SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
II.1)
DESCRIPTION
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II.1.1)
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Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
DurhamGate highway infrastructure and associated works.
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II.1.2)
Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance:
Works.
Main site or location of works: Green Lane Industrial Estate, Spennymoor, County Durham.
NUTS code:
UKC14
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II.1.3)
The notice involves:
A public contract.
II.1.4)
Information on framework agreement:
II.1.5)
Short description of the contract or purchase(s):
DurhamGate will be a vibrant new sustainable mixed use development which will revitalise 26 hectares of industrial brownfield land and buildings in Spennymoor, County Durham. The development will provide a range of high quality business accommodation and associated car parking. Ancillary facilities including retail units, restaurants and a public house will also be included as well as a high quality public realm featuring public art. In addition, a hotel is planned as well as a residential development to the west of the site offering around 376 dwellings in a 25 acre site. To enable the development of DurhamGate significant highways infrastructure improvements are needed to relieve existing and predicted traffic congestion on a number of approach roads and junctions surrounding the site. This first phase of works will also include new highways into and around the site as well as major public utility works and public realm works.
II.1.6)
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV):
II.1.7)
Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
No.
II.1.8)
Division into lots:
No.
II.1.9)
Variants will be accepted:
No.
II.2)
QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.1)
Total quantity or scope:
Durham County Council is looking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced contractor who will be responsible for delivering the scheme within the agreed programme, to the quality standards set by the design and to the agreed budget. The Scope of works to be undertaken by the contractor will include, but not be limited to:-.
i) Construct a new fifth leg off the A167/A688 Thinford roundabout junction to create a new access into the development. The roundabout will increase in size and be signalised to address increased traffic flows and capacity/congestion issues.
ii) Construct a new access into Green Lane Industrial Estate off York Hill road
iii) Construct a new roundabout to replace the current layout at the A167/York Hill Road junction;
iv) Improvement of the existing road network within Green Lane Industrial Estate and construction of new roads to serve commercial and residential areas of the scheme.
v) Provision of foul and surface water sewers and services ducts within the highway corridor.
vi) Traffic management associated with the highway works (including design and necessary approvals)
vii) Installation of all highway drainage, street lighting, signage, road markings, bus shelters and soft landscaping associated with the site.
viii) Construction of ancillary € non-adoptable € public realm works including car parking, high quality paving, lighting, installation of street furniture and soft landscaping.
ix) Managing and/or undertaking the diversion of public utility apparatus.
x) Minor accommodation works associated with adjacent land affected by the scheme
Estimated value excluding VAT: 6 000 000 GBP.
II.3)
DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION:
Duration in months: 10 (from the award of the contract).
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
III.1)
CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
III.1.1)
Deposits and guarantees required:
As per procurement documents.
III.1.2)
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions regulating them:
As per procurement documents.
III.1.3)
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
As per procurement documents.
III.1.4)
Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject:
Yes.
As per procurement documents.
III.2)
CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION
III.2.1)
Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers:
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: As per procurement documents.
III.2.2)
Economic and financial capacity:
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: As per procurement documents.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: As per procurement documents.
III.2.3)
Technical capacity:
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
As per procurement documents.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
As per procurement documents.
III.2.4)
Reserved contracts:
No.
III.3)
CONDITIONS SPECIFIC TO SERVICES CONTRACTS
III.3.1)
Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession:
III.3.2)
Legal entities should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service:
SECTION IV: PROCEDURE
IV.1)
TYPE OF PROCEDURE
IV.1.1)
Type of procedure:
Restricted.
IV.1.2)
Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate:
Envisaged number of operators 6.
IV.1.3)
Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue:
IV.2)
AWARD CRITERIA
IV.2.1)
Award criteria:
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document.
IV.2.2)
An electronic auction will be used:
No.
IV.3)
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
IV.3.1)
File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
QT/Gate.
IV.3.2)
Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract:
IV.3.3)
Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document:
Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 19.3.2010 - 16:00.
Payable documents: no.
IV.3.4)
Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
29.3.2010 - 16:00.
IV.3.5)
Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates:
IV.3.6)
Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up:
English.
IV.3.7)
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender:
IV.3.8)
Conditions for opening tenders:
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.1)
THIS IS A RECURRENT PROCUREMENT:
No.
VI.2)
CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU FUNDS:
No.
VI.3)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
The County Council utilises an E Tender System and tenders may be viewed at
www.nepoportal.org.
VI.4)
PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
VI.4.1)
Body responsible for appeal procedures:
VI.4.2)
Lodging of appeals:
VI.4.3)
Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
VI.5)
DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE:
25.2.2010.