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08/08/2009
S151
European Communities – Water, energy, transport and telecommunications sectors – Negotiated procedure
UK-London: works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
2009/S 151-221329
CONTRACT NOTICE – UTILITIES
Works
SECTION I: CONTRACTING ENTITY
I.1)
NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S):
LUL Nominee BCV Limited and LUL Nominee SSL Limited, 5th Floor, templar House, 81-87 High Holborn, Attn: Chris Squires, UK-London WC1V 6NU. Tel. +44 2071214131. E-mail: chris.squires@metronetrail.com.
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting entity: http://www.metronetrail.com.
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:
Urban railway, tramway, trolleybus or bus services.
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
II.1)
DESCRIPTION
Seeking expressions of interest for BCV and SSL Framework Contract - Civils Maintenance 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: Various sites on the Bakerloo, Victoria, Central, Waterloo and City, District, Metropolitan, Hammersmith and City Lines of the Contracting Entity's underground railway system throughout Central and Outer London.
Realisation, by whatever means of work, corresponding to the requirements specified by the contracting entities.
Main site or location of works: Various sites on the Bakerloo, Victoria, Central, Waterloo and City, District, Metropolitan, Hammersmith and City Lines of the Contracting Entity's underground railway system throughout Central and Outer London.
NUTS code: UKI .
II.1.3)
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:10.
Duration of the framework agreement Duration in year(s): 05
Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement
Estimated value excluding VAT
Range: between 250 000 000 and 300 000 000 GBP.
Frequency of the contracts to be awarded:Unknown.
Maximum number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged:10.
Duration of the framework agreement Duration in year(s): 05
Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement
Estimated value excluding VAT
Range: between 250 000 000 and 300 000 000 GBP.
Frequency of the contracts to be awarded:Unknown.
II.1.5)
Short description of the contract or purchase(s):
The Scope of Work comprises the design and supply of all necessary labour, plant and materials, to undertake various periodic and renewal civils maintenance works and civils project works (temporary and permanent works) for the Contracting Entity's asset groups comprising Bridges and Structures, Deep Tube Tunnels, Earth Structures, Pumps and Drainage.
II.1.6)
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV):
45200000, 45234000, 45234123.
II.1.7)
Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
Yes.
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:
No.
II.2)
QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.1)
Total quantity or scope:
The scope comprises periodic and renewal, including temporary and permanent works design, of civils maintenance works and civil project works to the Contracting Entity's asset groups comprising Bridges and Structures, Deep Tube Tunnels, Earth Structures, Pumps and Drainage. In addition to the periodic and renewal maintenance works the scope also includes a requirement for Support Services, Emergency Response Team and a Handyman Unit.The Support Services will include for the provision of track and general access equipment etc for the Contracting Entity's Inspection and Access teams. The Emergency Response Team is to assist the Contracting Entity in responding to an incident such as a bridge strike, embankment collapse, flooding or an overrun of Civils work. The handyman will consist of one or more handyman gangs equipped with a van and suitable tools and small plant to undertake low risk non safety critical and uncomplicated repetitive civils maintenance works, non CDM related or non urgent work. Civils project work will comprise of a number of individual civil engineering projects involving Piling, Ground Anchors, Gabion Walls, Retaining Walls and such like. It is envisaged that there will be individual Framework Agreements for the following lots: Lot 1 Bridges and Structures, Deep Tube Tunnels, including Support Services, Emergency Response and Handyman. Lot 2 Earth Structures. Lot 3 Pumps and Drainage.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 250 000 000 and 300 000 000 GBP.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 250 000 000 and 300 000 000 GBP.
II.2.2)
Options:
Yes.
Description of these options: The duration of each Framework Agreement under each lot will be 4 years; with an option to extend each Framework Agreement for 1 year.
provisional timetable for recourse to these options: in months: 60 (from the award of the contract).
Description of these options: The duration of each Framework Agreement under each lot will be 4 years; with an option to extend each Framework Agreement for 1 year.
provisional timetable for recourse to these options: in months: 60 (from the award of the contract).
II.3)
DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME LIMIT FOR COMPLETION:
Duration in months: 60 (from the award of the contract).
INFORMATION ABOUT LOTS
1)
SHORT DESCRIPTION:
Periodic and renewal civils maintenance works to the Contracting Entity's asset groups comprising Bridges and Structures and Deep Tube Tunnels, including the Contracting Entity's requirement for Support Services, Emergency Response Team and Handyman.
2)
COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV):
45234000, 45221240, 45221100.
3)
QUANTITY OR SCOPE:
estimated cost excluding VAT:
Range: between 115 000 000 and 140 000 000 GBP.
