Infrastructure works consultancy services
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Transport Scotland is responsible for improving transport infrastructure across Scotland which involves delivery of major trunk road construction schemes. Major road construction schemes often include requirements to divert and/or protect utilities to enable their completion. The objective of this tender is to appoint multiple consultants to provide the following services to Transport Scotland: — review and coordinate utility works programmes associated with trunk road design and construction projects, — review the correctness and completeness of processes undertaken in accordance with New Roads and Street Works Act 1991, the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997, — technically review utility diversion/protection proposals, — liaise with Statutory Undertakers/Engineer/Designer/Contractor; — review risk management and mitigation; and — provide specialist technical support and adhoc advice. Further information on Transport Scotland can be accessed through our website at: www.transport.gov.scot Transport Scotland on behalf of the Scottish Ministers has identified a requirement to appoint a suitably experienced economic operator (a “Consultant”) to provide the following specialist services to support the delivery of trunk road projects across Scotland: (i) Review and coordination of an overall utility works programme to ensure the strategy for utility diversions is appropriate and provides the most effective option to support the delivery, of for example: the A9 Dualling Programme of works, on time and to budget; (ii) Correctness and completeness review of the process undertaken to ensure application of the appropriate legislation; the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 and New Roads and Street Works Act 1991, the Conditions of Contract, including the Employer’s Requirements and relevant codes of practice including, but not limited to: Measures necessary where apparatus is affected by major works (diversionary works). Any conflicts in these requirements should be identified together with recommendations for further review and/ or action. (iii) Technical review of utility diversion proposals to identify appropriateness and completeness of any proposals, ensure designs can practically be achieved and are compliant with relevant regulations; (iv) Liaise with Statutory Undertakers, Designer, Contractor, etc. as necessary to ensure compliance with the proposed design and verification of the costs for the diversionary routes/or protection works and provide recommendations; (v) Risk management and mitigation review. Appraisal of Utility designs and programme to identify key risks to programme delivery and the measures taken to identify and mitigate these by undertakers and relevant parties (i.e. Designer, Contractor, etc.). vi) Specialist technical support relating to utility queries, dispute resolutions etc. which may involve, but not be limited to: attendance at meetings, preparation of draft correspondence, providing adhoc advice and recommendations. The appointed Consultants will be required to have personnel with specialist experience of reviewing utility diversion/protection proposals, with an in depth understanding of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 and New Roads and Street Works Act 1991, as well as Transport Scotland’s and Statutory Undertakers contract requirements. Transport Scotland ultimately wish to ensure a sufficiently robust and rigorous process has been undertaken to ensure prospective tenderers/contractors/consultants have sufficient information to accurately price and undertake construction works and programme activities within a specified timeline. The Consultant may also be required to attend offices, construction sites or other locations within the UK at which the statutory utility owners and contractors are based. The Consultants will be procured through a competitive tender procedure, in accordance with the restricted procedure as provided for in the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. The Framework Agreement will be for a period of 4 years. Contracts called off the framework will be of varying length depending on individual project requirements. This contract will not divided into lots as the service will generally be used on complex projects and will typically be interrelated therefore it would make it unreasonably complex to administer the contract in this manner. To be considered for this Contract, economic operators are required to complete the European Single Procurement Document (ESPD) in accordance with this Contract Notice. Economic operators shall be evaluated in accordance with the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, on the basis of information they have provided within the ESPD. The ESPD can be downloaded via the Public Contracts Scotland portal (www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
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6 years ago
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6 years ago
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Transport Scotland
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- Chris Carroll
- Email:
- chris.carroll@transport.gov.scot
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