Appointment of Contractor for Saw Close Bath

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Main contractor for public realm enhancement works in Bath Please submit PQQ deadline 29th November 2016 12:00 Saw Close is a key development site within Bath City Centre and Enterprise Area that will strengthen the entertainment quarter. A private development of a casino, hotel and restaurant/bars is underway and together with the public realm works will support the City’s social, cultural and economic vitality. It will deliver significant growth in the entertainment and leisure sector, supporting Bath’s visitor economy and the quality of life offer that is important for key sector businesses in the City. The private development of the above leisure facilities will contract to deliver an area of public realm within the curtilage of the private development site. To create a completed public realm scheme, the Council will deliver the remaining shared space comprising existing public highway and footways to enable the site to fully link to the City Centre and provide a comprehensive and integrated scheme. The design of the public realm follows the rationale set by the Bath Pattern Book (BPB) and adopts shared space design principles to remove obstacles for walking and cycling and to reduce the dominance of motor vehicles. Blue pennant stone will be the dominant material in accordance with the BPB, with high quality street furniture appropriate to the world heritage site. These enhancements will link up with the recently completed cycle and pedestrian improvements in the Seven Dials area. The works are to be procured on a traditional, single stage tender basis, with a fully detailed employer’s design and bills of quantities. It is not anticipated that the contractor will be required to take any design responsibility for the permanent proposals. The contract will be NEC3 Option B. The works will include the installation of new and the diversion of existing utility services. Close coordination of the works with the utility companies will be required. The works are permitted development and therefore do not require planning permission. The detailed design has been submitted to the Highway Authority for technical approval. Stage 1 and 2 safety audits have been completed and highway technical approval has been given in principle. To see fuller documents for this project please register. Keywords: main contractor, works, Highway, construction, building, public realm