MMD Commercial Port Redevelopment - Demolition Works

Tender description

Portsmouth City Council, 'the Authority', is inviting tenders from suitably qualified demolition contractors to demolish two Sheds (5&6) and the attached canteen/toilet block, covered walkway & 2Nr refrigeration units to ground level at MMD (Shipping Service) Ltd. located on Flathouse Quay, Prospect Road, Portsmouth PO2 7SP. The contract will be awarded on Friday 20th July 2018 and works due to commence on site Monday 13th August 2018. It is expected the on-site works will take 11 weeks to complete. The contract completion will be no later than Friday 26th October 2018 MMD is a commercial port located between the Naval Dockyard and Portsmouth International Port on Portsmouth Harbour. The site comprises a number of storage sheds, most of which are refrigerated and are used for the storage of fruit and vegetables. Two of the sheds are scheduled to be demolished with the ground covered by the footprint to be strengthened to allow the storage of shipping containers. The area of the sheds and accompanying buildings required for demolition are: o Shed 5 - 1911 metres squared o Shed 6 - 3635 metres squared A geotechnical investigation is currently being undertaken, the results of which would feed into the design of the pavement surface. The initial grounds investigation report is due in mid-July with the final report available in early August. No decision on the resurfacing can be made until the final report is received. The value of the contract for the Demolition Works is approximately ?200,000. The form of contract used will be NEC4 Engineering and Construction Short Contract. Set out below is the procurement timetable. Should the return deadline date change, all tenderers will be informed of this change via Intend. Task Date 1.ITT published via Intend Wednesday 13th June 2018 2.Site visit Friday 22nd June 2018 at 10:00 3.Deadline for requests for clarification Friday 29th June 2018 at 23;59 4.Tender return deadline Monday 9th July 2018 at 12:00 5.Tender interviews (if required) Wednesday 11th July 2018 6.Standstill Period Friday 13th July 2018 to Thursday 19th July 2018 23:59 7.Contract award Friday 20th July 2018 8.Anticipated commencement Monday 13th August 2018 9.Completion no later than Friday 26th October 2018 Before tendering the tenderer is strongly recommended to visit the site and ascertain the nature of the site, ground conditions, location of site features and any protection required, facilities for receiving delivery of and storage room for plant and materials and all local conditions and restrictions likely to affect the execution of the Works. No claims on the grounds of lack of knowledge or misunderstanding thereof wi...