Construction work

Tender description

The Contracting Entity intends to establish a framework arrangement under which it shall appoint Economic Operators to enter into separate Framework Agreements for the provision of excavation, cable laying and reinstatement works and related services, across a number of separate Lots, as follows: Lot 1 Belfast District, Lot 2 North District, Lot 3 South District, Lot 4 East District, Lot 5 West District and Lot 6 Major Projects. Each Framework Agreement will be for a period of five (5) years with an option, exercisable entirely at the discretion of the Contracting Entity and subject to the terms of the Framework Agreement, to extend by a further optional period of up to three (3) years, with a total potential duration of eight (8) years. The Contracting Entity estimates that the total spend under the Framework Agreements could be up to 140 000 000 GBP. However, based on current requirements, the total spend is anticipated to be between 101 600 000 GBP and 129 600 000 GBP. This Lot will include: — The excavation and reinstatement of trenches and joint holes. — Installation of electricity cables (33kV, 11kV, LV mains and LV service) and related equipment (including minipillars, underground distribution boxes, auxiliary cables, ducts, etc.) associated with: a. Provision of New Customer Connections b. Fault and Emergency Response c. Asset Installation / Replacement / Upgrade Works — Cable Jointing of 33kV, 11kV, LV and Service Cables. — Management of Streetworks activities including signing, lighting and guarding of works to Chapter 8 of the Traffic Signs Manual. Economic Operators should note that whilst Cable Jointing of 33kV, 11kV, LV and Service Cables is included within the description of Works above and Economic Operators will be required to submit details of their proposed pricing for such Works if short-listed for Tender Stage, to date the Contracting Entity has undertaken most of these Works itself. Inclusion of this element of Works then is an option which the Contracting Entity may or may not avail of during the term of the Framework Agreements awarded for each of the Lots and the Contracting entity does not provide any warranty or commitment that it will require any, or any minimum level of, such Works under any of the Lots. It is intended that the Contracting Entity will enter into a Framework Agreement with one Economic Operator for this Lot (in the form attached at Appendix M of the Tender Documents) with Call-off Contracts allocated on a direct award basis, as set out in the Call-off Procedure (in Appendix C of the Tender Documents). This Lot will include: — The excavation and reinstatement of trenches and joint holes. — Installation of electricity cables (33kV, 11kV, LV mains and LV service) and related equipment (including minipillars, underground distribution boxes, auxiliary cables, ducts, etc.) associated with: a. Provision of New Customer Connections b. Fault and Emergency Response c. Asset Installation / Replacement / Upgrade Works — Cable Jointing of 33kV, 11kV, LV and Service Cables. — Management of Streetworks activities including signing, lighting and guarding of works to Chapter 8 of the Traffic Signs Manual. Economic Operators should note that whilst Cable Jointing of 33kV, 11kV, LV and Service Cables is included within the description of Works above and Economic Operators will be required to submit details of their proposed pricing for such Works if short-listed for Tender Stage, to date the Contracting Entity has undertaken most of these Works itself. Inclusion of this element of Works then is an option which the Contracting Entity may or may not avail of during the term of the Framework Agreements awarded for each of the Lots and the Contracting entity does not provide any warranty or commitment that it will require any, or any minimum level of, such Works under any of the Lots. It is intended that the Contracting Entity will enter into a Framework Agreement with one Economic Operator for this Lot (in the form attached at Appendix M of the Tender Documents) with Call-off Contracts allocated on a direct award basis, as set out in the Call-off Procedure (in Appendix C of the Tender Documents). This Lot will include: — The excavation and reinstatement of trenches and joint holes. — Installation of electricity cables (33kV, 11kV, LV mains and LV service) and related equipment (including minipillars, underground distribution boxes, auxiliary cables, ducts, etc.) associated with: a. Provision of New Customer Connections b. Fault and Emergency Response c. Asset Installation / Replacement / Upgrade Works — Cable Jointing of 33kV, 11kV, LV and Service Cables. — Management of Streetworks activities including signing, lighting and guarding of works to Chapter 8 of the Traffic Signs Manual. Economic Operators should note that whilst Cable Jointing of 33kV, 11kV, LV and Service Cables is included within the description of Works above and Economic Operators will be required to submit details of their proposed pricing for such Works if short-listed for Tender Stage, to date the Contracting Entity has undertaken most of these Works itself. Inclusion of this element of Works then is an option which the Contracting Entity may or may not avail of during the term of the Framework Agreements awarded for each of the Lots and the Contracting entity does not provide any warranty or commitment that it will require any, or any minimum level of, such Works under any of the Lots. It is intended that the Contracting Entity will enter into a Framework Agreement with one Economic Operator for this Lot (in the form attached at Appendix M of the Tender Documents) with Call-off Contracts allocated on a direct award basis, as set out in the Call-off Procedure (in Appendix C of the Tender Documents). This Lot will include: — The excavation and reinstatement of trenches and joint holes. — Installation of electricity cables (33kV, 11kV, LV mains and LV service) and related equipment (including minipillars, underground distribution