Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

Tender description

Wokingham Borough Council are inviting tenders for the provision of the WBC Highways and transport professional services consultancy contract. In outline, the services to be provided by the PSC contractor are: — service and account management, — transportation polices and strategies support, — transport planning and transport modelling (including but not limited to VISUM), — traffic management studies including design, — traffic signal service, maintenance and upgrades, — flood modelling and flood support, — business case and bidding opportunities, — major traffic/transportation schemes, — planning services-outline applications, reserved matters, — environmental services, — structures inspections and maintenance management, — scheme project management, design, site supervision, — CDM Principal designer. Wokingham Borough Council, the Employer, is a unitary authority situated in the heart of the Royal County of Berkshire, having the powers of a non-metropolitan County and District Council combined. Located approximately 30 miles west of London, Wokingham has been voted second best place in England to live (per national survey) and is made up of 3 towns and 14 parishes, each with their own distinctive character. The vibrant market town of Wokingham, the picturesque riverside villages of Sonning and Wargrave and the rural communities of Finchampstead and Remenham contrast with the modern developments of Lower Earley and Woodley. In all, the Council serves approximately 166 000 residents in 65 000 households. Potential suppliers are invited to express their interest in participating in this competitive procedure with negotiation for the highways and transport Professional Services Consultancy contract (PSC) for Wokingham Borough Council by submitting all the required information for qualitative selection – stage 1 of the evaluation. A formal contract will be entered into directly between Wokingham Borough Council and the selected supplier. This contract will include provision for the selected supplier to deliver similar services to the other local authorities across Berkshire and the towns and Parishes of Wokingham on a case-by-case basis, together the “Third Parties”. In outline, the services to be provided by the PSC contractor are: — service and account management, — transportation polices and strategies support, — transport planning and transport modelling (including but not limited to VISUM), — traffic management studies including design, — traffic signal service, maintenance and upgrades, — flood modelling and flood support, — business case and bidding opportunities, — major traffic/transportation schemes, — planning services- outline applications, reserved matters, — environmental services, — structures inspections and maintenance management, — scheme project management, design, site supervision, — CDM Principal designer.