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Dounreay Site Restoration Limited

Build of the DCP ILW Extensions

ConstructionCPV 45000000
Value£22.5m
Awarded23 Mar 2018
Published14 Oct 2018
RegionUK-wide
Outcome — awarded

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Contract value in context
£22.5mtotal contract value
median £158k
this tender£0£24.3m

This is a large award for Construction — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 64,002 valued Construction tenders in our corpus.

The brief

The scope of the works is for the construction of a new shielded Intermediate Level Waste (ILW) Drum Store Extension and an Unshielded Waste Store Extension for shielded waste containers to the existing Dounreay Cementation Plant (DCP) complex comprising of: Procurement and construction of a large scale reinforced concrete store, construction of a fully clad portal framed 'lean to' structure with integral shield wall, substructure and external walls to provide the required radiological shielding; Take on the role of Principal Contractor and establish a Delineated Site to control access and egress to the works and where all work activities are covered by the Contractor's safe systems of work; Electrical and Mechanical installation works for the Stores and interfaces with the existing DCP Import Export Facility; Procurement, manufacture and installation of shielded doors; Procurement, manufacture, testing and installation of a lid lifting hoist; Procurement, manufacture, testing and delivery of a modified 65 tonne bogie and rail system; Provision of a control room that incorporates the electrical, control and instrument interfaces between the various systems in the new shielded ILW store extension; Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning systems for the Stores; Interactions with the Contractor appointed for the design, supply and installation of the facility cranes; and Functional Testing (Setting to Work) of the new ILW store extensions, covering all plant & equipment including the compilation of all testing / commissioning procedures / instructons to the satisfaction / prior approval of the Employer's nominated representative.

All testing carried out via a combination of Factory Acceptance Tests (FATs), Site Acceptance Tests (SATs) and Plant Walkdown Inspections (PWDS) as appropriate.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

Procurement and construction of a large scale

Procurement and construction of a large scale reinforced concrete store, construction of a fully clad portal framed 'lean to' structure with integral shield wall, substructure and external walls to provide the required radiological shielding;.

02

Interactions with the Contractor appointed for

Interactions with the Contractor appointed for the design, supply and installation of the facility cranes; and.

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Source & provenance
OCID
947a8b8f-5a6a-4392-b7d6-8889eb69d6b4
Stage
contract · Contract
Source
Contracts Finder
Buyer ref
20181014103014-9689
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