Engineering design services for the construction of civil engineering works

Tender description

The South Wales Trunk Road Agent is responsible for the motorway and trunk roads from the Severn Bridge in the East to Milford Haven in the West and extends northwards through Fishguard as far as the Ceredigion County Boundary, Carmarthen, Llandeilo, Llandovery, Merthyr Tydfil, Abergavenny and Monmouth. Neath Port Talbot Council/SWTRA are proposing to undertake the procurement of a framework to appoint civil engineering consultants to carry out a range of highway related consultancy services in connection with the management and maintenance of the South Wales Trunk Road Agent area. This comprises three individual areas namely the Eastern, Central and Western areas for which the proposed framework will be split into three lots, one lot for each of the aforesaid areas. Three suppliers will be appointed to the SWTRA Consultancy Framework based the three geographic regional areas mentioned above. A Supplier will hold a ‘Primary’ status in one area only and a first and second ‘reserve’ status in the two remaining areas respectively. The initial Framework term is 2 years with an option in favour of Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council/SWTRA to extend thereafter annually by 1 year up to a maximum of 2 years. The anticipated Framework commencement date is June 2016. Note: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at http://www.sell2wales.gov.uk/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=41097