Estates: Cost Manager for the New North Haugh Building at the University of St Andrews

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Cost manager for the New North Haugh Building at the University of St Andrews. Lot 1: Cost Manager for the New North Haugh Building at the University of St Andrews. To facilitate the development of the New North Haugh Building the University of St Andrews require to engage a Professional Team incorporating the Design Team, which will be led by the Architect and Lead Designer. The Cost Manager will ultimately be responsible for the scrutiny, management, coordination and reporting of all project cost information. Along with traditional Quantity Surveying services the Cost Manager will; develop cost plans at each RIBA stage, review the design development throughout and identify value management opportunities, report monthly on all cost matters, be integral to the procurement strategy and change management process, prepare regular whole life cost analysis, provide guidance to all project team members, review market conditions and identify trends, supply chain difficulties and mitigation options, procure and manage enabling packages, procure and review tender submissions, value and certify onsite works and negotiate the final account. All activities should be fully aligned with the design brief, fully coordinated with the wider design team and working in tandem with the University’s strategic drivers. Real value analysis is required to balance the capital cost, operational cost, lifecycle cost and the carbon impact of the design at each stage, allowing for the influence and design development of the building form and M&E Strategy, at all design stages. All while assessing the parameters of Quality, Risk, Time and Cost and the requirements of CDM. The output will culminate with a complete suite of Contract Documents, for the purpose of procuring and proactively managing a Building Contract with a Principal Contractor. The University has a number of developments planned to expand the built estate across its Town Centre, Eden and North Haugh campuses. On the North Haugh, a new building of 6,150m² is required to collocate the School of Mathematics and Statistics to a single site by academic year 2026/7. The construction budget is set at 25m GBP. Please see SPD for full details. Additional information: All tenders for the University of St Andrews are administered through our eTendering System (InTend).To Express an Interest please go to our tender website at https://intendhost.co.uk/universityofstandrews Please note that 'Notes of Interest' placed via PCS (Public Contracts Scotland) are not automatically accepted