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UK-March: construction-related services

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General Information

Country:    United Kingdom
Deadline for Responses:   Sep 19, 2004
Regulation of Procurement:   European Union
EU Official Journal Publication:   #138326-2004 in 159 issue
Publication Date:   Aug 17, 2004
Awarding Authority:   FENLAND DISTRICT COUNCIL, MARCH
Contract Nature:   Service contract
Procedure Type:   Restricted procedure
Type of Bid Required:   Global tender
Awarding Criteria:   The most economic tender
Original Language(s):   English
Abstract:   UK-MARCH: nene waterfront regeneration area, wisbech, cambridgeshire. Fenland District Council wishes to procure on behalf of itself and its partners (East of England Development Agency, English Partnerships and Cambridgeshire County Council) consultancy services in relation to the regeneration of Nene Waterfront, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. The Council wishes to procure project management services, planning services, consultative engineering services, real estate services, legal services, construction related services and services ancillary to the project as may be required in connection with the regeneration of Nene Waterfront. The contract shall be for three years with further extensions as may be agreed in order that services are completed. Consultants may be required to grant warranties to developers, funders, leaseholders and purchases involved in the project. CPV: 74260000, 74264100, 74251000, 74231000, 70000000, 74110000.

Goods, Works and Services
Regions:  
  • UK401 - CAMBRIDGESHIRE
Commodities:  

