Project Management Support for Carlisle Southern Link Road

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Cumberland Council is seeking to appoint a Professional Services provider to support the existing Carlisle Southern Link Road client team by providing project management and commercial resources and specialist input and advice to team. Expected support will include some core staff anticipated to employed throughout the duration of the works and additional project and programme resources to backfill roles as and when required. The Project specific objective of the Carlisle Southern Link Road is to safely execute an award-winning project that exceeds industry standards, and is delivered on time (or bettered), under the Target Cost, to exceptional ‘right first time’ quality standards, and with minimal change control / compensation events. The Council is seeking to procure the support from June 2023 to September 2025. This scope document provides the detail relating to the professional services staff which may be required. All staff provided will be seconded in to the Council’s delivery team and will be under the line management of Council staff in relation to all their activities on the project. Lot 1: Cumberland Council is undertaking construction of Carlisle Southern Link Road. Carlisle Southern Link Road (CSLR) will connect Junction 42 of the M6 with the A595 and will connect with Carlisle Northern Development route from the A595 to Junction 44 of the M6. The CSLR is an 8km road (60mph) which will include four new roundabouts, five cycle bridges and four road bridges and a cycle path along the northern side along its full length. Two of the bridges will cross Network Rail assets (West Coast Main Line and Cumbrian Coast Line) with one of these bridges also crossing the River Caldew. The new road will facilitate the development of St Cuthbert’s Garden Village in Carlisle, part of the Government’s Garden Towns programme. St Cuthbert’s Garden Village is planned to include the development of 10,325 new homes, new employment opportunities and community facilities along with the new southern link road. CSLR will relieve congestion in Carlisle, improve strategic east-west connectivity and provide the access and network capacity to enable the successful delivery of St Cuthbert’s Garden Village. The project is in the process of awarding the main construction contract with the anticipated start date for construction on site in June 2023. Cumberland Council is seeking to appoint a Professional Services provider to support the existing Carlisle Southern Link Road client team by providing project management and commercial resources and specialist input and advice to team. Expected support will include some core staff anticipated to be employed throughout the duration of the works and additional project and programme resources to backfill roles as and when required. Additional information: The award value at 2.4 is the maximum contract value