Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-11-26
Buyer: Transport Scotland South West
Country: UK
Region: Glasgow City
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 45221100: Bridge construction works | 45221111 | 45223500 | 45262310
Estimated value: 3250000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-01-05
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Transport Scotland wishes to appoint a suitably experienced contractor to undertake the refurbishment of the M8 Kingston Bridge South Approaches copes and parapets.
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 Main Contractor to undertake the refurbishment of the M8 Kingston Bridge South Approaches copes and parapets. These works are due to commence in early summer 2017, for a period of approximately 4 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. Due to project complexity, the contract requires to be performed by a single contractor 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 M8 Kingston Bridge South Approaches are twin bridges located on the M8 Edinburgh — Greenock Trunk Road that carry motorway traffic over local roads 300m south of the M8 Kingston Bridge near Glasgow City Centre. The structures are two separate bridges, one M8 eastbound and one M8 westbound. Each bridge is a multi-span arrangement of post tensioned table top spans and reinforced concrete suspended spans with half-joints over a total length of 262m and an overall width of 15.57m. The traffic count information extracted from sensors on the M8 Kingston Bridge South Approach indicate an annual average flow of 103,000 vehicles per day with 12 % HGV. The existing edge copes on the M8 Kingston Bridge South Approaches eastbound and westbound structures each support a two rail aluminium parapet and a series of pre-cast cladding panels. The existing copes and parapets are to be replaced as part of the refurbishment works.
— Design, design check, provision, operation and maintenance of any temporary works that may be required to carry out the works;
— Traffic management as necessary to allow demolition and replacement of cope(s) and parapet(s) over both structures;
— Demolition and replacement of existing copes and parapets over a total length of around 524 metres (262m westbound cope and 262m eastbound cope);
— Waterproofing and re-surfacing of a 1 metre strip, adjacent to the replaced cope, over the entire length of the newly constructed copes on both structures;
— Provision of Light and Heavy Recovery vehicles for the duration of the works to serve the carriageway with live traffic management
— Development and implementation of a Communications Strategy, working with Traffic Scotland, Scotland TranServ (Transport Scotland's Term Operating Company for the South West Scotland Trunk Road Unit), emergency services, stakeholders and liaison with local community to minimise any delays, disruption and inconvenience caused, including implementation of noise or other environmental mitigation measures;
— All other works generally associated with a structural maintenance scheme on or adjacent to a live motorway;
— Provision of As-built drawings and contribution and assistance in developing a scheme specific Health and Safety File.
Traffic Management — lane closures on the M8 motorway will not be permitted between the hours of 6:00 and 22:00 during the works. Works will only be permitted on one carriageway at any time.
Works will be undertaken in two consecutive eight week phases. One phase westbound and one phase eastbound.

Eligibility requirements: III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers 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. Economic operators or their subcontractors must be accredited under National Highway Sector Scheme (NHSS) 2B The Supply, Installation and Repair of Vehicle Restraint Systems; NHSS 5A The Manufacture of Parapets for Road Restraint Systems; NHSS 5B The Installation of Parapets for Road Restraint Systems; NHSS 7 Application of Road Marking Materials and Road Studs to Road Surfaces; NHSS 12A/B Static Temporary Traffic Management on Motorways and High Speed Dual Carriageways; NHSS14 Production of Asphalt Mixes; NHSS 15 The Supply of Paving Bitumens; NHSS16 The Laying of Asphalt Mixes; NHSS 17 Vehicle Recovery at Highway Construction Sites. And, all site staff shall require to be accredited under the Construction Skills Construction Safety Scheme (CSCS) or equivalent. Economic operators should provide details under Question Ref. 4C.6, 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. — National Highway Sector Schemes. In accordance with 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: 3250000