United Kingdom-Truro: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services – Framework Lead

The current contract for Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services – Framework Lead is projected to end on 02-MAR-22 and may be available for retender. Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferries Technical Support Contract.
The Tamar Bridge forms a vital link across the Tamar estuary between the town of Saltash in Cornwall and the city of Plymouth in Devon.
The crossing is jointly owned by Cornwall Council and Plymouth City Council who operate the toll bridge.
The Tamar Bridge is managed with the Tamar Ferries crossing at Torpoint by a committee of the Joint Councils.
Tolls are amended via toll revision orders and the increases in tolls are not linked to inflation.
The Tamar Bridge is a suspension bridge with a total length of 642 m with a main span of 335 m, the deck level being approximately 40 m above the River Tamar.
The bridge carries a daily average of 50 000 vehicles.
The bridge was opened in 1961 and at the time of opening was the longest suspension bridge in the UK.
The bridge was strengthened and widened between 1999 and 2002.
Detailed inspections are undertaken on a quarterly basis along with inspections to comply with the requirements of BD 63/07.
The Joint Councils seek to appoint a suitably and demonstrably experienced and accredited organisation to undertake annual structural bridge inspections, to undertake bespoke inspection activities as required, to advise on the occasional passage of abnormal loads and to provide design and other technical advice and support
related to the ongoing maintenance of the Bridge, including the preparation of maintenance works contracts and assisting in the preparation of tender documentation, providing impartial evaluation of tendered bids and providing ongoing contract management support, as may be necessary, in relation to key maintenance and
repair contracts, as may be awarded to third party contractors.
There is also a requirement to undertake the role of Principal Designer, under the 2015 CDM regulations and to carry out inspections on the counterweight towers of the Torpoint Ferries, along with more general inspections of the Torpoint Ferries Civils infrastructure.
The intention is to let an initial four year contract, commencing from January, 2016, with an option for extending the contract by up to a further two years, in one year increments.
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