Structures Department - Civil Engineering Professional Services Framework

Tender description

Please note the PQQ Submission Return Date of 1500 hours on Wednesday 17 August 2011. In order to assist with Translink’s Structures Department’s programme of Maintenance and Capital projects the contracting authority, hereinafter referred to as the Client, is seeking to engage civil/structural consultants within a Framework Contract. The Department’s assets support the railway operations on Northern Ireland Railways’ (NIR) network and include: • Bridges and Culverts (under/overline) • Viaducts • Earthworks and Retaining Structures • Sea and River Defences • Platforms • Gantries • Third Party/ and Miscellaneous Structures The successful Economic Operators will then be required to tender for consultancy services in projects via ‘mini-competitions’ as per the Framework Conditions or ‘call off’ time based work packages subject to Framework Conditions. The maximum value of a scheme will be £3,000,000 in construction value and / or £300,000 in fee value. The Framework Contract is to be for a two year period duration, extendable for a further two 12 month periods to a maximum of four years duration subject to the satisfactory performance of the successful teams