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OCID:: ocds-kuma6s-031974
Published by:: Natural Resources Wales
Authority ID:: AA0110
Publication date:: 05 August 2015
Deadline date:: 28 August 2015
Notice type:: Contract Notice
Has documents:: Yes
Has SPD:: No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:: N/A

Abstract

Natural Resources Wales will be awarding a contract for the preparation of planting areas through complete cultivation methods within a 70 hectare site on former colliery land in the Llynfi Valley, to the east of the town of Maesteg, Bridgend. The contract is intended to prepare the ground for the subsequent creation of up to 30 hectares of community woodland. Works will require the complete cultivation of ground dominated by colliery spoil up to 1metre deep and subsequent supply and incorporate of green waste compost. All cultivated areas will require fencing, either through repair to existing or through the supply and installation of new. It will include: Construction of a compacted stone compound for retention upon completion of the works; Desilting and clearance of existing drainage culverts; Ground preparation through the complete cultivation to a minimum of 1m depth of existing colliery spoil and subsequent incorporation of a certified green waste compost. To include for the preparation of land within previously planted woodland as well as new areas of woodland. Allowing for associated drainage taps; Repairing and retention of existing post and stock wire fencing to previously planted areas; Installation of post and stock wire fencing to newly cultivated woodland areas; Installation of drainage ditches at the foot of cultivated areas and linking through to the existing drainage network; Construction of pedestrian footpaths on existing hardcore surface; and Construction of pedestrian footpath on previously undeveloped land.

Full notice text

CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

Notice Type: WORKS

1 Authority Details

1.1 Authority Name and Address

Official Name: Natural Resources Wales
Postal Address: Procurement, Ty Cambria House, 29 Newport Road,
Town: Cardiff	Postal Code: CF24 0TP	Country: UK
For the attention of: Huw Evans	Telephone: +44 3000654526
E-Mail: procurement.ops@cyfoethnaturiolcymru.gov.uk	Fax:
Internet Address (URL): http://naturalresourceswales.gov.uk Electronic access to information: www.sell2wales.gov.uk Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: www.sell2wales.gov.uk

1.2 Address from which documentation may be obtained

As in 1.1

1.3 Completed documents must be returned to:

As in 1.1

2 Contract Details

2.1 Title

Llynfi Valley Community Woodland - Ground Preparation

2.2 Description of the goods or services required

Works will require the complete cultivation of ground dominated by colliery spoil up to 1metre deep and subsequent supply and incorporate of green waste compost. All cultivated areas will require fencing, either through repair to existing or through the supply and installation of new.

It will include:

Construction of a compacted stone compound for retention upon completion of the works;

Desilting and clearance of existing drainage culverts;

Ground preparation through the complete cultivation to a minimum of 1m depth of existing colliery spoil and subsequent incorporation of a certified green waste compost. To include for the preparation of land within previously planted woodland as well as new areas of woodland. Allowing for associated drainage taps;

Repairing and retention of existing post and stock wire fencing to previously planted areas;

Installation of post and stock wire fencing to newly cultivated woodland areas;

Installation of drainage ditches at the foot of cultivated areas and linking through to the existing drainage network;

Construction of pedestrian footpaths on existing hardcore surface; and

Construction of pedestrian footpath on previously undeveloped land.

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2.3 Notice Coding and Classification

a) Commodity Codes

	Code		Description
	03000000		Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products
	16100000		Agricultural and forestry machinery for soil preparation or cultivation
	45000000		Construction work
	90721100		Landscape protection services
	90722300		Land reclamation services

b) Delivery Location/Area

	Code		Location
	1017		Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot

2.4 Total quantity or scope of tender

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1 Minimum standards and qualification required

4 Administrative Information

4.1 Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2 Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

NRW00064

4.3 Time Limits

Time-limit for obtaining documentation
21-08-2015

Time-limit for receipt of completed tenders
28-08-2015 Time 13:00

Estimated award date
04-09-2015

4.5 Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

4.6 Tender Submission Postbox

The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at http://www.sell2wales.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx

5 Other Information

5.1 Additional Information

(WA Ref:31974)

5.2 Additional Documentation

The following additional documents relating to this notice are available from the site:

