Construction work

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The University of Manchester wishes to appoint a contractor to perform the fit out works to the sixth floor at the Henry Royce Institute Hub Building at the University of Manchester. The project will be part funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF — https://www.gov.uk/guidance/england-2014-to-2020-european-structural-and-investment-funds). The University of Manchester wishes to appoint a main contractor to undertake the fit-out of laboratories and offices at Level 6 of the newly constructed Henry Royce Institute Hub Building to create the Sustainable Materials Innovation Hub. The project is receiving up to GBP 3 million of funding from the England European Structural and Investment Funds Growth Programme 2014-2020. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and the Department for Work and Pensions (and in London the intermediate body Greater London Authority) are the managing authorities for European Regional Development Fund and European Social Fund funding through the Growth Programme — funds established by the European Union to help local areas stimulate their economic development. By investing in projects, the funds will help to support innovation, businesses, skills and employment to improve local growth and create jobs. For more information visit https://www.gov.uk/guidance/england-2014-to-2020-european-structural-and-investment-funds The proposed works include the formation of three laboratories as well as providing various open and cellular office spaces. The works also include for upgrading and extending services to enable c.100 piece of equipment to be installed; dedicated and specified for the research requirements of the Henry Royce Institute Hub Building. The project will require validation of and associated liability for any building-wide systems that interface with any installation provided as part of the works. Collectively the three laboratories have been designed to include: • 23 No fume cupboards (inclusive of 6 No walk-in fume cupboards); • 14 No extraction arms; • emergency shower; • various wash hand basins with emergency eyewash stations; • LN2 gas storage; • laboratory equipment (c.100 items); and • laboratory furniture. The fit-out of the space will also include services provisions, including ICT and security, drainage, domestic water services, gas, ventilation, air conditioning and the like.