26013 Cambourne to Cambridge Construction Procurement

The purpose of the Scheme is to increase capacity, improve journey times and the reliability and resilience of passenger services that serve the Greater Cambridge area.
To achieve this purpose, the Scheme will connect Camborne with Cambridge by a guided bus route.
Description of the Scheme Works:
• A mostly segregated guided busway and adjoining emergency and maintenance access track to also be used for active travel;
• public transport stops;
• operational lighting;
• bridges over the M11 motorway and Bin Brook;
• signalised junctions where the route crosses existing roads;
• Travel Hub (Park and Ride) providing spaces for cars, bicycles and coaches;
• amendments to existing highways and accesses, parking arrangements, drainage and the construction of fencing, environmental mitigation, earthworks and landscaping;
• along with other ancillary works as required.
It is intended to procure the works via a 2-stage tender process utilising the NEC4 Option C form of contract including X22 Early Contractor Involvement.
The outline Scope for the stage 1 works includes: -
• Undertake all necessary surveys
• TWAO Design validation
• Preliminary Design
• Detailed design
• Detailed construction programme
Cost management - the successful Contractor will work with the Client's commercial manager to develop the stage 2 target cost throughout the stage 1/ECI period.
Development of the target cost; Work package negotiation and procurement
all subcontract packages will be tendered on an 'open book' basis with the Client and Project Manager having full visibility of all tender returns and any adjustments, allowances, attendances etc
Preliminaries - based on resourced construction programme and staff rates included in stage 1 tender
Buildability assessments
Construction operations planning
Programme development
Logistics and access arrangements
The price for the stage 1 tender for the X22/ECI works will consist of contractor's preliminaries/fee for undertaking the stage 1 works and...