Transport and Storage of Rock Salt

Glasgow City Council would like to invite Tender bids for the Contract for the Transport and Storage of Rock Salt

Glasgow City Council would like to invite tender bids for the Transport and Storage of Rock Salt.

Glasgow City Council (Neighbourhoods, Regeneration and Sustainability Department) requires the successful supplier to accept articulated lorry deliveries of rock salt from the King George V Dock, provide covered storage for 4,000 Tonnes of untreated and 6,000 Tonnes of treated rock salt (per year). The successful supplier will also be responsible for stacking and shaping the rock salt in two distinct piles (treated and untreated) and the transportation of the rock salt to various depots within the Glasgow City Council boundaries adhering to the agreed schedule.

Health & Safety – Bidders must complete the Health & Safety Questionnaire as part of their submission response. The Questionnaire will be evaluated pass or fail.

Freedom of Information Act – Information on the FOI Act is contained in Appendix A of the ITT. Bidders note the implications of the legislations and ensure any information they wish the council to consider withholding is specifically indicated on the certificate contained within the Technical response envelope within the PCS-T portal (The council does not bind itself to withholding this information).

Tenders Amendments Certificate – Bidders must enter any clause, condition, amendment to specification or any other qualification they may wish to make conditional to this offer in the tenders amendment certificate contained within the Technical response envelope within the PCS-T portal.

Prompt Payment Certificate – The successful bidder shall as a condition of being awarded to the framework will be required to demonstrate to the council’s satisfaction that all funds due to the tenderers permitted sub-contractors in respect of these works are paid timeously and that as a minimum invoices rendered by sub-contractors shall (unless formally disputed by the bidder) be paid within 30 days of receipt. The successful bidder shall impose this condition on it sub-contractors in respect of payments due to any sub-contractors, if any.

Bidders are required to complete the Non Collusion Certificate contained in Technical response area in PCS-T portal.

All suppliers will be required to sign an Insurance Mandate in Technical response envelope within PCS-T portal. If it is not signed and returned the Council reserve the right to request copies of Certificates from bidders at any point during the contract period.

Terms and conditions are located within the buyer’s attachment area with PCS-T portal.

The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is xxxxx. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=xxxx

Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/

A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:

Bidders must offer a minimum of 25 points worth of Community Benefits from the Community Benefits Menu. Bidders must review the Community Benefits Menu and indicate the type and volume of any Community Benefits outcomes which they propose to deliver through this contract. The outcomes offered must meet the minimum Community Benefits points required for the contract.

(SC Ref:xxxxx)

The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 24145. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343

Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/

A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:

Bidders must offer a minimum of 25 points worth of Community Benefits from the Community Benefits Menu. Bidders must review the Community Benefits Menu and indicate the type and volume of any Community Benefits outcomes which they propose to deliver through this contract. The outcomes offered must meet the minimum Community Benefits points required for the contract.