Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-09-10
Buyer: East Ayrshire Council
Country: UK
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 45210000: Building construction work | 45213000: Construction work for commercial buildings | 45213200 | 45213250 | 45213251
Submission deadline: 2019-10-25
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: PS-19-95 — Design and Build of 2 No Industrial Units, Moorfield Ind Bus Park, Kilmarnock (PRJ0012717)
The conditions of contract shall be the ‘Design and Build Contract for use in Scotland (ref DB/Scot) 2011 Edition’, subject to the amendments noted within.
For the purpose of this contract, all electrical subcontractors (including the main contractor if appropriate) proposed to be used on this project must have registration with either ‘NICEIC (Approved Contractor Scheme)’ or ‘Select (approved certifier of construction scheme)’ or equivalent throughout the entire contract period, and all employees (including employees of electrical subcontractors) must have appropriate trade certification.
For the purpose of this contract, all mechanical subcontractors (including the main contractor if appropriate) proposed to be used on this project must have registration with either ‘HVCA (Member status)’ or ‘CIPHE (Member status)’ or equivalent throughout the entire contract period, and all employees of mechanical subcontractors must have appropriate trade certification.
For the purpose of this contract, all gas subcontractors (including the main contractor if appropriate) must be on the current Capita Gas Safe Register of Gas Installers or equivalent at a commercial level throughout the entire contract period. It is also required by the authorities that any operative employed to do gas work will have to be reported to Capita, and their fees paid as stipulated.
For the purpose of this contract, the asbestos removal contractor proposed to be used on this project must hold an asbestos removal licence (issued by the HSE) throughout the entire contract period, and all employees must have appropriate certification.
EAC will commission an independent third party credit report from Experian using the Company Registration number supplied by the bidder. Any bidder who does not meet EAC’s minimum threshold of a Commercial Delphi score of 50 out of 100 will have the ESPD.
Submission regarded as a ‘Fail’ and will not be considered further. Credit reports from other agencies will not be considered.
It is the bidder’s responsibility to ensure that all information held by Experian is current and accurate on the submission date of this ESPD.
EAC will not enter into discussions with bidders who fail to ensure that their Experian scores are accurate by the due submission date.
It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the insurances indicated below.
— employers (compulsory) liability insurance = 10 000 000 GBP in respect of each claim without limit to the number of claims,
— public and products liability insurance = 5 000 000 GBP in respect of each claim without limit to the number of claims,
— professional indemnity insurance = 6 000 000 GBP in respect of each claim without limit to the number of claims, for 6 years from the date of practical completion of the works.
A subcontract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363

Eligibility requirements: For the purpose of this contract, all electrical subcontractors (including the main contractor if appropriate) proposed to be used on this project must have registration with either ‘NICEIC (Approved Contractor Scheme)’ or ‘Select (approved certifier of construction scheme)’ or equivalent throughout the entire contract period, and all employees (including employees of electrical subcontractors) must have appropriate trade certification. For the purpose of this contract, all mechanical subcontractors (including the main contractor if appropriate) proposed to be used on this project must have registration with either ‘HVCA (Member status)’ or ‘CIPHE (Member status)’ or equivalent throughout the entire contract period, and all employees of mechanical subcontractors must have appropriate trade certification. For the purpose of this contract, all gas subcontractors (including the main contractor if appropriate) must be on the current Capita Gas Safe Register of Gas Installers or equivalent at a commercial level throughout the entire contract period. It is also required by the authorities that any operative employed to do gas work will have to be reported to Capita, and their fees paid as stipulated. For the purpose of this contract, the asbestos removal contractor proposed to be used on this project must hold an asbestos removal licence (issued by the HSE) throughout the entire contract period, and all employees must have appropriate certification.