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21/07/2009
S137
European Communities – Water, energy, transport and telecommunications sectors – Negotiated procedure
UK-Durham: pipelaying construction work
2009/S 137-200818
CONTRACT NOTICE – UTILITIES
Works
SECTION I: CONTRACTING ENTITY
I.1)
NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S):
Northumbrian Water Limited, Northumbrian Water Limited, Abbey Road, Pity Me, Contact: Contract Procurement, Attn: The Contract Procurement Manager, UK-Durham DH1 5FJ. Tel. +44 8706084820. E-mail: contract.procurement@nwl.co.uk. Fax +44 1913016269.
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting entity: www.nwl.co.uk.
Further information can be obtained at: As in above-mentioned contact point(s).
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for 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)
MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES OF THE CONTRACTING ENTITY:
Water.
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
II.1)
DESCRIPTION
Abberton Pipelines and Pumping Station Works.
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 entities.
Main site or location of works: Essex, UK.
Realisation, by whatever means of work, corresponding to the requirements specified by the contracting entities.
Main site or location of works: Essex, UK.
NUTS code: UKH3 .
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):
Essex & Suffolk Water (part of Northumbrian Water Ltd) is planning to increase the storage capacity of its Abberton Reservoir by an additional 60 % in order to meet the predicted demand for water in the future and to enhance the reservoir's value for biodiversity. The main elements of the Abberton Scheme are: the sourcing of new water from outside the Essex area through increased abstraction of water at Denver in Norfolk, the transporting of the water to the Essex area via an improved Transfer Scheme and storing the additional water by raising the level of the existing Abberton reservoir. To achieve this, the Contracting Entity intends to award contracts for the following :
LOT 1 - Kennett Pumping Station Upgrade.
LOT 2 - Transfer Pipelines.
LOT 3 - Wormingford Pumping Station Construction.
LOT 4 - Abberton Reservoir Raising Works.
Requests to participate are invited for LOTS 1, 2 and 3 only in response to this Call for Competition. Invitations for LOT4 were included in a previous Call for Competition which is now closed. All works will be subject to significant planning, ecological, environmental & archaeological provisions, improvements and enhancements. Significant constraints will be imposed on construction operations and timings.
LOT 1 - Kennett Pumping Station Upgrade.
LOT 2 - Transfer Pipelines.
LOT 3 - Wormingford Pumping Station Construction.
LOT 4 - Abberton Reservoir Raising Works.
Requests to participate are invited for LOTS 1, 2 and 3 only in response to this Call for Competition. Invitations for LOT4 were included in a previous Call for Competition which is now closed. All works will be subject to significant planning, ecological, environmental & archaeological provisions, improvements and enhancements. Significant constraints will be imposed on construction operations and timings.
Further details on the Abberton Scheme are available from website www.eswater.co.uk. Applicants are advised to read all the relevant information available on this website to appreciate the size, complexity, strategic and environmental importance of the Abberton scheme.
II.1.6)
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV):
45231110, 45232152, 45232100, 45231100, 45317100.
II.1.7)
Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
No.
II.1.8)
Division into lots:
Yes.
Tenders should be submitted for: one or more lots.
Tenders should be submitted for: one or more lots.
II.1.9)
Variants will be accepted:
Yes.
II.2)
QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.1)
Total quantity or scope:
LOT 1 - Kennett Pumping Station Upgrade.
LOT 2 - Transfer Pipelines.
LOT 3 - Wormingford Pumping Station Construction.
Requests to Participate are invited for LOTS 1, 2 and 3 only in this Call for Competition.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 42 700 000 GBP.
LOT 2 - Transfer Pipelines.
LOT 3 - Wormingford Pumping Station Construction.
Requests to Participate are invited for LOTS 1, 2 and 3 only in this Call for Competition.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 42 700 000 GBP.
II.2.2)
Options:
No.
II.3)
DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME LIMIT FOR COMPLETION:
INFORMATION ABOUT LOTS
1)
SHORT DESCRIPTION:
Kennett Pumping Station Upgrade.
2)
COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV):
45317100, 45232100.
3)
QUANTITY OR SCOPE:
Uprate the pumping capacity of the existing Pumping Station by installing new pump sets, mechanical and electrical modifications, commissioning works.
estimated cost excluding VAT: 1 700 000 GBP.
estimated cost excluding VAT: 1 700 000 GBP.
4)
INDICATION ABOUT DIFFERENT DATE FOR DURATION OF CONTRACTOR STARTING/COMPLETION:
Starting 1.5.2010 Completion 1.6.2012.
5)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT LOTS:
Updating of external power supply to be done by others. Pumping station owned and operated by Environment Agency. The Contracting Entity reserves the right to procure the pumps separately.
1)
SHORT DESCRIPTION:
Procurement and construction of approximately 32 km of 1.2 m diameter underground transfer pipelines.
2)
COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV):
45231110, 45232100, 45231100.
3)
QUANTITY OR SCOPE:
Procurement and construction of approximately 32 km of 1.2m diameter underground transfer pipelines (two separate routes approx 16 kilometres each) including numerous strategic crossings (some trenchless) of highways, railways and watercourses, with intake & outfall structures, dosing equipment and a concrete break tank.
estimated cost excluding VAT: 35 000 000 GBP.
estimated cost excluding VAT: 35 000 000 GBP.
4)
INDICATION ABOUT DIFFERENT DATE FOR DURATION OF CONTRACTOR STARTING/COMPLETION:
Starting 1.7.2010 Completion 30.3.2012.
5)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT LOTS:
The Contracting Entity reserves the right to procure the pipe separately.
