Published date: 22 September 2017

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 13 October 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Construction work - 45000000

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£30,000

Procurement reference

SOMRTD001-DN299860-50106996

Published date

22 September 2017

Closing date

13 October 2017

Contract start date

13 November 2017

Contract end date

30 March 2018

Contract type

Service contract

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

The bridge is constructed of timber consisting of 2 main beams, deck boards, 14 parapet uprights with 2 handrails on each parapet and a stile to the west. Steel work includes 10 brackets for the handrail uprights, 8 steel rod bracers and connecting bolts and screws. The bridge sits on concrete pads. The age of the bridge is unknown. The main beams and deck are suffering from severe rot. Contractors should be aware that the bridge has also suffered from vandalism. The proposed works include: •Furniture, fencing and vegetation clearance for access purposes. •Installation of a temporary bridge to enable contractor access to the eastern bank - this is not for public use. •Removing and disposing of the timber structure and current concrete pads. •Installing a suitable easily removable cofferdam type dry working area around the western abutment. •Installing sheet piling to protect the western bank. •Installing new concrete abutments on both banks. •Installing steps on both banks. •Supplying and installing a new Somerset County Council standard design steel framed, wooden clad bridge. •Installing a steel self-closing gate at the western end of the bridge, but not fixed to it, with associated extensions to handrails. •Reinstating/replacing the fencing to east of the bridge and installing a new self-closing steel gate in place of the old stile. •Installing a bat box. •Reinstating any damage to the ground

About the buyer

Address

County Hall
Taunton
TA1 4DY
United Kingdom

Email

commercialandprocurement@somerset.gov.uk

Website

https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk