Construction project management services

Tender description

With ERDF funding secured, Aberystwyth University in collaboration with BBSRC will be embarking upon a major infrastructure development project early in 2015 which will see a significant expansion of its Gogerddan site to provide 4 000-5 000 square metres of high-quality research and innovation facilities in the fields of Sustainable Food, Bio-technology, Health and Energy Security. The total value of the project is expected to be of the order of 40 000 000 GBP. The Aberystwyth Innovation and Enterprise Campus (AIEC) will enable the establishment of a thriving commercially focussed Innovation Campus that will increase the capacity to deliver impact driven collaborative research projects within a state of the art flagship environment. The AIEC Project now requires the services of an experienced Project/Cost Management (PCM) provider to join the Client Team to take forward the design, procurement and construction phases of this major project. The successful team will be expected to take control of the procurement and construction programme and provide the Client Team with the support and expertise to deliver a successful project within time and budget. The PCM will also manage the project's budget and will play a pivotal role in the interface between client, design team and contractor as the project develops. The construction value is currently estimated at 15 000 000 GBP-20 000 000 GBP. The PCM will remain with the Client Team throughout the Project and work closely with the Client Project Manager on a day-to-day basis. The PCM will join the project at its feasibility stage with conceptual/master planning information being provided to candidates at ITT stage. An indicative procurement/construction programme has also recently been produced and will be issued at ITT stage. The competition to appoint a Multi-Disciplinary Design Team (MDDT) to include the full range of architectural, engineering and environmental services, will be undertaken broadly in parallel with this competition but will be a separate appointment. These projects/procurements will require that the PCM and the MDDT Teams shall be familiar with, have experience of, and be compliant with the following 5 processes/disciplines/principles: a) The OGC Gateway Review Process (or equivalent): http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20100503135839/http:/www.ogc.gov.uk/what_is_ogc_gateway_review.asp b) BREEAM Excellent low carbon (or equivalent): http://www.breeam.org/ c) Welsh Government Community Benefits (or equivalent) Guidance: http://wales.gov.uk/topics/improvingservices/bettervfm/publications/community-benefits-2014/?lang=en d) OGC ‘Achieving Excellence in Construction’ (or equivalent): http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110601212617/http:/www.ogc.gov.uk/ppm_documents_construction.asp e) BIM Modelling (or equivalent): http://www.bimtaskgroup.org/ Interested bidders should be mindful that questions associated with compliance/delivery against the above processes/disciplines (or equivalents) will be included in the invitation to tender documents for all shortlisted bidders. Currently, because of funding and programme stipulations, we anticipate the project will take the form of a single stage design and build contract and there may be an opportunity to undertake a degree of pre-contract preparatory/enabling work to relieve pressure on what will be a demanding construction programme.