Section one: Contracting entity
one.1) Name and addresses
The Manchester Ship Canal Company Limited
Maritime Centre
Liverpool
L21 1LA
Contact
Elizabeth Shaw
Telephone
+44 1519496000
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD7 - Merseyside
National registration number
07438096
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/91299
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.6) Main activity
Port-related activities
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Warburton High Level Bridge Refurbishment
Reference number
MSC/C0141/
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 45221119 - Bridge renewal construction work
two.1.3) Type of contract
Works
two.1.4) Short description
Peel Ports owns and operates six of the UK’s most important ports (Port of Liverpool, Heysham Port, Manchester Ship Canal, Medway (Sheerness / Chatham), Clydeport (Greenock, Hunterston, Ardrossan) and Great Yarmouth). It also operates a container terminal in Dublin.
In support of its ongoing operations, The Manchester Ship Canal Company Limited is engaging in market research with a view to launching a regulated procurement competitive tender process at a later date for the award of a bridge refurbishment design and build contract for the Warburton High Level Bridge.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD3 - Greater Manchester
Main site or place of performance
Warburton, North West England, UK
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The aim of this periodic indicative notice is to give advance notice of the upcoming procurement prior to the release of the contract notice which is due in October 2023. Contractors are invited to provide early expressions of interest in relation to this opportunity.
It is proposed that the scope shall be for the Contractor to undertake major works to improve the traffic flow along Warburton Road and life extending / strengthening works to the high level cantilever bridge including:
• To refurbish and strengthen the high level cantilever bridge to sustainably extend the life of the structure and raise the weight limit to 7.5T mgw with exceptions for emergency vehicles and small buses.
• Asset protection works to alleviate the risk of structural fatigue failures, major impact damage, and contributing to accelerated wear of the road surface as below:
• Steelwork repairs/replacement and replacement of steelwork protective system.
• Replacement of expansion joints to prevent water ingress to deck.
• Replacement of timber deck footways with steel plate deck to accommodate accidental wheel loading.
• Refurbishment of the abutments and wing walls, including masonry stitching, rake out and repointing, cleaning of abutment shelves, installation of weep pipes and removal of a 300mm diameter tree.
• Refurbishment of the piers, including replacement of missing brickwork, rake out and repointing and repainting of the pier steelwork.
• Patch repair to carriageway where there is a minor breakup of surfacing course.
• To install a new automated tolling system to improve the flow of traffic in the area.
• Resurfacing and traffic calming measures to accommodate 10,000 vehicles per day.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
31 October 2023
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: No
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
If you have experience in this area, please provide as a minimum the following information and submit to the Peel Ports Sourcing Team mailbox: sourcing@peelports.com
• Company Name
• Contact details, including location telephone and e-mail address, main point of contact and position in company
It is anticipated that the Contract Notice, formally commencing the procurement event (including the issue of tender documents), will be issued October 2023 with anticipated Contract Award May 2024