SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1)
NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S):
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council (The Council), The Town Hall The Esplanade, Contact: The Chest - See section VI.3 for further details on how to access The Chest, UK-Rochdale OL16 1AB.
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority:
www.rochdale.gov.uk.
Address of the buyer profile:
www.thechest.nwce.gov.uk.
Further information can be obtained at: Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council, Corporate Procurement, UK-Rochdale. URL:
www.thechest.nwce.gov.uk.
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained at: Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council, Corporate Procurement, UK-Rochdale. URL:
www.thechest.nwce.gov.uk.
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council, Corporate Procurement, UK-Rochdale. URL:
www.thechest.nwce.gov.uk.
I.2)
TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES:
Regional or local authority.
General public services.
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no.
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
II.1)
DESCRIPTION
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II.1.1)
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Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
New Municipal Offices - Construction.
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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: Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale.
NUTS code:
UKD32
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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):
The Council is seeking a Contractor for the design and build of the Council’s new municipal office building in Rochdale town centre (the Project). The Project will be procured by way of a two stage design and build process. During the first stage, the Contractor will carry out pre-construction services working with the Council and the Council's Professional Design Team (who are being procured through separate tendering processes). Should the Council decide to proceed to stage 2 and procure the construction of the Project under this two stage design and build process, the Council may, but will not be obliged to proceed with construction. The appointment of the Contractor will be made either by two separate contracts or a single contract for both stage 1 and, should the Council decide to proceed to stage 2 and procure the construction of the Project under this two stage design and build process, stage 2. It is anticipated that the Architect and the Structural Engineer from the Professional Design Team will be novated to the successful Contractor following a decision of the Council to proceed to stage 2. Further details regarding the Project are included in the Instructions to Bidders which accompanies the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire, both of which are available from The Chest.
II.1.6)
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV):
45000000,
45210000,
45213150,
71500000,
71530000.
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:
Yes.
II.2)
QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.1)
Total quantity or scope:
For illustrative purposes only the Council estimates that the total potential value of the contract (as described in section II.1.5) is in the region of approximately 45 000 000 GBP to 55 000 000 GBP.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 45 000 000 and 55 000 000 GBP.
II.2.2)
Options:
Yes.
Description of these options: As this is a two stage process, upon the successful Contractor's satisfactory completion of the first stage (pre-construction services) the Council may (but shall not be obliged to) exercise its option and instruct the selected Contractor to proceed with stage two for the construction/delivery of the Project.
II.3)
DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION:
Duration in months: 28 (from the award of the contract).
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
III.1)
CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
III.1.1)
Deposits and guarantees required:
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council reserves the right to require deposits and guarantees or other forms of security and if required will be identified in the Pre- Qualification Questionnaire, Specifications or Invitation to Tender.
III.1.2)
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions regulating them:
The main financing conditions and payment arrangements will be identified in the Pre- Qualification Questionnaire, Specifications or Invitation to Tender.
III.1.3)
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
Consortium bids may be made but the Council will expect to contract with a single lead contractor who takes primary liability for all consortium and supply chain members.
III.1.4)
Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject:
Yes.
The Contractor is required to participate actively in the economic and social regeneration of the locality of and surrounding the place of delivery. Accordingly contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations particularly conditions relating to recruitment and training, health and safety, equality and diversity, environmental and sustainability.
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: In accordance with the articles 45 to 50 Directive 2004/18/EC and regulations 23 to 25 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 and as set out in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.
III.2.2)
Economic and financial capacity:
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: In accordance with the article 47 Directive 2004/18/EC and regulation 24 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: As set out in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.
III.2.3)
Technical capacity:
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
In accordance with the articles 48 to 50 Directive 2004/18/EC and regulation 25 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
As set out in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.
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:
No.
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:
Restricted.
IV.1.2)
Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate:
Envisaged minimum number: 5. Maximum number: 7
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: As set out in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.
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)
An electronic auction will be used:
No.
IV.3)
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
IV.3.1)
File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
IV.3.2)
Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract:
No.
IV.3.3)
Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document:
Payable documents: no.
IV.3.4)
Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
3.8.2009 - 14:00.
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:
IV.3.8)
Conditions for opening tenders:
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: no.
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.1)
THIS IS A RECURRENT PROCUREMENT:
No.
VI.2)
CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU FUNDS:
No.
VI.3)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
In relation to Section II.1.9 variants may be permitted if submitted in addition to a standard bid and provided the variant meets the requirements for variants set out in the tender documents.The estimated value set out in section II.2.1 is indicative only and the Council reserves the right to amend this figure up or down. In relation to Section II.3 the duration of the contract (or contracts) for the Pre-Construction Services and the construction works will be in the region of 28 months. It is anticipated that the commencement date for the Pre-Construction Services will be approximately May 2010 although this approximate date may be subject to change. Requests to participate must be made by completion and return of the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire by the date and time specified in Section IV.3.4 and in accordance with the instructions set out in the Instructions to Bidders that can be obtained via The Chest. Completed Pre-Qualification Questionnaires submitted after this deadline will not be considered. To request a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire applicants should log on to 'The Chest'. The Chest is an online tendering system supporting The Councils initiatives towards electronic tendering. You can register online via the Suppliers’ Area to register your interest in this project and down load all the documentation you require to submit your Pre-Qualification Questionnaire. All correspondence should be via The Chest, including requests for clarification and additional information. Guides and a Frequently Asked Questions section are available to make The Chest as user friendly as possible and the link to the registration page is as follows. Registration Page
https://www.thechest.nwce.gov.uk/
There is no charge to be registered on the system. The Chest will not permit the submission of the PQQ after the deadline specified in Section IV.3.4. The Council shall not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers and accepts no liability for any costs, charges or expenses irrespective of the outcome of the competition, or if the competition is cancelled or postponed. All dates, time periods and values specified in this notice are only provisional and the Council reserves the right to change these.
VI.4)
PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
VI.4.1)
Body responsible for appeal procedures:
VI.4.2)
Lodging of appeals:
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: In accordance with Regulation 32 (Information about contract award procedures) and Regulation 47 (Enforcement of Obligations) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006.
VI.4.3)
Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
VI.5)
DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE:
30.6.2009.
