A435 Cycleway Section 2.1 & Wellington Road retender

This is the retender of the project DN722873. Due to a landslip adjacent to the site the scope of works has been changed and the piling element has been removed and will be tendered separately.

The A435 Cycleway Section 2.1 works are located between the GWSR Bridge and Bishop’s Cleeve roundabout, with the Wellington Road works located at Evesham Road between its junction with Wellington Road and Central Cross Drive.

The works are located at two distinct sites. The first site, A435 Cycleway Section 2.1, is located north of the GWSR Bridge (approx. post code GL50 4SH) to Bishops Cleeve Roundabout (approx. post code GL52 8SF), and the second
site, Wellington Road, located from Wellington Road Junction to Central Cross Drive junction (approx. post code GL52 2AH). This scheme is part of a wider strategic scheme to boost active travel provision within the county, through the
creation of the Gloucestershire Cycle Spine. The overall scheme will implement a continuous cycleway for cyclists of all ages and abilities between the main hubs of Bishops Cleeve, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Haresfield and Stroud.

The client is looking for a Principal Contractor to deliver the construction phase of this scheme.
Summary of Construction Phase key deliverables are as follows:
Provide suitable Traffic Management during the construction works.
Pedestrian access to residents always during the construction works.
Utility diversion works (arranged by GCC for PC to liaise/accommodate).
New drainage works and tie-in to existing.
A mixture of Highway, segregated footway / cycleway track and new shared use path construction.
Junction and carriageway realignments.
New traffic signals facilities across the route.
Streetlighting column installation and relocation.

The proposed procurement route will be a single stage (Open Procedure) using the NEC4 ECC form of Contract, Option A Priced Contract with Activity Schedule.

The documentation remains largely the same as the previous tender. The changes include the following;
As a result of the recent earthworks slip the sheet piling works have been removed and will be dealt with in separate tender package.
New Programme restrictions related to TTROs ( road closure) and Traffic Management.
New Programme restrictions related to Environmental constraints with additional flood compensation area.
Clause 31 programme is to be submitted in Microsoft Project or Primavera P6 format files. Asta format is not acceptable.
In line with recent Social Value Portal recommendations the Qualitative : Quantitative ratio has been changed from 50:50 to 60:40.
Documents have been revised to reflect changes resulting from TQs previously raised.

A revised indicative programme and phasing plan has been included, showing revised Start date and Completion date. The works will now start in the New Year which has reduced the overall programme duration.

Due to the variance seen in previous tender returns the indicative works value remains at £3.75M (exclusive of VAT).

Full details will be available in the tender pack that we intend to advertise on Monday 12th August 2024.