Published date: 9 March 2017
Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.
Contract summary
Industry
Construction, foundation and surface works for highways, roads - 45233000
Repair, maintenance and associated services related to roads and other equipment - 50230000
Location of contract
North West
Value of contract
£2,000,000
Procurement reference
LPOOL001-DN227863-73779417
Published date
9 March 2017
Closing date
16 December 2016
Contract start date
9 January 2017
Contract end date
5 May 2017
Contract type
Works
Procedure type
Open procedure
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
Liverpool City Council wishes to contract with suitably qualified and experienced Constructor Teams who submit compliant tenders for the design and construction of highway improvement works to Horrocks Avenue & Long Lane within the city of Liverpool. Suppliers are now being formally invited to tender for the design and construction phases who can meet these requirements. Only those organisations who submit a compliant and competitive tender will be considered.
The total value of the project is estimated at £2m and a single Contract will be awarded for the design and subsequent construction of the scheme.
The detailed design work can begin upon award of tender to the successful tenderer.
Earliest possession of the site is the 9th January 2017 and the successful contractor can then undertake proprietary works, intrusive site investigations or permanent way works form this date only. The tenderer will need to provide an indicative programme for the scheme which includes the design phase demonstrating compliance with this requirements
The Council's intention is to commission major maintenance works to provide a long term solution that will preserve the highway and minimise future routine maintenance costs. As such the Council is looking for a whole life cost approach to the design of the improvement works.
The design should ensure adequate drainage is provided and that carriageway and footway pavement options (materials, depths etc.) are considered which will provide an acceptable design life and value to the Council.
In determining the highway improvement solution the tenderer should also consider the existing construction, traffic levels, the local environment, accident data, delay and disruption to the public and the use of current design and specification standards.
The design should also include for extending the existing cycleway from St Mary's road on to Speke Road and through the Speke Road / Horrocks Road junction. An evaluation of the street lighting asset condition on Horrocks Road and Long Lane and the traffic signal asset condition at the Horrocks Ave / Speke Road junction and the Horrocks Ave / Woolton Road junction is also required.
Only one Constructor Team (Works Contractor and Design partner) will be appointed to carry out the works.
The Tender will be evaluated using a 60% Price and 40% Quality model and details are included in this Invitation to Tender (ITT)
The priced Schedule of Rates submitted by the tenderer will be applied to an indicative project (ghost) Bill of Quantities, this will form the price elect of the tender assessment (60%)
Award information
Awarded date
19 December 2016
Contract start date
9 January 2017
Contract end date
5 May 2017
Total value of contract
£1,926,050.66
This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.
Knowlsey Contractors Ltd Trading as King Construction
Address
18 Goodlass Road
Speke
Liverpool L24 9HJReference
None
Supplier is SME?
Yes
Supplier is VCSE?
No
About the buyer
Contact name
Nigel Curry
Address
4th Floor, Cunard Building
Liverpool
L3 1DS
United Kingdom
Telephone
+44 1512330590
Website
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Closing: 16 December 2016