West Winch Housing Access Road

Concepts

• norwich
• construction work
• local roads
• additional housing traffic
• the west winch housing access road scheme
• the housing access road
• a housing access road
• west winch housing access road
• west winch
• new east-facing slip roads

Location

West Norfolk

Description

Norfolk County Council will be seeking to appoint a contractor for the West Winch housing access road scheme near King’s Lynn, Norfolk. It is anticipated that the appointment will be on a design and build basis. The scheme is described in the outline business case, which was submitted to DfT in September 2023. It includes substantial works on the A47 trunk road, including dualling of a 1.3km stretch. The outline business case can be found here http://bit.ly/3TX73fm

Total Quantity or Scope

A full planning application has been submitted and is currently being validated by the planning authority.The main elements of the scheme include:- A housing access road to the east of West Winch connecting the A47 with the existing A10, comprising some 3.5km of single carriageway and 300m of dual carriageway.- A roundabout on the housing access road providing access to the planned Hardwick Green housing development- Two roundabouts on the housing access road to serve proposed dwellings that are outside the Hardwick Green development- A roundabout on the housing access road, at its southern end, providing a connection to the existing A10- A signalised roundabout junction where the housing access road meets the A47- Modifications to the existing Hardwick Interchange to accommodate additional housing traffic plus re-orientation of trips through the junction (these modifications include new east-facing slip roads and changes to the Interchange’s circulatory carriageway)- Dualling of some 1.3km of the existing A47 between Hardwick Interchange and the housing access road- Treatment of local roads severed by the housing access road including an overbridge to carry Rectory Road over the new road and some 350m of associated new single carriageway construction- Construction of a cycle path alongside the new road.

CPV Codes

• 45000000 - Construction work
• 71311220 - Highways engineering services
• 71311210 - Highways consultancy services

Indicators

Other Information

This notice has been placed at this stage mainly to assist potential bidders in resource planning. We anticipate that we will wish to discuss the proposed procurement with potential bidders in Spring 2024. Contractors who would like to be kept up to date are invited to register their interest. To do this contractors must first be registered on the system at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/BuyerProfiles. Once registered you will be able to see the procurement project under the `tenders` section and `express an interest`. If you encounter any difficulties whilst using the system you can contact the In-tend support team by phoning +44 8442728810 or e-mailing support@in-tend.co.uk.