ITT_Final

Specification Ground Preparation Works Information 3

Drawings 400 to 408 Works Information 2

Appendices 1 to 9 Works Information 5

Additional Information Works Information 4

5.3 Publication date of this notice

05-08-2015

SF 51a

Coding

Commodity categories

ID	Title	Parent category
16100000	Agricultural and forestry machinery for soil preparation or cultivation	Agricultural machinery
03000000	Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products	Agriculture and Food
45000000	Construction work	Construction and Real Estate
90722300	Land reclamation services	Environmental rehabilitation
90721100	Landscape protection services	Environmental safety services

Delivery locations

ID	Description
1017	Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID	Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

Document family

Notice details
AUG097110: Llynfi Valley Community Woodland - Ground Preparation Publication date: 05 August 2015 Deadline date: 28 August 2015 00:00 Notice type: Contract Notice Authority name: Natural Resources Wales
OCT163113: Llynfi Valley Community Woodland - Ground Preparation Publication date: 21 October 2016 Notice type: Contract Award Notice Authority name: Natural Resources Wales

About the buyer

Main contact:: procurement.ops@cyfoethnaturiolcymru.gov.uk
Admin contact:: N/a
Technical contact:: N/a
Other contact:: N/a

Further information

Date	Details
06/08/2015 08:36	ADDED FILE: Ecological Reasonable Avoidance & Working Methods Statement Ecological Reasonable Avoidance & Working Methods Statement
14/08/2015 14:38	Correction to Question 2 in the Q&A for the Llynfi project Below is to replace question 2 answered on 11th August 2015. Queries: 1. The description within Bill Item PA/110 does not reflect the work detailed on Drawing 408 i.e. French drain listed in BoQ and ditch detailed on Drawing. Response: Contractor to include price for French Drain specified in PA100 and the Drainage Ditch shown on Drawing 408 and specified in SD/120. 2. The description within Bill Item PA/120 does not reflect the work detailed on Drawing 408 i.e. the Bill does not describe the removal of 100mm of hardcore and replacing with 100mm of Type 1 subbase. Response: Contractor to include price for:- - excavation to 100mm existing hardcore track surfacing, re-compact existing sub-base and supply and lay compacted depth of 100mm DoT 1 stone; - removal of existing track excavated by 250mm with subgrade broken up by 200mm and backfilled with 250mm site sourced soils. 3. With regards to Specification Clause GP/280 we have major concerns over the ability to meet the desired specification and programme durations given the time of year that these works are to be undertaken and the likely weather conditions that will be encountered. It would not prove economical for the contractor to stop operations every time it rained. Response: The Specification Clause GP/280 does not require the contractor to stop operations every time it rains (though the cultivation has to stop if the spoil becomes too wet to be effectively cultivated - the quality of cultivation has to be monitored). The clause requires that the cultivation and incorporation of compost on a given strip of land is fully completed on the day. This requirement is essential to ensuring that the loosened spoil is well-mixed with the compost and not unnecessarily compacted by working it after it becomes wet. If a larger area was to be cultivated first and then compost incorporated after a few days then there is a high risk that it would become too wet to enable satisfactory incorporation. Conversely, the Clause GP/280 ensures appropriate scheduling of work that maximises the area of land fully prepared in the given time and minimises the area of land that may not be prepared should the weather conditions make the land unsuitable for further cultivation. 4. We are having difficulty understanding the extent of the scope of works under this contract and the mechanism for payment. Since the Bill of Quantities and Table of Information for Cultivation Compartments are Works Information, are we to be contracted to provide the works up to these quantities only? How are the Provisional Items to be dealt with? What will happen if there is an ambiguity between the Bills and the Drawings? Has thought been given to changing this scheme over to an ECC Option B Contract? Response: The contractor is to price to the quantities shown in the Bill of Quantities and Table of Information for the Cultivation Compartments. If there is any ambiguity between the Bill of Quantities and the Drawings then the Drawings will take precedent and any additional works identified once on site will be priced based on the rates supplied in the Bill of Quantities. The contractor is to provide a price for the schedule of rates listed so any additional items identified on site can be measured against these rates.
17/08/2015 10:38	Correction to Question 1 in the Q&A for the Llynfi project Below is to replace Question 1 answered on 6 August 2015. The Price List in the Invitation To Tender is a summary of the prices and rates entered in the Bill of Quantities. Valuations for payment will be made against the rates in the Bill of Quantities for completed units of work e.g. Number, M2, etc.
18/08/2015 09:43	ADDED FILE: Tender question raised on 14 August 2015 Sketch of the stone fork.
18/08/2015 10:09	ADDED FILE: Tender question raised 0n 17 August 2015 Amendment to Drawing CA10857 - 405 (Proposed footpath works)

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