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Document 107120-2009-
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17/04/2009
S74
European Communities – Works contracts – Accelerated restricted procedure
UK-Ebbw Vale: construction work
2009/S 74-107120
CONTRACT NOTICE
Works
SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1)
NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S):
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council, Technical Services Division, Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council, Baldwin House, Victoria Business Park, Attn: Mr Trevor Keyse, UK-Ebbw Vale NP23 8ED. Tel. +44 1495355417. E-mail: trevor.keyse@blaenau-gwent.gov.uk. Fax +44 1495355597.
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: http://www.blaenau-gwent.gov.uk.
Further information can be obtained at: As in above-mentioned contact point(s).
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained at: As in above-mentioned contact point(s).
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: As in above-mentioned contact point(s).
I.2)
TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES:
Regional or local authority.
Education.
Environment.
General public services.
Housing and community amenities.
Recreation, culture and religion.
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no.
Education.
Environment.
General public services.
Housing and community amenities.
Recreation, culture and religion.
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no.
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
II.1)
DESCRIPTION
II.1.2)
Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance:
Works.
Execution.
Main site or location of works: The Works, Steelworks Road, Ebbw Vale. NP23 6YL.
Execution.
Main site or location of works: The Works, Steelworks Road, Ebbw Vale. NP23 6YL.
NUTS code: UKL16 .
II.1.3)
The notice involves:
A public contract.
II.1.4)
Information on framework agreement:
II.1.5)
Short description of the contract or purchase(s):
Refurbishment of Grade II* listed General Offices to include office, exhibition, education and recreational spaces; two storey new build extension providing archive storage facility, office space, conservation studio and document treatment areas; all associated external works including a public square, car parking and infrastructure works.
II.1.6)
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV):
45000000.
II.1.7)
Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
Yes.
II.1.8)
Division into lots:
No.
II.1.9)
Variants will be accepted:
II.2)
QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.1)
Total quantity or scope:
Single contract for the construction of the whole of the works.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 8 000 000 GBP.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 8 000 000 GBP.
II.2.2)
Options:
No.
II.3)
DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION:
Starting: 5.10.2009. Completion: 17.12.2010.
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
III.1)
CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
III.1.2)
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions regulating them:
Scheme financed by Welsh Assembly Government. Payment arrangements will be as laid down in the form of contract (JCT Standard Form of Conract 2005).
III.1.3)
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
Single legal entity. It will be necessary for the satisfactory performance of this contract for a single address to be stated for the management and resolution of any problems relating to the contract.
III.1.4)
Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject:
Yes.
This is a two stage process of Pre Qualification and Tendering as set out in articles 20 to 25 of directive 93/36/EEC a questionnaire setting out in detail the Authority's requirements is available from the address stated in the notice and expressions of interest must be received in writing by the closing date indicated.
This is a two stage process of Pre Qualification and Tendering as set out in articles 20 to 25 of directive 93/36/EEC a questionnaire setting out in detail the Authority's requirements is available from the address stated in the notice and expressions of interest must be received in writing by the closing date indicated.
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 requirements are met: (a) is bankrupt or is being wound up, whose affairs are being administered by the courts, who has entered into an arrangement with creditors or who 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 for compulsory winding-up or administration by the courts or for an arrangement with creditors or is the subject of any other similar proceeding under national laws or regulations;
(c) has been convicted of an offence concerning his professional conduct by a judgement which has the force of res judicata;
(d) has been guilty of grave professional misconduct proven by any means which the contracting authorities can justify;
(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 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 those of the country of the contracting authority;
(g) is guilty of serious misrepresentation in supplying the information required under the provisions of the Directive on the criteria for qualitative selection;
(b) is the subject of proceedings for a declaration of bankruptcy, for an order for compulsory winding-up or administration by the courts or for an arrangement with creditors or is the subject of any other similar proceeding under national laws or regulations;
(c) has been convicted of an offence concerning his professional conduct by a judgement which has the force of res judicata;
(d) has been guilty of grave professional misconduct proven by any means which the contracting authorities can justify;
(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 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 those of the country of the contracting authority;
(g) is guilty of serious misrepresentation in supplying the information required under the provisions of the Directive on the criteria for qualitative selection;
III.2.2)
Economic and financial capacity:
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: (a) bank statement and/or evidence of professional risk indemnity insurance;
(b) balance sheets or extracts of balance sheets;
(c) statement of turnover for a maximum of the last three years.
