Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Transport Scotland
Buchanan House, 58 Port Dundas Road
Glasgow
G4 0HF
UK
Contact person: Chris Carroll
Telephone: +44 141272908
E-mail: chris.carroll@transport.gov.scot
NUTS: UKM82
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.transport.gov.scot
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00099
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
National or federal agency/office
I.5) Main activity
Other: Transport
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
A9 Berriedale Braes Improvement
Reference number: TS/MTRIPS/WKS/2017/06
II.1.2) Main CPV code
45233100
II.1.3) Type of contract
Works
II.1.4) Short description
Design, construction, completion, and maintenance of approximately 530 m of new A9 single carriageway at Berriedale Braes, located North of Helmsdale and South of Dunbeath. The proposed cross section is based on S2 – 2 Lane Single Carriageway Trunk Road as described in the design manual for roads and bridges.
Works include, but are not limited to, construction of mostly offline single carriageway involving; earthworks, including soil and rock slope reinforcement; piling if required; road signs and markings; road restraint systems; accommodation works; public utilities; environmental mitigation; and a 5 year maintenance period for landscaping and defect rectification following completion. The successful tenderer will not be required to carry out cyclic maintenance.
To register your interest in this notice and obtain additional information please visit the following website: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
9 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
45233124
45233121
45233140
45233120
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM61
UKM6
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
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 suitable experienced economic operator (a “Contractor”) to design and build the A9 Berriedale Braes Improvement, located on the A9 North of Helmsdale and South of Dunbeath.
Transport Scotland will manage the proposed procurement process for the A9 Berriedale Braes Improvement Contract on behalf of the Scottish Ministers. In the event of the contract award, the Contract will be entered into between the Scottish Ministers and the successful tenderer.
The contract terms and conditions will be based upon Transport Scotland’s bespoke design and build contract. Each selected economic operator shall be invited to submit a tender on the same contract terms.
It is intended that the Contract will include the design and construction of the works which will last approximately 1 year followed by a 5 year period of maintenance for landscaping and defect rectification.
The Contractor will be procured through a competitive tender procedure, in accordance with the competitive dialogue procedure as stated in the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Due to project complexity, the project requires to be performed by a single consultant and as such shall not be divided into lots.
To be considered for this contract economic operators are required to complete the European Single Procurement Document ESPD in accordance with this Contract Notice. Economic operators shall be evaluated in accordance with the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, on the basis of information they have provided within the (ESPD).
The ESPD can be downloaded via the Public Contracts Scotland portal (www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk).
Scope of Works
The scope of works will include, but not be limited to:
— design and construction of mostly offline realignment of the A9 trunk road at Berriedale to single two way carriageway standard,
— design and construction of associated earthworks slopes, which may include blasting of rock, rock bolts, soil nails, reinforced earth, piling, rock fall netting, and deep cuttings up to a depth of approximately 14 m,
— design and construction of associated access roads, pedestrian access, a new lay-by, road signs and markings, and road restraint systems,
— construction of a Sustainable Drainage System (SuDS) including detention basin, filter drains, and vortex separator,
— diversionary works for statutory undertakers and the like,
— environmental and landscaping mitigation measures, within a significantly environmentally constrained site,
— traffic Management,
— accommodation works,
— all other works associated with a trunk road improvement
Project Bank Account
It is the intention that the project will operate a mandatory Project Bank Account (PBA), a project specific account ring fenced with effective Trust status, for payment of the Contractor and his supply chain. The account shall be opened by the Scottish Ministers with The Royal Bank of Scotland under the banking services framework defined at:
http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Government/Procurement/directory/pscontractcentgovt/BankingServices
In addition it is intended that the PBA shall satisfy the minimum requirements for an effectively constituted Trust under Scots law.
The use of a PBA by the Contractor shall be a contractual requirement.
Any sub-contractors for which it is agreed shall not be paid through the PBA shall be entitled to payment according to the prompt payment provisions provided within the contract.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: The tenderer’s approach to: scheme management; stakeolder engagement; environmental impact mitigation; and traffic management measures.
/ Weighting: 30
Cost criterion: Final tenders will be assessed against evaluation criteria to determine the most economically advantageous submission. Further information will be included in the tender documents
/ Weighting: 70
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
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.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive dialogue
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2017/S 168-344978
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
07/01/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
RJ McLeod (Contractors) Ltd
2411 London Road
Glasgow
G32 8XT
UK
Telephone: +44 1417642411
Fax: +44 1417642434
NUTS: UKM82
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 5 956 459.09
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Each economic operator shall submit 4 paper copies (one marked "ORIGINAL" and 3 marked COPY 1, 2, or 3 as relevant) together with 1 data CD/DVD of the completed ESPD, in a sealed package to arrive by no later than 12:00 noon BST on 13.10.2017 to the following:
Procurement Support Manager
Transport Scotland
Buchanan House
58 Port Dundas Road
Glasgow
G4 0HF
United Kingdom
The Scottish Ministers shall not evaluate any submission received past the specified deadline, unless the delay is caused by a situation outwith the control of the economic operator, the determination of which shall be at the sole discretion of the Scottish Ministers. Compliance with achieving the specified deadline is the sole responsibility of the economic operator.
Economic operators which alter their composition after making a submission will be the subject of re-evaluation.
Any request by economic operators for clarification of any part of the documentation shall be made through the Public Contracts Scotland website. The deadline to submit questions relating to the submission via the website is 12:00 BST on 29.9.2017.
Neither Transport Scotland nor the Scottish Ministers shall be responsible in any way to economic operators as a result of any delay or failure in answering any request for clarification or any decision not to answer a request for clarification (either in full or in part). Absence of a response from Transport Scotland or the Scottish Ministers shall not entitle economic operators to qualify their submission.
The Scottish Ministers reserve the right not to conclude any contract as a result of the procurement process initiated by this notice and to make whatever changes the Scottish Minsters deem appropriate to the content, process, timing and structure of the procurement process.
Transport Scotland and the Scottish Ministers shall have no liability for any costs howsoever incurred by those participating in the competition.
Economic Operators should be aware that all information submitted to the Scottish Ministers may need to be disclosed and/or published by the Scottish Ministers in compliance with the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
(SC Ref:569224)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Transport Scotland
Buchanan House, 58 Port Dundas Road
Glasgow
G4 0HF
UK
Telephone: +44 1412727100
Fax: +44 1412727272
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.transport.gov.scot
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
15/01/2019