Rowley Way heating system renewal works, window renewal, firestopping works and Better Homes works

Tender description

Camden Council is seeking to appoint a contractor undertake window upgrading and heating and hot water infrastructure replacement works on the Rowley Way Estate NW8 (officially the Alexandra and Ainsworth estate), as the system is life expired and failing. The poor condition and performance of the system is resulting in increased operational expenditure to repair and remediate. The system is also very inefficient in terms of energy consumption due to the inability to control the temperature within individual dwellings. Taken together, the increasing maintenance costs and the inefficiency of the system in terms of energy usage meant that an upgrade is now necessary. The scheme will involve the replacement of heating and hot water distribution network pipework and heating and hot water pipework, heat emitters and controls within the dwellings. It will also include the upgrade of glazing with vacuum glazing to reduce heat loss from dwellings and reduce the size of the heat emitters required. If your organisation is interested in applying and/or if you wish to comment on the council's commissioning of this provision please complete the attached Market Testing Questionnaire by 30th September 2022 - you can access the questionnaire via the London Tenders Portal: https://www.londontenders.org/ or via LBC e-tendering portal on ProContract: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=7157ce81-2117-ed11-8117-005056b64545&p=2241eb95-058a-e511-80f7-000c29c9ba21 Lot 1: The key work packages include: • Windows/glazing replacement: Windows in 520 properties spread over three blocks. The works will include installation of vacuum sealed glazing to timber framed windows replacing existing glazing, overhaul, replacement or renewal of window frames as necessary. • Heating Infrastructure replacement (Replacement of pipework to individual blocks, replacement of risers to individual dwellings within blocks, provision of local plant rooms as required, running of pipework in individual dwellings behind skirting boards as determined by the Listed Building Consent, installation of radiators as required according to size of rooms and practicalities of installation; installation of Heating Interface Units to provide residents with a fully controllable heating and hot water system) • Internal distribution and builders work in connection with removing and re-instating skirting boards, making good to decorations and other ad-hoc tasks as required • Better Homes works to 86 units: Kitchen and bathroom upgrades and re-wires (properties will need to be surveyed to determine scope) • Fire stopping works: Remedial (risers rear of Block A) and in respect of new installation works.