Tender accepted for underpass design

Gosford Council has accepted a tender to design the Rawson Rd Woy Woy Level Crossing replacement.

Tenders were called for the detailed design and environmental assessment for the removal of the existing Rawson Rd Woy Woy railway crossing, the provision of an alternate crossing for Woy Woy Rd at the Newcastle-Central Coast railway line and an upgrade, where necessary, to the associated regional and local road network.

Seven tenders were received with Gosford's Cardno Pty Ltd accepted.

The tenderers were assessed based on the criteria of assessment included in the tender documents and involved consideration of the tendered price, financial details, insurances, previous experience, management and technical staff resources, quality assurance and contract program.

Council's staff report said that Council considered that the tender from Cardno Pty Ltd presented the best value to Council.

"The tender comparison-assessment indicated that Cardno Pty Ltd ranked highly against all stated criteria," the report said.

Cardno Pty Ltd had assisted Council staff in developing the current strategic design for the project.

It had also completed a variety of road and drainage design projects for Gosford Council including the arch bridge design at Piles and Leask Creek crossings at the Pacific Highway, Somersby.

Cardno Pty Ltd had also undertaken similar design work for both the Roads and Maritime Service and RailCorp who assessed the company as being capable of undertaking the project.

In September last year, Gosford Council was awarded a $1 million NSW Government grant for 2011-12 to commence the planning, investigation and design of the Rawson Rd Level Crossing Replacement project.

A further $1 million was allocated in the 2012-13 NSW Government Budget.

Additional funding for design and construction has been committed with an upper limit of $30 million in the first term of the current State Government.

Gosford Council CIT.26, 3 Jul 2012