Highlight Leisure Centre

Tender description

Hartlepool Borough Council are seeking to procure a suitably experienced Principal Contractor to construct their proposed new 2 storey wet and dry leisure centre to be known as "Highlight". The facility is to be located on a piece of land known as Jackson's Landing, adjacent to Hartlepool Marina on the East Coast of Northern England. The development involves the construction of a new build leisure facility, together with external works, comprising the following: • 8 lane x 25m pool • 4 lane x 25m pool with moveable floor • Recreational/splash pool with race slide • Pool spectator area • Wet and dry changing facilities • FITTess suite • NHS accommodation • Cycling studio with digital/virtual facilities • 2 no. multi-purpose studios • Reception and rear office accommodation • Internal storage with externally accessible storage area for use in the dock • Externally accessible wet changing for use by open water swimmers in the dock • Indoor active play/family facility • Party/function/meeting rooms for potential external use • Café/refreshment area and social hub area Lot 1: The Contracting Entity is seeking to appoint a Principal Contractor to work with in order to deliver the construction of Highlight Leisure Centre (the Works). The Works will be procured on a Traditional basis utilising the JCT Standard Building Contract 2016 Edition with Quantities (SBC/Q) with Special Conditions, of which further information will be provided within the procurement documentation. The Contractor will be responsible for the design of a number of components including the piled foundations. The first stage of the procurement will consist of the following: - Standard Qualification Instruction to Suppliers (SQIS) document; - Annexure A - Standard Selection Questionnaire (SSQ) The SSQ (Annexure A) is based upon the Crown Commercial Service standard template, and will be marked by an assessment panel using the process detailed in the SQIS. A maximum of 5 Suppliers will be selected to proceed to the Tender stage, and will be issued the full and final Invitation to Tender (ITT) document. The Tender stage of procurement will be a competitive procedure with prior call for competition, to be conducted with the top 5 scoring Suppliers selected by the assessment panel and based upon the Suppliers SSQ response. The suppliers selected to tender will each be issued with the full and final Invitation to Tender (ITT) document. All completed Tenders must be submitted by the Tender Return Date stipulated in the procurement documents. Once received and validated, compliant tenders will be evaluated in order to ascertain a Preferred Contractor. The ITT will be evaluated on the basis of a 40% Quality and 60% Price weighting. The Preferred Contractor, once appointed, shall be responsible for the Procurement, Delivery to Site, Off-Loading, Construction, Installation and Commissioning (including all testing) relating to his delivery of the Works.