Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-09-02
Buyer: Transport Scotland
Country: UK
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Competitive dialogue
CPV classification: 45233100: Construction work for highways | 45233120: Road construction works | 45233121: Main road construction work | 45233124: Arterial road construction work | 45233140: Roadway works
Estimated value: 9000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-10-13
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Design, construction, completion, and maintenance of approximately 530 m of new A9 single carriageway at Berriedale Braes, located North of Helmsdale and South of Dunbeath. The proposed cross section is based on S2 — Two Lane Single Carriageway Trunk Road as described in the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges.
Works include, but are not limited to, construction of mostly offline single carriageway involving; earthworks, including soil and rock slope reinforcement; piling if required; road signs and markings; road restraint systems; accommodation works; public utilities; environmental mitigation; and a 5 year maintenance period for landscaping and defect rectification following completion. The successful tenderer will not be required to carry out cyclic maintenance.
To register your interest in this notice and obtain additional information please visit the following website: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/
Transport Scotland is an agency of the Scottish Government and contracts in the name of and on behalf of the Scottish Ministers. Transport Scotland has identified the requirement to appoint a suitable experienced economic operator (a ‘Contractor’) to design and build the A9 Berriedale Braes Improvement, located on the A9 North of Helmsdale and South of Dunbeath.
Transport Scotland will manage the proposed procurement process for the A9 Berriedale Braes Improvement Contract on behalf of the Scottish Ministers. In the event of the contract award, the Contract will be entered into between the Scottish Ministers and the successful tenderer.
The Contract terms and conditions will be based upon Transport Scotland's bespoke design and build contract. Each selected economic operator shall be invited to submit a tender on the same contract terms.
It is intended that the Contract will include the design and construction of the works which will last approximately 1 year followed by a 5-year period of maintenance for landscaping and defect rectification.
The Contractor will be procured through a competitive tender procedure, in accordance with the competitive dialogue procedure as stated in the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Due to project complexity, the project requires to be performed by a single consultant and as such shall not be divided into lots.
To be considered for this contract economic operators are required to complete the European Single Procurement Document ESPD in accordance with this Contract Notice. Economic operators shall be evaluated in accordance with the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, on the basis of information they have provided within the (ESPD).
The ESPD can be downloaded via the Public Contracts Scotland portal (www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk).
— Design and construction of mostly offline realignment of the A9 trunk road at Berriedale to single two way carriageway standard;
— Design and construction of associated earthworks slopes, which may include blasting of rock, rock bolts, soil nails, reinforced earth, piling, rock fall netting, and deep cuttings up to a depth of approximately 14 m;
— Design and construction of associated access roads, pedestrian access, a new lay-by, road signs and markings, and road restraint systems;
— Construction of a Sustainable Drainage System (SuDS) including detention basin, filter drains, and vortex separator;
— Environmental and landscaping mitigation measures, within a significantly environmentally constrained site;

Eligibility requirements: Professional or Trade Registers Economic operators must be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade registers kept in the Member state of its establishment (as described in Schedule 5 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015) (i.e. registered under Companies House). Economic operators must provide details, including the relevant registration number(s), under Question Ref. 4A.1. Furthermore, economic operators or their appropriate subcontractors must be accredited under the relevant National Highway Sector Schemes (NHSS). Additionally, construction site staff shall require to be accredited under the Construction Skills Construction Safety Scheme (CSCS) or equivalent. Economic operators must provide confirmation of the above required accreditations under Question Ref.4C.6 and 4C.6.1 respectively, in accordance with the requirements of this Contract Notice. Subject to the other provisions of the Contract, the standards and specifications which the Contractor shall comply will include: — UK Department for Transport Standards for Highways, specifically: i) Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB); ii) Manual of Contract Documents for Highway Works (MCHW): — Transport Scotland Interim Amendments (TSIA), — Eurocodes, — BS EN and BS EN ISO standards relating to construction of road schemes including earthworks, — BS Codes of Practice relating to construction of road schemes including earthworks. It is the intention that the completed scheme shall be BIM Level 2 compliant at the handover of the built asset. The handover of the built asset shall include the Level 2 BIM output along with the requisite ‘as constructed’ information, the Health and Safety File and the Operation and Maintenance manuals. The BIM level 2 requirements at the handover of the built asset will be prescribed in the Employers Information Requirements (EIR) which will be provided upon commencement of the competitive dialogue process. Qualifications and Experience It is a requirement of the Contract that staff employed under the Contract shall have minimum levels of experience, education and professional qualifications. In particular, the Designer and the Designer's Site Representative shall have staff who are Chartered professionals (or equivalent) who will perform the Design in accordance with the appropriate standards and specification and, coupled with the relevant experience of site supervision as a Designer's Site Representative, supervise the design, construction, completion and maintenance process. Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM 2015) It is intended that, the successful tenderer shall fulfil the duties of Principal Contractor and Principal Designer under CDM 2015. Therefore, economic operators shall be required to satisfy the Scottish Ministers as to their competence, resources and willingness to be appointed as Principal Contractor and Principal Designer and fulfil those duties in accordance with CDM 2015 (refer to III.1.3).

Award value: 9000000