Development at Friar's Close, Bear Lane and 1 and 3 Burrell Street, London

Tender description

The Project is the carrying out of a mixed tenure housing development on the Site at 1 to 26 Friar's Close, Bear Lane and 1 and 3 Burrell Street, through a joint venture arrangement. Subject to detailed design / planning, it is anticipated that the development will comprise the construction of between 80 and 120 new homes. The affordable/ private unit split has yet to be fully determined, though as a minimum the development will involve the re-provision of 28 existing affordable units on the Site. Lot 1: The Project is the carrying out of a mixed tenure housing development on the Site at 1 to 26 Friar's Close, Bear Lane and 1 and 3 Burrell Street, through a joint venture arrangement. Subject to detailed design / planning, it is anticipated that the development will comprise the construction of between 80 and 120 new homes. The affordable/ private unit split has yet to be fully determined, though as a minimum the development will involve the re-provision of 28 existing affordable units on the Site. The joint venture contractual arrangements between the parties will be structured as follows: (i) Riverside Regeneration (Southwark) Limited (RRS) (an entity within the same group as The Riverside Group Limited (RGL)) and Mount Anvil (Friars Close) Limited will form a joint venture entity (the "LLP") on a 50/50 basis pursuant to the terms of an LLP Agreement; (ii) RGL will transfer a long leasehold interest in the Site to the LLP pursuant to the terms of an Agreement for Lease; (iii) The LLP will award a Construction Contract to Mount Anvil Limited for the carrying out of the construction works on the Site. The construction works will consist of the construction of the affordable and private sale units, and associated infrastructure works. The estimated value of the Construction Contract is between £20 million and £40 million; (iv) The LLP will enter into a Development Management Agreement (DMA) with Mount Anvil (Development Management) Limited. Under the DMA Mount Anvil (Development Management) Limited will provide various development management, planning, sales and marketing services in relation to the development. The estimated value of the DMA is between £1 million and £2 million; (v) The LLP will sell the private units that are constructed on the Site on the open market; and (vi) RGL will enter into an Affordable Housing Development Agreement with the LLP for the delivery of the affordable housing units that are constructed on the Site. The affordable units will be retained by RGL following completion. The estimated value of the Affordable Housing Development Agreement is between £10 million and £20 million.