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Contract Notice

SS220198 - A249 Grovehurst Road and Key Street

  • First published: 01 July 2022
  • Last modified: 01 July 2022

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Contents

Summary

OCID:
ocds-h6vhtk-034caa
Published by:
Kent County Council
Authority ID:
AA20084
Publication date:
01 July 2022
Deadline date:
04 August 2022
Notice type:
Contract Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
No

Abstract

The contract is for the construction of the following junction improvements:

Key Street

• Closing the existing A249 southbound slip road from the Key Street roundabout and construction of a new on-slip connection from Chestnut Street

• Widening several of the Key Street roundabout approaches and exits

• Improving road markings and road signs to provide increased clarity for drivers

• Installing parking bays on Bobbing Hill and off-road parallel parking on Chestnut Street

• Introducing pedestrian and cycle priority crossings on Keycol Hill, Sheppey Way, Key Street and Chestnut Street

• Widening of the existing footways and verges where possible to provide shared footway and cycleways.

Grovehurst Road

• Repurposing the existing two-way bridge into a two-lane one-way bridge, forming part of the new gyratory

• Constructing an additional bridge north-east of the existing bridge over the A249 (composite bridge with piled foundations)

• Removing the existing roundabouts to the north-west and south east of the A249

• Installing traffic lights on the gyratory and respective roundabout approaches

• Altering the roundabout approach and exit arrangements between the new gyratory and Grovehurst Road and Swale Way

• Changing the A249 slip roads, particularly the two Isle of Sheppey facing slip roads, which will be completely reconstructed

• Providing a new access to Nichols Transport Logistics Park to the north-east of Swale Way

• Introducing pedestrian and cycle priority (toucan) crossings

• Widening of the existing footways and verges where possible to provide shared footways and cycleways.

Full notice text

Contract notice

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

Kent County Council

County Hall

Maidstone

ME14 1XQ

UK

Contact person: Mrs Alison Blackman

Telephone: +44 3000413335

E-mail: alison.blackman@kent.gov.uk

NUTS: UKJ4

Internet address(es)

Main address: http://www.kent.gov.uk

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.kent.gov.uk

I.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:

www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk


Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address


Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:

www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk


I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

I.5) Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

SS220198 - A249 Grovehurst Road and Key Street

Reference number: DN616842

II.1.2) Main CPV code

45000000

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Works

II.1.4) Short description

Kent County Council (the Council) is the largest local authority in England covering an area of 3,500 square kilometres. It has an annual expenditure of over £1bn on goods and services and a population of 1.6m. The Council provides a wide range of personal and strategic services on behalf of its residents, operating in partnership with the NHS Kent and Medway Clinical Commissioning Group, 12 district councils, and 289 parish/town councils. KCC consists of four directorates:

• Adult Social Care and Health;

• Children, Young People and Education;

• Growth, Environment and Transport; and

• Strategic and Corporate Services.

This service is being commissioned on behalf of the Major Capital Programme Team which sits within the Growth, Environment and Transport directorate.

The Key Street and Grovehurst Road junctions are located on the A249, to the north-east of the M2 Junction 5 heading towards the Isle of Sheppey.

The A249 Key Street junction is a two-bridge oval shaped roundabout junction with slip roads on the southern side and connections to the A249, A2 Keycol Hill, Bobbing Hill, Sheppey Way and Chestnut Street. It serves the A2, village communities, and Sittingbourne town centre.

The A249 Grovehurst Road junction is a double roundabout layout with a single dual carriageway bridge over the A249 connecting the two. It is the main route for traffic heading towards the Sittingbourne Northern Relief Road to the east and Iwade village to the west. The junction also has connections to Grovehurst Road and Swale Way. The Key Street and Grovehurst Road junction improvements are linked because of their proximity to each other on the A249, and their importance in connecting local communities and business to nearby towns and the wider A2/M2 road network.

Road users currently using either Key Street or Grovehurst Road junctions often experience high volumes of traffic, which results in significant vehicle queues and congestion. The volume of traffic at these junctions is expected to increase as a result of future growth in the surrounding area, which is set out in the local plan. KCC is proposing improvements to the two junctions through this project to reduce the impact of future growth, reduce congestion and address air quality issues.

Further details can be found within the Selection Questionnaire documents.

II.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 27 000 000.00  GBP

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.2) Description

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKJ4

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

The contract is for the construction of the following junction improvements:

Key Street

• Closing the existing A249 southbound slip road from the Key Street roundabout and construction of a new on-slip connection from Chestnut Street

• Widening several of the Key Street roundabout approaches and exits

• Improving road markings and road signs to provide increased clarity for drivers

• Installing parking bays on Bobbing Hill and off-road parallel parking on Chestnut Street

• Introducing pedestrian and cycle priority crossings on Keycol Hill, Sheppey Way, Key Street and Chestnut Street

• Widening of the existing footways and verges where possible to provide shared footway and cycleways.

Grovehurst Road

• Repurposing the existing two-way bridge into a two-lane one-way bridge, forming part of the new gyratory

• Constructing an additional bridge north-east of the existing bridge over the A249 (composite bridge with piled foundations)

• Removing the existing roundabouts to the north-west and south east of the A249

• Installing traffic lights on the gyratory and respective roundabout approaches

• Altering the roundabout approach and exit arrangements between the new gyratory and Grovehurst Road and Swale Way

• Changing the A249 slip roads, particularly the two Isle of Sheppey facing slip roads, which will be completely reconstructed

• Providing a new access to Nichols Transport Logistics Park to the north-east of Swale Way

• Introducing pedestrian and cycle priority (toucan) crossings

• Widening of the existing footways and verges where possible to provide shared footways and cycleways.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 27 000 000.00  GBP

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

End: 01/08/2024

This contract is subject to renewal: No

II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited

Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:

As stated in the Selection Questionnaire (SQ) documents)

II.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

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

The estimated construction value for this Contract is £27000000.

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Competitive procedure with negotiation

IV.1.5) Information about negotiation

The contracting authority reserves the right to award the contract on the basis of the initial tenders without conducting negotiations

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 04/08/2022

Local time: 12:00

IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

EN

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

Kent County Council

Maidstone

ME141XQ

UK

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

30/06/2022

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
45000000 Construction work Construction and Real Estate

Delivery locations

ID Description
100 UK - All

Alert region restrictions

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ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:
alison.blackman@kent.gov.uk
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

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