TEN/160B - Contractor for Construction Project at Joymount Carrickfergus

Tender description

The Contract is for the provision of 47 social housing units comprised of 28no. apartments and 19no. houses. The work includes the requirement for site development and engineering works. The contract will be for approximately 24 - 36 months from date of award and is scheduled to start by the end of March 2017. It is expected that all units built under this contract will achieve ‘Secured By Design’ and Lifetime Homes accreditation. The scope of the Joymount, Carrickfergus project is the delivery of 47 social housing units; the scale of the Joymount, Carrickfergus project is approx. £4.6m and the complexity of the Joymount, Carrickfergus project includes the construction of one three-storey apartment building comprising 24no. 3p/2b CAT1 apartments, 14no. 3p/2b general needs houses, 2no. 5p/3b general needs houses, 4no. 2p/1b own-door apartments, 1no. 4b complex needs house, 1no. 4b complex needs bungalow and 1no. 3b complex needs bungalow. The project includes provision of engineering services and external and site development works which achieve Secured by Design and Lifetime Homes standards. We await a further site investigation report to determine ground conditions. An asbestos survey has indicated possible asbestos on the site. The c2.25 acres site is located at 30 Joymount, Carrickfergus; accessed from a spur of a roundabout at the junction of Joymount, Scotch Quarter and McKeens Avenue. The land within the site is rectangular in shape and comprised of a former commercial building and surface car park. All buildings have been demolished. The land to the south and east of the site is predominantly residential in character and comprised of detached and semi-detached dwellings. Shaftesbury Park adjoins the site to the north and west and the Belfast-Larne railway line passes the site to the north. This contract will be let in line with the Buy Social NI Policy details can be found at http://www.buysocialni.org/ further information will be provided in th