Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
The Coal Authority
200 Lichfield Lane
MANSFIELD
NG184RG
Contact
Rebecca Vines
Telephone
+44 1623637351
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKF15 - North Nottinghamshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/the-coal-authority
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://inbye.coal.gov.uk/s2c/
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Public order and safety
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Dawdon Short Sea Outfall Works
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 45231100 - General construction work for pipelines
two.1.3) Type of contract
Works
two.1.4) Short description
Dawdon Short Sea Outfall discharge Active treatment repair works.
Please see VI.3) Additional information of this notice for a more detailed description of the works.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 44161400 - Underwater pipeline
- 44161410 - Subsea pipelines
- 44162300 - Outfall piping
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC - North East (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Coal Authority shall be tendering a contract for the refurbishment of existing sea outfall structure at Dawdon Mine Water Treatment Scheme, located approximately 1km south of Dawdon, County Durham.
Prior to the Invitation to Tender we shall be holding an early supplier engagement video call to provide more details on the project and enable questions and answers.
The date of the early supplier engagement meeting is on Wednesday 23 March at 10:00. Suppliers who wish to attend are required to express their interest via the contact email above and the joining details will be provided.
The works will be undertaken in accordance with the NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract and further details can be found at www.neccontract.com.
Please see VI.3) Additional information of this notice for a more detailed description of the works.
two.2.14) Additional information
To access the tender documentation tenderers must be registered on to the Authority's eTender portal InBye. In order to register please log on to https://inbye.coal.gov.uk/s2c/
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
1 March 2022
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The Dawdon short sea outfall consists of two parallel 200mm pipes with a gravity flow approximately 350m to the discharge point 140m metres from the shore. The pipes were installed through directional drilling and emerge from under the sea bed at the discharge point. Each pipe comes to a T piece with duck bill diffuser elements fitted to each end of the T section.
The base of the discharge arrangement was not sufficiently supported and this has allowed the pipework to rotate impacting discharge flows.
This needs to be repaired and returned to the correct position with improvements to the support of the diffusers from a pre cast concrete base. The diffusers also had a protective structure that has been dislodged and this needs to be replaced by a new protective sleeve and cap. The protective sleeve can either be a pre-cast concrete pipe or an HDPE pipe section which will be capped by a pre-cast concrete or GRP lid.
The replacement duckbills will have to be fitted after the sleeve is placed. Alternatively, arch shaped cut-outs could be implemented, to fit over the duckbills. The "duckbill" check valves will protrude slightly through holes/ windows prepared for purpose and will discharge normally.
Construction
Due to operational requirements shut down of the pipelines must be well planned and durations kept to a minimum. Based on our feasibility studies the shutdowns are estimated to be no longer than 3 hours per pipeline. All the rehabilitation operations that require no flow through the pipe must be programmed to take place at the same time so that only one shut-down period is required.
The following tasks will need to be completed under shutdown:
• Disconnection of the flange adapter and replace.
• Align the diffuser to vertical and temporarily secure.
• Remove the diffuser Tideflex Check Valves.
• Drop the protection sleeve into position.
• Replacing the diffuser Tideflex Check Valves
Divers to conduct the following site preparation activities.
• Clearing loose rubble around the flange adapter and concrete
base footprint.
• Rock drilling may be required to level concrete base footprint.
After Pipeline Shutdown
• Replace/ rehabilitate and install:
• Blank flange o Sacrificial break away spool piece (optional)
• Flange Adapter - and right the diffuser to vertical alignment.
• Remove the diffuser Tideflex Check Valves.
• Place and secure precast concrete base
• Drop the protection sleeve into position.
• Replace the diffuser Tideflex Check Valves
After Resume Pipeline Flow
• Grout fill around flange adapter.
• Place and secure protective sleeve cap.
• A marker buoy with independent anchorage is also to be
installed.
Evidence of quality control measures and that the installation is as per design are required.