Construction-related services

Tender description

United Utilities (UU) is proposing a project entitled Manchester and Pennines Resilience, the purpose of which is to reduce the risk of disruption to the water supply to the Manchester and Pennines area. The anticipated construction value of this proposed project lies in the range 500 000 GBP — 1 000 000 000 GBP. UU propose to carry out preliminary designs, land surveys and investigations as well as submitting for planning consent by 2021. In order to support UU in the development of this project they require Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) to develop and assist the project development. The ECI provider will need to demonstrate suitable competence in undertaking ECI for large UK Infrastructure projects, with a particular emphasis towards assisting with Environmental Impact assessments (EIAs). It is anticipated that the ECI contractor will perform the following broad range of activities: — provide advice and challenge on buildability, sequencing and logistics of construction activities, including time and cost estimating, — provide access to specialist subcontractors for the purposes of scheme development, — develop construction methods to support the EIA process, particularly with temporary works design and environmental mitigation planning, — advise and assist with temporary land use required for construction and with logistics for reaching site locations, — bring technical challenge and innovation to further develop the scheme options, — assist with developing material for public consultation, market and stakeholder engagement, The anticipated value of professional services lies in the range 500 000 GBP — 1 000 000 GBP.