Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning installation work

Tender description

The University of Southampton is seeking to appoint a Contractor to deliver Primary Chilled Water System Remedial works which comprises of removal of all redundant plant and equipment. Installation as necessary of new plant and equipment and carrying out all necessary improvements to retained existing plant and equipment together with all associated builderswork to create a brand new primary chilled water system that delivers chilled water to the low loss header in compliance with the specification and a subsequent associated Service Level Agreement for five (5) year operation and maintenance. The Mountbatten Building is used continuously 24 hours per day and 7 days per week and has two planned shutdowns per year, this being the only times that plant, equipment etc. can be taken out of service to allow essential maintenance. For this reason the Contractors proposed availability to service the works in September 2017 and programme will be a key consideration of this requirement. The University of Southampton is seeking to appoint a Contractor to deliver Primary Chilled Water System Remedial works which comprises of removal of all redundant plant and equipment. Installation as necessary of new plant and equipment and carrying out all necessary improvements to retained existing plant and equipment together with all associated builderswork to create a brand new primary chilled water system that delivers chilled water to the low loss header in compliance with the performance specification and a subsequent associated Service Level Agreement for five (5) year operation and maintenance. A performance specification and supporting drawings will be provided which outlines a suggested design only with key performance criteria, tenderers are encouraged to deviate from this proposal and offer alternative solutions. As the suggested design will be to an outline stage only, the appointed Contractor will be required to design/install/test/commission and set to work the mechanical, electrical systems and associated controls through RIBA Stages E to L in line BSRIA BG/06 2014 Edition ‘A Design Framework for Building Services’. The Mountbatten Building is used continuously 24 hours per day and 7 days per week and has 2 planned shutdowns per year, this being the only times that plant, equipment etc. can be taken out of service to allow essential maintenance. For this reason the contractors proposed availability to service the works in September 2017 and programme will be a key consideration of this requirement. It is important for Contractors to note that this tender is unusual inasmuch as it will result in 2 discrete contracts between the University of Southampton and a single Contractor: The first contract being for the design, build and commissioning of remedial works to an existing primary chilled water system to bring it up to the highest standards of reliability, efficacy and efficiency and; the second being a Service Level Agreement for the delivery of planned preventative and unplanned maintenance of the same system, with a commencement date coinciding with the practical completion of the first.