Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-07-12
Buyer: Transport Scotland South West
Country: UK
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 45221000: Engineering works for bridges and tunnels | 45221111 | 45221115 | 45442120 | 45442121
Estimated value: 18000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2018-07-31
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Transport Scotland wishes to appoint a suitably experienced main contractor to undertake four phases of maintenance painting on the external substrates of Erskine Bridge. A single contract will be let with a single contractor responsible for the delivery of all 4 phases of work.
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 external painting of the Erskine Bridge. These works are due to commence in spring 2019, for a period of approximately 4 years. The phasing is described below. 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 project will 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.
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
It is intended that the PBA shall satisfy the minimum requirements for an effectively constituted Trust under Scots law. The use of a PBA by a Contractor shall be a contractual requirement. Any sub-contractors for which it is agreed shall not be paid through the PBA shall be entitled to payment according to the prompt payment provisions provided within the Contract.
There are 4 phases of work. The contract will include a phased completion mechanism. There will be scope for evaluation of the contractor’s performance during each phase of the Works.
The scope of the works for all phases comprises provision of temporary access systems; removal of the existing paint system; survey and inspection the condition of the existing steelwork; steelwork repairs and strengthening; installation of a new multicoat paint system in accordance with the Specification for Highway Works.
The works will also include the refurbishment of the east and west footway panels and removal of redundant gas mains on the east and west cantilever sections.
Phase 1 (spring 2019 - autumn 2019) — West Side Cantilever: Works will include the removal of the west side redundant SGN Gas pipe; removal, refurbishment and reinstatement of the footway panels
Phase 2 (spring 2020 – autumn 2020) – East Side Cantilever: Identical to Phase 1 but applied to the East side including the east side gas main removal and footway panel refurbishment.
Phase 3 (spring 2021 – autumn 2021) Lower Sloping Web and Bottom Flange. This phase will include steelwork repairs to the backing flats on the web and bottom flange areas.
Phase 4 (spring 2022 – Autumn 2022) – The Bridge Towers: Specialist temporary access systems and traffic management will be required to paint the towers. The contract will only permit continual peak time traffic management when painting the lowest 6 metres of the bridge towers in the central reserve. Special temporary access systems, which can be erected and maintained using off peak traffic management, will be required for all areas above 6 m high.
The works will be let using a Fixed Price with Milestone Payments and Lane Occupation Charges Contract. The contract will be strongly incentivised to encourage contractors to minimise the amount of disruptive traffic management. TM will not be permitted during the day Monday to Friday. The only exception is in Phase 4 where continual peak time traffic management will be permitted to allow painting of the lowest 6 metres of the bridge towers.
It is intended that 5 economic operators be taken forward to tender stage. These economic operators shall be those who have:
(a) 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.

Eligibility requirements: 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) 12A/B Static Temporary Traffic Management on Motorways and High Speed Dual Carriageways; NHSS 17 Vehicle Recovery at Highway Construction Sites; NHSS 19A Corrosion Protection of Ferrous Materials by Industrial Coatings and NHSS 20 The Execution of Steelwork in Transportation Infrastructure Assets. Economic Operators must also be certified under the steel Construction Certification Scheme; certified under The Register of Qualified Steelwork Contractors Scheme for Bridgeworks (RQSC) (Grade CM); must have a minimum of execution class EXC3 in accordance with BS EN 1090; and in performing the project provide assurance that all new shop fabricated and completed steelwork shall be CE Marked; all site staff 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 designs 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) below.

Award value: 18000000