CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

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Address from which documentation may be obtained

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

A465 Heads of the Valleys Dualling Abergavenny - Hirwaun - Sct 5 & 6 – Advance Ground Investigation

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

The Works comprise of ground investigations for the proposed dualling of the A465 Trunk Road between Dowlais and Hirwaun.

The investigation comprises a combined geotechnical, geo-environmental and groundwater investigation. The scope of the investigation shall include, but not necessarily be limited to the following:

- Hand excavated inspection pits to confirm the absence of services;

- Boreholes drilled using both cable percussion and sonic drilling techniques in the superficial deposits followed by rotary drilling in rock.

- Enabling works including construction of temporary access to borehole locations;

- In situ (SPT) testing within boreholes;

- Installation of Gas & Groundwater monitoring standpipes;

- Logging of all boreholes and inspection pits.

- Collection of soil and rock samples for Geotechnical testing;

- Collection of soil, rock and water samples for contamination testing;

- Geophysical survey of the Bryn Cartref landfill using a combination of Electromagnetic conductivity and resistivity/seismic profiling;

- Clearance of potential UXO using specialist down-hole magnetometry techniques;

- Geodetic surveying of all exploratory hole locations; and

- Factual reporting to be produced by the Contractor upon completion of site works and laboratory testing, including provision of digital data in AGS format.

NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=87570

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

Included in the procurement documents

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

Included in the procurement documents

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

N/a

4.3

Time Limits

4.5

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

Welsh

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

(WA Ref:87570)

The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding.

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Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice