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The Contracting Authority is seeking to appoint developers to provide land for the development of social housing. The Contracting Authority will also consider land for the development of affordable or private housing. The land must be in the North Belfast or West Belfast areas, as outlined on the maps attached to the MoI.Economic Operators must provide the land, design, construct and ensure completion of the scheme in accordance with, in relation to social housing, the Department for Communities Housing Guide, the Contracting Authority's requirements and statutory body requirements. The Contracting Authority requires Economic Operators to put forward schemes which offer a high quality development and will not consider sites which provide less than 10 units or more than 200 units. Further information in relation to the minimum requirements the site(s) must meet and the conditions precedent to contract award is contained within Section VI.3) Additional information. The Contracting Authority is seeking to appoint developers to provide land for the development of social housing. The Contracting Authority will also consider land for the development of affordable or private housing. The land must be in the North Belfast or West Belfast areas, as outlined on the maps attached to the MoI.Economic Operators must provide the land, design, construct and ensure completion of the scheme in accordance with, in relation to social housing, the Department for Communities Housing Guide, the Contracting Authority's requirements and statutory body requirements. The Contracting Authority requires Economic Operators to put forward schemes which offer a high quality development and will not consider sites which provide less than 10 units or more than 200 units. The proposed sites must meet each of the following minimum requirements: Location The site must be within North Belfast in the area identified in the map attached at Annex 2 of the MoI. Size The site must be capable of providing at least 10 housing units in one single site and a maximum of 200 housing units. Ownership The Economic Operator must own the Site and be able to provide clear, non-encumbered title, free of any restrictive covenants, to the Contracting Authority or have an exclusive contract to unconditionally purchase clear, non-encumbered title, free of any restrictive covenants and transfer this to the Contracting Authority. At this stage, Economic Operators are simply required to confirm that the own the Site. Demonstration of ownership will be addressed as a condition precedent to the Contract. Economic Operators should note that the Contracting Authority reserves the right to request evidence of the Economic Operator's ownership of the Site at any stage of the Procurement. Planning The Site proposed by the Economic Operator must have one of the following: — Full planning permission for the proposed number of units which is valid for at least [18] months from the PQQP Submission Deadline; and/or — Outline planning permission for the proposed number of units which is valid for at least [18] months from PQQP Submission Deadline; and/or — The site(s) must be zoned for residential housing. For the avoidance of doubt, Economic Operators are required to meet only one of the above requirements in relation to planning. Site Registration The site must not be registered to any other housing association in Northern Ireland. The Contracting Authority intends to enter into a conditional land sale agreement(s) with the most economically advantageous Economic Operator(s). These shall be conditional upon the Economic Operator: — Being able to provide clear, unencumbered title to the Contracting Authority (which contains no restrictive covenants or adverse rights which could impact development); — Securing the Contracting Authority's approval for the detailed scheme, including a detailed specification of works; — Securing full, detailed planning permission with no onerous conditions, to the satisfaction of the Contracting Authority and which is not subject to challenge; — Providing vacant possession of the whole of the Site(s); — Any environmental remedial works have been completed, if applicable, and independently verified by the Contracting Authority's own appointed expert to the Contracting Authority's satisfaction; — Agreeing the final form of the Design and Build Contracts; — Providing documentary evidence from a third party (e.g. bank or accountant or such other third party as the Contracting Authority shall deem as equivalent) to demonstrate proof of development funding; — Being able to provide appropriate and valid insurances, bonds and warranties commensurate to the scale and complexity of the project, if applicable. The Contracting Authority is seeking to appoint developers to provide land for the development of social housing. The Contracting Authority will also consider land for the development of affordable or private housing. The land must be in the West Belfast area, as outlined on the maps attached to the MoI. Economic Operators must provide the land, design, construct and ensure completion of the scheme in accordance with, in relation to social housing, the Department for Communities Housing Guide, the Contracting Authority's requirements and statutory body requirements. The Contracting Authority requires Economic Operators to put forward schemes which offer a high quality development and will not consider sites which provide less than 10 units or more than 200 units. Size The site must be capable of providing at least 10 housing units in one single site and a maximum of 200 housing units. Ownership The Economic Operator must own the Site and be able to provide clear, non-encumbered title, free of any restrictive covenants, to the Contracting Authority or have an exclusive contract to unconditionally purchase clear, non-encumbered title, free of any restrictive covenants and transfer this to the Contracting Authority. At this stage, Economic Operators are simply required to confirm that the own the Site. Demonstration of ownership will be addressed as a condition precedent to the Contract. Economic Operators should note that the Contracting Authority reserves the right to request evidence of the Economic Operator's ownership of the Site at any stage of the Procurement. Planning The Site proposed by the Economic Operator must have one of the following: — Full planning permission for the proposed number of units which is valid for at least [18] months from the PQQP Submission Deadline; and/or — Outline planning permission for the proposed number of units which is valid for at least [18] months from PQQP Submission Deadline; and/or — The site(s) must be zoned for residential housing. For the avoidance of doubt, Economic Operators are required to meet only one of the above requirements in relation to planning. Site Registration The site must not be registered to any other housing association in Northern Ireland. The Contracting Authority intends to enter into a conditional land sale agreement(s) with the most economically advantageous Economic Operator(s). These shall be conditional upon the Economic Operator: — Being able to provide clear, unencumbered title to the Contracting Authority (which contains no restrictive covenants or adverse rights which could impact development); — Securing the Contracting Authority's approval for the detailed scheme, including a detailed specification of works; — Securing full, detailed planning permission with no onerous conditions, to the satisfaction of the Contracting Authority, and which is not subject to challenge; — Providing vacant possession of the whole of the Site(s); — Any environmental remedial works have been completed, if applicable, and independently verified by the Contracting Authority's own appointed expert to the Contracting Authority's satisfaction; — Agreeing the final form of the Design and Build Contracts; — Providing documentary evidence from a third party (e.g. bank or accountant or such other third party as the Contracting Authority shall deem as equivalent) to demonstrate proof of development funding; — Being able to provide appropriate and valid insurances, bonds and warranties commensurate to the scale and complexity of the project, if applicable.