Refurbishment work

Tender description

The aim of this capital project is to refurbish and re-purpose Senate House to facilitate a greater proportion of student facing activities, which will contribute to an ongoing improvement in the student experience. This Notice is to advise the market that the University of Bristol intends to carry out a procurement exercise to appoint a contractor to carry out the refurbishment and fit-out of Senate House. The brief of this capital project is to refurbish and re-purpose Senate House to facilitate a greater proportion of student facing activities, which will contribute to an ongoing improvement in the student experience. The works will include the full strip-out and refurbishment of the building which is approximately 8 000 m2. No response is required at this time and no documentation is currently available for issue. Interested suppliers should register at https://tenders.bris.ac.uk/ where the tender information will be published once the Contract notice is issued. The University’s outline programme is: — Issue PQQ – late August 18, — PQQ’s Returned (30 days) – late September 18, — Shortlist of tenderers completed – late October 18, — Issue main tender – mid-November 18 (approx. 10-week tender period), — Tenders returned – mid-February 18, — Tender review process complete – mid-March 18, — Preferred tenderer identified and Contract agreed – mid-April 18, — Contract Award – late April 18, — Start on site – 03 June 19. The project will require phased working to allow parts of the building to remain in use, with areas decanted and relocated as the works progress. The project will include refurbishment of the current building to deliver a mixed-use commercial, administrative and University building which will include Catering and Hospitality facilities (including commercial kitchen and bar/restaurant), Offices, Consultation rooms, Student study spaces, Meeting spaces and Lounges. At PQQ stage suppliers will be required to demonstrate previous experience of delivering similar projects.