(b) balance sheets or extracts of balance sheets;
(c) statement of turnover for a maximum of the last three years.
III.2.3)
Technical capacity:
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: (a) a list of works carried out over the last 5 years with certificates of satisfaction;
(b) a list of principal deliveries effected or services provided in the last 3 years and evidence of delivery;
(c) an indication of technicians or technical bodies involved;
(d) a description of technical facilities and measures used to ensure quality;
(e) educational and professional qualifications of the supplier and staff responsible for performing the contract;
(f) where appropriate, an indication of the environmental management measures that would be applied when performing the contract;
(g) a statement of average annual manpower and number of staff in the last 3 years;
(h) a statement of tools, plant and equipment available to the supplier;
(i) details of any intended sub-contracting arrangements;
(j) where appropriate, samples, descriptions and photographs of products and quality assurance certificates.
(b) a list of principal deliveries effected or services provided in the last 3 years and evidence of delivery;
(c) an indication of technicians or technical bodies involved;
(d) a description of technical facilities and measures used to ensure quality;
(e) educational and professional qualifications of the supplier and staff responsible for performing the contract;
(f) where appropriate, an indication of the environmental management measures that would be applied when performing the contract;
(g) a statement of average annual manpower and number of staff in the last 3 years;
(h) a statement of tools, plant and equipment available to the supplier;
(i) details of any intended sub-contracting arrangements;
(j) where appropriate, samples, descriptions and photographs of products and quality assurance certificates.
III.2.4)
Reserved contracts:
No.
III.3)
CONDITIONS SPECIFIC TO SERVICES CONTRACTS
III.3.1)
Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession:
III.3.2)
Legal entities should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service:
SECTION IV: PROCEDURE
IV.1)
TYPE OF PROCEDURE
IV.1.1)
Type of procedure:
Accelerated restricted.
Justification for the choice of accelerated procedure: Exceptional nature of the current economic situation.
Justification for the choice of accelerated procedure: Exceptional nature of the current economic situation.
IV.1.2)
Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate:
Envisaged number of operators 5.
IV.1.3)
Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue:
Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated no.
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)
An electronic auction will be used:
No.
IV.3)
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
IV.3.1)
File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
Refurbishment of general offices and construction of New Gwent records office archive storage facility, the works, Ebbw Vale.
IV.3.2)
Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract:
No.
IV.3.3)
Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document:
Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 24.4.2009 - 16:00.
Payable documents: no.
Payable documents: no.
IV.3.4)
Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
8.5.2009 - 12:00.
IV.3.5)
Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates:
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 month(s): 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender).
IV.3.8)
Conditions for opening tenders:
Place: Civic Centre, Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council, Ebbw Vale. NP23 6XB.
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: yes.
Chief Legal Officer.
Director of Resources.
Director of Environment.
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: yes.
Chief Legal Officer.
Director of Resources.
Director of Environment.
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.2)
CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU FUNDS:
No.
VI.3)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Expression of interest must be made in writing by post, fax or email and submitted directly to the person(s) identified within Section One of this Contract Notice.
Upon receipt of each Expression of Interest, interested parties will be required to complete a Pre Qualification Questionnaire. Following evaluation of the responses, shortlisted companies will be invited to tender.
Expressions of interest must be submitted by 24.4.2009 with completed qualification documents returned by 8.5.2009.
Buy4Wales Reference Number: 16554.
Upon receipt of each Expression of Interest, interested parties will be required to complete a Pre Qualification Questionnaire. Following evaluation of the responses, shortlisted companies will be invited to tender.
Expressions of interest must be submitted by 24.4.2009 with completed qualification documents returned by 8.5.2009.
Buy4Wales Reference Number: 16554.
VI.4)
PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
VI.4.1)
Body responsible for appeal procedures:
Refer to Section VI.4.2.
VI.4.2)
Lodging of appeals:
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into. Applicants have two working days from the notification of the award decision to request additional debriefing and that information has to be provided a minimum of three working days before the expiry of the standstill period. Such additional information should be requested from the Contracting Authority.
If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (SI 2006 No 5) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within three months). Where a contract has not been entered into the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the Court may only award damages.
If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (SI 2006 No 5) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within three months). Where a contract has not been entered into the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the Court may only award damages.
VI.4.3)
Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
VI.5)
DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE:
16.4.2009.
