Construction work for industrial buildings

Tender description

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council (DMBC) is seeking a suitably experienced contractor to tender for the design and construction of a new build National Innovation Centre (NIC), utility building, drainage and external works at recently cleared railway land adjacent to A4037 Tipton Road, Dudley, DY1 4AH. The NIC will be constructed on land owned by DMBC. This project will create the National Innovation Centre (NIC) for Very Light Rail (VLR) research. The NIC and associated external works will spur research, innovation and product design in very light rail, traditional rail, and motor vehicle technology: — the NIC is part of a wider VLR masterplan which comprises a large reinforced concrete retaining wall, Test Track 1, Small Medium Enterprise (SME) building and Test Track 2, — the NIC will enable companies to research and provide innovative solutions for manufacturing, — the NIC will comprise research laboratories and offices and educational space to conduct seminars. The restricted procedure will be used which is suitable as a large number of bidders are likely to be interested in participating. The number of bidders will be reduced at the selection stage based on their capacity, capability and experience to perform the contract. A tender list of shortlisted contractors will then be selected. The 2-stage procedure is described below: Stage 1: Selection stage: Following a call for competition, any economic bidder may submit a request to participate in the selection stage. Bidders will be required to return a standard selection questionnaire. Stage 2: Invitation to Tender (ITT) stage: The ITT documents will be issued for completion by the 5 bidders successful at the stage 1 selection stage.