15-18 The design and construction of a Science Technology and Prototyping Centre

Tender description

The University requires a Contractor to design and construct a new SME facility to be known as the Science Technology & Prototyping Centre within the existing University of Wolverhampton Science Park. The completion date for the whole of the works is required to be no later than 5 May 2017. The form of contract will be the JCT 2011 Design and Build Contract as amended by the schedule of contract amendments included within the tender documents The concept design developed up to the end of RIBA Stage 3 has been prepared to achieve the above objectives. Development of this design is to be carried out by the Contractor in line with the requirements stated in the tender documentation and to deliver a high quality building delivering value for money to the University. The Qualification section will be assessed on a pass/fail basis in accordance with the standard qualification questions implemented by PAS91. The requirements here include: • The successful Contractor must have a minimum of £10,000,000 Public Liability Insurance • The successful Contractor must have a minimum of £10,000,000 Employers Indemnity Insurance • The successful Contractor must have a minimum of £10,000,000 Professional Indemnity Insurance • The Tenderer must have a minimum annual turnover of £22,000,000 and a Credit Safe score of ≥30. The Tenderer must confirm that they will accept the novation of the existing design team as detailed in the preliminaries. The University is administering the Tender process in accordance with the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Restricted Procedure). The top scoring 5 Tenderers will be automatically taken to the next stage of ITT assessment (“Award Stage”). Deadline for completed submissions is 06th August 2015, 10am.