boxes, auxiliary cables, ducts, etc.) associated with: a. Provision of New Customer Connections b. Fault and Emergency Response c. Asset Installation / Replacement / Upgrade Works — Cable Jointing of 33kV, 11kV, LV and Service Cables. — Management of Streetworks activities including signing, lighting and guarding of works to Chapter 8 of the Traffic Signs Manual. Economic Operators should note that whilst Cable Jointing of 33kV, 11kV, LV and Service Cables is included within the description of Works above and Economic Operators will be required to submit details of their proposed pricing for such Works if short-listed for Tender Stage, to date the Contracting Entity has undertaken most of these Works itself. Inclusion of this element of Works then is an option which the Contracting Entity may or may not avail of during the term of the Framework Agreements awarded for each of the Lots and the Contracting entity does not provide any warranty or commitment that it will require any, or any minimum level of, such Works under any of the Lots. It is intended that the Contracting Entity will enter into a Framework Agreement with one Economic Operator for this Lot (in the form attached at Appendix M of the Tender Documents) with Call-off Contracts allocated on a direct award basis, as set out in the Call-off Procedure (in Appendix C of the Tender Documents). This Lot will include: — The excavation and reinstatement of trenches and joint holes. — Installation of electricity cables (33kV, 11kV, LV mains and LV service) and related equipment (including minipillars, underground distribution boxes, auxiliary cables, ducts, etc.) associated with: a. Provision of New Customer Connections b. Fault and Emergency Response c. Asset Installation / Replacement / Upgrade Works — Cable Jointing of 33kV, 11kV, LV and Service Cables. — Management of Streetworks activities including signing, lighting and guarding of works to Chapter 8 of the Traffic Signs Manual. Economic Operators should note that whilst Cable Jointing of 33kV, 11kV, LV and Service Cables is included within the description of Works above and Economic Operators will be required to submit details of their proposed pricing for such Works if short-listed for Tender Stage, to date the Contracting Entity has undertaken most of these Works itself. Inclusion of this element of Works then is an option which the Contracting Entity may or may not avail of during the term of the Framework Agreements awarded for each of the Lots and the Contracting entity does not provide any warranty or commitment that it will require any, or any minimum level of, such Works under any of the Lots. It is intended that the Contracting Entity will enter into a Framework Agreement with one Economic Operator for this Lot (in the form attached at Appendix M of the Tender Documents) with Call-off Contracts allocated on a direct award basis, as set out in the Call-off Procedure (in Appendix C of the Tender Documents). This Lot will include: — The excavation and reinstatement of trenches and joint holes. — Installation of electricity cables (33kV, 11kV, LV mains and LV service) and related equipment (including minipillars, underground distribution boxes, auxiliary cables, ducts, etc.) associated with: a. Provision of New Customer Connections b. Asset Installation / Replacement / Upgrade Works — Cable Jointing of 33kV, 11kV, LV and Service Cables. — Management of Streetworks activities including signing, lighting and guarding of works to Chapter 8 of the Traffic Signs Manual. Economic Operators should note that whilst Cable Jointing of 33kV, 11kV, LV and Service Cables is included within the description of Works above and Economic Operators will be required to submit details of their proposed pricing for such Works if short-listed for Tender Stage, to date the Contracting Entity has undertaken most of these Works itself. Inclusion of this element of Works then is an option which the Contracting Entity may or may not avail of during the term of the Framework Agreements awarded for each of the Lots and the Contracting entity does not provide any warranty or commitment that it will require any, or any minimum level of, such Works under any of the Lots. Call-off Contracts under this Lot will be allocated on a mini-competition basis, as set out in the Call-off Procedure (in Appendix C of the Tender Documents). It is envisaged that the Works awarded under Lot 6 will generally be greater than 2km in route length and may be required anywhere in Northern Ireland. However, in the event that, due to reasons of operational urgency, emergency, timescale pressures due to third party requirements or other reasons, the Contracting Entity, acting at its discretion, considers that there is insufficient time to carry out a mini-competition among the Economic Operators appointed to Lot 6 for award of certain Works, the Contracting Entity reserves the right to directly award such Works on a geographic basis under Lots 1 to 5 instead. It is intended that all Economic Operators awarded Framework Agreements for Lot 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, will also be awarded a Framework Agreement for Lot 6. Economic Operators ranked in second place in the competition for each Lots 1 to 5 will not be awarded a Framework Agreement for those Lots, but will be awarded a Framework Agreement for Lot 6. Where an Economic Operator ranked in second place in any of Lots 1 to 5 has already been awarded a Framework Agreement for Lot 6 then a Framework Agreement will be awarded to the third ranked Economic Operator in the competition for the relevant Lot. If the Economic Operator ranked in third place in the relevant Lot has already been awarded a Framework Agreement for Lot 6 then a Framework Agreement will be awarded to the fourth ranked Economic Operator in the competition for the relevant Lot. This process will continue until a second Economic Operator is awarded a Framework Agreement for Lot 6 or the ranked list of Economic Operators for that Lot has been exhausted.