Construction work for lodging buildings

Tender description

This tender is for the provision of a contractor to provide complete enabling and refurbishment works including roof repairs and window replacement for Montefiore blocks A and B student halls of residence. Montefiore A & B are the oldest blocks of accommodation at the Wessex Lane campus. Built in the 1960’s the buildings are structurally sound, however several individual elements have reached the end of their design life. Due to the exceptionally constrained site and the nature of the works required, the selected contractor will need excellent logistics planning and management skills alongside demonstrable knowledge of managing multiple ‘Just-in-Time’ deliveries of bedroom and bathroom units and pods and other materials. In addition the successful contractor must demonstrate understanding of how to manage the sensitivities and complexities this live site poses in relation to a residential student population, contained within a residential setting. Montefiore A & B are the oldest blocks of accommodation at the Wessex Lane campus. Built in the 1960’s the buildings are structurally sound, however individual elements have reached the end of their design life. This, together with continual maintenance issues, are the major factors behind its priority for the next refurbishment project. The bedrooms are generally in poor condition, the communal bathrooms are a constant source of maintenance issues and water frequently leaks down into the floors below. The kitchens require reconfiguration and complete refurbishment. The windows, although not original, were replaced 30 years ago in a phased manner so do not match and were poorly installed. Works required shall include: — complete refurbishment of all rooms and communal spaces, — complete refurbishment of M&E services including recommendations for alteration to roof storage tank rooms and ground floor service duct position, — additional kitchens on each floor to Montefiore A, — create a bedroom by reducing the large kitchen already in Montefiore A, — create much improved kitchen facilities, — manage modern methods of construction practices for circa 300 bedroom pods and 150 bathroom pods on a constrained live site. Enabling works The scope for the enabling work is as defined in the Hoare Lea, Faulkner Browns and WFBA documents which includes: — strip out of asbestos. A risk assessment is issued with the tender documents. An R&D survey commissioned by the University will be issued as an addendum to the tender to assist with this pricing, — strip out loose and fixed furniture and equipment. The contractor is required to visit the buildings to ascertain the quantity of strip out, — strip out mechanical and electrical services. In the absence of record drawings, the contractor is required to visit the buildings to ascertain the scope of the strip out, — strip out floor and wall finishes, — the IT strip out, where stipulated, by IT subcontractor meeting UoS requirements and protection of retained IT infrastructure, — demolition of non-structural internal partitions. Main works As defined in the Hoare Lea, Faulkner Browns and WFBA documents which broadly includes: — new wall openings with associated structure, — new partitions and over boarding/insulation of inside face of external walls, — full internal refurbishment including replacement of all MEP services and IT requirements, — new bedroom, kitchen/dining and bathroom layouts, — new loose and fixed furniture and equipment, — window and curtain wall replacement, — cleaning external façade, — entrance canopy recladding, — ground floor projecting architectural ‘boxing’ around curtain walling, — re-roofing and rationalisation of roof services distribution and enclosure, — minor hard and soft landscape, including some lighting. This tender is for the provision of a contractor to provide complete enabling and refurbishment works including roof repairs and window replacement for Montefiore blocks A and B student halls of residence. Due to the exceptionally constrained site and the nature of the works required, the selected contractor will need excellent logistics planning and management skills alongside demonstrable knowledge of managing multiple ‘Just-in-Time’ deliveries of bedroom and bathroom units and pods and other materials. In addition the successful contractor must demonstrate understanding of how to manage the sensitivities and complexities this live site poses in relation to a residential student population, contained within a residential setting. The aim of this project is to successfully deliver top quality accommodation that is good value for money with the minimum of disruption to the surrounding community. A full description of the project details and requirements can be found in the ITT documentation available to download, free of charge at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofsouthampton