Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-01-31
Buyer: Transport Scotland South East
Country: UK
Region: Edinburgh, City of
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 45221000: Engineering works for bridges and tunnels | 45221100: Bridge construction works | 45221110 | 45221111 | 45221115
Estimated value: 9000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-03-01
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Transport Scotland wishes to appoint a suitably experienced contractor to undertake the replacement of the expansion joints on the Forth Road Bridge (the ‘Works’).
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 Principal Contractor to undertake the replacement of the expansion joints on the Forth Road Bridge. The contract is due to be awarded in Autumn 2017, with a start on site in Spring 2018 for a period of approximately 8 months.
The main Contractor will be procured through a competitive tender procedure in accordance with the restricted procedure as stated in the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (the ‘Regulations’). Due to project complexity, the project requires to be performed by a single contractor and as such will not be divided into lots.
To be considered for the contract, economic operators are required to complete the European Single Procurement Document (ESPD) in accordance with this notice. Economic operators shall be evaluated in accordance with the Regulations on the basis of the information they have been provided within the ESPD.
The Forth Road Bridge spans the Firth of Forth and carries the A90 Trunk Road between Fife and Lothian. The bridge consists of two approach viaducts and a suspension bridge which forms the main section of the structure.
The main span is 1 006 metres long with side spans each of 408 metres. The deck is an open steel truss with an orthotropic stiffened plate on the main span and reinforced concrete slabs on the side spans. The truss is supported by two aerially spun cables each of approximately 590 mm diameter.
The main expansion joints are located at the north and south main towers. These are of the ‘roller shutter’ or rolling leaf type and were developed, fabricated and installed by the German firm Demag AG. These joints are believed to be the largest and oldest of their type in existence. The replacement joints will be a modified version of the same type of joint.
While the carriageway closures are in place for the replacement of the main expansion joints and the adjacent footway/cycleway joints it is also proposed to undertake the replacement of the comb joints on the north and south approach viaducts, and the nosing joints at the north and south side towers. The replacement of the footway/cycleway expansion joints on the approach viaducts will also be undertaken.
It is intended that 5 economic operators be taken forward to tender stage. These economic operators shall be those who have:
(s) Minimum Levels of Ability — provided evidence of working on specified types of projects over a specified value; and
(b) Sufficient Levels of Experience — provided evidence demonstrating an acceptable level of technical or professional experience; and
(c) Human Resources — possess the necessary human resources, qualified appropriately to perform the requirement.
v) experience in acting as the ‘Principal Contractor’ under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (‘CDM Regulations’) or European equivalent;
vii) achieved the first, second, third, fourth or fifth highest combined weighted scores in respect of technical or professional ability calculated in accordance with the responses to Statements(c), (d) and (e) in Section III.1.3 of this Contract Notice.

Eligibility requirements: Economic operators will be evaluated in accordance with the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, on the basis of information provided within the ESPD. 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) (e.g. registered under Companies House). Economic operators should provide details under Question Ref. 4A.1. Accreditation and Certification Furthermore, economic operators' site staff to be accredited under the Construction Skills Construction Safety Scheme (CSCS) or equivalent; and in performing the project shall ensure that all fabricated and completed steelwork shall be CE Marked. Economic operators should provide details under Question Ref. 4C.6 and 4C.12, in accordance with the requirements of this Contract Notice. Standards and Specification Subject to the other provisions of the Contract, the standards and specifications with which the Contractor shall comply will include: — UK Department for Transport Standards for Highways, specifically: — Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB), — Manual of Contract Documents for Highway Works (MCHW), — Transport Scotland Interim Amendments (TSIA), — Eurocodes. In accordance with the DMRB, the temporary works design shall be the subject of a Category 3 Checker. Information relating to the Category 3 Checker, should be provided within a separate ESPD under Question Ref. 2C.1 of the ESPD, in accordance with 2C1.1 Instructions for Bidders. Furthermore, it is intended that for this contract, the successful economic operator shall be appointed to fulfill the duties of the Principal Contractor under the CDM Regulations 2015. Information demonstrating they have the requisite experience to perform the role of Principal Contractor under the CDM Regulations 2015 and are prepared to accept such appointment under the contract, should be provided for under Question Ref. 4C.6 in accordance with this Contract Notice. Staff It is a requirement of the contract that the staff employed under economic operator shall possess the necessary human resources and be qualified appropriately to perform the requirement. Details should be provided for under ESPD, Question Ref. 4C6.1 in response to Statement (j) above.

Award value: 9000000