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Broads AuthorityHydrographic Surveying

2019 - 2024

Tender Documents

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CONTENTS Page

1. Introduction 3

2. Form of Contract 4

3. Tender Submission Process 6

4. Contract Data/Terminology Provided by the Employer 11

5. Data Provided by Contractor to Broads Authority 12

6. Task Schedule Rates – Supplier Submission 13

7. Model Survey Specifications 14

9. General Background Information/Specifications 16

9. Constraints 19

10. Appendix 1 21

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1. INTRODUCTION

The Broads National Park is a network of mostly navigable rivers and lakes in the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk. The lakes, known as broads, were formed by the flooding of peat workings. The Broads, and some surrounding land, were constituted as a special area with a level of protection similar to a national park by the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads Act 1988

The area is 303 square kilometers (117 sq. miles), most of which is in Norfolk, with over 200 kilometers (120 miles) of navigable waterways. There are seven rivers and 63 broads, mostly less than 4 meters (13 ft.) deep. Thirteen broads are generally open to navigation, with a further three having navigable channels. The Broads Authority requires up to date hydrographic survey data to assist with its Sediment Management Strategy.

The Broads Authority wishes to employ a specialist surveying contractor to undertake routine hydrographic surveys of the Broads navigation areas for a period of three years with a following two year option.

The hydrographic survey contract will allow the Broads Authority to continue in its proactive approach to dredging operations. Enabling it to identify the volumes of sediment requiring removal to best achieve model user specifications for navigation channel and open water bodies.

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2. FORM OF CONTRACT & CONDITIONS

The contract is the NEC3 Professional Services Contract June 2005 (with amendments June 2006). Tenderers will have to familiarize themselves with this contract and the specific details given in the Contract Data.

The contract will be managed as a Term Contract (Option G), whereby items of work and costs will be based on an agreed schedule of standard tasks and rates. The aim of the Task Schedule is to cover all anticipated work. Each task will be commenced by a Task Order, upon which the contractor will provide an estimate. If during the period of the contract the Authority requests a task which is not covered by the Task Schedule then this will be assessed as a compensation event.

In the common one-stage open tender process, qualifications are submitted alongside the proposal, so any company or consortium of companies may submit a proposal. However, proposals will only be evaluated after checking that the respective bidder has met the qualification criteria (that is, this is a pass/fail exercise).

The objective of a qualification process is to set a minimum bar of capability for the Bidder Company or group of companies entering into the tender contract. Setting qualification criteria will reduce the risk of project failure caused by a lack of credentials experience and capacity.

2.1. Conditions of Contract

The conditions of contract are the core clauses and the clauses for main Option G – Term contract; dispute resolution W1; and secondary Option X7 – Delay damages, Option X9 – Transfer of rights and Option Z – Additional conditions of contract; of the NEC3 Professional Services Contract June 2005 (with amendments June 2006).

2.2 The conditions of contract are the NEC3 Professional Services Contract (June 2006) and the following additional conditions.

2.3 Option Z

a) All communications and instructions between the Contractor and the Employer are to be made through the Project Manager, or persons named by the Project Manager.

b) No part of this contract is to be subcontracted unless written approval is given by the Employer.

c) The Employer can cancel this contract and recover any resulting losses if the Contractor, with or without the Contractors knowledge:

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I. does anything improper to influence the Authority to give the Contractor the contract; or

II. Commits an offence under the Prevention of Corruptions Acts 1889 to 1916 or Section 117(2) of the Local Government Act 1972.

d) If the Contractor does not have the required cover of insurances stated in section 4.15, the Contractor may state the cost of obtaining the required insurance and this cost must be added to the tender by inclusion in the task schedule.

2.4 Option X7 Delay Damages

Delay damages of £100 shall be paid by the Consultant for each day over the date agreed for the Completion of a task.

2.5 Option X9 Transfer of rights

A. Clause X9.1 applies whereby The Employer owns the Contractors rights over material prepared for this contract by the Contractor.

B. Definition of Data – Unprocessed point cloud data.

2.6 Termination

Standard clauses 90.1 to 92.2 are applicable.

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3.0 TENDER SUBMISSION PROCESS

3.1 Return Procedure

The deadline for tender returns is 1600hrs on Wednesday 25 September 2019. Any tenders received before this date will be safely stored and unopened until the deadline.

Completed tenders may be returned either by post or by email, as per the details below.

Email returns: [email protected] subject must read: “Hydrographic Tender”

Postal returns: Must be returned with the tender label provided with no additional markings, which could identify the sender.

The envelope should be already labeled with the reference “Hydrographic Tender” and addressed to:

Chief ExecutiveBroads AuthorityYare House62-64 Thorpe RoadNorwichNR1 1RY

Please also ensure that the envelope is not marked in any other way (including franking) which would make the sender identifiable.

Any tender submissions received after the deadline will not be considered.

3.2 Timetable

DATE ACTIVITY28 August 2019 Publication of the Invitation to Tender11 September 2019 Tender Clarifications Deadline 18 September 2019 Deadline for the publication of responses to

Tender Clarification questions.25 September 2019 Deadline for submission of a Tender to the

Broads Authority 9 October 2019 Notification of successful/unsuccessful

tenders and start of 10 day standstill period1 November 2019 Expected commencement date for the

Contract (after standstill period has ended)

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* Clarification of technical queries or contract documents should be made to Adrian Sewell (Rivers Engineer) who can be contacted by email or telephone on [email protected] or 01603 756066.

3.3 QUALIFICATION CRITERIA

In the tender evaluation process, the presented methodology for how you plan to undertake and deliver the data plays an essential part of the contract award. We would like to have confidence with your understanding of the Broads environment and our hydrographic needs.

In order to determine this, the evaluation of the returned tenders will be based on a set of qualification criteria (set out below) with particular attention given to a methodology statement on a worked task example (Appendix 1). Tenders will also be scored according to the evaluation matrix, as shown below in Table 1.

The overall pre-qualification criteria will be on the basis of pass or fail elements and a qualitative assessment. In order for the remaining tender documentation to be evaluated by the Broads Authority evaluation panel, tenderers must successfully pass all ‘Pass or Fail’ criteria. Where in doubt, tenderers are advised to contact the nominated contact for advice.

Once the ‘Pass or Fail’ criteria have been assessed, successful tenderers’ responses will be evaluated on a qualitative basis based on the tenderers’ response to the remaining criteria in the tender response document.

Once all tender submissions have been received by the deadline as outlined in this document, the responses will be reviewed individually by a panel of Broads Authority representatives. Once the individual evaluations have been completed, the panel will discuss all scores and confirm an agreed score for each criteria for each supplier to give the final total score.

In addition to the Contract Data and Pricing schedule, the Contractor must provide the following information as a prequalification to the evaluation stage.

A. Partnering and Subcontracting

If you intend to enter this contract in partnership with another company or if you intend to subcontract an element of the work, please provide details of the other company including the contractual relationship, their name, contact details, service to be provided and their experience.

B. Project Experience:

Provide examples of recent hydrographic survey work. Include the location, name of Client and outline of the task.

C. Health & Safety Policy

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• Statutory requirements

D. Environmental Statement - Relevant to the Broads environment.• Commitments• Responsiveness

E. Copies of Indemnity & liability Insurance Certificates

F. Completed Appendix 1 - Task Order

With: outlining methodologies and job specific risk assessments.

Table 1 – Evaluation Criteria

Criteria OverallWeighting

Category CategoryWeighting

Element ElementWeighting

Price 50 Cost 50 Cost /Competitiveness Cost Matrix

The calculation that will be used to determine price is as follows:Score = Lowest Tender Price x 50 (maximum mark available) Tender Price Delivery Process

50 Service Delivery

50 Innovation and added value

Ability to deliver on time and complete in require time frame

10

Data processing and submission

Demonstration of generating the maximum data quality

Potential for enhanced processing and reporting above specification

20

Methodology Detailed description of equipment and how it is optimal for the Broads environment;

Detailed methodology for gathering robust data, including frequencies, ground truthing and survey grid information

20

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Completion of pricing information as per instruction

Risk assessment demonstrates understanding of working in the Broads environment

Highest scores will be awarded to the proposal that makes clear the intended delivery process; equipment and timing; and which show how the work will be safely managed with consideration also to the sensitive environment of the Broads.

3.4 Tender Evaluation

Evaluation of the returned tenders will be based on the following award criteria. For each criteria a score will be awarded as a percentage outlined in the table below and a weighting given as shown.

Assessment Description ScoreExcellent Exceeds the requires standards

Response answers the question with precision and relevance. Includes improvement through innovation/added value

5

Good Meets the standard requiredComprehensive response in terms of detail and relevance to the question.

4

Acceptable Meets the standard in most aspects but fails in some areas.Acceptable level of detail. Accuracy and relevance.

3

Limited Failed to meet the standards in most aspects but meets some.Limited information/ inadequate /only partially addressed question.

2

Inadequate Significantly failed to meet the standardInadequate detail provided / question not answered / answered not directly relevant

1

Not eligible for consideration

Completely fails to meet the standardResponse significantly deficient / no response

0

As indicated in the tables above each of the award criteria will be weighted so that the contract will be awarded to the tender considered to be the ‘most clear, economically, advantageous and complete service’.

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4.0 CONTRACT DATA/TERMINOLOGY PROVIDED BY THE EMPLOYER

4.1 General Information

The Employer is: Broads AuthorityYare House62-64 Thorpe RoadNorwich, NR1 1RY

The Project Manager is: Adrian Sewell (Rivers Engineer)Broads Authority01603 [email protected]

4.2 The services are: To undertake hydrographic surveys of the Broads navigation areas and provide regularised data sets.

4.3 The Scope is the tasks identified in the task schedule undertaken in accordance with the Specification Document.

4.4 The law of the contract is the law of England and Wales, subject to the jurisdiction of the Courts of England and Wales.

4.5 The Adjudicator is: The Adjudicator shall be agreed by the Parties, following the protocol of the Institute of Civil Engineers in providing arbitration services.

4.6 Definition of Data – Unprocessed point cloud data.

4.7 Clarification of Queries

Any points of doubt regarding the interpretation or content of the contract documents or technical queries should be made to Adrian Sewell (Project Manager) who can be contacted details above

4.8 Confidentiality of Contract Documents

Tenderers shall treat the details of the contract documents as private and confidential.

4.9 Alternations and Additions

No unauthorised alterations or additions shall be made to any contract documents unless permission is granted by Adrian Sewell (Rivers Engineer). Any unauthorised alteration or addition may result in the tender being rejected.

4.10 The Parties’ main responsibilities: The Employer provides access to the all task areas from tender award date.

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4.11 Provide Ordnance Survey (OS) digital task maps

4.12 Time

(i) The planned starting date is: November 2019

(ii) The completion date for the whole of the services is: 31st March 2024 subject to review In March 2022

Start date: Monday 21st October 2019Contract Period: Three year (3) +Two years (2) by agreement by all partiesReview: March 2022

(iii) The Contractor submits a revised program upon receiving a Task Instruction.

4.13 Quality

The defects date is 12 weeks after completion of the stage completion of each task in the Task Schedule.

4.14 Payment

(a) The assessment interval is 4 weeks after task submission

(b) The currency of this contract is the pound sterling.

(c) The interest rate is 2% per annum above the annual base rate of the Bank of England.

4.15 Indemnity, insurance & liability

The amounts of the insurance and the periods for which the Consultant maintains insurance are:-

For the failure of the Consultant to use the skill and care normally used by professionals services similar to the services.

(a) A minimum of £5,000,000 public liability and employers’ liability insurance is required by the Consultant in respect of each claim, without limit to the number of claims. A copy of the insurance certificate shall be provided to the Employer along with a copy of the signed contract documents.

(b) A minimum of £5,000,000 professional indemnity is required by the Consultant in respect of each claim, without limit to the number of claims. A copy of the insurance certificate shall be provided to the Employer along with a copy of the signed contract documents.

This cover is required for a minimum period of one year following Completion of the whole of the services or earlier termination.

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(c) Limitation of Liability (NEC3 Option X18) - To be limited to £1,000,000 for any one event5.0 Data Provided by Contractor to Broads Authority

Completion of the data in full, according to the options chosen, is essential to create a complete contract.

The Contractor is

Name .........................................

Address .............................................................................................................................……………………...................………………………………………

The key persons are

(1) Name:

Job:

Responsibilities:

Experience:

..................................................................................................................

(2) Name:

Job:

Responsibilities:

Experience:

..................................................................................................................

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6.0 TASK SCHEDULE RATES

The task schedule is as follows. Please complete with prices for each of the elements.

Task Description Unit Price

MobilisationM1 Mobilise and demobilise survey equipment sum

Carry out River navigation survey R1 Av. bank to bank width <40m kmR2 Av. bank to bank width >40m km

Carry out Open water survey B1 Broad/shallow lake hectareB2 Breydon Water - outside of main channel

(intertidal) hectare

Providing deliverables as per ‘Survey Specification’ options

P1

Task Schedule Category R1£

R2£

B1£

B2£

Option A: A grid of levels corrected to OS datum.

