Published date: 13 July 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.


Closing: 10 August 2016

Contract summary

Industry

  • Construction work - 45000000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£40,000

Procurement reference

STHEL001-DN170967-98659092

Published date

13 July 2016

Closing date

10 August 2016

Contract start date

20 August 2016

Contract end date

20 August 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?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

St. Helens Council own and operate certain reservoirs and have a statutory duty under the Reservoirs Act 1975 to manage and maintain them. Willow Park Reservoir holds more than 25,000 cubic metres and is designated by the Environment Agency as high risk because an uncontrolled release of water could put people's lives at risk.

The Council engage an Inspecting Engineer who identified that protection works are required and will certify they have been carried out. The protection works are carried out using Open Stone Asphalt which is a bituminous mix of single sized crushed stone coated with sand mastic. After installation and a light compaction sufficient voids remain for it to be permeable to water and air. A layer of Lean Sand Asphalt may also be required as a filter/regulating layer and a consistent surface for the Open Stone Asphalt.

This Invitation to Tender (ITT) is issued to organisations with an interest in the provision of the works described. Each organisation is referred to as "the bidder".

The main remedial works include:- [1] Remove vegetation, soil, debris and silt; [2] Remove loose pitching and protection blocks; [3] Clean existing pitching blocks and replace missing joint material; [4] Lay new or re-used pitching blocks; [5] Lay open stone asphalt as new slope protection
Associated works are included to the siphon drawdown inlet and pipe; and the service overflow structure:- [A1] The siphon drawdown inlet and pipe is known to silt up and the Contractor may have to clear these and maintain them during the works; [A2] When the water level is lowered the service overflow structure can be inspected to see if additional work is needed to maintain it. This should be treated as a confined space.

The bid is a single open tender process evaluated as 70% price:30% quality.

Bidders complete and submit the The Qualification Questionnaire and the Invitation to Tender documents as their submission.

The Tender Evidence Document
The Council is exercising its right to obtain further evidence and will invite the most economically advantageous bidder as a prospective supplier to submit a TED. A copy is included with the bid documents but does not need to be completed until you are asked but please read it to ensure you can complete. Prospective suppliers may still be excluded if their TED response is late, incomplete or otherwise unacceptable and St Helens reserves the right to invite other bidders should a prospective supplier's TED be excluded.
Dates
Last date to submit questions about the ITT: 17:00 on Thursday 4 August 2016
Return of bids: 16:00 on Tuesday 10 August 2016


About the buyer

Contact name

Jack Bate

Address

St.Helens Council
St.Helens
WA10 1HF
UK

Telephone

00- Direct any questions via the

Email

jackbate@sthelens.gov.uk

Website

http://www.sthelens.gov.uk