Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

Tender description

The appointment of a Main Works Contracting Partner to provide pre-construction services and construction/refurbishment works for the Northern Estate Programme and other interfacing Parliamentary Estate works. The scope of the Programme encapsulates (but is not limited to) the buildings: Norman Shaw North, Norman Shaw South, 1 Derby Gate, 1 Parliament Street and Canon Row Residences. The buildings require refurbishment due largely to the age and fragility of the buildings' mechanical and electrical services, poor environmental performance and fire safety improvement requirements. The buildings are Grade 1, Grade 2 or Grade 2* listed, are situated within a Conservation Area and have not had any significant intervention in the past 40 years. There is a responsibility to protect and preserve the heritage of these listed buildings and maintain their architectural and historical significance. Please see enclosed Memorandum of Information for further Programme detail. The appointment of a Main Works Contracting Partner to provide pre-construction services and construction/refurbishment works for the Northern Estate Programme and other interfacing Parliamentary Estate works. The anticipated scope, services and works required are as stated in the Memorandum of Information. The construction/refurbishment works are likely to span a three-to-four year period from financial year 2018/19 to 2021/22. The Main Works Contracting Partner's pre-construction management team will be appointed in advance of commencing the construction/refurbishment to work alongside the already appointed Architect & Lead Design, Engineering and Programme, Project and Cost Management partners to progress the concept design through the developed and technical design stages. For further details please refer to the Memorandum of Information.