Range: between 115 000 000 and 140 000 000 GBP.
1)
SHORT DESCRIPTION:
Periodic and renewal civils maintenance works to the Contracting Entity's Earth Structures to maintain the asset, including monitoring and removal of vegetation overgrowth; in addition the Contracting Entity may instruct the Economic Operator to carry out temporary rectification on the grounds of an immediate health and safety or other risk to the Contracting Entity's operations.
2)
COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV):
45234000, 45234114, 77312000, 77314000.
3)
QUANTITY OR SCOPE:
estimated cost excluding VAT:
Range: between 100 000 000 and 120 000 000 GBP.
Range: between 100 000 000 and 120 000 000 GBP.
1)
SHORT DESCRIPTION:
Periodic and renewal civils maintenance works to the Contracting Entity's Pumps and Drainage comprising but not limited to, cleaning and inspection of sumps, catchpits, traps, screens and outfalls, and the jetting and dragging of underground pipework.
2)
COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV):
45234000, 44163112.
3)
QUANTITY OR SCOPE:
estimated cost excluding VAT:
Range: between 35 000 000 and 40 000 000 GBP.
Range: between 35 000 000 and 40 000 000 GBP.
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
III.1)
CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
III.1.1)
Deposits and guarantees required:
An Ultimate Holding Company Guarantee, a Direct Agreement with London Underground Limited and a Retention Bond may be required. A Form of Novation/Transfer Agreement may also be included in any Framework Agreement. Details will be given in the Invitation to Tender documents.
III.1.2)
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions regulating them:
Payment will be made in pounds Sterling and will normally be made by means of electronic funds transfer. Full details will be given in the Invitation to Tender documents.
III.1.3)
Legal form to be taken by the grouping of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
No special legal form is required but in the event of a group of contractors submitting an acceptable offer it will be necessary to provide an undertaking that each company will be jointly and severally liable for the due performance of the contract.
III.1.4)
Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject:
Yes.
Details of the requirements will be set out in the Invitation to Tender documents.
Details of the requirements will be set out in the Invitation to Tender documents.
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 Pre-Qualification Document will be sent to those submitting an expression of interest.
In the event that an expression of interest is submitted by a group on contractors as a single or group prior to contract, details of each member of the group shall be provided together with identification of the "lead" contractor.
Information relating to economic and financial capacity and technical capacity shall be submitted for each group member.
In the event that tenders are invited from a group of contractors , no amendment to or substitution of any member of the group will be permitted unless with the prior approval of the Contracting Entity.
In the event that an expression of interest is submitted by a group on contractors as a single or group prior to contract, details of each member of the group shall be provided together with identification of the "lead" contractor.
Information relating to economic and financial capacity and technical capacity shall be submitted for each group member.
In the event that tenders are invited from a group of contractors , no amendment to or substitution of any member of the group will be permitted unless with the prior approval of the Contracting Entity.
III.2.2)
Economic and financial capacity:
A Pre - Qualification Document will be sent to those submitting an expression of interest.
III.2.3)
Technical capacity:
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: A Pre - Qualification Document will be sent to those submitting an expression of interest.
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:
No.
III.3.2)
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.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:
MH/JOL/BCV/SSL/CIVILS/MAINT/01.
IV.3.2)
Previous publication concerning the same contract:
No.
IV.3.3)
Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents:
Payable documents: no.
IV.3.4)
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
21.10.2009 - 12:06.
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:
Place: 5th Floor, Templar House, London, WC1V 6NU, UNITED KINGDOM.
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: yes
Mike Lycett.
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: yes
Mike Lycett.
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.2)
CONTRACT(S) RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY COMMUNITY FUNDS:
No.
VI.3)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
I.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s): This contract notice has been despatched by LUL Nominee BCV Limited and LUL Nominee SSL Limited.
The Pre-Qualification Document is due to be available on 10.8.2009. Firms may apply to pre-qualify to tender for one or more lots. Evaluation will be on a lot-by-lot basis. For each lot it is intended to (a) invite 4 to 6 contractors to tender; and (b) award Framework Agreements to between 2 and 3 contractors. Call-offs under the Framework Agreements will be subject to a mini competition.
The Pre-Qualification Document is due to be available on 10.8.2009. Firms may apply to pre-qualify to tender for one or more lots. Evaluation will be on a lot-by-lot basis. For each lot it is intended to (a) invite 4 to 6 contractors to tender; and (b) award Framework Agreements to between 2 and 3 contractors. Call-offs under the Framework Agreements will be subject to a mini competition.
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:
5.8.2009.
