SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1)
NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S):
Scottish Exhibition Centre Ltd, Scottish Exhibition & Conference Centre, Finnieston, Attn: Mike Closier, UK-Glasgow G3 8YW. Tel.
+44 1412756210. E-mail: mike.closier@secc.co.uk. Fax
+44 1412263423.
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority:
www.secc.co.uk.
Further information can be obtained at: Turner & Townsend, 33 Bothwell Street, Attn: Robert Brown, UK-Glasgow G2 6NL. Tel.
+44 1412215358. E-mail: robert.brown@turntown.co.uk. Fax
+44 1412487728. URL: www.turntown.co.uk.
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained at: Turner & Townsend, 33 Bothwell Street, Attn: Robert Brown, UK-Glasgow G2 6NL. Tel.
+44 1412215358. E-mail: robert.brown@turntown.co.uk. Fax
+44 1412487728. URL: www.turntown.co.uk.
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:
Other: Company wholly owned by local authority.
Other: Exhibitions and entertainment.
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:
Scotland's National Arena.
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II.1.2)
Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance:
Works.
Design and execution.
Main site or location of works: Scottish Exhibition & Conference Centre, Finnieston, Glasgow.
NUTS code:
UKM34
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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 Contracting Authority is seeking to appoint a contractor to undertake the construction of the new National Arena for Scotland. This innovative building will have a gross internal floor area of some 25 700 m
2 and provide seating for 12 500 people. It is envisaged that the procurement route will be two stage traditional with elements of contractor design. The Contracting Authority will award a separate advanced works contract for piling, substructure (including pile caps, floor slab, lift pits, service tunnels and ducts) and underslab drainage and utilities works. It is anticipated that the advanced works will commence in August 2009 and be completed in April 2010. The contract for the advanced works will be novated to the successful contractor for the National Arena for Scotland. In procuring the Arena project, the Contracting Authority is seeking to deliver community benefits which will contribute to the economic and social development of the city of Glasgow. The Contracting Authority aims to deliver a coherent, sustainable procurement policy which focuses on long term community benefit and which will support the growth and necessary development of training, recruitment and the business supply chain.
II.1.6)
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV):
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:
The contract encompasses the construction and fitting out of the new Arena together with associated external works and services.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 70 000 000 GBP.
II.3)
DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION:
Duration in months: 25 (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:
The Contracting Authority reserves the right to demand any deposits, guarantees, bonds and insurance cover it deems appropriate.
III.1.2)
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions regulating them:
Payment will be made in accordance with the relevant contract terms and conditions.
III.1.3)
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
In the event of a group of companies submitting an acceptable offer, it will be necessary for each member of the group to sign an undertaking that each company will be jointly and severally liable for the satisfactory performance of the contract.
III.1.4)
Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject:
Yes.
Specific conditions will be set out in the contract documentation which will be despatched by the Contracting Authority at tender stage.
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 Article 47 of Directive 2004/18/EC and Regulation 23 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 and as set out in the pre-qualification questionnaire available from the address given in point I.1 before.
III.2.2)
Economic and financial capacity:
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: In accordance with Article 47 of Directive 2004/18/EC and Regulation 23 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 and as set out in the pre-qualification questionnaire available from the address given in point I.1 before.
III.2.3)
Technical capacity:
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: In accordance with Article 47 of Directive 2004/18/EC and Regulation 23 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 and as set out in the pre-qualification questionnaire available from the address given in point I.1 before.
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:
Competitive dialogue.
IV.1.2)
Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate:
Envisaged number of operators 4
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: Economic and financial standing, technical experience, capacity and ability and personal situation of candidate.
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 yes.
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:
Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 2.4.2009 - 12:00.
Payable documents: no.
IV.3.4)
Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
2.4.2009 - 12:00.
IV.3.5)
Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates:
31.7.2009.
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:
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:
Yes.
Reference to project(s) and/or programme(s): Project title: QD2 Site Infrastructure Programme Project reference: WSE/ERDF/05/221/1551.
VI.3)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
The selection process will be firstly by registering an expression of interest which shall be deemed to be requesting a pre-qualification questionnaire from Turner & Townsend at the address indicated in Annex A by the date indicated in point IV.3.4 for receipt of requests to participate. Electronic copies of the the pre-qualification questionnaire will be issued by Turner & Townsend on 3.4.2009 for completion and submission by 1.5.2009. Applicants shortlisted from a qualitative assessment of the submissions will invited to tender. The Contracting Authority 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. The Contracting Authority reserves the right not to award all or any part of this contract. All dates and time periods specified in the notice are only provisional and the Contracting Authority reserves the right to change these. The contract will be subject to Scots law.
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: The Contracting Authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. The period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the Contracting Authority before the contract is entered into. Tenderers have 2 working days from notification of the award decision to request additional debriefing and that information has to be provided a minimum of 3 working days before expiry of the standstill period. Such additional information should be requested from the address in point I.1. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take action in the Sheriff Court or Court of Session. Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 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:
2.3.2009.
