UK-Swindon: construction work

Country:

United Kingdom

City/Locality:

SWINDON

Notice/Contract Number:

eu:152464-2008

Publication Date:

Jun 13, 2008

Deadline:

Jul 21, 2008

Buyer:

SWINDON BOROUGH COUNCIL

Original Language:

English

Address:

SWINDON BOROUGH COUNCIL
SWINDON , Swindon
United Kingdom

Web Site:

www.swindon.gov.uk

Notice Type: 1120
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Contract notice
Regulation of Procurement: European Communities, with participation by GPA countries
EU Official Journal Publication: 114/2008
, #
152464-2008
Contract Nature: Works
Procedure Type: Restricted procedure
Type of Bid Required: Global tender
Awarding Criteria: The most economic tender

Summary:
CONTRACT NOTICE
Works
SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S): Swindon Borough Council, Civic
Offices Euclid Street, Attn: Tim Mann, UK-Swindon SN1 2JH. Tel. 017 93 46
33 74. E-mail: tmann@swindon.gov.uk. Fax 017 93 46 34 91.
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.swindon.gov.uk.
Address of the buyer profile: www.wichelstowe.co.uk.
Further information can be obtained at: As in above-mentioned contact
point(s).
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for
competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained at:
As in above-mentioned contact point(s).
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: As in above-mentioned
contact point(s).
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:
Wichelstowe Primary Infrastructure Works - Work Package 4B.
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: Wichelstowe, Swindon, Wiltshire.
NUTS code: UKK14.
II.1.3) The notice involves: A public contract.
II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s): Swindon Borough
Council, in partnership with Taylor Wimpey are developing a major town
expansion site to the south of Swindon. The overall development includes
the construction of 4500 houses, new schools, community, youth and sports
facilities, significant open spaces, 3 village centres and significant
employment land. The works commenced in Spring 2006 and are planned to
finish by 2020. The Joint Clients wish to appoint a contractor to
construct a major civil engineering infrastructure work package.
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 45000000, 74232200,
45200000, 45100000, 74231122, 45247000.
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: No.
II.2) QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.1) Total quantity or scope: The contractor's role is expected to
include: liaison with the project manager, the engineer, the architect,
the landscape architect, the planning supervisor, relevant local and
statutory authority officers, in the management and construction of
primary infrastructure. liaison with the clients’ representatives and
those of the eventual house building companies. Delivery of major
infrastructure construction. The scope of works will include: liaison with
utilities companies in respect of necessary diversions and new supply
infrastructure, assisting project manager with service negotiation and
co-ordination; Section 278 highway improvements; traffic management on
live highways; working with and on behalf of statutory authorities;
surveys: locate existing services and provide necessary
protection/diversions; site clearance and demolition; appropriate site
access/egress and maintenance of pedestrian routes; respecting surrounding
land uses and acknowledging related restrictions; maintaining existing
traffic systems and working to the restrictions; construction of new
highway, footpaths and cycleways to Section 38 Adoptable standards;
construction of a new section of canal including canal structures; working
to planning conditions/restrictions imposed; piling and embankment
retaining walls; foul water and storm water drainage including rising
mains; working in a floodplain area and related environmental constraints;
general working in areas adjacent to protected species; significant
earthworks including a noise attenuation bund; road lighting works;
ducting works; brickwork, blockwork and stonework; traffic signal control
works; embankment works; topsoiling and fencing works; carrying out
appropriate CBR testing/construction; service diversions and
installations; acting as the principal contractor under the Construction
(Design & Management) Regulations 1992; provision of construction based
value engineering advice; structures: water culverts, bridges (steel and
concrete), bridge component design, wildlife tunnels, crib walling,
reinforced earth embankment construction, canal structures including sheet
piling.
II.2.2) Options: No.
II.3) DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION: Duration in
months: 11 (from the award of the contract).
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
III.1) CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required: Yes, Parent Company Guarantee
or Bond may be required.
III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or
reference to the relevant provisions regulating them: Following the award
of contract monthly payments based on the value of work done.
III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to
whom the contract is to be awarded: Joint and several liability.
III.1.4) Other particular conditions to which the performance of the
contract is subject: No.
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: Details of
the personal situation of economic operators will be detailed in the
pre-qualification questionnaire.
III.2.2) Economic and financial capacity: Information and formalities
necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: Details of the
information required will be detailed in the pre-qualification
questionnaire.
III.2.3) Technical capacity: Information and formalities necessary for
evaluating if requirements are met: Details of the information required
will be detailed in the pre-qualification questionnaire.
III.2.4) Reserved contracts: No.
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 number of operators 5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: As set
out in the pre-qualification questionnaire.
IV.2) AWARD CRITERIA
IV.2.1) Award criteria: The most economically advantageous tender in
terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to
tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document.
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:
Swindon Borough Council Filing Reference 130/32.
IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: No.
IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents
or descriptive documentTime limit for receipt of requests for documents or
for accessing documents: 17.7.2008 - 12:00.
Payable documents:
Price: 50.00 GBP.
Terms and method of payment: Cheques made payable to "Swindon Borough
Council" to accompany the requests for expressions of interest.
IV.3.4) Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
21.7.2008 - 12:00.
IV.3.6) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be
drawn up: English.
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.4) PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures: Director of Law and
Democratic Services, Swindon Borough Council, Civic Offices, Euclid
Street, UK-Swindon SN1 2JH. E-mail: staylor@swindon.gov.uk. Tel. 017 93 46
30 12. Fax 017 93 46 30 35.
Body responsible for mediation procedures:
Director of Law and Democratic Services, Swindon Borough Council, Civic
Offices, Euclid Street, UK-Swindon SN1 2JH. E-mail:
staylor@swindon.gov.uk. Tel. 017 93 46 30 12. Fax 017 93 46 30 35.
VI.4.3) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may
be obtained: Director of Law and Democratic Services, Swindon Borough
Council, Civic Offices, Euclid Street, UK-Swindon SN1 2JH. E-mail:
staylor@swindon.gov.uk. Tel. 017 93 46 30 12. Fax 017 93 46 30 35.
VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE: 11.6.2008.

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