Land at Carmarthen West – Residential development opportunity

Concepts

• carmarthen
• engineering works
• residential buildings
• residential homes
• carmarthen town centre
• carmarthen west
• the new carmarthen west link road
• land
• residential
• developer

Location

Johnstown, Carmarthen

Description

Carmarthenshire County Council is seeking to appoint a developer to deliver a residential scheme on an 8.4 acre Council-owned green-field site, two miles to the west of Carmarthen Town Centre. The site benefits from direct access to the new Carmarthen West Link Road, connecting the A40 at Traveller’s Rest to College Road. As part of this development, there will be a requirement for the developer to provide homes for the Council to acquire, at a minimum specification. 34 dwellings will be purchased by Carmarthenshire County Council on completion. This Procurement is being undertaken in accordance with the Competitive Procedure with Negotiation pursuant to Regulation 29 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Although the Council is utilising the Competitive Procedure with Negotiation route, it reserves the right to award the contract on the basis of the initial tenders without conducting negotiations.

Total Quantity or Scope

Carmarthenshire County Council is seeking to appoint a developer to deliver a residential scheme on an 8.4 acre Council-owned green-field site, two miles to the west of Carmarthen Town Centre. The site benefits from direct access to the new Carmarthen West Link Road, connecting the A40 at Traveller’s Rest to College Road. As part of this development, there will be a requirement for the developer to provide homes for the Council to acquire, at a minimum specification. 34 dwellings will be purchased by Carmarthenshire County Council on completion. This Procurement is being undertaken in accordance with the Competitive Procedure with Negotiation pursuant to Regulation 29 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The Council expressly reserves the right to award the Contractual Agreement on the basis of the initial tenders without negotiation. For this particular Contractual Agreement, it is envisaged that the Council will award the Contractual Agreement on the basis of the initial tender without negotiation, however the Council will inform Bidders if negotiation will be undertaken in accordance with the Invitation to Participate in Initial Tender document. A Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) is being published for Stage 1 of the process through which the Council is inviting suitably qualified and experienced organisations to submit a response to the PQQ in order to determine whether they meet a minimum standard of financial standing and technical capability and capacity to deliver the required development. Following the evaluation of this PQQ, those bidders who pass Stage 1 will be invited to participate in Stage 2 by submitting an Initial Tender. The Council is not setting a maximum number of Bidders to be invited to tender at Stage 2. Bidders will be invited to participate and submit an initial tender based on the minimum requirements and scored criteria set out in the PQQ.

Renewal Options

The development timeframe and any options for extensions will be outlined in the Contractual Agreement. Refer to Section 8 of the Heads of Terms document (in the Tender documentation).

CPV Codes

• 45220000 - Engineering works and construction works
• 45000000 - Construction work
• 45211100 - Construction work for houses
• 45210000 - Building construction work
• 45211000 - Construction work for multi-dwelling buildings and individual houses
• 45215214 - Residential homes construction work

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• Renewals are available.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

IMPORTANT TENDER INFORMATION ETENDERWALES PORTAL - This procurement exercise will be conducted via the eTenderWales portal. To assist you in locating these opportunities on the eTenderWales portal, the project code is 44006 and the PQQ code is 33537. All tender documents are contained within PQQ 33537. Please also ensure you check the attachments area for any documents/ information which may assist you with your submission or you are required to upload as part of your submission as per information contained within the tender pack. To access the tender documents, please register your company on the eTenderWales portal at: www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk PREVIOUS PUBLICATION CONCERNING THIS PROCEDURE - A Prior Information Notice was published for a previous tender opportunity for the Carmarthen West site. This Notice and the associated documentation can be viewed at - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB358478 NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=140144 Under the terms of this contract the successful supplier(s) will be required to deliver Community Benefits in support of the authority’s economic and social objectives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations. The Community Benefits included in this contract are: The developer will be required to provide Community Benefits, as part of delivery of the development. Further details will be provided with the Stage 2 tender documentation. (WA Ref:140144) The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia.