Whalebridge Phase 2 Re Issue

Tender description

This scheme is for carriageway construction widening within Swindon town centre\r This scheme originally came to be to compliment the Fleming Way improvement scheme The Fleming Way scheme will become the new bus interchange for Swindon replacing the dated bus station off Manchester Road During planning for Fleming Way there was extensive traffic modelling carried out which highlighted concerns for traffic capacity southbound on Corporation Street \r A decision was made to allow traffic to make an ahead movement onto Princes Street which would alleviate congestion at the Spring Gardens roundabout Whilst developing the design the design team were approached by the adjacent Kimmerfields scheme and asked to incorporate an access egress strategy for the site \r The scheme then evolved to include an extra southbound lane Turl Street junction and the realignment of the Carfax Street roundabout It was agreed that the ahead movement was required prior to the closure of Fleming Way in September 2022 so the scheme was phased to allow time for detailed design Phase 1 a temporary solution for the Whalebridge junction was delivered in September 2022\r The initial contract term will be for 5 months \r Full details relating to the Works are provided in the tender documents\r To participate Suppliers will need to Register as a Supplier with ProContract then Register an Interest before obtaining access to the tender documents \r Tender clarifications to be submitted in writing via Messaging in ProContract tender portal by 8th June 2023 1200 hrs UK Local time The Councils responses to these clarification questions will be issued periodically on the ProContract tender portal \r Tender Responses are required to be submitted no later than 14th June 2023 1200 hrs UK Local time via ProContract tender portal\r Please note that this project has been advertised on Contracts Finder other web portals however Supplying the South West Portal is the only portal that includes all the relevant documents required to respond to this opportunity bearing Project Id DN671978\r No Tender submissions will be considered without completing the tender documents in full including attachments and returning them in alignment with the instructions within the tender documents\r