Special trade construction works other than roof works

Tender description

The London Borough of Islington is seeking a design and build Contractor to deliver a replacement rain screen cladding system on a mixed-use building in Hungerford Road, London N7. The site currently has category 2 cladding (some fire retardant properties) with no visible evidence of fire breaks or cavities. The occupancy of the building is shared with a primary school on the ground floor / first floors and residential dwellings on floors 2 to 5. The core objective of the project is the design and installation of a replacement non-combustible rain screen cladding system. The aim of this procurement process is to secure a design and build contractor to work with the council and its appointed consultant team on an integrated open-book partnership basis from current scheme status through to detailed design and works execution. The scope of work the successful Contractor may be required to undertake includes, although is not limited to, items as follows: — early Contractor involvement activities, — design co-ordination and progression, — engagement with Building Control, fire safety consultants and cladding experts, — surveys, — enabling works, — stakeholder management (including the school and residential building occupants), — communications, — programming and phasing, — cost development and control, — sub contract/supply chain engagement and involvement, — obtaining required statutory approvals – directly or via assisting the council as appropriate, — construction, — traffic management, — defects management.