C22009 Ashford Live Fire Specialist Market Engagement

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Kent Fire and Rescue Service (the "Authority") is currently in the process of undertaking a Fast Track Competition under Lot 2 (South East) of the Southern Construction Framework (SCF) for the purpose of appointing the Main Contractor responsible for the delivery of the Pre-Construction Phase (RIBA Stages 3 and 4) of the Ashford Redevelopment Project. The Project's key deliverables are: • Refurbishment of the existing Fire Station; • Class A (Carbonaceous) Non-Containerised Life Fire Training Facility; • Support Building to provide facilities for decant of existing station during refurbishment retain operational continuity; and • Secure RTC compound In accordance with the published Pre-Construction Services Agreement, the Live Fire Specialist will be appointed by the Main Contractor, upon recommendation from the Authority. With the above in mind, the Authority is seeking expressions of interest from Live Fire Specialists to participate in an Early Market Engagement process with the view of: a. Testing the refined core (minimum) technical requirements; b. Assessing the market's ability and capacity to deliver against the refined requirements; c. Identifying key cost lines and pricing considerations which will need to be taken into account by the Authority when assessing the estimated overall whole lifecycle cost of the Live Fire Training Facility; d. Confirming the viability of the current Programme milestones relating to the delivery of the Live Fire Training Facility, and; e. Understanding the level of support that can be provided by the Live Fire Specialist, working collaboratively with the Main Contractor and the Authority's wider Project Team to ensure the successful and timely delivery of the Ashford Redevelopment Project.