Published date: 23 March 2021

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: 31 March 2021, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • High-voltage cable - 31321300

  • Railway bridge construction work - 45221112

  • Railway viaduct construction work - 45221122

    • Overhead line construction - 45232210

    • Railway construction works - 45234100

    • Railway-track maintenance services - 50225000

    • Railway engineering services - 71311230

Location of contract

West Midlands

Value of contract

£1,000,000 to £2,500,000

Procurement reference

C4N54561028

Published date

23 March 2021

Closing date

31 March 2021

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

25 June 2021

Contract end date

30 June 2022

Contract type

Works

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Skanska SAS13 Bridge Replacement - Rail Systems WP03.2 Scope

1) Signalling:

Assets to be disconnected and reinstated during blockade:
- 1 No. Signal
- 2 No. Axle counters
- AWS

Cabling to be Disconnected and Renewed:
- AWS
- 2c Power cables to LOC's
- 2C data cable
- Axle cable tail cables
- 2pr cable to axle counter
- Axle counter 10pr multicore cables

2) Telecoms:

Cable replacement Fibre Optic and copper:
- 30pr C STUB SCYA B cable (30pr C STUB SCYA B cable (blockade)
- 24f F SPUR SCYA
- 48f F BIMC NUNC A
- 48f WCML (blockade)

Testing of Signalling cables:
- Copper cables 2 x 10pr and 1 x 2pr telecoms cables used for Signalling functions

3) E&P (LV)
240V DNO Power Supply to Star City TEH

Diversion in temporary route:
600lm Cable Installation through existingDBP3 Cess Trough Route, 5 Track UTX, 2no. URX's and elevated trough route.
Testing and commissioning of supply and EIS of THE DNO Power.

Cable Diversion in New Route:
600lm Cable Installation through existing DBP3 Cess Trough Route, New Viaduct Cable Route and 1 no. Dual Track UTX.

Removal of Temporary DNO Cabling

4) Track:

Stage 1 Track - Pre Blockade - Weekend Disruptive Possessions:
- Full Track Reconstruction of Circa 50lm of Dual Track Rail inc 7.5m Ballast Ramps at tie-in
- 115lm of Lift and Slew on Approaches, both roads.

Stage 2 Track - Main Blockade
- Removal of 200lm of Dual Track at commencement of Blockade to facilitate Civils Works
- Full Track Reconstruction of Circa 200lm of Dual Track Rail inc 7.5m Ballast Ramps at tie-in
- 350lm of Lift and Slew on Approaches, both roads
- Installation of 2 no. CEN 60 Structural Expansion Joints (SEJ)
- Installation of 2 no. CEN 60to CEN56 Track Adjustment Switches

All Track Works Include:
- Install New & Serviceable Rails, Sleepers, Top & Bottom Stone, Geogrid Membrane and Tamp & Line Welding & Stressing, Follow Up Tamping, CRT Management

5) Civils:

Dual Track UTX:
Installation during Blockade, 6 Way Multiduct, 2 no. 1.2m proprietary chambers. Circa 12m Long

Track Side S&T Route
100lm of TTS 200 or similar Troughing in Cess, inc 2 no. connections to UTX.

Temporary S&T Route
300lm Cable Trough Route Removal

6)
Supply of Track, Signalling, Telecoms & E&P CRE for Works
Supply of Signalling and Telecoms Testers for Works
Supply of Rail System Manager, embedded within SAS 13 Project Team to Manage all Rail Systems Disciples
Tenderers will be issued a formal invitation to tender (ITT) with a pricing and submission document to complete.

The submission will included a balanced scorecard requesting answers to questions (along with evidence) to be submitted for review and scoring. The highest scoring tenderers will be considered preferred tenderer for the works. High level criterial of the balanced scorecard questions will include:
Health & Safety
Quality
Sustainability
Environmental
Competence
Capability
Capacity
Commercial Price

Mid tender reviews will be held prior to the submission deadline to review the scope of works with the SAS13 project team. Following the submission deadline, there will be post tender reviews to review your submissions with the SAS13 project team.

Best and final offers may be requested from tenderers.
Skanska have been employed by Network Rail (NR) to replace the existing SAS 13 bridge to increase lateral clearance below the structure to enable the construction of HS2's new depot access lines and access to the new HS2 depot via road. The existing bridge forms the rail intersection between the Stechford to Aston (SAS) line and the Birmingham to Derby Line (DBP3).

The new bridge will be a 92m single spanning structure. Skanska's appointment by Network Rail includes the design and demolition of the existing bridge and installation of the new structure.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Tom Goodwin

Address

Maple Cross House Denham Way
Rickmansworth
WD39SW
UK

Telephone

07341127310

Email

tom.goodwin@skanska.co.uk