Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-06-27
Buyer: Transport Scotland
Country: UK
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Competitive dialogue
CPV classification: 45233100: Construction work for highways | 45233120: Road construction works | 45233124: Arterial road construction work | 45233125: Urban road construction work | 45233127: Junction construction work
Estimated value: 18000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-07-27
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Design, construction, completion and maintenance of approx. 0.5 km of new Dual 2 Lane Urban APR linking the A90 and the A96 at Haudagain.
Works include, but are not limited to, construction of the new link road, approximately 400 m of trunk road improvements, approximately 600 m of new local roads, signal controlled junctions, priority junctions, bus lay-bys, parking provision, vehicular turning areas, vehicular and pedestrian accesses, road lighting, retaining walls, vehicle restraint systems, earthworks, drainage, non-motorised user facilities, traffic signs and road markings, public utilities, landscaping, 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: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=436342
Transport Scotland on behalf of the Scottish Ministers has identified the requirement to appoint a Contractor to Design and Build the A90/A96 Haudagain Improvement located adjacent to the A90/A96 Haudagain Roundabout. It is intended that the main Contract will include the Design and construction of the works which will last approximately 1.5 years followed by a 5 year period of maintenance for landscaping and defect rectification.
It has been determined that this requirement would be best met through the use of a standard Transport Scotland Design and Build Contract.
The intent of this competition is to procure a suitably experienced Contractor that will permit the execution of works in relation to the size, complexity and value of the project. This will include, but not limited to:
— The Design and construction of a new urban dual carriageway (D2AP) link road connecting the A90 and the A96;
— Stopping up of existing direct accesses and alternative provision made with alternative new means of access;
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.
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.
Transport Scotland will manage the proposed procurement process for the A90/A96 Haudagain 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 participant.
To access the ESPD, expressions of interest are required to be made through the Public Contracts Scotland portal (www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk).
It is intended that, the successful participant shall fulfil the duties of Principal Contractor and Principal Designer under The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM 2015). Therefore, participants 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.
Further details pertaining to the requirement of this procurement are contained within the Supplementary Information Document, which can be accessed via the Public Contracts Scotland portal: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
It is the intention that the project will operate a mandatory Project Bank Account (PBA), a project specific account ring fenced with effective Trust status, for payment of the Contractor and his supply chain. The account shall be opened by the Scottish Ministers with The Royal Bank of Scotland under the Banking Services Framework defined at

Eligibility requirements: 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 should provide details under Question Ref. 4A.1. Accreditation Economic operators or their appropriate 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 Management on Motorways and High Speed Dual Carriageways; NHSS 14 Production of Asphalt Mixes; NHSS 17 Vehicle Recovery at Highway Construction Sites. Construction staff shall require to be accredited under the Construction Skills Construction Safety Scheme (CSCS) or equivalent. Economic Operators must provide accreditation details under Question Ref. 4C.6. Standards and Specification 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: 18000000