Highways Repair Works for Somerset County Council
Framework Agreement for the Provision of Highways Repair Works and Resilience Measures.
United Kingdom-Taunton: Construction work for highways
2014/S 074-127138
Contract notice
Works
Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Somerset County Council
Somerset County Council – Commercial and Procurement Services, County Hall
For the attention of: Mr Jamie Walker
TA1 4DY Taunton
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1823356730
E-mail: jzwalker@somerset.gov.uk
I.2)Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.3)Main activity
General public services
Public order and safety
Environment
Economic and financial affairs
Health
Education
Public order and safety
Environment
Economic and financial affairs
Health
Education
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: yes
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
Framework Agreement for the Provision of Highways Repair Works and Resilience Measures.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Works
Realisation, by whatever means of work, corresponding to the requirements specified by the contracting authorities
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Somerset, England, United Kingdom.
NUTS code UKK
Realisation, by whatever means of work, corresponding to the requirements specified by the contracting authorities
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Somerset, England, United Kingdom.
NUTS code UKK
II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement
II.1.4)Information on framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
maximum number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 50
Duration of the framework agreement
maximum number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 50
Duration of the framework agreement
Duration in years: 4
Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 40 000 000 GBP
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Framework agreement for the Provision of Highways Repair Works and Resilience Measures.
Following a number of severe adverse weather incidents, including a significantly higher-than-average rainfall across Somerset towards the end of 2013 to the present time, a need has arisen for repair and resilience works to be undertaken across the highway network in the County. Somerset County Council (SCC) is therefore seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified contractors to deliver repair and reslience maintenance works through a framework agreement.
Somerset County Council is a founding member of the South West Highways Alliance; the collaborative alliance of all Highways Authorities in the South West of England. This alliance consists of:
Somerset County Council;
Devon County Council;
Wiltshire County Council;
Dorset County Council;
Gloucestershire County Council;
Cornwall Council;
North Somerset Council;
Bath and North East Somerset Council;
South Gloucestershire Council;
Torbay Council;
Bristol City Council;
Swindon City Council;
Poole Borough Council;
Bournemouth Borough Council;
Plymouth City Council.
It is envisaged that partner members of that alliance will from time to time wish to issue works through this contract and it is for this reason that SCC is conducting this procurement on behalf of those authorities additionally.
Expressions of interest are sought for the following lots. Contractors may express an interest for one or many lots. It is envisaged that, in order to attract as wide a range of suppliers as possible, multiple suppliers will be qualified into each lot with a mini-competition process undertaken to award specific packages of work therein.
1. Surface dressing (including, at SCC’s discretion, design thereof).
2. Resurfacing (including, at SCC’s discretion, design thereof).
3. Haunching works, drainage works and works to footways.
4. Patching.
5. Specialist surface treatments (including microasphalt and slurry sealing).
A Supplier Information-sharing open day is being held in Taunton during the morning of 28.4.2014. Suppliers wishing to attend this open day should express an interest in the opportunity (including completing the pre-qualification questionnaire) by visiting the Supplying the Southwest procurement portal at http://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk
Following a number of severe adverse weather incidents, including a significantly higher-than-average rainfall across Somerset towards the end of 2013 to the present time, a need has arisen for repair and resilience works to be undertaken across the highway network in the County. Somerset County Council (SCC) is therefore seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified contractors to deliver repair and reslience maintenance works through a framework agreement.
Somerset County Council is a founding member of the South West Highways Alliance; the collaborative alliance of all Highways Authorities in the South West of England. This alliance consists of:
Somerset County Council;
Devon County Council;
Wiltshire County Council;
Dorset County Council;
Gloucestershire County Council;
Cornwall Council;
North Somerset Council;
Bath and North East Somerset Council;
South Gloucestershire Council;
Torbay Council;
Bristol City Council;
Swindon City Council;
Poole Borough Council;
Bournemouth Borough Council;
Plymouth City Council.
It is envisaged that partner members of that alliance will from time to time wish to issue works through this contract and it is for this reason that SCC is conducting this procurement on behalf of those authorities additionally.
Expressions of interest are sought for the following lots. Contractors may express an interest for one or many lots. It is envisaged that, in order to attract as wide a range of suppliers as possible, multiple suppliers will be qualified into each lot with a mini-competition process undertaken to award specific packages of work therein.
1. Surface dressing (including, at SCC’s discretion, design thereof).
2. Resurfacing (including, at SCC’s discretion, design thereof).
3. Haunching works, drainage works and works to footways.
4. Patching.
5. Specialist surface treatments (including microasphalt and slurry sealing).
A Supplier Information-sharing open day is being held in Taunton during the morning of 28.4.2014. Suppliers wishing to attend this open day should express an interest in the opportunity (including completing the pre-qualification questionnaire) by visiting the Supplying the Southwest procurement portal at http://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
45233130, 71500000, 71311220, 45233120, 45233121, 45233123, 45233125, 45233127, 45233128, 45233129, 45233139, 45233140, 45233141, 45233142, 45233160, 45233161, 45233162, 50200000, 50230000, 71000000
II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
II.1.8)Lots
This contract is divided into lots: yes
Tenders may be submitted for one or more lots
Tenders may be submitted for one or more lots
II.1.9)Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: no
II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
The framework agreement will be divided into lots, as follows:
1. Surface dressing (to GBP 17.95 m);
2. Resurfacing (to GBP 9.55 m);
3. Haunching works, drainage works and works to footways (to GBP 2.59 m);
4. Patching (to GBP 5.97 m);
5. Specialist surface treatments (to GBP 3.94 m).
Estimated value excluding VAT: 40 000 000 GBP
1. Surface dressing (to GBP 17.95 m);
2. Resurfacing (to GBP 9.55 m);
3. Haunching works, drainage works and works to footways (to GBP 2.59 m);
4. Patching (to GBP 5.97 m);
5. Specialist surface treatments (to GBP 3.94 m).
Estimated value excluding VAT: 40 000 000 GBP
II.2.2)Information about options
Options: no
II.2.3)Information about renewals
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Duration in months: 48 (from the award of the contract)
Information about lots
Lot No: 1 Lot title: Surface dressing (including, at SCC’s discretion, design thereof)
1)Short description
Surface dressing (including, at SCC’s discretion, design thereof)
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
71500000, 45233130, 71311220, 45233120, 45233121, 45233123, 45233125, 45233127, 45233128, 45233129, 45233139, 45233140, 45233141, 45233142, 45233160, 45233161, 45233162, 50200000, 50230000, 71000000
3)Quantity or scope
Estimated value excluding VAT: 17 950 000 GBP
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 2 Lot title: Resurfacing (including, at SCC’s discretion, design thereof)
1)Short description
Resurfacing (including, at SCC’s discretion, design thereof)
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
71500000, 45233130, 71311220, 45233120, 45233121, 45233123, 45233125, 45233127, 45233128, 45233129, 45233139, 45233140, 45233141, 45233142, 45233160, 45233161, 45233162, 50200000, 50230000, 71000000
3)Quantity or scope
Estimated value excluding VAT: 9 550 000 GBP
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 3 Lot title: Haunching works, drainage works and works to footways
1)Short description
Haunching works, drainage works and works to footways
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
71500000, 45233130, 71311220, 45233120, 45233121, 45233123, 45233125, 45233127, 45233128, 45233129, 45233139, 45233140, 45233141, 45233142, 45233160, 45233161, 45233162, 50200000, 50230000, 71000000
3)Quantity or scope
Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 590 000 GBP
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 4 Lot title: Patching
1)Short description
Patching
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
71500000, 45233130, 71311220, 45233120, 45233121, 45233123, 45233125, 45233127, 45233128, 45233129, 45233139, 45233140, 45233141, 45233142, 45233160, 45233161, 45233162, 50200000, 50230000, 71000000
3)Quantity or scope
Estimated value excluding VAT: 5 970 000 GBP
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 5 Lot title: Specialist surface treatments (including microasphalt and slurry sealing)
1)Short description
Specialist surface treatments (including microasphalt and slurry sealing)
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
71500000, 45233130, 71311220, 45233120, 45233121, 45233123, 45233125, 45233127, 45233128, 45233129, 45233139, 45233140, 45233141, 45233142, 45233160, 45233161, 45233162, 50200000, 50230000, 71000000
3)Quantity or scope
Estimated value excluding VAT: 3 940 000 GBP
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
Further information will be provided in the Invitation to Tender document (ITT).
III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
Further information will be provided in the Invitation to Tender document (ITT).
III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
Further information will be provided in the Invitation to Tender document (ITT).
III.1.4)Other particular conditions
The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no
III.2)Conditions for participation
III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Any supplier may be disqualified who:
(a) is bankrupt or is being wound up, where his affairs are being administered by the court, where he has entered into an arrangement with creditors, where he has suspended business activities or is in any analogous situation arising from a similar procedure under national laws and regulations;
(b) is the subject of proceedings for a declaration of bankruptcy, for an order compulsory winding up the administration by the court or of an arrangement with creditors or of any other similar proceedings under national laws and regulations;
(c) has been convicted by a judgment which has the force of res judicata in accordance with the legal provisions of the country of any offence concerning his professional conduct;
(d) has been guilty of grave professional misconduct proven by any means which the contract authorities can demonstrate;
(e) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or with those of the country of the contracting authority;
(f) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or with those of the country of the contracting authority;
(g) is guilty of serious misrepresentation in supplying the information required under this Section or has not supplied such information;
(h) has been the subject of a conviction for participation in a criminal organization, as defined in Article 2(1) of Council Joint Action 98/733/JHA;
(i) has been the subject of a conviction for corruption, as defined in Article 3 of the Council Act of 26 May 1972 and Article 3(1) of Council Joint Action 98/742/JHA3 respectively;
(j)has been the subject of a conviction for fraud within the meaning of Article 1 of the Convention relating to the protection of the financial interests of the European Communities;
(k) has been the subject of a conviction for money laundering, as defined in Article 1 of Council Directive 91/308/EEC of 10 June 1991 on prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering.
(a) is bankrupt or is being wound up, where his affairs are being administered by the court, where he has entered into an arrangement with creditors, where he has suspended business activities or is in any analogous situation arising from a similar procedure under national laws and regulations;
(b) is the subject of proceedings for a declaration of bankruptcy, for an order compulsory winding up the administration by the court or of an arrangement with creditors or of any other similar proceedings under national laws and regulations;
(c) has been convicted by a judgment which has the force of res judicata in accordance with the legal provisions of the country of any offence concerning his professional conduct;
(d) has been guilty of grave professional misconduct proven by any means which the contract authorities can demonstrate;
(e) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or with those of the country of the contracting authority;
(f) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or with those of the country of the contracting authority;
(g) is guilty of serious misrepresentation in supplying the information required under this Section or has not supplied such information;
(h) has been the subject of a conviction for participation in a criminal organization, as defined in Article 2(1) of Council Joint Action 98/733/JHA;
(i) has been the subject of a conviction for corruption, as defined in Article 3 of the Council Act of 26 May 1972 and Article 3(1) of Council Joint Action 98/742/JHA3 respectively;
(j)has been the subject of a conviction for fraud within the meaning of Article 1 of the Convention relating to the protection of the financial interests of the European Communities;
(k) has been the subject of a conviction for money laundering, as defined in Article 1 of Council Directive 91/308/EEC of 10 June 1991 on prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering.
III.2.2)Economic and financial ability
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: (a) appropriate statements from banks or, where appropriate, evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance;
(b) the presentation of balance-sheets or extracts from the balance-sheets, where publication of the balance-sheet is required under the law of the country in which the economic operator is established;
(c) a statement of the undertaking’s overall turnover and, where appropriate , of turnover in the area covered by the contract for a maximum of the last three financial years available, depending on the date on which the undertaking was set up or the economic operator started trading, as far as the information of these turnovers is available.
(b) the presentation of balance-sheets or extracts from the balance-sheets, where publication of the balance-sheet is required under the law of the country in which the economic operator is established;
(c) a statement of the undertaking’s overall turnover and, where appropriate , of turnover in the area covered by the contract for a maximum of the last three financial years available, depending on the date on which the undertaking was set up or the economic operator started trading, as far as the information of these turnovers is available.
