Consultancy Services for Avenues Plus Project – Block S

Tender description

Glasgow City Council (the Council) is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified Lead Consultant to act as Principal Designer and head a multi-disciplinary team – comprising expertise in a number of professional services to undertake, in accordance with RIBA stages 1 to 4, the preparation and brief, concept design, developed design and technical design including ongoing design input during the construction period for the Avenues Plus project known as Block S. This Invitation to Participate relates to Block S. The Lead consultant will have a varying involvement on the delivery of RIBA Stages 0 to 7 for the following Avenues: 1) Duke Street (from High Street to Bellgrove St) and John Knox Street (from Castle St to Duke St) 2) Dobbie’s Loan (from North Hanover St to Canal St) 3) South Portland Street (from Carlton Place to Norfolk St) 4) Cowcaddens Road (from Cambridge St to North Hannover St) Set out below are the various RIBA stages which provides clarity regarding which party has primary responsibility for delivery of each. Note that although Stage 3 and Stage 4 for Cowcaddens Rd, Dobbie’s Loan and South Portland St. will be delivered internally by a Glasgow City Council designer the appointed Lead Consultant may be called upon for design input. This is also true of the Construction phase for all four locations. Any input required of the appointed Lead Consultant during the Glasgow City Council designer led stages of the project will be charged at the submitted hourly rates provided in the Activity Schedule and within the relevant section of Contract Data Part Two. The following RIBA stages will be the responsibility of the appointed Lead Consultant: Duke St & John St - RIBA stages 0-4 Cowcaddens Rd - RIBA Stages 0-2 Dobbie’s Loan - RIBA Stages 0-2 South Portland St - RIBA Stages 0-2 The following RIBA stages will be the responsibility of an internal Glasgow City Council designer: Duke St & John St - RIBA stages 5-7 Cowcaddens Rd - RIBA Stages 3-7 Dobbie’s Loan - RIBA Stages 3-7 South Portland St - RIBA Stages 3-7 The programme of works for the Avenues Plus project is based on RIBA stages and will be in place from November 2021 up to April 2026. Whilst the Avenues Plus project is not funded directly by City Deal, it will be delivered and managed as part of the wider EIIPR Avenues Programme. In addition to the delivery of the four avenue locations mentioned above, there is a further component to the Avenues Plus project related to in-depth community engagement and behaviour change activities. An external community consultant will be appointed to deliver on the implementation of the Community Engagement and Behaviour Change activities. The outputs from this process will feed into the design, where possible and appropriate.