Construction work for highways, roads

Tender description

Design, construction, completion and maintenance of approximately 3.8 kilometres of new single carriageway trunk road to the east of Dalry in North Ayrshire. The proposed cross section is a combination of Wide Single, Wide Single 2+1 and Differential Acceleration Lane (DAL) which are described in ‘TD 70/08 Design of Wide Single 2+1 Roads’ and ‘TD 27/05 Cross Sections and Headrooms’ within the UK Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB) Volume 6. Works include, but are not limited to, provision of new carriageway to provide single carriageway standard, an agricultural underpass, a viaduct, an overbridge, earthworks, drainage, including Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS), road markings, signing, street lighting, vehicle restraint systems, accommodation works, service diversions, environmental mitigation measures, mine consolidation works, and following completion a 5 year period of maintenance for landscaping, replacement of road markings and defect rectification will apply. However, the successful tenderer will not be required to carry out ongoing cyclic maintenance, which shall instead be carried out by a third party appointed by the Scottish Ministers. Note: to register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=436342