Construction work for highways, roads

Tender description

TfL is establishing 3 single supplier frameworks for highway maintenance and capital renewals and enhancements and associated works and services within the framework scope as outlined in this Contract Notice and as more particularly described in the procurement documents, across London for use by TfL and other Contracting Authorities identified in this Contract Notice. Each framework will represent different geographic areas as its ‘core area’ across London. The intended start date of the frameworks is October 2020 to allow mobilisation in order to commence service delivery in April 2021. Bidders should note that estimated values in this Notice do not include works that may be instructed by private developers. Economic operators (EO) will be permitted to submit tenders for 1 or more lots, but if 1 EO is successful in more 1 lot, the award of the 3 frameworks will be based on the most economically advantageous solution across the 3 lots as detailed in the procurement documents. This framework relates to the delivery of core services and any task orders instructed and has a core area covering the Central Area of London, which comprises the geographic area covered by London Boroughs of Camden, Hackney, Hammersmith and Fulham, Islington, Kensington and Chelsea, Lambeth, Southwark, Tower Hamlets, Wandsworth, Westminster and the City of London and such contiguous areas in London, but outside such London Borough boundaries (and outside the boundaries of the London Boroughs covered by Lot 2 and Lot 3), which have assets which TfL is responsible for as a ‘Highway Authority’ pursuant to relevant highways legislation. The successful contractor for Lot 1 will be required to deliver the core services and any task orders instructed where a call-off contract is placed by TfL or any of the London Boroughs listed above or other Contracting Authorities (as referred to in Section VI.3) below) and where such core services and any task orders are to be delivered in the core area. TfL or other Contracting Authorities (as referred to in Section VI.3) below) that have a call-off contract in place with the successful Lot 1 contractor may also instruct that contractor to carry out task orders in the areas covered by Lot 2 and/or Lot 3 of this Contract Notice. The successful contractor for Lot 1 may also be requested (but will not be obliged) to deliver the core services and any task orders instructed in the areas covered by Lot 2 and/or Lot 3 of this Contract Notice under a call-off contract placed by a London Borough situated in Lot 2 and/or Lot 3. The framework scope includes the following: — highway maintenance (including emergency call out, reactive repair, routine/cyclic activities), — construction of capital renewal and enhancement schemes, — works and services to the following highway assets: road pavements (including, without limitation, minor repairs and resurfacing), kerbs, footways and paved areas, traffic signs, street lighting, road markings, fencing, road restraint systems (including, pedestrian guard railing), drainage, embankments and other earthworks, green estate, horticulture, landscaping and ecology, street furniture, bridges and other structures and any other assets treated as part of the highway fabric, — design services associated with the highway assets described above or the Core Services and any Task Orders to be instructed, or design services for discrete highways schemes as required, — the following services, related to the highway assets described above or related to the core services and any task orders to be instructed: safety inspections, winter service, street cleansing; response to support the customer with regard to special events e.g. Tour de France and other on-street sporting events, civic and community events and response to support the customer in responding to large scale emergencies including natural disasters, civil engineering pre-construction support, including construction advice, buildability reviews, value engineering reviews, cost assessment, schedule assessment, risk assessment, construction methodology assessment and engineering surveys and investigations associated with schemes or any other purpose required by the customer in undertaking its functions, and — any ancillary or incidental works, services or supplies related to the scope described above. All as more particularly described in the procurement documents. Lots 1 and/or 2 also includes core services and the ability to instruct task orders on other TfL owned assets currently being delivered under other contracts, following their expiry or termination. This includes the A13 road currently being maintained under Design, Build, Finance and Operate (DBFO) arrangements due to expire in 2030. This framework relates to the delivery of core services and any task orders instructed and has a core area covering the North Area of London, which comprises the geographic area covered by London Boroughs of Barking and Dagenham, Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Enfield, Haringey, Harrow, Havering, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Newham, Redbridge and Waltham Forest and such contiguous areas in London, but outside such London Borough boundaries (and outside the boundaries of the London Boroughs covered by Lot 1 and Lot 3), which have assets which TfL is responsible for as a ‘Highway Authority’ pursuant to relevant highways legislation. The successful contractor for Lot 2 will be required to deliver core services and any task orders instructed where a call-off contract is placed by TfL or any of the London Boroughs listed above or other Contracting Authorities (as referred to in Section VI.3 below) and where such core services and any task orders are to be delivered in the core area. TfL or other Contracting Authorities (as referred to in Section VI.3) below) that