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

Concepts

• giffnock
• complete or part construction
• highways and roads
• construction work
• road construction
• road bridge
• new road
• reservoir construction
• reservoirs
• promenade construction

Location

Giffnock

Description

East Renfrewshire Council has now awarded to a suitably qualified company 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 works now awarded consist 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.

Award Detail

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

• Award on basis of price.

Other 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. 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. Community Benefits are included. (SC Ref:757532)