Option B: Where an enhanced survey method produces a greater density of data points, the data set should be processed to provide a high quality set of points with a maximum density of a 1m grid corrected to OS datum.

Option C: A grid of levels and point cloud corrected to OS datum. Where a survey method produces an ultra-dense set of data points, these should be processed to provide a set of points with a maximum density of a 1m grid corrected to OS datum. The original point cloud corrected to OS datum should also be supplied.

Processing survey data beyond requirements of ‘Survey Specification’ (e.g. production of charts and volume calculations)P2 Surveyor hr

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7.0 Model Survey Specification is as followsModel Survey Areas

Navigation Area Task Schedule Category

Approximate length or area

River Yare New Mills to Trowse Bridge R1 4 kmTrowse Bridge to Brundall R2 10 kmBrundall to Cantley R2 9 kmCantley to Berney Arms R2 14 kmRockland Dykes & Bargate Dykes R1 3 kmRockland Broad B1 20 ha Breydon Water (Main channel) R2 6 kmBreydon Water (outside main channel)

B2 460 ha

River Chet Loddon Staithe to Chet Mouth R1 6 km River Waveney Geldeston Boat Dyke R1 1 kmGeldeston to Burgh St Peter R1 17 kmBurgh St Peter to St Olaves R1 10 kmSt Olaves to Burgh Castle R1 7 kmOulton Dyke R1 2 kmOulton Broad B1 30 haHaddiscoe Cut R1 4 km River Bure Horstead to Wroxham Bridge R1 10 kmWroxham Bridge to Acle Bridge R2 23 kmAcle Bridge to Bure Mouth R2 19 kmFleet Dike and Ranworth Dam R1 2 kmWroxham Broad B1 34 haSalhouse Broad B1 8 haMalthouse Broad B1 10 haSouth Walsham Outer Broad B1 8 ha River Ant Dilham to Wayford Bridge R1 2 kmWayford Bridge to Barton Broad R1 3 kmBarton Broad B1 74 haSutton Broad and Stalham Staithe R2 3 kmLyme Kiln Dyke R1 1 kmBarton Broad to Ant Mouth R1 7 kmNavigation Area Task Schedule Approximate length

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Category or areaRiver Thurne Thurne Mouth to Potter Heigham Bridge

R1 5 km

Potter Heigham Bridge to West Somerton

R1 5 km

Candle Dyke to Heigham Sound R1 1 kmHeigham Sound and Hickling Broad B1 160 haMeadow Dyke R1 2 kmCatfield Dyke R1 1 kmHorsey Mere B1 30 haWaxham Cut R1 2 kmWomack Water R1 1 km

Site Visits- Tenderers are encouraged to visit the area to get a good appreciation of the local environment, access, and existing structures.

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8.0 GENERAL BACKGROUND INFORMATION/SPECIFICATIONS

8.1 Key Service Dates

The Broads Authority reports on the condition of the navigation and forward dredging programme each April. To allow for this and to take advantage of minimal boat traffic and aquatic plants, it is anticipated most surveys will be programmed in November and December. Each survey will be managed as a separate task and based on costs provided in the Task Schedule.

8.2 Equipment

8.2.1 Survey Vessel

The survey vessel should have a shallow draft and be of an appropriate size to allow work close to the channel edges and maximise data collection in shallow areas.

The tender applicants must be aware that the general waterways depths open to navigation are mostly less than 4 metres (13ft) deep.

The air draft of the survey vessel should also provide minimal disruption to passage through bridges, several of which have a clearance of less than 7ft (2.1m). Information on bridges is published on the Broads Authority website.

8.2.2 Sounding Equipment

The contractor must specify the sounding equipment to be used and provide technical specifications. Multibeam, single beam, swathe, sector and other scanning sounders will all be considered. The likely effective bed coverage in a single pass should be stated. The shallow nature of the Broads will impact on the distance between survey grid lines.

The contractor must specify their intended transducer frequency. The suggested frequency is 200 kHz; however, the contractor should use their experience to select the frequency best suited to pick up the surface of the bed.

In the open water broads the bed is typically fine grained, fluid, low mineral/high organic matter content, deposited sediments. To test and record the accuracy of the stated methodology, ground truthing must be included in the submitted methodology and then undertaken at each defined survey area.

It is anticipated that differential GPS equipment will be used for positional measurement. The equipment should enable the X, Y and Z position of data points to be recorded, accurate to ±50mm. Contractors should quote their anticipated achievable accuracy.

