Tender: UK-Dundee: construction-related services

UK-Dundee: construction-related services

2010/S 48-071127

CONTRACT NOTICE

Services

SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY

• I.1)NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S):

  Dundee City Council, City Development Floor 14 Tayside House 28 Crichton Street, Contact: City Engineer, Attn: Fergus Wilson, Dundee DD1 3RB, UNITED KINGDOM. Tel. +44 1382433711. E-mail: fergus.wilson@dundeecity.gov.uk. Fax +44 1382433121.

  Internet address(es):

  General address of the contracting authority: http://www.dundeecity.gov.uk.

  Further information can be obtained at: City Engineer, Floor 14 Tayside House 28 Crichton Street, Contact: City Engineer, Attn: Gerry Conway, Dundee DD1 3RF, UNITED KINGDOM. Tel. +44 1382433415. E-mail: gerry.conway@dundeecity.gov.uk. Fax +44 1382433045. URL: http://www.dundeecity.gov.uk.

  Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained at: City Engineer, Floor 14 Tayside House 28 Crichton Street, Contact: City Engineers Department, Attn: Gerry Conway, Dundee DD1 3RF, UNITED KINGDOM. Tel. +44 1382433415. E-mail: gerry.conway@dundeecity.gov.uk. Fax +44 1382433045.

  Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: As in above-mentioned contact point(s).

• I.2)TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES:

  Regional or local authority.

  The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no.

SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT

• II.1)DESCRIPTION
• II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

  Dundee Waterfront Development - Tay Station Bridge Replacement and New Rail Station Concourse.

• II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance:

  Services.

  Service category: No 12.

  Main place of performance: Dundee City.

  NUTS code: UKM21.

• II.1.3)The notice involves:

  A public contract.

II.1.4)Information on framework agreement:

• II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s):

  Dundee Waterfront Development is currently creating a new mixed use urban quarter in the heart of the City. The vision is to transform, energise and connect the city and the River Tay together to create a sense of place. A place that draws people to visit, live, work and invest. Part of the development includes the provision of a new Rail Station Concourse including retail and commercial facilities.

  This phase of the project requires the design of the new Rail Station Concourse,the design and specification of the demolition and replacement of an existing bridge over the main Dundee - Aberdeen railway line. The new bridge shall require to be capable of carrying a new road layout and station concourse.

  Dundee City Council have completed a feasibility study for the replacement bridge and have carried out a study into the redevelopment of Dundee Rail Station. We are looking for suitably qualified professionals to take this project to full design and tender stage.

• II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV):

  71500000, 45233100, 45234180, 71221000, 71222000, 71242000, 71244000, 71245000, 71246000, 71247000, 71248000, 45221000, 71500000, 71322300, 71322000.

• II.1.7)Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):

  No.

• II.1.8)Division into lots:

  No.

• II.1.9)Variants will be accepted:

  No.

• II.2)QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
• II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:

  Estimated value excluding VAT:

  Range: between 750 000,00 and 1 250 000,00 GBP.

• II.2.2)Options:

  No.

• II.3)DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION:

  Duration in months: 18 (from the award of the contract).

SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION

• III.1)CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
• III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:

  None at this stage.

• III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions regulating them:

  NEC3 Profesional Services Contract Option Clause 5.

• III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

  The Contract will be NEC3 Professional Services Contract in accordance with the Laws of Scotland, subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of Scotland.

• III.1.4)Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject:

  No.

• III.2)CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION
• III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers:

  Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: The Consultant shall appoint a named Design Manager, who shall be a Chartered Civil Engineer with Corporate Membership of ICE or equivalent, with at least 10 years post chartered experience in Bridges, infrastructure, roads and associated structures.

  The Consultant shall appoint an Architect, who shall be a Chartered Architect RIBA Part III.

  Candidates are required to be financially and technically approved by Dundee City Council and Pre-qualification will be required. The specific information required is listed in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.

• III.2.2)Economic and financial capacity:

  Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: Dundee City Council Finance and legal departments will evaluate the financial ability of the Consultants to satisfy the requirements of this contract. Based on latest 3 years accounts.

• III.2.3)Technical capacity:

  Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:

  A statement of the educational and professional qualifications of the bidders managerial staff and of those persons who will be responsible for carrying out the contract requirements.

  Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:

  Tenderers will require to be, or will achieve prior to award of contract Link Up accredittaion in accordance with the requirements of Network Rail.

• III.2.4)Reserved contracts:

  No.

• III.3)CONDITIONS SPECIFIC TO SERVICES CONTRACTS
• III.3.1)Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession:

  Yes.

  The Consultant shall appoint a named Design Manager, who shall be a Chartered Civil Engineer with Corporate Membership of ICE or equivalent, with at least 10 years post chartered experience in Bridges, infrastructure, roads and associated structures.

  The Consultant shall appoint an Architect, who shall be a Chartered Architect RIBA Part III or equivalent.

• III.3.2)Legal entities should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service:

  Yes.

SECTION IV: PROCEDURE

• IV.1)TYPE OF PROCEDURE
• IV.1.1)Type of procedure:

  Restricted.

• IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate:

  Envisaged minimum number: 5. Maximum number: 8

  Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: The Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.

IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue:

• IV.2)AWARD CRITERIA
• IV.2.1)Award criteria:

  The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document.

• IV.2.2)An electronic auction will be used:

  No.

• IV.3)ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
• IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:

  Project No: P09033.

• IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract:

  No.

• IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document:

  Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 6.4.2010 - 16:00.

  Payable documents: no.

• IV.3.4)Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:

  12.4.2010 - 12:00.

IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates:

• IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up:

  English.

IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender:

IV.3.8)Conditions for opening tenders:

SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

• VI.1)THIS IS A RECURRENT PROCUREMENT:

  No.

• VI.2)CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU FUNDS:

  No.

• VI.3)ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

  Any candidate wishing to request to participate in response to this Contract Notice is required to comply with the requirements of the Prequalification Document obtained from the contact named in point I (Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained at) selection of candidates to participate in the competition shall take place in accordance with the criteria set out in the Pre qualification Document.

• VI.4)PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
• VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures:

  Court of Session, Parliament House, Parliament Square, Edinburgh EH1 1RQ, UNITED KINGDOM. E-mail: Supreme.Courts@scotscourts.gov.uk. Tel. +44 1312252596. URL: http://www.scotscourts.gov.uk/session/index.asp. Fax +44 1312406755.

• VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals:

  Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: The purchasing authority will incorporate a minimum of 10 calendar day's standstill period at the point that information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into. Applicants have 2 working days from the notification of the award decision to request additional debriefing and that information has to be provided a minimum of 3 working days before the expiry of the standstill period. Such additional information should be required from the contact details given in part I.1 of this Contract Notice.

  If the tenderer remains aggrieved after seeking such debriefing information, the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (SSI 2006 No.1) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rule to take action in the local Sheriff Court or Court of Session in Scotland. Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months at the latest). Suitably qualified independent legal advice on Scots Law court procedures should be sought immediately by any aggrieved tenderer contemplating such action.

  Where a contract has not been entered into the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the Court may only award damages. The purpose of the standstill period referred to above is also to allow parties to apply to the Court to set aside an unlawful award decision before the contract is entered into.

• VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:

  Court of Session, Parliament House, Parliament Square, Edinburgh EH1 1RQ, UNITED KINGDOM. E-mail: Supreme.Courts@scotscourts.gov.uk. Tel. +44 1312252596. URL: http://www.scotscourts.gov.uk/session/index.asp. Fax +44 1312406755.

• VI.5)DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE:

  5.3.2010.