Published date: 12 September 2016
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.
Contract summary
Industry
Construction-related services - 71500000
Location of contract
BA16 0JE
Value of contract
£25,000
Procurement reference
Path Extension with Lights
Published date
12 September 2016
Closing date
24 October 2016
Contract start date
1 November 2016
Contract end date
25 November 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?
No
Description
PATHWAY WILL BE EXTENDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SCALE PLAN MPK/PWY/0816 (ATTACHED) AND RUN FROM EXISTING PATH TO PEDESTRIAN GATE NEAR THE SILVER ROAD/PARK ROAD JUNCTION.
SURFACING
TARMAC WILL BE LAID TO SAME SPECIFICATION AS EXISTING (SEE GUIDANCE PROVIDED BELOW) AND PROVISION OF LIGHTS TO THE SAME SPECIFICATION AS EXISTING. THE LANTERNS ARE CHURCHILL LANTERNS DL70S FITTED WITH 70w SODIUM LAMPS AND PHOTOCELLS. THEY WILL BE POSITIONED ALONG THE NEW PATHWAY AT SIMILAR DISTANCES AS EXISTING LIGHTS AND SPECIFIC LOCATIONS ARE INDICATED ON DRAWING MPK/PWY/0816.
NOTE ON TARMAC PATH - FOOTWAY EXTENSION TO BE 1.5M WIDE, LAID IN ACCORDANCE WITH SOMERSET COUNTY COUNCIL - ESTATE ROADS IN SOMERSET SPECIFICATION CONSTRUCTION NOTES (GREEN BOOK) APPENDICES F AND M - SEE LINK BELOW
http://www.somerset.gov.uk/policies-and-plans/strategies/somerset-highway-infrastructure/
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BRITISH STANDARD FOR TREES IN RELATION TO DESIGN, DEMOLITION AND CONSTRUCTION (BS 5837 : 2012), NO MACHINERY CAN BE USED WITHIN THE ROOT PROTECTION AREA (RPA) OF TREES. TO ENSURE THEIR PROTECTION, EXCAVATION WILL BE CARRIED OUT BY HAND UNDERNEATH ALL TREE CANOPIES AND WITHIN ALL ROOT PROTECTION AREAS.
THE RPA OF A PARTICULAR TREE HAS BEEN INDICATED ON MPK/SUR/0916 REV2. A DECISION HAS BEEN MADE NOT TO EXCAVATE AT ALL WITHIN THIS AREA. INSTEAD, THE GROUND WILL BE BUILT UP USING 75mm CELLWEB TRP CONFINEMENT SYSTEM, PROVIDED BY GEOSYNTHETICS LTD. THIS IS FILLED WITH CLEAN, ANGULAR STONE. THE APPOINTED CONTRACTOR WILL LAY TARMAC ONTOP IIDEALLY PERMEABLE) OF THE CELLWEB AND GRAVEL BASE (PLEASE SEE 3X CELLWEB DOCUMENTS ATTACHED FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND CONSTRUCTION DETAIL). EXCESS SOIL FROM OTHER EXCAVATIONS WILL THEN BE USED TO CREATE A GENTLE SLOPE BETWEEN EXISTING GRASS AND THE FINISHED LEVEL OF THE NEW (CELL WEB) PATH. IT WILL THEN BE FINISHED WITH NEW TURF THAT MUST BE WATERED IN.
NB: THE 75MM CELLWEB HAS A MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT CAPABILITY OF JUST 1 TONNE.
FOR THE DURATION OF WORKS, HERASS FENCING MUST BE ERECTED TO PROTECT AND SEPARATE EXISTING TREES FROM CONSTRUCTION WORK.
CONTRACTOR MUST EITHER PUT DOWN A TEMPORARY ROAD FOR VEHICLES OR MAKE GOOD ANY DAMAGE TO THE GROUND WHEN WORKS ARE COMPLETED. PLANS OF SERVICES IN THE PARK WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE SUCCESSFUL CONTRACTOR BUT A CAT SCAN MUST ALSO BE CARRIED OUT PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF WORKS.
PROVIDE A QUOTATION BY 12 NOON ON MONDAY, 24TH OCTOBER, 2016
TO THE CLERK, STREET PARISH COUNCIL, 6 LEIGH ROAD, STREET, SOMERSET BA16 0HA IN A CLEARLY MARKED ENVELOPE
PROVIDE DETAILS OF TIMESCALES FOR COMPLETION OF WORKS
COMPANIES MUST HAVE EMPLOYER AND PUBLIC LIABILITY INSURANCE OF £5 MILLION OR ABOVE AND PROVIDE WRITTEN CONFIRMATION OF THIS WITH A RISK ASSESSMENT METHOD STATEMENT PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF WORKS
THE COUNCIL IS NOT OBLIGED TO ACCEPT THE LOWEST OR ANY QUOTATION. prospective CONTRACTORS ARE PROHIBITED FROM CONTACTING COUNCILLORS OR STAFF.
About the buyer
Contact name
Mrs Linda Ruff
Address
The Parish Rooms
6 Leigh Road
Street
SOMERSET
England
Telephone
01458 440588
street.parish@street-pc.gov.uk
Website
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