III.2.3)Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
(a) a list of the works carried out over the past five years, accompanied by certificates of satisfactory execution for the most important works. These certificates shall indicate the value, date and site of the works and shall specify whether they were carried out according to the rules of the trade and properly completed. Where appropriate, the competent authority shall submit these certificates to the contracting authority direct;
(b) a list of the principal deliveries effected or the main services provided in the past three years, with the sums, dates and recipients, whether public or private, involved. Evidence of delivery and services provided shall be given: – where the recipient was a contracting authority, in the form of certificates issues or countersigned by the competent authority, – where the recipient was a private purchaser, by the purchaser’s certification or, failing this, simply by a declaration by the economic operator;
(c) an indication of the technicians or technical bodies involved, whether or not belonging directly to the economic operator’s undertaking, especially those responsible for quality control and, in the case of public works contracts, those upon whom the contractor can call in order to carry out the work;
(d) a description of the technical facilities and measures used by the supplier or service provider for ensuring quality and the undertaking’s study and research facilities;
(e) where the products or services to be supplied are complex or, exceptionally, are required for a special purpose, a check carried out by the contracting authorities or on their behalf by a competent official body of the country in which the supplier or service provider is established, subject to that body’s agreement, on the production capabilities of the supplier or the technical capacity of the service provider and, if necessary, on the means of study and research which are available to it and the quality control measures it will operate;
(f) the educational and professional qualifications of the service provider or contractor and/or those of the undertaking’s managerial staff and, in particular, those of the person or persons responsible for providing the services or managing the work;
(g) for public works contracts and public services contracts, and only in appropriate cases, and indication of the environmental management measures that the economic operator will be able to apply when performing the contract;
(h) a statement of the average annual manpower of the service provider or contractor and the number of managerial staff for the last three years;
(i) a statement of the tools, plant or technical equipment available to the service provider or contractor for carrying out the contracts;
(j) an indication of the proportion of the contract which the services provider intends possibly to subcontract;
(k) with regard to the products to be supplied: (i) samples, descriptions and/or photographs, the authenticity of which must be certified if the contracting authority so request; (ii) certificates drawn up by official quality control institutes or agencies of recognized competence attesting the conformity of products clearly identified by references to specifications or standards.
(a) a list of the works carried out over the past five years, accompanied by certificates of satisfactory execution for the most important works. These certificates shall indicate the value, date and site of the works and shall specify whether they were carried out according to the rules of the trade and properly completed. Where appropriate, the competent authority shall submit these certificates to the contracting authority direct;
(b) a list of the principal deliveries effected or the main services provided in the past three years, with the sums, dates and recipients, whether public or private, involved. Evidence of delivery and services provided shall be given: – where the recipient was a contracting authority, in the form of certificates issues or countersigned by the competent authority, – where the recipient was a private purchaser, by the purchaser’s certification or, failing this, simply by a declaration by the economic operator;
(c) an indication of the technicians or technical bodies involved, whether or not belonging directly to the economic operator’s undertaking, especially those responsible for quality control and, in the case of public works contracts, those upon whom the contractor can call in order to carry out the work;
(d) a description of the technical facilities and measures used by the supplier or service provider for ensuring quality and the undertaking’s study and research facilities;
(e) where the products or services to be supplied are complex or, exceptionally, are required for a special purpose, a check carried out by the contracting authorities or on their behalf by a competent official body of the country in which the supplier or service provider is established, subject to that body’s agreement, on the production capabilities of the supplier or the technical capacity of the service provider and, if necessary, on the means of study and research which are available to it and the quality control measures it will operate;
(f) the educational and professional qualifications of the service provider or contractor and/or those of the undertaking’s managerial staff and, in particular, those of the person or persons responsible for providing the services or managing the work;
(g) for public works contracts and public services contracts, and only in appropriate cases, and indication of the environmental management measures that the economic operator will be able to apply when performing the contract;
(h) a statement of the average annual manpower of the service provider or contractor and the number of managerial staff for the last three years;
(i) a statement of the tools, plant or technical equipment available to the service provider or contractor for carrying out the contracts;
(j) an indication of the proportion of the contract which the services provider intends possibly to subcontract;
(k) with regard to the products to be supplied: (i) samples, descriptions and/or photographs, the authenticity of which must be certified if the contracting authority so request; (ii) certificates drawn up by official quality control institutes or agencies of recognized competence attesting the conformity of products clearly identified by references to specifications or standards.
III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts
III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts
III.3.1)Information about a particular profession
Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no
III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service
Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: no
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Restricted
IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate
IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteria
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction will be used: no
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
SWCE-9HJFW7
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
no
IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
16.5.2014 – 11:59
IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
21.5.2014
IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up
English.
IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders
Date: 29.6.2014 – 12:00
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: no
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: no
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2)Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
VI.3)Additional information
VI.4)Procedures for appeal
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals
VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
9.4.2014