i54 Utilities Infrastructure Contract

Contract value:£500,000 – £1,000,000. Reference number: ST198

Deadline date:27/04/2012

This deadline is for… 14:00

Contract value:£500,000 – £1,000,000

Location where the contract is to be carried out: Shropshire and Staffordshire South Staffordshire, nearJ2 M54

Is this suitable for smaller suppliers? Yes

Is this contract suitable for a voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations? No

Name of the buying organisation: Staffordshire County Council Staffordshire Procurement

Description of the contract

The design, project management and installation of the following works; (a) 4500m of ducted 11KV cabling and connections into an adjacent development. (b) Associated HV to LV sub-station (including foundation and housing) and low voltage connections to low voltage locations such as new developments, street lighting and a pending pumping station. (c) 2000m of gas pipe installation comprising of Medium and Low Pressure gas mains and estimated five governor stations (including foundations and housings) and connections into adjacent developments. (d) 2000m of water pipe installations, diameter to be confirmed during the tender stage but expected to be in the region of 50mm and connections into adjacent developments. (e) 2500m of communications ducting and chambers for future communications cables. (f) Preliminaries including Traffic management. The majority of the works described will be in an as-built service corridor previously constructed on each side of the i54 spine road. The layout of the site is shown on Staffordshire County Council drawing number CDX8590_InfraGA_01, shown as a separate document. Several other construction sites will be operating with the i54 site concurrently. A collaborative working relationship with other parties on the development is essential to the success delivery of all the contracts. Achievement of the designated utility infrastructure commissioning dates required by the County Council and main developer is absolutely essential. Liaison with all relevant Distribution Network Operators during the works in relation to required applications is included in the contract. All works are to be to an adoptable standard of the relevant Distribution Network Operator.

Documents

Classification of the contract

45000000 Construction work

Additional information

Contract type: Works – Unspecified

Is it a framework agreement? No

Is this contract related to a programme of funding? No

Contract will be awarded based on: Most economically advantageous tender in terms of: The criteria stated in the contract documents

Estimated length of contract: 10 Months

Who to contact

Contact name Paul Timmins

Organisation name Staffordshire County Council Staffordshire Procurement

Address Staffordshire County Council, ST16 2DH

Telephone 01785 854646

Extension number:

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Web address

How to apply

Tender Documents are available online – All requests for information to be sent through the electronic tendering portal and messaging facility on the Proactis electronic tendering system. How to register: – 1. Instructions at http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/business/procurement/etendering/ 2. Follow the link to Proactis E-Tendering (http://www.staffordshire.alito.co.uk). On the main page click SUPPLIERS then (new user) REGISTER links. 3. Complete the self-registration questions and click the Register button. 4. You will receive a confirmation e-mail with an authentication link (this email may find its way to your trash/junk email account, so please check). 5. Confirm the authentication and then login into Proactis SUPPLIERS-side. 6. Search the bulletin board for the tender(s) using key words, search criteria etc. 7. Once found, click on the (blue) contract title to register interest against an active tender. 8. Click the REGISTER button and then CONTINUE. 9. The tender will now be in the MY TENDERS profile area on the main menu. 10. Find the READ ME FIRST document and continue with managing the tender. If you require urgent assistance regarding the initial usage of the eTendering package please contact the Contracting Authority point-of-contact in Section I.1 of this notice. On failure to reach this contact, please immediately email the nature of the difficulty to sp@staffordshire.gov.uk