SMP Alliance - Site Clearance / Devegetation

On behalf of SMP Alliance working with Highways England (Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering Ltd, bmJV (a joint venture between BAM Nuttall Ltd and Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure Ltd), Costain Ltd, Fluor Ltd, Jacobs UK Ltd and WSP UK Ltd) we are inviting expressions of interest for the provision of

• de-vegetation / site clearance activities including tree felling and trimming

We are issuing this notice to establish prequalified suppliers from whom we may seek future quotations for the scope of works identified herein, subject to the applicant satisfying the minimum requirements noted below.

This notice will remain live for two weeks, however SMP Alliance reserves the right to extend or re-open this notice thereafter, or to otherwise provide future opportunity for further registration with regards this scope of works.

SMP Alliance will not be bound to issue any invitation to tender to any party at any time, and reserves the right to seek quotations from all / some / none of the prequalified suppliers at its sole discretion.

Minimum Requirements

Please provide the following documents/information (via email to Faye Hodgkinson as identified below) in support of your expression of interest in being considered to tender these works; your submission will be assessed by SMP Alliance for compliance with our expectations and only if deemed satisfactory will your prequalification be successful.

• Current proof of adherence to the Common Assessment Standard, either through Construction Line, Achilles or Builders Profile

• Confirmation that you will be willing to achieve Construction Line Platinum status through the course of your works if not already held

• Financial records / turnover information for 2019, 2020 and forecast for 2021

• Safety statistics including AFR for the last 3 years

• A brief statement or table listing similar works you have undertaken in a high-speed motorways environment, complete with name and current contact details for referees for those schemes. Please include a brief description of the works undertaken, start- and end-dates, and the value

• Confirmed acceptance of NEC4 terms and conditions

• Please confirm any geographical preferences in terms of coverage and number of available resources in the North / Midlands / South