Aurs Road Upgrade and Realignment and Balgray Reservoir Promenade and Permanent Lowering Works

Concepts

• giffnock
• complete or part construction
• east renfrewshire council
• sections of new road
• highways and roads
• aurs road upgrade
• balgray reservoir promenade
• existing weak road bridge
• overall road
• resurfacing of the full stretch of road covering

Location

Description

East Renfrewshire Council is inviting tenders, from suitably qualified companies for the Aurs Road Upgrade and Realignment and Balgray Reservoir Promenade and Permanent Lowering Works. The project is part of East Renfrewshire Council's City Deal portfolio and consists of the upgrade and realignment of Aurs Road, Barrhead, stretching from the junction of Springfield Road to Stewarton Road including the installation of a Promenade and active travel route

Total Quantity or Scope

The project consists of 2 sections of new road being created to provide a better alignment for the overall road; new bridge designs including creation of new bridge to replace an existing weak road bridge, creation of new foot bridge. Partial alteration of the existing walkway bridge to Scottish Water’s drawdown tower; narrowing of road to one lane and associated traffic signal control as the road passes beneath the railway bridge; accommodation works within a neighbouring farm land to make good and reinstate the owners current procedures following disruption caused by one of the new road sections; installation of new round-a-bout; install culvert between Balgray Reservoir and Brock Burn by undertaking deep cut through Dam structure; resurfacing of the full stretch of road covering between the two junction points noted above; and the installation of a Promenade along Balgray Reservoir An overflow weir that spills into Brock Burn will also be removed / infilled and this will allow the whindust path above the weir to be resurfaced with tarmac from the end of the promenade to the bridge over the next flow control structure on the reservoir. East Renfrewshire Council have partnered with Scottish Water to deliver this project and while East Renfrewshire Council will be the Employer under the NEC Contract, the Culvert and Weir infill will be delivered by the successful Contractor on behalf of Scottish Water. The culvert and weir infill works are required to address an “interest of safety” matter by improving the capacity of the reservoir drawdown. Additional information: The contract is for a period of 48 months (12 months construction, 36 months maintenance period). Economic Operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 or 59 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 45200000 - Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
• 45233100 - Construction work for highways, roads
• 45233120 - Road construction works
• 45233140 - Roadworks
• 44212100 - Bridge
• 44212120 - Structures of bridges
• 45221000 - Construction work for bridges and tunnels, shafts and subways
• 45221100 - Construction work for bridges
• 45221110 - Bridge construction work
• 45221111 - Road bridge construction work
• 45221113 - Footbridge construction work
• 45221115 - Construction work for steel bridges
• 45221119 - Bridge renewal construction work
• 44132000 - Culvert elements
• 45221220 - Culverts
• 45247270 - Reservoir construction works
• 44611600 - Reservoirs
• 45246500 - Promenade construction work
• 45112700 - Landscaping work
• 45112730 - Landscaping work for roads and motorways

Indicators

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

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Prompt Payment-The successful tenderer shall, as a condition of being awarded the contract, be required to demonstrate to the council's satisfaction that all funds due to the tenderer's permitted sub-contractors in respect of these services are paid timeously and that as a minimum invoices rendered by subcontractors shall(unless formally disputed by the tenderer)be paid within 30 days of receipt. The successful tenderer shall also impose this condition on its subcontractors in respect of payments due to any sub-sub-contractors, if any. The Council reserves the right to request copies of insurance certificates from bidders at any point during the contract period. Failure to supply the information within timeframe requested may result in your bid being rejected & the Council proceeding with the procurement exercise to the next appropriate bidder. Additional information pertaining to this contract notice is contained within the Tender documents. Applicants must ensure they read in line with this contract notice. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 23304. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-pr... A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-pr... A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: East Renfrewshire Council is committed to maximising community benefits from contracts for works, goods and services in which the Council has an interest. Community benefits should improve the economic, social or environmental wellbeing of the area. Under this contract the successful Contractor will be requested to support East Renfrewshire Council’s economic, environmental and social regeneration objectives to achieve benefits for our identified beneficiary hierarchy. Tier 1. Targeted recruitment and training for priority employability groups. Tier 2. Work experience placements for the same target groups. Tier 3. Curriculum support for schools and those on employability pathways. Tier 4. Community Enhancement for community groups and projects. Tier 5. Small and Medium Enterprises and Social Enterprise Organisations supply chain support. Community Benefits has been included as a mandatory requirement. Minimum Community Benefit Points (CBP) Required - 200. (SC Ref:731210)