Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

Tender description

The University wishes to procure the Appointment of a Clerk of Works in respect of the construction of the University's Waterside Campus Development. The Development will create a new campus for the University's ever-widening community, in the heart of Northampton. The Waterside Campus is intended to open in September 2018 and will provide state-of-the-art academic facilities for 15 000 students, residential facilities for 1 200 students and leisure facilities open to the community. The Development involves the transformation of a 58 acre brownfield site in Northampton's Waterside Enterprise Zone. The Clerk of Works Appointment relates to the entire Development and, as such, includes a number of specialist disciplines. In particular in respect of: Buildings: Substructure / superstructure/ internal fit out/ externals hard and soft landscape and the public realm/ installation of fixed and loose FF and E. Mechanical and Electrical (Building): To assist the Building C.O.W with the internal and external mechanical and electrical elements for the buildings and will include witnessing of the testing and commissioning works for handover of the building. Infrastructure: Site wide remediation/ civil engineering and highways / vehicular bridge and pedestrian foot bridge/ drainage. Mechanical and Electrical (External-Site Wide): Site wide utilities (gas/ electric/ water/ communications) Energy Centre and district heating, as well as the witnessing of the testing and commissioning. Further details of the Clerk of Works Appointment are set out below.