Portsmouth City Council - the 'Council' - is seeking tenders to appoint a contractor to undertake specialist Intrusive Marine Ground Investigation (GI) works within the dredged channel area between Tipner West and Horsea Island East, Portsmouth. The works are required in order to aid the progression of the Tipner West Regeneration Project. The Works are to be undertaken predominately on the Intertidal Zone and within the existing SSSI and SPA. As such all works will therefore need to be undertaken in a highly controlled manner to avoid impacts to Marine Ecology. The total estimated value of the Intrusive Marine Ground Investigation (Lot 1) is approximately £450,000. The council intend to award a contractor to the preferred bidder, who will be the highest scoring bidder in accordance with the evaluation criteria. A contract for Intrusive marine ground investigations (Lot 1) will be let in accordance with ICE UK Specification for Ground Investigation prepared by the Site Investigation Steering Group for all Works using the ICC Conditions of Contract Ground Investigation Version 2011 on a single stage re-measurable bill of quantities basis. The contract will be entered into as a deed. The intrusive works period is significantly constrained by bird migration and breeding patterns meaning that works may only commence from April 2024. Works are to be completed as soon as possible and must be completed by end of July 2024. The procurement timetable is: • Issue of tender - Thursday 18th January 2024 • Site visits* - Thursday 25th January at 10am and Wednesday 31st January at 1pm • Deadline for requests for clarification - Thursday 8th February 2024 @ 23:59 • Tender return - Monday 19th February 2024 @ 12:00 • Award decision notification - Friday 1st March2024 • Voluntary standstill period ends - 2nd March 2024- 11th March 2024 at 23:59 • Contract Award - 18th March 2024 The deadline for tender submission is 19th February 2024 at 12pm . SITE VISITS: Tenderers are strongly urged to visit the site. Site visits are by appointment only for the dates specified in the table above. Being tendered alongside this is a requirement for Non-Intrusive Marine and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Surveys, which has an estimate value in the range of £50,000 - £75,000. Bidders are welcome to bid for either or both opportunities. For further details of this opportunity and to submit a bid for this work please refer to Project Lot 2: Non-Intrusive Marine and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Surveys 2024 - Tipner Regeneration project (Ref P00004931) on Intend.
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