Pavement Investigation Survey 2019 Fleming Way Bus Boulevard, Swindon

Pavement Investigation Survey 2019 Fleming Way Bus Boulevard, Swindon Swindon Borough Council invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced service providers for the provision of pavement investigations proposed in order to determine the layer depths, condition and strength of the existing pavement. Project Description Swindon Borough Council requires site investigations to inform the detailed design of a new Bus Boulevard at Fleming Way, Swindon.

The Bus Boulevard project includes regrading Fleming Way and the removal of the subway. As part of the Fleming Way Bus Boulevard detailed design stage, additional pavement investigations are proposed to supplement the information available from the preliminary design stage.

The pavement investigation is proposed in order to determine the layer depths, condition and strength of the existing pavement. The results will be used to determine the appropriate pavement widening and maintenance treatment options.

In summary, the intended pavement investigation will consist of: • Coring with Dynamic Cone Penetrometer (DCP) testing; • Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR); • Falling Weight Deflectometer (FWD) testing; and • Laboratory testing of pavement layers. Full details relating to the Works are provided in the tender documents.

Contract Period The initial contract term will be for 9 weeks as stated in the RFQ documents. The relevant tender documents are included within this project webpage as attachments.

The Council's responses to these clarification questions will be uploaded as attachments on the project webpage attachments section. Therefore it is the Contractor's responsibility to check the site regularly for updates to clarifications, as you will not be advised when updates have been made.

In the event of difficulties downloading tender documents, please refer to the named contacts Josephine Prunty / Lynsey Turner at hppd@swindon.gov.uk. Please note that this project has been advertised on Contracts Finder, however, Supplying the South West Portal (www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk) is the only portal that includes all the relevant documents required to respond to this opportunity, bearing Project Id: DN440092 We would encourage you to click on the 'Register interest' button to help the Council monitor the level of interest in this opportunity. No Tender submissions will be considered without completing the tender documents in full including attachments and returning them in alignment with the instructions within the tender documents.