1)
SHORT DESCRIPTION:
New Pumping Station Constructions Works.
2)
COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV):
45232152, 45317100.
3)
QUANTITY OR SCOPE:
Construction of a new raw water pumping station and river intake including all building, civils, mechanical, electrical, commissioning and landscaping works.
estimated cost excluding VAT: 6 000 000 GBP.
estimated cost excluding VAT: 6 000 000 GBP.
4)
INDICATION ABOUT DIFFERENT DATE FOR DURATION OF CONTRACTOR STARTING/COMPLETION:
Starting 1.11.2010 Completion 1.6.2012.
5)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT LOTS:
External power supply works to be done by others. Critical timing and construction constraints will be imposed.
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
III.1)
CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
III.1.1)
Deposits and guarantees required:
Performance Bonds, Parent Company Guarantees or other forms of appropriate security may be required. This will be advised if invited to tender.
III.1.2)
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions regulating them:
This will be advised if invited to tender.
III.1.3)
Legal form to be taken by the grouping of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
Applicants must be able to offer a joint and several liability agreement under English law with designated lead entity.
III.1.4)
Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject:
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 requirements are met: This will be set out in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.
III.2.2)
Economic and financial capacity:
This will be set out in the Pre-Qualification questionnaire.
III.2.3)
Technical capacity:
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: This will be 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 reservedto a particular profession:
III.3.2)
Legal persons 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.2)
AWARD CRITERIA
IV.2.1)
Award criteria:
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications or in the invitation to tender or to negotiate.
IV.2.2)
An electronic auction will be used:
No.
IV.3)
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
IV.3.1)
File reference number attributed by the contracting entity:
WI0398/XXX - Abberton Pipe Lines and Pumping Station Works.
IV.3.2)
Previous publication concerning the same contract:
Periodic indicative notice
Notice number in OJ: 2008/S 247-329778 of 19.12.2008.
IV.3.3)
Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents:
IV.3.4)
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
4.9.2009 - 12:00.
IV.3.5)
Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up:
English.
IV.3.6)
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender:
IV.3.7)
Conditions for opening tenders:
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.2)
CONTRACT(S) RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY COMMUNITY FUNDS:
VI.3)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Requests to participate are invited for LOTS 1, 2 and 3 in response to this Call for Competiton.
Applicants wishing to participate for one or more of the lots must request a copy of the prequalification questionnaire and return it completed to the Contracting Entity before NOON on the date given IV.3.4).
The Contracting Entity is currently planning to hold presentation days on the 11th and 12th August 2009. Further details of the days will be confirmed nearer the time to those wishing to attend. Spaces available on each day are limited.
Requests for a copy of the prequalification questionnaire must be submitted to the address (by e-mail only)in.
I.1. and include the following :
1) Full Company Name and registration number,
2) Main Contact Details (Name, Job Title, E-mail address, Telephone Number)
3) UVDB Number
4) LOTS applied for
5) Your interest in attending planned presentation days (Max 2 persons per Applicant each day)
All Applicants, whether single applicants or part of a Joint Venture/Consortium, must request and submit their pre-qualification questionnaires on an individual basis, with reference made to the proposed Joint Venture/Consortium partners where this applies.The Contracting Entity reserves the right at any stage to approve any changes to the Groupings.
Dates and estimated values shown in this Call for Competition are indicative only at this stage and may be subject to change.
The Contracting Entity will be using the Utilities Vendor Database (UVDB) as a common system for the registration of applicant's details. The contracting entity will also be using the UVDB "Verify" process where appropriate to assess applicants capacity in respect of health and safety, quality management and environmental performance. This will be set out in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire. Applicants who are already registered on the UVDB must check, that by the deadline date for requests to participate, all their company information is correct and the very latest available. Failure to be registered with the UVDB by the deadline date for requests to participate will result in disqualification from the process.
Applicants wishing to participate for one or more of the lots must request a copy of the prequalification questionnaire and return it completed to the Contracting Entity before NOON on the date given IV.3.4).
The Contracting Entity is currently planning to hold presentation days on the 11th and 12th August 2009. Further details of the days will be confirmed nearer the time to those wishing to attend. Spaces available on each day are limited.
Requests for a copy of the prequalification questionnaire must be submitted to the address (by e-mail only)in.
I.1. and include the following :
1) Full Company Name and registration number,
2) Main Contact Details (Name, Job Title, E-mail address, Telephone Number)
3) UVDB Number
4) LOTS applied for
5) Your interest in attending planned presentation days (Max 2 persons per Applicant each day)
All Applicants, whether single applicants or part of a Joint Venture/Consortium, must request and submit their pre-qualification questionnaires on an individual basis, with reference made to the proposed Joint Venture/Consortium partners where this applies.The Contracting Entity reserves the right at any stage to approve any changes to the Groupings.
Dates and estimated values shown in this Call for Competition are indicative only at this stage and may be subject to change.
The Contracting Entity will be using the Utilities Vendor Database (UVDB) as a common system for the registration of applicant's details. The contracting entity will also be using the UVDB "Verify" process where appropriate to assess applicants capacity in respect of health and safety, quality management and environmental performance. This will be set out in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire. Applicants who are already registered on the UVDB must check, that by the deadline date for requests to participate, all their company information is correct and the very latest available. Failure to be registered with the UVDB by the deadline date for requests to participate will result in disqualification from the process.
UVDB and "Verify" are operated on behalf of the Contracting Entity by Achilles Group Ltd. Further details for registration and Verify can be obtained by contacting Achilles on +44 1235820813, emailing enquiries@achilles.com or visiting www.achilles.co.uk.
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:
17.7.2009.
