Building construction work

Tender description

Renfrewshire Council’s department of property services (on behalf of education and leisure services) via the Council’s Schools Estate Management Plan (SEMP) has set out a strategy to focus the resources available for new and redesigned schools and pre 5 facilities. Key aims of the SEMP include providing a sustainable education estate and accommodation that is fit for the delivery of education services in the 21st century; supporting improvements in approaches to learning and in standards of educational achievement of all young people. Works required within this project is to upgrade St Anthony’s Primary School, Hallhill Road, Johnstone, PA5 0SD. Saint-Anthony’s Primary School is a single storey building dating from around 1970. It is constructed using common brick perimeter walls with a render finish generally. Internal load bearing walls are also of brick construction. The existing large classroom curtain wall windows span vertically onto a system of steel posts and head channels. It is intended that the works required within the project shall be undertaken on a phased programme of works. The work will be undertaken when the school is occupied with the Council arranging a four classroom decant facility will be brought on site to facilitate this. Works that are required to be undertaken by the successful tenderer within the project include but are not limited to: — Refurbishment of the existing school including: re-roofing, — Extension to main entrance, — Refurbished and new toilet facilities, — New curtain walling / windows, sub-division of rooms, — New ceilings, asbestos removal; installation of a partition between hall and dining, — General decoration, — Installation of new flooring; rewiring; new water services, — IT works; heating system installation / upgrade, — New alarm installation, — Installation of new elevator, and, — External works including canopies, ramps and resurfacing of roads and playgrounds. Additionally, the successful tenderer may be required to undertake design related elements of the construction works including but not limited to: — Broxap canopies including rainwater gutters and downpipes including all final connections to surface water drainage and all necessary flashings to the existing building, — Curtain walling, — Automatic mechanical controls and — Handrails to the ramps.