Published date: 16 July 2018

Last edited date: 16 July 2018

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 3 November 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Construction, foundation and surface works for highways, roads - 45233000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£2,500,000

Procurement reference

BLACKDARW001-DN295276-20275411

Published date

16 July 2018

Closing date

3 November 2017

Contract start date

8 January 2018

Contract end date

28 February 2019

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?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The scheme involves construction of a new link road 750m in length with a 6m wide carriageway and 2m footways on either side throughout the southern section of the road and a 3m wide non-motorised track on its western side, throughout the northern section of the road between Marsh House Lane and Ivinson Road Darwen with all associated civil engineering infrastructure. To
also include various junction intervention works at Ivinson Rd / Oak Grove, Oak Grove / Holden Fold, Priory Drive / Pole Lane, Pole Lane / Sough Road, Watery Lane / A666 Junction and Grimshaw Street / A666.
The new link road site is located within the urban boundary of Darwen towards its eastern extremity, approximately 750m to the east of the centre of Darwen and within the boundary of the Darwen East Development Corridor (DEDC). The DEDC is one of a number of sites allocated for housing development by Policy 16 (Site 16/14) of the Council's Local Plan Part 2 (2015). The link road site consists of rough grassland and is devoid of structures, other than hard standing associated with Ellison Fold Lane which dissects the site from east to west and connects a farmhouse to the east with Ellison Fold Terrace to the west. The site is surrounded by residential areas to the north, west and south with rough grassland and an isolated farmhouse located to the
east. It is surrounded by residential areas to the north, west and south with rough grassland and an isolated farmhouse located to the east.
The improvements are required to reduce congestion across Darwen, whilst helping to bring forward sustainable growth, particularly which is associated with the future development of the DEDC. The road layout would allow for future junctions to be added providing access to the DEDC development to be located to the east of the road and a connection to Hawthorn Avenue to the north east.
The improvements briefly comprise the following: -
• New compact roundabout at Sough Road/Grimshaw Street/Pole Lane junction;
• Junction Improvements at Pole Lane/Priory Drive;
• A new junction at Priory Drive/Marsh House Lane in order to facilitate a new Link Road;
• A new Link Road across the East Darwen Allocation Site between the above junction and Ivinson Road;
• Junction Improvements at either end of Oak Grove

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Award information

Awarded date

31 January 2018

Contract start date

1 February 2018

Contract end date

31 March 2019

Total value of contract

£1,883,987.63

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Eric Wright Civil Engineering Ltd

Address

Sceptre House
Sceptre Way
Bamber Bridge
Preston
PR5 6AW

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Heather Bailey

Address

Floor 4
Duke Street
Blackburn
BB2 1DH
England

Telephone

+44 1254666539

Email

heather.bailey@blackburn.gov.uk

Website

http://www.blackburn.gov.uk/