A9 Dualling: Tay Crossing to Ballinluig

Concepts

• glasgow
• highways and roads
• existing a9 single carriageway
• ballinluig contract
• a9 dualling
• ballinluig junction
• tay crossing
• river tay
• dualling
• crossing

Location

A9 trunk road north of the Jubilee Bridge over the river Tay and the southern end of the existing dual carriageway south of Ballinluig Junction in central Scotland

Description

The Scope involves the design, construction, completion and maintenance of the A9 Dualling: Tay Crossing to Ballinluig project. The project forms part of the overall A9 dualling programme, which aims to improve the operational performance of the A9, improve safety for motorised and non-motorised users, facilitate active travel within the corridor, and improve integration with public transport facilities. The project will upgrade approximately 5 miles (8.2km) of existing single carriageway, commencing just north of the Jubilee Bridge over the river Tay and ending at the southern end of the existing dual carriageway south of Ballinluig Junction. This section of the A9 is located within close proximity to a number of designated environmental sites, including watercourses forming part of the River Tay special area of conservation which are crossed by the existing A9. The project involves, but is not limited to: - Widening of existing A9 single carriageway to Dual 2 lane All-purpose roads Sub-category c (D2APc) standard, in accordance with ‘CD 109 Highway Link Design’ within the UK Design Manual for Roads and Bridges - Construction of seven left-in left-out junctions - Construction of a roundabout - Upgrade to side roads including resurfacing or realignment and other improvements - Construction of access roads to rural properties - Provision of one new overbridge structure (Guay South Overbridge) and one new underbridge structure (Kindallachan Underbridge). - Replacement and/or upgrade to a number of existing structures including culverts and Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) developed in consultation with Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA). - Provision of traffic management, earthworks, retaining walls, soil nailing, road restraint systems, accommodation works, service diversions, fencing, signage, landscaping and environmental mitigation.

Total Quantity or Scope

Transport Scotland is an agency of the Scottish Government and contracts in the name of and on behalf of the Scottish Ministers. Transport Scotland has identified the requirement to appoint a suitably experienced Contractor to design & build a new dual carriageway between north of the Jubilee Bridge over the river Tay and the southern end of the existing dual carriageway south of Ballinluig Junction. The contract will include a 260 week period of maintenance after completion of the main works and a 260 week period of landscape establishment following completion of landscape planting. The Contractor will not be required to carry out cyclic maintenance, which shall be carried out by a third party appointed by the Scottish Ministers. The Contractor will be procured through a Competitive Dialogue procedure, in accordance with the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Transport Scotland will manage the proposed procurement process for the A9 Dualling Tay Crossing to Ballinluig Contract on behalf of the Scottish Ministers. In the event of a Contract award, the Contract will be entered into between the Scottish Ministers and the successful tenderer. The procurement process leading to the award of the Contract will comprise the following: 1. Prequalification (SPD) (approx. 6 weeks) 2. Competitive Dialogue (approx. 33 weeks) 3. Tender (approx. 6 weeks) 4. Award Detailed information regarding the award process and award criteria for the tender phase will be supplied to economic operators who are invited to participate in dialogue. Transport Scotland shall notify Participants when the Competitive Dialogue phase has concluded and invite the Participants who have presented an acceptable solution to submit a final tender. The form of contract is to be an NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract (ECC) Option A: priced contract with activity schedule with amendments. Contract documentation will be provided at Invitation to Participate in Dialogue (ITPD) stage to shortlisted participants, however the DRAFT conditions of contract will be made available for all economic operators to review within the Information Pack. Refer to Section VI.3) for further information on how to access to the Information Pack. Transport Scotland is providing a DRAFT of its conditions of contract to ensure prospective economic operators are informed as early as possible of the contract. The DRAFT conditions of contract are subject to change and no obligation, liability, duty of care or responsibility to any party is created by or shall arise out of this. Selected Participants, following the Competitive Dialogue stage, shall be invited to submit a final tender on the same contract terms and conditions. To be considered for the prequalification stage, economic operators are required to complete and submit a Single Procurement Document (SPD) in accordance with this Contract Notice and the Supplementary Information Document (SID) which can be accessed via the Additional Documents located within the Additional Notice Options, this can be downloaded via the Public Contracts Scotland portal (www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk). Economic operators shall be evaluated in accordance with the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, on the basis of the information they have provided within the SPD. It is intended that the Contract will include the design and construction of the works which will last approximately 156 weeks, followed by a 260 week period of maintenance including defect correction and establishment of landscaping.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 45233100 - Construction work for highways, roads
• 45111000 - Demolition, site preparation and clearance work
• 45221220 - Culverts
• 45221111 - Road bridge construction work
• 45233120 - Road construction works
• 45233124 - Trunk road construction work
• 45233125 - Road junction construction work
• 45233161 - Footpath construction work
• 45233162 - Cycle path construction work
• 45233224 - Dual carriageway construction work
• 45233226 - Access road construction work
• 45233290 - Installation of road signs
• 45262640 - Environmental improvement works
• 45233222 - Paving and asphalting works
• 45112000 - Excavating and earthmoving work
• 45112730 - Landscaping work for roads and motorways
• 45233128 - Roundabout construction work
• 45233280 - Erection of road-barriers
• 45246200 - Riverbank protection works
• 45316210 - Installation of traffic monitoring equipment
• 45454100 - Restoration work
• 45316110 - Installation of road lighting equipment

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• Renewals are not available.
• Financial restrictions apply.
• Performance considerations apply.
• Professional qualifications are sought.
• Staff qualifications are relevant.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

Economic operators who initially meet but then subsequently fails to meet the objective criteria, prior to contract award, shall be excluded. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. To be considered for this procurement competition, Economic Operators should complete an SPD through the Public Contract Scotland portal and submit the completed SPD in accordance with the timescales specified in this notice. Please note there are minimum requirements concerning Cyber Security for this contract. If successful, it is expected that the Economic Operators will commit to holding a valid Cyber Essentials certificate, if not already held. Economic operators will be asked to confirm that they will pay staff based in the UK that are involved in the delivery of this Contract at least the real Living Wage. A project Information Pack will be made available to all prospective economic operators who have requested access on 28 May 2024. Detail on the Information Pack is contained in the Supplementary Information Document. This information is supplied without warranty and Transport Scotland shall be under no liability for any error, misstatement or omission of such information. To register to obtain access to this Information Pack Prospective economic operators are requested to contact PDC@transport.gov.scot. Please refer to the Supplementary Information Document for full additional information. Details of community benefit provisions will be made available at ITPD stage to shortlisted participants. 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=766943. 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. 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: The appointed Contractor will be required to deliver Community Benefits in support of the authority’s economic, social and environmental objectives. The project aims to facilitate the involvement of Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs), third sector bodies and supported businesses, as well as offering employment and training opportunities, and promoting innovation in line with our sustainable procurement duty under the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014. The project will encourage good quality and fair work and a Contractors approach to fair work practices will be assessed as part of this procurement and monitored under the contract. (SC Ref:766943) Download the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=766943