have a call-off contract in place with the successful Lot 2 contractor may also instruct that contractor to carry out task orders in the areas covered by Lot 1 and/or Lot 3 of this Contract Notice. The successful contractor for Lot 2 may also be requested (but will not be obliged) to deliver core services and any task orders instructed in the areas covered by Lot 1 and/or Lot 3 of this Contract Notice under a call-off contract placed by a London Borough situated in Lot 1 and/or Lot 3. The framework scope includes the following: — highway maintenance (including emergency call out, reactive repair, routine/cyclic activities), — construction of capital renewal and enhancement schemes, — works to the following highway assets: road pavements (including minor repairs and resurfacing), kerbs, footways and paved areas, traffic signs, street lighting, road markings, fencing, road restraint systems (including, without limitation, pedestrian guard railing), drainage, embankments and other earthworks, green estate, horticulture, landscaping and ecology, street furniture, bridges and other structures, — design services associated with the highway assets described above or the core services and any task orders to be instructed, or design services for discrete highways schemes as required, — the following services, related to the highway assets described above or related to the core services and any task orders to be instructed: safety inspections, winter service, street cleansing; response to support the customer with regard to special events e.g. Tour de France and other on-street sporting events, civic and community events and response to support the customer in responding to large scale emergencies including natural disasters, civil engineering pre-construction support, including construction advice, buildability reviews, value engineering reviews, cost assessment, schedule assessment, risk assessment, construction methodology assessment and engineering surveys and investigations associated with schemes or any other purpose required by the customer in undertaking its functions, and — any ancillary or incidental works, services or supplies related to the scope described above. All as more particularly described in the procurement documents. Lots 1 and/or 2 also includes core services and the ability to instruct Task Orders on other TfL owned assets currently being delivered under other contracts, following their expiry or termination. This includes the A13 road currently being maintained under Design, Build, Finance and Operate (DBFO) arrangements due to expire in 2030. This framework relates to the delivery of core services and any task orders instructed and has a core area covering the South Area of London, which comprises the geographic area covered by London Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Croydon, Greenwich, Kingston upon Thames, Lewisham, Merton, Richmond upon Thames and Sutton and such contiguous areas in London, but outside such London Borough boundaries (and outside the boundaries of the London Boroughs covered by Lot 1 and Lot 2), which have assets which TfL is responsible for as a ‘Highway Authority’ pursuant to relevant highways legislation. The successful contractor for Lot 3 will be required to deliver core services and any task orders instructed where a call-off contract is placed by TfL or any of the London Boroughs listed above or other Contracting Authorities (as referred to in Section VI.3) below) and where such core works and any task orders are to be delivered in the core area. TfL or other Contracting Authorities (as referred to in Section VI.3) below) that have a call-off contract in place with the successful Lot 3 contractor may also instruct that contractor to carry out task orders in the areas covered by Lot 1 and/or Lot 2 of this Contract Notice. The successful contractor for Lot 3 may also be requested (but will not be obliged) to deliver core services and any task orders instructed in the areas covered by Lot 1 and/or Lot 2 of this Contract Notice under a call-off contract placed by a London Borough situated in Lot 1 and/or Lot 2. The framework scope includes the following: — highway maintenance (including emergency call out, reactive repair, routine/cyclic activities), — construction of capital renewal and enhancement schemes, — works to the following highway assets: road pavements (including minor repairs and resurfacing), kerbs, footways and paved areas, traffic signs, street lighting, road markings, fencing, road restraint systems (including, without limitation, pedestrian guard railing), drainage, embankments and other earthworks, green estate, horticulture, landscaping and ecology, street furniture, bridges and other structures, — design services associated with the highway assets described above or the core services and any task orders to be instructed, or design services for discrete highways schemes as required, — the following services, related to the highway assets described above or related to the core services and any task orders to be instructed: safety inspections, winter service, street cleansing; response to support the customer with regard to special events e.g. Tour de France and other on-street sporting events, civic and community events and response to support the customer in responding to large scale emergencies including natural disasters, civil engineering pre-construction support, including construction advice, buildability reviews, value engineering reviews, cost assessment, schedule assessment, risk assessment, construction methodology assessment and engineering surveys and investigations associated with schemes or any other purpose required by the customer in undertaking its functions, and — any ancillary or incidental works, services or supplies related to the scope described above. All as more particularly described in the procurement documents.