Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

Tender description

The North Kesteven District Council (the Council) has established a site investigation services contracts for the provision of professional and technical services within the district. The requirement is for the contractor to provide variety of ad-hoc services on sites owned by the Council and by the third parties to obtain a comprehensive understanding of a sites’ viability for development, for example in terms of contamination and geology. The services required under the contract are split into four lots. Each lot has been awarded as a separate contract. The contract(s) have been let for an initial period of two (2) years, commencement date of 21 September 2020 with the option to extend for two (2) further period(s) of one (1) year(s) up to a maximum contract period of four (4) years. The type of service that might be expected under the lot has been listed below. However, it should be noted that the indicated surveys, testing requirements and reports below are not exhaustive. From time to time additional services may be required by the Council: — comprehensive desk-based geotechnical hazard survey; — flood risk survey; — contaminated land survey; — environmental impact survey; — site investigation survey; — geophysical survey; — monitoring of contamination in ground water and ground gas (for contaminated land); — ground investigations; — soil, rock and material testing; — minerals survey; — utilities searches and mapping; — utilities detection; — noise impact survey; — vibration survey; — air quality survey, sampling and monitoring; — topographical survey. The type of service that might be expected under the lot has been listed below. However, it should be noted that the indicated surveys, testing requirements and reports below are not exhaustive. From time to time additional services may be required by the Council: — preliminary ecological survey, — ecological impact survey, — vegetation survey, — ecological and protected species survey, — arboricultural advice and condition survey. The type of service that might be expected under the lot has been listed below. However, it should be noted that the indicated surveys, testing requirements and reports below are not exhaustive. From time to time additional services may be required by the Council: — transportation/traffic modelling, — transport assessment, — public rights of way advice. The type of service that might be expected under the lot has been listed below. However, it should be noted that the indicated surveys, testing requirements and reports below are not exhaustive. From time to time additional services may be required by the Council: — pre-planning feasibility studies, — development planning advice and representations at planning committee, — community involvement and stakeholder consultation, — historic/listed building survey and inspection, — heritage statements, — historic building recordings, — archaeology survey.