Summary
CONTRACT NOTICE
Services
This contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
No.
SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1) Official name and address of the contracting authority: Fenland
District Council, Att: Gary Garford, Fenland Hall, County Road, UK-March
PE15 8NQ. Tel.: 01354 654321. Fax: 01354 622259. E-mail:
garygarford@fenland.gov.uk. URL: www.fenland.gov.uk.
I.2) Address from which further information can be obtained: As in I.1.
I.3) Address from which documentation may be obtained: As in I.1.
I.4) Address to which tenders/requests to participate must be sent: As
in I.1.
I.5) Type of contracting authority: Regional/local level.
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
II.1) Description
II.1.3) Type of service contract Service category: 12.
II.1.4) Framework agreement: No.
II.1.5) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
UK-MARCH: nene waterfront regeneration area, wisbech, cambridgeshire.
II.1.6) Description/object of the contract: Fenland District Council
wishes to procure on behalf of itself and its partners (East of England
Development Agency, English Partnerships and Cambridgeshire County
Council) consultancy services in relation to the regeneration of Nene
Waterfront, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. The Council wishes to procure
project management services, planning services, consultative engineering
services, real estate services, legal services, construction related
services and services ancillary to the project as may be required in
connection with the regeneration of Nene Waterfront. The contract shall
be for three years with further extensions as may be agreed in order that
services are completed. Consultants may be required to grant warranties
to developers, funders, leaseholders and purchases involved in the
project.
II.1.7) Site or location of works, place of delivery or performance:
Nene Waterfront Regeneration Area, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. UK
NUTS code: UK401.
II.1.8) Nomenclature
II.1.8.1) Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV): 74260000, 74264100,
74251000, 74231000, 70000000, 74110000.
II.1.9) Division into lots: Yes.
Tenders may be submitted for: All lots.
II.1.10) Will variants be accepted: No.
II.2) Quantity or scope of the contract
II.2.1) Total quantity or scope: Project Management.
Urban Design and Planning.
Engineering - Cost Advice and Design Services for Infrastructure,
Environmental, Marine and Highways.
Property Advice and Valuation.
Legal Services.
Service providers may offer to tender for one or more services.
If offering to tender for more than one service, service providers may do
so on a consortium basis, but should identify the members of the
consortium, and the service that they will offer and specify which will
be the lead service provider. All members of a consortium may be required
to meet the conditions for participation and to satisfy the award
criteria. The lead service provider may be expected to offer Project
Management Services in addition to any other service that it may offer.
II.3) Duration of the contract or time limit for completion: 36 months
from the award of the contract.
Information about lots
Lot No: 1
1) Nomenclature
1.1) Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV): 74264100.
2) Short description: Construction project management services.
3) Scope or quantity: The scope of services required is set out in the
Project Overview document available to interested parties from the
address in I.1.
Lot No: 2
1) Nomenclature
1.1) Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV): 74251000.
2) Short description: Urban planning services.
3) Scope or quantity: The scope of services required is set out in the
Project Overview document available to interested parties from the
address in I.1.
Lot No: 3
1) Nomenclature
1.1) Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV): 74231000.
2) Short description: Consultative engineering and construction services.
3) Scope or quantity: The scope of services required is set out in the
Project Overview document available to interested parties from the
address in I.1.
Lot No: 4
1) Nomenclature
1.1) Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV): 70000000.
2) Short description: Real estate services.
3) Scope or quantity: The scope of services required is set out in the
Project Overview document available to interested parties from the
address in I.1.
Lot No: 5
1) Nomenclature
1.1) Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV): 74110000.
2) Short description: Legal services.
3) Scope or quantity: The scope of services required is set out in the
Project Overview document available to interested parties from the
address in I.1.
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
III.1) Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required: A parent company guarantee
may be required. Please confirm that this will be made available.
III.1.2) Main terms of financing and payment and/or reference to the
relevant provisions: Fee payments in monthly arrears on production of
satisfactory itemised claims.
III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the grouping of suppliers,
contractors or service providers to whom the contract is awarded: Please
provide the following:
(a) details of your management structure including Company organogram.
Where the applicant is a consortium please provide details of the
proposed legal and management structure.
(b) details of QA registration.
(c) details of 3 contracts undertaken of similar nature.
(d) statement of experience of collaborative working and target cost
contracts.
(e) details of the proposed team including team organogram.
(f) details of Contractors Insurances.
III.2) Conditions for participation
III.2.1) Information concerning the personal situation of the
contractor, supplier or service provider and information and formalities
necessary for the evaluation of the minimum economic, financial and
technical capacity required: Any supplier may be disqualified who:
(a) is bankrupt or is being wound up, whose affairs are being
administered by the court, who has entered into an arrangement with
creditors or who is in any analogous situation arising from a similar
procedure under national laws and regulations;
(b) is the subject of proceedings for a declaration of bankruptcy, for an
order for compulsory winding-up or administration by the court or for an
arrangement with creditors or is the subject of any other similar
proceedings under national laws or regulations;
(c) has been convicted of an offence concerning his professional conduct
by a judgement which has the force of res judicata;
(d) has been guilty of grave professional misconduct proven by any means
which the contracting authorities can justify;
(e) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social
security contributions in accordance with the legal provisions of the
country in which he is established or those of the country of the
contracting authority;
(f) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes in
accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is
established or those of the country of the contracting authority;
(g) is guilty of serious misrepresentation in supplying the information
required under the provisions of the Directive on the criteria for
qualitative selection;
III.2.1.1) Legal position - means of proof required: Certificate of
enrolment on the professional or trade register under the conditions laid
down by the laws of the Member State in which he is established, for
instance on the Register of Companies in the United Kingdom and Ireland
or declaration on oath or solemn declaration;
Official evidence to show incorporation ( for example a Certificate of
Incorporation) or establishment of the contracting entity and evidence of
capacity to enter into the contract.
III.2.1.2) Economic and financial capacity - means of proof required:
(a) appropriate statements from bankers;
(b) the submission of the firm's balance sheets or extracts there from,
where publication of a balance sheet is required under company law in the
country in which the supplier is established;
(c) a statement of the firm's overall turnover and its turnover in
respect of the goods to which the contract relates for the previous three
financial years;
The company should supply the following information (including where the
company is a consortium, such information in respect of each organisation
within the consortium);
(a) Copies of the last 3 years audited accounts, the latest set should be
an accounting period ending no earlier than 12 months before the date of
submission. If accounts are not available then an explanation should be
provided. Evaluation will include, but not be limited to, consideration
of contingent liabilities, provisions, rights, issues, acquisitions and
disposals, off balance sheet finance, gearing, liquidity.
(i) Sole traders and partnerships should provide, as a minimum, profit
and loss accounts and balance sheets.
(ii) Limited companies, co-operatives etc should provide as a minimum,
profit and loss accounts, signed balance sheets, sales records, full
notes on accounts, managing partners report, directors report and
auditors report.
(b) Statement of i) overall turnover and ii) turnover in the sector to
which this contract relates, for the previous three years.
(c) For any organisations which have not provided financial information
as set out above, the following information should be provided.
(i) Income and expenditure accounts and balance sheet for the last three
years.
(ii) Information relating to the type and extent of long term liabilities
e.g. mortgages or other financial charges on the organisation.
(iii) Cash flow forecast for the next 3 years.
(d) Please provide confirmation that the criteria set out in regulations
14 to 17 of the Public Services Contracts Regulations 1993 does not apply
to the contracting entity.
(e) Evidence of the level of Professional Indemnity Insurance cover held,
and that premiums have been paid.
III.2.1.3) Technical capacity - means of proof required: (b) a
description of the firm's technical facilities, its measures for ensuring
quality and its study and research facilities;
(c) indication of the technicians or technical bodies involved, whether
or not belonging directly to the supplier's firm, especially those
responsible for quality control;
(d) samples, description and/or photographs of the products to be
supplied, the authenticity of which must be certified if the contracting
authority so requests;
Contact data and information on 3 other directly comparable projects
within the past 3 years on which the consultancy has acted in a lead
capacity, specifying contract sums, dates and recipients.
Schedule of consultancy staff to be engaged on the contract together with
CVs citing educational and professional qualifications and experience of
comparable projects.
Description of measures for ensuring service quality.
Statement of the proportion of the contract that the service provider may
intend to sub-contract.
III.3) Conditions specific to services contracts
III.3.1) Provision of the service is reserved to a specific profession:
Yes.
Membership of or authorisation of a professional organisation to provide
relevant services.
III.3.2) Legal entities required to state the names and professional
qualifications of the personnel responsible for execution of the
contract: Yes.
SECTION IV: PROCEDURE
IV.1) Type of procedure: Restricted.
IV.1.4) Envisaged number of suppliers which will be invited to tender:
Minimum: 10 - Maximum: 20.
IV.2) Award criteria: The most economically advantageous tender in terms
of:
Criteria as stated in contract documents.
IV.3) Administrative information
IV.3.3) Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 37
days from dispatch of notice.
IV.3.4) Dispatch of invitations to tender to selected candidates:
Estimated date: 4.10.2004.
IV.3.5) Language or languages in which tenders or requests to
participate can be drawn up: English.
SECTION VI: OTHER INFORMATION
VI.3) The contract relates to a project/programme financed by EU funds:
Yes.
The environmental, public realm and employment creating works within the
project are part funded by ERDF Objective 2 Transitional funding.
VI.4) Additional information: GO reference: GO 04081302/01.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 13.8.2004.