Construction work

Tender description

This contract notice relates to a project to establish a framework agreement for planned and reactive maintenance at the University of Strathclyde. In addition to this, the University of Glasgow are also participating in this framework, and may choose to use this agreement as per their requirements. This lot will include, but will not be limited to: — fire inspections; — reporting of building fabric elements; — service penetrations where required; — supply and installation of suitable compliant certified products; — providing certification that any works have been completed to a high standard, and are now deemed compliant in line with our fire officers’ requirements and current guidance; and — bidders should be familiar with Hilti, Corofil, Rockwool, Action Air Dampers product ranges and intumescent coatings. This lot will include, but will not be limited to: — planned maintenance; — backlog maintenance; — routine repair small works projects; — inspections and repairs to brickwork, concrete and stonework; — door replacements/upgrades, including minor electrical, ceiling and floor modification if required; and — bidders should have access to certified door manufacturers, glass suppliers, deal with non-licenses asbestos works in-house, and be reactive for emergency call outs if required both on and off campus and within our residences. This lot will include, but will not be limited to: — internal and external areas; — street furniture, railings and gates; — bidders should be able to have 1-2 operatives constantly on-site, but have the ability to ramp up resources for larger works packages and key delivery dates (e.g. student vacation periods); — wall paper removal, lining and repairs; — having an in-house plasterer would be advantageous where walls need repairs or skim coats for the best possible finish; — bidders must be able to provide their own access equipment; — operate with permit to Works; and — provide extract units and trunking where fumes maybe encountered and need managed. This lot will include, but will not be limited to: — slating and tiling; — applied coatings; — leadwork repairs/replacement; — singly ply membranes; — cladding; — small repairs; — patch repairs; — full roof replacements; — roof ladders installation; — roof guards/edge protection; — roof light replacement and repairs; — bidders should be approved installers for products such as IKO, Bauder, Moy, Alumasc, Sarna, Marley, Tata; and — access to an asphalter would be advantageous. This lot will include, but will not be limited to: — carpet tile, vinyl, lino and mat wells, with an element of ceramic flooring as well; — flooring repairs, full replacement and upgrades; — bidders should be familiar with Forbo, Altro, Gradus, Interface, Polyflor, Millikan, and Gerflor ranges of products and accessories; — should be able to carry out floor screed repairs, lay new surface screeds and install movement joints where required; and — should be able to lift and dispose of non-licensed asbestos flooring products. This lot will include, but will not be limited to: — fabric repairs to varying materials of all shapes and ages, replacements, and upholstering as well as foam repairs, replacements and reshaping; — classrooms can be movable seats, fixed benching, raked lecture seating, retractable seating, breakout area seating, as well as acoustic wall panels and fabric covered notice boards (fire rated); — lecture theatre flip-up seats require upkeep, bidders must be able to source spares for return springs, hinges, missing/damaged timber bases and removal, and refitting of these if required to be taken back to the workshop; — material matching to maintain the look of a room, or repairs in ‘fields’ to make any non-matching areas look meant; — acoustic wall panels for the hearing impaired are often retrofitted, and knowledge of products, sound tests, and installations, will be required either via subcontractors or in-house; — PVC vertical black out blinds are used extensively, but also roller and venetian, which require repair, new chains, weights, slats and controls on occasion, or removal and replacement in vertical form with associated base blocks, and hangers to ensure they do not interfere with window operations; and — curtains are used in some of the listed properties and require track repairs, tie backs and fixings/fittings, removal and refitting for washing/dry cleaning, as well as lining repairs due to wear and tear and if required opening arrangements altered. This lot will include, but will not be limited to; — gutter cleaning; — downpipe CCTV inspections and reports with subcontractors; — roof repairs and small roof replacements; — sandstone repairs at height and repointing; — painting at height; — emergency call out repairs and holding repairs; — responding to storm damage incidents and making safe, external safety checks and inspections with accompanying reports; — assistance to main contractors with edge protection and movement of materials on occasion where access is an issue or to avoid large scaffold erections for short periods of time; — leadwork repairs and replacement; — window inspections at height; — materials sampling at height; — wall tie retrofits at height; and — skylight repairs, removal and replacements.