8.3 Survey Methodology:

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As detailed in the evaluation criteria, please provide details of the proposed method of survey to achieve the required density of data points.

You should be aware that your overall method statement forms an important part of the evaluation process of the tender reward, and should have a primary aim of reducing any adverse impacts of surveying on local sensitive receivers. As such it should provide (1) an outline to the contractors approach to data collection and quality; (2) the contractor’s environmental credentials, and (3) an approach to health & safety management throughout the delivery process.

8.4 River Navigations

In conjunction with the proposed equipment, the method of survey used must be capable of producing surveyed data points at a minimum density of a 1m survey grid, and must also be able to survey within 1m of an unobstructed bank.

8.5 Open Water

On broads and open water areas, the survey method and equipment must be capable of producing surveyed data points with a minimum density of a 5m survey grid. On each broad the survey should cover all open water areas and include data points obtained as close as possible to the water’s edge.

All X and Y coordinates should be relative to the Ordnance Survey National Grid (OSGB36).

8.6 Deliverables

Given the wide variety of survey equipment, methodologies and potential interpolation or condensing of data to generate the desired output grid, deliverables have been broken down into options based on an increasing gradient of survey data point densities. Option B is optimal for our purposes in rivers and Option A is acceptable for larger open water broads (lakes), but we are willing to receive quotes based on more dense output grids.

Option A

A grid of levels corrected to OS datum. The minimum data point density as derived from the stated survey methodology is a 5m grid and the preferred output format is a CSV file.

Option B

Where an enhanced survey method produces a greater density of data points, the data set should be processed to provide a high quality set of points with a maximum density of a 1m grid corrected to OS datum.Option C

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A grid of levels and point cloud corrected to OS datum.

Where a survey method produces an ultra-dense set of data points, these should be processed to provide a set of points with a maximum density of a 1m grid corrected to OS datum. The original point cloud corrected to OS datum should also be supplied.

8.7 Ground Truthing & Calibration

Regular ground truthing is of particular importance for surveys on the broad’s areas due to potentially very soft sediment. The instruments shall be calibrated as appropriate to suit the properties of the water and sediments encountered & calibration method should be included in the tender submission. A record of periodical calibration must be recorded and accompany the task survey.

8.8 Datum

The survey must take into account tidal variation with all levels to be given relative to Ordnance Datum (Newlyn).

Note; the tidal range within the Broads varies from approximately 1.5m close to Great Yarmouth to around 10mm in the upper reaches. In addition the variation in water level may also be affected by rainfall and atmospheric conditions.

8.9 Description of the data

The data provided for each data point should include:

Easting coordinate Northing coordinate Bed level relative to ordnance datum (Newlyn)

All easting and northing coordinates should be given in Ordnance Survey National Grid format (e.g. 631127.6mE, 316615.9mN) and all bed levels should be given in metres. All coordinates and levels should be given accurate to ±50mm (i.e. to at least one decimal place).

The data set should be filtered to remove any anomalous values.

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9.0 CONSTRAINTS

9.1 Boat Toll

All craft on Broads Authority waters are required to obtain and display a boat licence. Short term and contractor licences are available. For more information please contact Broads Authority Tolls Office on 01603 610734.

9.2 Plant Movements

Movement of large plant on the Broads navigations requires an escort service by one of the Broads Authority’s ranger patrol vessels. This service will be provided by the broads Authority, but the Contractor must note that this can require notice of up to 5 days.

9.3 Methods and Health & Safety

In addition to the Contract Data and Pricing, the Contractor must provide the following information as a request to prequalification to the evaluation stage.

9.4 Invasive Species

The Broads are vulnerable to the introduction of potentially harmful invasive species. To minimise the likelihood of this the Broads Authority promote a ‘Check, Clean, Dry’ policy. Where practical we request that when entering the Broads from other water bodies, hulls of vessels and plant are first checked and cleaned to remove foreign matter and ideally dry for 48 hours.

9.5 Tides

The Contractor shall assess predicted tides and MET Office forecast weather conditions. The Contractor should programme the Works to avoid foreseeable unworkable conditions. Delays due to foreseeable conditions will not be subject to a compensation event.

9.6 Byelaws

The Broads Authority has certain byelaws enforceable within the Broads navigation area and some affect adjacent waters. These are made under the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads Act 1988 (which was amended by the Broads Authority Act 2009).

Navigation Byelaws 1995 Speed Limit Byelaws 1992

Speed limits are in force throughout the Broads. The limits are 3, 4, 5, or 6 mph, clearly signed on riverbanks and are in statute miles per hour measured 'over the ground'.

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Vessel Dimension Byelaws Vessel Registration Byelaws

9.7 Collusive Tendering: Certificate and Undertaking by Contractor

The essence of tendering is that the client shall receive bona fide competitive tenders from those tendering. In recognition of this principle, I/we certify that this is a bona fide tender, intended to be competitive, and that we have not fixed or adjusted the amount of our tender by, under or in accordance with any agreement or arrangement with any other person. We also certify that we have not done and we undertake that we will not do at any time before the hour and date specified for the return of this tender any of the following acts:-

1. Communicating to a person other than the person calling for the tenders the amount or approximate amount of the proposed tender, except where the disclosure, in confidence, of the approximate amount of the tender was necessary to obtain insurance premium quotations required for the preparation of the tender;

2. Offering or paying or giving or agreeing to pay or give any sum of money or valuable consideration directly or indirectly to any person for doing or having done work in relation to this or any other Broads Authority tender.

9.8 Certificate as to Canvassing

I/we certify that I/we have not canvassed or solicited any member, officer or employee of the Broads Authority, in connection with the award of the tender or any other tender or proposed tender for the goods and services and that no person employed by me/us or acting on my/our behalf has done any such act.

I/we further hereby undertake that I/we will not in future canvass or solicit any member, officer or employee of the Authority in connection with the award of this tender or any other tender or proposed tender for the goods and services and that no person employed by me/us or acting on my/our behalf will do any such act.

Signed on behalf of the Contractor:

Name (in capitals)..............................................................................................................

Position...............................................................................................................................

Signature...…………................................................

Date.……….............................

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10.0 APPENDIX 1

Work Example – Oulton Broad (Lowestoft), Oulton Dyke to ‘Somerleyton’ Swing BridgeBelow is an example of a possible task order which we would like you to price as part of the pre-qualification process. The example should be based on the task schedule rates you will supply.

The method statement should be an in-depth examination of the task order, outlining the various activity processes and the interaction of your proposed survey equipment whilst involved in collecting the raw data i.e. how channel widths are covered in relation to river depths (tracking/overlapping model optional); how river bank margins are profiled; and how you might plan to obtain survey information from around river furniture: - bridge abutments, quay headings and mooring sites etc..

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Appendix 1

NORFOLK & SUFFOLK BROADS HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYING

TERM CONTRACT 2019 - 2024

TASK ORDER Example Date: EXAMPLE

Consultant A.N Other Surveyors Ltd

Reference Documents

Norfolk & Suffolk Broads Hydrographic Surveying – Tender Documents

Norfolk & Suffolk Broads Hydrographic Surveying – Survey Specification

Norfolk & Suffolk Broads Hydrographic Surveying – Tender Submission

TASK

Undertake hydrographic survey of the following Broads Authority navigation areas:

1. Oulton Broad – (30ha) including navigation channel2. Oulton Dyke – From Oulton Broad to confluence of the River Waveney3. River Waveney from Oulton Dyke to Somerleyton Swing Bridge

See attached Table 1 for area details and items from the priced task schedule.

A plan showing the boundary of each survey boundary will be supplied

DELIVERABLES CSV data files as per the Survey Specification

DATESStart Date: EXAMPLE

Completion Date: EXAMPLE

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

OS mapping data and survey area polygons to be supplied on signing the OS Contractor Licence

COSTBased on Task Schedule rates, total task cost = £_________

Purchase Order:

Project Manager Signature:……………………………………………………Adrian Sewell, Broads Authority Rivers Engineer

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Task Schedule Category R2 4.75 km

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Contractor Measure M1Mobilisation

R1Survey <40m

R2Survey >40m

B1Broad Survey

B2Breydon Survey

P1Add processing

Location Unit sum km km ha ha Hr/Item

£ £ £ £ £ £

River Waveney

Oulton Dyke to Somerleyton Swing Bridge 4.75km

Oulton Dyke 2km

Oulton Broad 30ha

Table 1: Task Order 01: Items from Priced Task Schedule

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For administration purposes only

Date Tender Returned___________________________

Time Tender Returned___________________________

Signature_____________________________________

Print Name___________________________________

Job Title______________________________________

Chief ExecutiveBroads AuthorityYare House62-64 Thorpe RoadNorwichNR1 1RY

Tender For Hydrographic Surveying

Envelope not to be opened until after:

Date 25/09/19 Time 16:00

TenderPass returned envelopes to Finance Officer