Published date: 27 March 2020

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: 1 May 2020

Contract summary

Industry

  • Test drilling and boring work - 45120000

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£35,000 to £40,000

Procurement reference

NSOMS001-DN472945-98571178

Published date

27 March 2020

Closing date

1 May 2020

Contract start date

18 May 2020

Contract end date

3 July 2020

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

The Proposed Ground Investigation works contract comprises the following works:
• 5 No. boreholes advanced using a drilling rig capable of both dynamic sampling and rotary coring that can obtain the required samples through possibly made ground/fill, superficial deposits and solid geology to a depth of 7 mbgl. Collection UT100 undisturbed samples where possible/appropriate, SPT testing and collection of rock cores. Boreholes shall be a minimum of 1.5m back from the retaining wall.
• 5 no. hand dug observation pits of the retaining wall foundations.
• 3 no. horizontal diamond core holes through the retaining wall to confirm wall thickness and the nature of the materials directly behind the wall.
• Soils to be logged in accordance with BS EN ISO 14688-1:2002+A1:2013 and BS 5930:2015.
• Rock to be logged in accordance with BS EN ISO 14689-1:2002, BS 5930:2015.
• Geotechnical laboratory testing on selected samples.
• Environmental testing on selected samples.
• Provision of AGS data.
• Ground Investigation Factual Report (as per 16.8.1)
Specific borehole requirements are detailed further in Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 of Ground Investigation (GI) Specification. The proposed borehole location plan is attached to the GI.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Chandan Bhumpelly

Address

Castlewood
Clevedon
BS23 1UJ
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1275888293

Email

Chandan.Bhumpelly@n-somerset.gov.uk

Website

http://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/