Access to Argyll and Bute (A83)

Concepts

• glasgow
• civil engineering
• scotland
• current accessibility issues
• bute
• argyll
• transport scotland
• disciplinary consultants
• transport systems
• consultancy services

Location

Lochaber, Skye & Lochalsh, Arran & Cumbrae and Argyll & Bute: Argyll and Bute

Description

Transport Scotland is an agency of the Scottish Government and contracts in the name of and on behalf of the Scottish Minsters. Over the forthcoming years Transport Scotland has identified the requirement to appoint suitably qualified and experienced multi-disciplinary consultants (“Consultants”) for provision of services to support delivery of a new length of trunk road at the Rest and be Thankful (A83) in Argyll and Bute. Services sought include DMRB scheme development and assessment, promotion of statutory consents through the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 consenting framework including Environmental Impact Assessment, procurement of construction suppliers and site supervision.

Total Quantity or Scope

As a consequence of increased slope failures at the A83 Rest and be Thankful, Transport Scotland, on behalf of the Scottish Ministers, has identified the requirement to appoint multi-disciplinary Consultants to develop a scheme to provide a long term, resilient improvement to the trunk road network at this location. Some corridor sifting and baseline route options work has been completed and is available to view at Access to Argyll and Bute (A83) (transport.gov.scot). The consultant is required to provide Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB) scheme assessment work, assist in the promotion of the statutory consents and the procurement of contracting services. The consultant is required to provide site supervision services. Transport Scotland wishes to address current accessibility issues in the corridor as quickly as possible and the consultant will be required to advise on methods to shorten the development and promotion process. In addition, an interim proportionate route is also required to be delivered to provide additional resilience whilst the long term scheme is being developed. Again some options development and scoping is underway and the consultant may be required to develop this work into a deliverable scheme to a short timeframe. The Consultant shall provide and perform the Services as instructed by the Employer that may include: (i) overall management of the Scheme; (ii) undertaking engineering, environmental assessment and transport modelling and assessment of the impacts on the trunk road, local road and public transport of the Scheme; (iii) assessment of buildability and health and safety aspects of any Specimen Design(s); (iv) development of and delivery of the Scheme programme; (v) preparation and maintenance of Scheme and Project cost estimates; (vi) preparation of statutory consents documentation and support at any inquiry or hearing. (vii) preparation of procurement documents and contract documents for constructor(s) for the Scheme or parts of the Scheme, assisted as relevant by other specialist consultant(s) or specialist organisation(s) appointed for the Scheme or part of the Scheme; (viii) acting as the Engineer or Employer’s Representative as relevant during the construction phase(s) of the Scheme or parts of the Scheme. Example work packages have been provided as a guide and can be downloaded via the Additional Documents located within the Additional Notice Options of the Public Contracts Scotland portal. This is a guide only and the actual work packages to be included in the contract will be provided at tender stage. It is envisaged that the services shall be provided at the Consultants own offices, with attendance required on an ad-hoc basis at Transport Scotland’s offices and construction sites. On occasion, the provider may be required to attend other locations within Scotland as and when required, including attending meetings at Transport Scotland’s main Glasgow office or other stakeholder offices or construction site offices when required. The Consultant will be procured through the restricted procedure, a procedure under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. This is a two-stage procedure, comprising a prequalification stage and a tender stage. Section II.2.9 of this Contract Notice summarises the criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates to be taken forward to tender stage. In order to be considered for this procurement competition, economic operators must complete and submit a Single Procurement Document (SPD), which can be downloaded via the Public Contracts Scotland portal (www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk). It is anticipated that a total of 5 economic operators will be invited to tender stage. Additional information: Prior to award, economic operators who do not meet:selection criteria as set out in this contract notice; requirements leading to exclusion otherwise set out in the tender documents or who would otherwise be excluded automatically under Regulation 58(1)-(3) or at the discretion of Transport Scotland under Regulation 58(4) or 58(8), shall be excluded from this procurement competition.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 71311000 - Civil engineering consultancy services
• 71311200 - Transport systems consultancy services
• 71311210 - Highways consultancy services
• 71311220 - Highways engineering services
• 71311300 - Infrastructure works consultancy services
• 71312000 - Structural engineering consultancy services
• 71313000 - Environmental engineering consultancy services
• 71313400 - Environmental impact assessment for construction
• 71313410 - Risk or hazard assessment for construction
• 71332000 - Geotechnical engineering services
• 71351200 - Geological and geophysical consultancy services
• 71310000 - Consultative engineering and construction services
• 71300000 - Engineering services

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Renewals are not available.
• Financial restrictions apply.
• Professional qualifications are sought.
• Technical restrictions apply.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** The concluded Contract will be entered into between the Scottish Ministers and the most economically advantageous tenderer. Each economic operator shall be invited to submit a Tender on the same contract terms. Economic operators should complete an SPD through the PCS portal and submit it no later than 12 noon BST on 12 May 2021. The Scottish Ministers shall not evaluate any SPD received past the deadline, unless the delay is caused by a situation out with the control of the economic operator, determination of which shall be at the discretion of the Scottish Ministers. Economic operators which alter their composition after making a submission or whose position has materially changed will be re-evaluated. Transport Scotland reserves the right, at any point, to request current and up-to-date information to enable re-evaluation of any economic operator. An economic operator who no longer has the requisite technical or professional ability or economic and financial standing, as required under this Contract Notice shall be excluded from this procurement. Requests for clarification of any part of the documentation shall be made using the Question and Answer feature on the PCS portal. If the query is commercially sensitive it should be made to the following email address: Gordon.Ramsay@transport.gov.scot. The decision whether a request for clarification shall be considered commercially sensitive or not rests at the discretion of the Scottish Ministers. The deadline to submit questions is 12pm GMT on 5 May 2021. Neither Transport Scotland nor the Scottish Ministers shall be responsible in any way to economic operators as a result of any delay or failure in answering any request for clarification or any decision not to answer a request for clarification (in full or part). Absence of a response from Transport Scotland or the Scottish Ministers shall not entitle economic operators to qualify their submission. The Scottish Ministers reserve the right not to conclude any Contract as a result of this procurement and to make whatever changes they deem appropriate to the the procurement process. Transport Scotland and the Scottish Ministers shall have no liability for any costs incurred by those participating in the competition. Economic operators should be aware that all information submitted may need to be disclosed and/or published by the Scottish Ministers in compliance with the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. The project embeds good quality and fair work which will be assessed as part of this procurement and monitored under the Contract. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=650002. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. The Contracting Authority does not intend to include a sub-contract clause as part of community benefits (as per Section 25 of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014) in this contract for the following reason: a single supplier is sought for continuity of service Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2361 A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: The successful service provider will be expected to present a community benefit proposal with their tender detailing how they will address the following themes: education and skills, regional sectoral support. (SC Ref:650002) Download the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=650002