Cumnock Town Centre Regeneration

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Cumnock Town Centre Regeneration -Glaisnock Street/Ayr Road

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

The Contract involves the construction of an addition approach lane to the traffic lights from the town centre and changing a one- way section of Glaisnock Street to two-way.

The works involve planing and overlay to existing carriageway, construction of footway buildouts, excavation with carriageway and footway construction. Installation of New traffic signals and removal of old. Associated drainage, signing and lining works are also included.

The addditional works, involving replacement of kerbing and footway paving, on Glaisnock Street, between Ayr Road and Greenholm Road may be taken up dependant on availability of finance.

The main section of works, Townhead Street/Glaisnock Street/Ayr Road should commence on Monday 8th October 2012.This date has been entered into the Scottish Road Works register.

The additional paving and kerbing works on Glaisnock Street, between Ayr Road and Greenholm Road should be programmed to start on Monday 4th February 2013. A three week period for this has been entered into the Scottish Road Works register. Note that permanent signalised three way junctions are located at both ends of the additional works. This should be allowed for in any proposed traffic management scheme.

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=237507.

The awarding authority has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via a ‘Tender Submission Postbox’ facility. Further details of this facility are available at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/PostBox/Postbox_Explain.aspx?ID=237507.

Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. The postbox closes precisely at the time stated.

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

a) Commodity Codes

b) Delivery Location/Area

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

Refer to Tender documents.

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage – Any candidate may submit a tender.

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

PS/12/40

4.3

Time Limits

b) Time-limit for receipt of completed tenders
10-09-2012  Time  12:00

c) Estimated award date  17-09-2012

4.5

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

EN 

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

The awarding authority has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Tender Submission Postbox facility. Further details are available at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/PostBox/Postbox_Explain.aspx?ID=237507

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

All tenderers expressing an interest will be invited to tender. Expressions of Interest must be made via the Public Contracts Scotland

website – this will be conducted as an eTender, therefore tender documents must be downloaded, completed and uploaded again via

the Public Contracts Scotland website. Expressions of Interest and downloading of documents must be made by 12 noon on 7 September

2012 with tender submissions uploaded by 12 noon on 10 September 2012 – no late expressions of interest can be accepted.

No late tender submissions can be accepted and tenderers must ensure they allow sufficient time to upload their submissions via the

website in case there are any technical problems. Public Contracts Scotland helpdesk must be contacted immediately if there are any

problems, and in any event before the deadline of 12 noon.

(SC Ref:237507)

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice

28-08-2012