RFP Ground Contractor

Tender description

1. Context The purpose of this RFP is to commence on a Ground contractor agreement to support the Sonning Common Parish Council's ("SCPC") recreational ground groundworks and landscaping. The Ground contractor will need to co-ordinate the requirements for the in-house consultants within their design, and the Ground contractor shall bear the responsibilities related to coordination, communication, safety and all other common tasks that belong to local standard responsibilities of GC. 2. Milestones for construction works Following milestones shall be considered in pricing and preparation of Tender: - Site available for the start of works: 04 January 2021 - Completion: 30 April 2021. Vendor's Proposal shall cover all additional costs, overtime fees and other costs that are required to meet these milestones. 3. Scope for ground works To undertake groundworks to change the existing contours of the land at Memorial Hall Field, Reade's Lane, Sonning Common, Oxfordshire RG4 9LL (land registry number ON341513) - "MHF". This is to create an active destination for our community with areas of level playing space for informal recreation, sport, physical activity and community events, in a setting which is sympathetically landscaped and in keeping with the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty ("AONB") in which it is located. 4. Expected output of work: Groundworks to create a destination for informal recreation, sport, physical activities and community events. The land was previously used for agriculture but has not been in use for several years. The project comprises: • Site wide bulk earthworks. • Cultivation and seeding works. • Footpath construction with permeable surface, 700M*2M • Swale excavation. • Play areas. • Construction of retaining wall/bank. Avoid building retaining walls • Cabling/conduits for future lighting for the footpath and Muga • Site Fencing • Landscaping and planting • Bench and bin installations on a concrete base. • Preparation of Public Access and car parking • Maintenance to handover • Preparation of MUGA base • Drainage connection from swale to MUGA area • Installation of MUGA • MUGA fencing Planning permission is awaited with a decision due on 21.11.20. 5. Site location and size: It is of approximately 4.1ha. Applicants should make contact with: Mika Rinta-Suksi, Senior Project Manager, Telephone +44 7939 537584 Email address M.rinta-suksi@aurora.cc