HGN-DR-CH-000002 to 000004 – General Arrangements

Main components are summarised in Appendix 1 – Statement of Requirements and “AMIDSS Scope Part 1 - Final - Stage 1” as contained in the Suppliers Attachment Area.

General information on the Project can be found here: Paisley to AMIDS transport links - Renfrewshire Website

II.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £25,500,000

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

• 45112730 - Landscaping work for roads and motorways
• 45221111 - Road bridge construction work
• 45233000 - Construction, foundation and surface works for highways, roads
• 45233100 - Construction work for highways, roads
• 45233120 - Road construction works
• 45233121 - Main road construction works
• 45233123 - Secondary road construction work
• 45233125 - Road junction construction work
• 45233220 - Surface work for roads
• 45233221 - Road-surface painting work
• 45233300 - Foundation work for highways, roads, streets and footpaths
• 45233320 - Foundation work for roads
• 45316110 - Installation of road lighting equipment
• 45233294 - Installation of road signals
• 45233290 - Installation of road signs
• 71322000 - Engineering design services for the construction of civil engineering works
• 71311100 - Civil engineering support services
• 71311000 - Civil engineering consultancy services
• 71300000 - Engineering services
• 71312000 - Structural engineering consultancy services
• 71320000 - Engineering design services
• 44212100 - Bridge
• 45221000 - Construction work for bridges and tunnels, shafts and subways
• 45221100 - Construction work for bridges

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes

• UKM83 - Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire

Main site or place of performance

Paisley

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

The AMIDS South construction works contract is intended to be in the form of an NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract Option A Fixed Priced Contract with an Activity Schedule including X optional and Z additional and amended clauses.

The works are primarily Employer’s design with Contractor’s Design Portions. In the event the Council requires to enter into negotiation to improve tenders, the Council may consider including additional elements of Contractor’s Design such as the White Cart Crossing bridge.

The construction programme is anticipated to be 24 months with a 24 months defects period. There will be a key date for completion of the works contained in Zone X which includes the pedestrian and vehicular access for the new Paisley Grammar School Campus by 30 May 2026.

Planning consent for the project is in place and the Contractor will be directly responsible for discharging a number of planning consent conditions as detailed in the Scope.

The proposed works for AMIDS South construction comprise:

Upgrade and widening of approximately 1.7km existing road including new road infrastructure – North to South Route including new sewer structure,

Upgrade of existing retaining walls for riverbank retention work at east-bank of White Cart Water,

Construction of a new 93-meter span steel arch bridge over the White Cart Water and

Construction of a new offline road over 550m – East to West Route.

Full details of the works can be found in the document titled “AMIDSS Scope Part 1 - Final - Stage 1”.

The draft conditions of contract are included with the ITP documents. These may be subject to change as the scope, drawings and specifications for the work are finalised. Final versions will be published in the ITT.

Further information on the negotiation process will be provided to Bidders selected to submit a tender in the initial ITT.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 40

Price - Weighting: 60

II.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £25,500,000

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start date

5 March 2025

End date

29 May 2027

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

Extensions of time as permitted by the conditions of contract

II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited

Envisaged number of candidates: 3

Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:

Owing to character limitations in the Contract Notice not all criteria and information relating to this procurement can be included in this notice. The objective and non-discriminatory criteria are set out in full in the SPD Instructions forming Appendix 2 of the SPD Information and Instructions document which can be accessed through the website referenced in section I.3.

The RTP selection process will be carried out in three stages.

Stage One: Compliance Check and Exclusion Grounds (Mandatory and Discretionary) (Pass/Fail): that the Bidder has submitted a complete and compliant RTP response; and whether any of the Bidder's consortium members and/or reliance entities (if any) are in breach of the mandatory grounds for exclusion or, in the case of the discretionary exclusion grounds, are considered ineligible at the discretion of the Council, in accordance with Part III of the SPD and Regulation 58 of the Regulations;

Stage Two: Selection Criteria - Minimum Requirements (Pass/Fail): that the Bidder meets the requisite economic and financial standing Selection Criteria deemed appropriate for the Project set out in Section 3 of the SPD Instructions and meets the technical and professional ability selection criteria set out in Part 3 of the SPD Instructions; and

Stage Three: Down Selection Criteria assessment (Scored): Bidders who pass Stage One and Stage Two will then have their RTP response scored in accordance with the Down Selection Criteria which are set out in Section 3 of the SPD Instructions. The Down Selection Criteria will be applied to all Bidders that pass Stage 1 and Stage 2 to reduce the number of Bidders that are invited to tender.

It is the Council's intention to reduce the number of Bidders to THREE but the Council reserves the right to shortlist more than 3 Bidders where it is required to ensure (or demonstrate) competition. Bidders achieving the highest scores will be invited to tender.

The SPD Information and Instruction document, contained in the Suppliers Attachment Area on the PCS-tender system, provides Bidders full details on the selection process and Down Selection Criteria.

II.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

The Council intends to procure the Gallowhill Cycle Link as part of a separate procurement process, however reserves the right to instruct this as a variation to the scope for this contract or award directly to the appointed contractor subject to Council assessment of best value.

II.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

II.2.14) Additional information

The Council is conducting the procurement process under the competitive procedure with negotiation in accordance with the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 and the Council's Standing Orders Relating to Contracts.

The SPD Information and Instructions, contained in the Suppliers Attachment Area on the PCS-Tender System, provides Bidders with detailed information on the Project.

Section III. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1) Conditions for participation

III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions

The Bidder must be registered or enrolled in the relevant trade register kept in the Member State of its establishment (as described in Schedule 5 of Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Bidders may be assessed as a FAIL and be excluded from the competition if they fail to provide a response to this question.

III.1.2) Economic and financial standing

List and brief description of selection criteria

Full details can be found in the SPD and the SPD Information and Instructions which can be accessed through the website referenced in section I.3 of this Contract Notice.

At least one Consortium Member or Reliance Entity (e.g. parent company guarantor) must meet the minimum economic and financial standing selection criteria on behalf of the Consortium to pass.

SPD 4B.1.1 Statement: Bidders will be required to have a general yearly turnover of a minimum of 50m GBP for the last 3 years. The average turnover stated shall be based upon the figures reported in the last 3 year’s audited financial statements. Where, for any valid reason, the Bidder does not have 3 years’ audited financial statements available, the Council may accept other forms of documentation which it considers acceptable as proof.

SPD 4B.5 Statement: The bidder confirms they already have or can commit to obtain, prior to the commencement of the contract, the levels of insurance cover as follows:

Professional Risk Indemnity Insurance = MINIMUM 10 MILLION GPB in the aggregate with one annual reinstatement OR MINIMUM 25 MILLION GBP in the aggregate

Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = MINIMUM 10 MILLION GBP each and every claim

Public Liability Insurance = MINIMUM 25 million GBP each and every claim (in the aggregate for products)

Contract’s All Risk Insurance = value of works +15%

Motor Vehicle Insurance = Statutory THIRD-PARTY INSURANCE – MINIMUM 5 MILLION GBP each and every claim

4B.6 The Bidder (including all Consortium Members in a Consortium) have a Dun & Bradstreet Failure Score of 20 or above in order to demonstrate its financial strength and stability.

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required

Bidders will be required to have a general yearly turnover of a minimum of 50m GBP for the last 3 years.

Bidder will require to evidence insurance cover to the levels specified.

he Bidder (including all Consortium Members in a Consortium) will be required to have a Dun & Bradstreet Failure Score of 20 or above in order to demonstrate its financial strength and stability.

Where the Bidder is not able to make such a declaration, provides full details of the relevant events alongside an explanation of the expected impact on the Bidder’s economic and financial standing. Supporting evidence must be provided where available.

III.1.3) Technical and professional ability

List and brief description of selection criteria

Full details can be found in the SPD and the SPD Information and Instructions which can be accessed through the website referenced in section I.3 of this Contract Notice.

Where the Bidder is relying on the technical experience of a Consortium Member or Reliance Entity to meet the requirements of the Selection Criteria and/or Down Selection Criteria, the experience relied on must be consistent with the Consortium Member's or Reliance Entity's role under this Project.

The Selection Criteria and the Down Selection Criteria will evaluate Bidders on the basis of:

4C.1.A - Project Delivery

4C.1.B – Contractor’s Design Portion and Temporary Works Design

4C.1.C – Stakeholders on Major Infrastructure project

4C.1.D – Traffic and Pedestrian Management Urban Areas

4C.1.E – Undertaking works near major utility

4C.1.F – Undertaking works near quay wall

4C.4 - Supply Chain Management

III.2) Conditions related to the contract

III.2.2) Contract performance conditions

Will be detailed in the Procurement Documents and Conditions of Contract

III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract

Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract

Section IV. Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Competitive procedure with negotiation

IV.1.4) Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue

Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated

IV.1.5) Information about negotiation

The contracting authority reserves the right to award the contract on the basis of the initial tenders without conducting negotiations

IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2023/S 000-008131

IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

29 April 2024

Local time

12:00pm

IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

15 May 2024

IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Tender must be valid until: 31 March 2025

Section VI. Complementary information

VI.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

VI.2) Information about electronic workflows

Electronic ordering will be used

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

VI.3) Additional information

Bidders should note that the Council is currently assembling the land required to construct the works. The Council has published 1 Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) in relation to the land required and is in advanced discussions with the majority of landowners. The CPO ca be viewed here: Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District Scotland (AMIDS) South Compulsory Purchase Order 2023 - Renfrewshire Website

Award of a contract as a result of this procurement exercise will be subject to the Council receiving confirmation of the CPO to allow for the acquisition of land required. An update on land assembly and land made available will be included with the ITT.

Bidders should note that award of any contract as a result of this procurement process is subject to approval of the Full Business Case by the Levelling Up Fund and Council internal governance procedures.

The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 25978. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343

A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363

Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/

A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:

Bidders will be required to commit to delivering employment, training, supply chain development and community engagement over the duration of the Contract and develop an community benefits plan.

(SC Ref:761193)

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

Refer to Section VI.4.3

Refer to Section VI.4.3

Country

United Kingdom

VI.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

An economic operator that suffers or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (SSI 2015/446, as amended) may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session in accordance with Regulation 88 of the 2015 Regulations.

VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

Court of Session

Parliament Square

Edinburgh

EH1 1RQ

Country

United Kingdom

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