Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-11-11
Buyer: The Council of the City of Wakefield
Country: UK
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 45233100: Construction work for highways | 45233130: Road works | 45233131: Road-surface raising work | 45233139 | 45233210
Estimated value: 8200000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2020-12-21
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The scheme comprises a major junction improvement of the existing roundabout and approach roads around the A650/A61 at Newton Bar, Wakefield. It involves the construction of a new signalised ‘hamburger’ roundabout (enabling a one-way south bound link through the central island of the roundabout), upgrade of adjacent signal controlled junction, additional traffic lanes, the provision of a shared cycle/pedestrian footway, signalised pedestrian/cycle crossings and the extension of the existing bus/cycle lane along the A61 Leeds Road corridor.
The scheme comprises a major junction improvement of the existing roundabout and approach roads around the A650/A61 at Newton Bar, Wakefield. It involves the construction of a new signalised ‘hamburger’ roundabout (enabling a one-way south bound link through the central island of the roundabout), upgrade of adjacent signal controlled junction, additional traffic lanes, the provision of a shared cycle/pedestrian footway, signalised pedestrian/cycle crossings and the extension of the existing bus/cycle lane along the A61 Leeds Road corridor. Works include:
— The reconfiguration of the A650 (north) arm of the Newton Bar roundabout junction and reallocation of lane usage to allow for two designated ahead lanes and a designated left turn lane for traffic travelling to the A61 Leeds Road (north) and A6194 Bar lane (east).
— The provision of an additional two lane carriageway through the existing roundabout to allow for southbound movements from A650 north to A61 Leeds Road.
— The reconfiguration of the A61 Leeds Road (south) arm of the junction and reallocation of lane usage to include a three-lane entry for traffic travelling northbound onto the A61 Leeds Road (north) and eastbound onto Bar Lane (east).
— The reconfiguration of A61 Leeds Road (south) to accommodate more direct access between the A650 (south) and A650 (north) arm of the junction. This includes a designated two-lane carriageway to the west of the junction for traffic travelling northbound onto the A650 (north) and ultimately the M1.
— A lengthened bus and cycle lane on the A61 Leeds Road (south) arm of the junction that extends for an additional 90 m.
— The relocation of the ‘Leeds Road Newton Bar’ bus stop which is currently positioned to the south of the Newton Bar car park.
— 460 m of new 3 m wide shared footway/cycleway will be provided to the west of the A61 Leeds Road northbound. 982 m of existing footway to the north and east of the A61 will be widened to 3.0 m and designated for shared footway/cycleway.
— Provision of signal controlled toucan crossings and designated footways/cycleways across all arms of the reconfigured Newton Bar roundabout.
— Realignment and upgrade of the signalised junction at Bradford Road/A61 Leeds Road, including crossing points.
Legal Services, Internal Audit, Council Members may be present at the opening. Where external agencies contribute to the funding; representatives may attend to make note of the tenders and receive a copy of the subsequent written report on the tenders received, such persons must agree to observe commercial confidentiality and be bound by the requirements of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended.
The tender documents are available from the YORtender website www.yortender.co.uk with reference DN505821. For support with registration on the YORtender website or if you are having difficulties accessing the documents through YORtender, please contact the YORtender helpdesk on 03300050352 or ProContractSuppliers@proactis.com
The successful supplier may be required to participate in the achievement of community wellbeing and positive outcomes for its customers as well as promotion and achievement of social and economic growth and environmental and sustainability policy objectives where this is required by the contracting authority in the contract documentation.
The Council will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point when information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/102) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).

Eligibility requirements: As detailed in the tender documentation, full unrestricted access via (URL) www.yortender.co.uk

Award value: 8200000