Construction work for highways, roads

Tender description

Design, construction, completion and maintenance of new 5 km (approximately) single carriageway (S2) bypass to the north-west of Maybole with roundabouts at the tie-ins to the existing A77, 2 overbridges, 1 underbridge and an underpass. Works include, but are not limited to bridges, structures, fencing, drainage, earthworks, road pavement, road signs and markings, road restraint systems, accommodation works, lighting, public utilities diversions, accommodation works, environmental mitigation and a 5 year maintenance period for landscaping and defect rectification following completion. The successful tenderer will not be required to carry out cyclic maintenance. Transport Scotland on behalf of the Scottish Ministers have appointed Wills Bros Civil Engineering Limited (WBCEL) to design and build the A77 Maybole Bypass in South Ayrshire, (the ‘Contract’). It is intended that the contract will include the design and construction of the works. The construction will last approximately 24 months, followed by a 5-year period of maintenance for landscaping and defect rectification. The contract has been entered into between the Scottish Ministers and WBCEL. The contract terms and conditions are based upon Transport Scotland's bespoke design and build contract. The scope of the works will include, but not be limited to: — design and construction of single carriageway (S2) bypass including roundabouts at tie-ins with existing A77, — design and construction of associated structures including overbridges, underbridges, underpass and culverts, — design and construction of new side roads associated with the bypass, — diversionary works for statutory undertakings, — environmental and landscaping mitigation measures, — construction of a Sustainable Drainage System (SuDS) including retention basins and swales, — stopping up of existing direct accesses and alternative provision made with alternative new means of access, — traffic management, — accommodation works, and — all other works associated with a trunk road improvement. Project Bank Account The project will operate a mandatory Project Bank Account (PBA), a project specific account ring fenced with effective Trust status, for payment of the contractor and his supply chain. The account shall be opened by the Scottish Ministers with the Royal Bank of Scotland under the banking services framework defined at: http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Government/Procurement/directory/pscontractcentgovt/BankingServices and in addition the PBA shall satisfy the minimum requirements for an effectively constituted Trust under Scots law. The use of a PBA by the WBCEL shall be a contractual requirement. Any sub-contractors for which it is agreed shall not be paid through the PBA shall be entitled to payment according to the prompt payment provisions provided within the contract.