Estates: Civil and Structural Engineer for Madras New College Building

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Civil and Structural Engineering Services for the Madras New College Building at the University of St Andrews. Lot 1: To facilitate the development of the Madras / New College 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 Civil and Structural Engineer will ultimately be responsible for developing the frame, foundation and drainage strategies along with structural concepts, aligning all with the design brief, fully coordinated with the wider design. Real value analysis is required to ensure maximum material efficiencies. This will need to balance the capital cost, lifecycle cost and carbon impact of the design at all stages, allowing for the Design Development of the building form, grid, loading, movement and durability, to maximise the design influence. All while assessing the requirements of CDM and parameters of Quality, Risk, Time and Cost. Ground assessments, services integration and fire resistance will also form part of this appointment. The output will culminate with a complete Technical Design, with fully developed design details, specifications and schedules for all construction elements, for the purpose of procuring and managing a Building Contract with a Principal Contractor. In respect of design and specification, the quality will be set at the high-end range for materials and finishes, and the space must exude a welcoming, modern, inclusive, and inspiring environment. The University is committed to offering a high-quality environment which supports health and wellbeing, this principle is to be applied to the M&E Strategy and Design. The University has a number of developments planned to expand the built estate across its Town Centre, Eden and North Haugh campuses. In the Town Centre, the redevelopment of the Madras site will realise a new build element at c8,000m² with c2,000m² of restored and refurbished historic buildings. This team will be required to work with key users, departments, and the university community to progress a design that will capture both the university’s current aspirations to create an inclusive and innovative environment, and some future requirements, all to realise the full potential of this key site. Please see SPD Documents for further detail. 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