Blackwater Housing Development

Concepts

• blackwater housing development
• construction work
• isle of lewis
• delivery of the blackwater
• house development
• provision of principal contractor
• appointed contractor
• existing planning permission
• design
• newmarket

Location

Eilean Siar (Western Isles): Newmarket, Isle of Lewis

Description

1.1 Tenderers are invited to Tender for the provision of Principal Contractor to provide Design and Build (D&B) services for the delivery of the Blackwater 72 house development in Newmarket on the Isle of Lewis. The appointed contractor must utilise the existing planning permission (ref 19/00554 2nd October 2020) for the site.

Total Quantity or Scope

Single stage procurement. Assessed using a quality/price ratio of 40% quality and 60% price.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 45000000 - Construction work

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Renewals are not available.
• Financial restrictions apply.
• Professional qualifications are sought.
• Staff qualifications are relevant.
• Technical restrictions apply.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** HHP require suitably qualified and experienced contractors to provide Design and Build (D&B) services for the phased delivery of the Blackwater Housing Development, Newmarket, Isle of Lewis, for which detailed planning approval was granted on 2nd October 2020, ref 19/00554. The contractor’s design and build proposal must include for 72 number various HHP standard house types as shown on the approved planning drawings, together with associated roads and parking within the site, connecting road to the existing Glean Dubh housing scheme with associated parking, street lighting, drainage, SUDS basin, utilities, site services, footpaths, site works, bus laybys, pedestrian footpath through the playpark connecting to the bus stop at Bridge Cottages, replacement footbridge within the playpark, replacement fencing along the South perimeter of the playpark, pedestrian road crossing at Bridge Cottages (the requirements for this should be agreed with CNES Roads Department), landscaping, viewing platform and the peat restoration works to the north of the site all as shown on the approved drawings and noted on the Schedule of Conditions accompanying the planning approval. The contractor’s proposal must also include for all other development costs, including statutory and professional fees. Standard house type superstructure drawings are provided as part of the tendering package. It is the responsibility of the Contractor to design appropriate substructures to suit each house type, to design suitable mechanical and electrical equipment within each of the properties in accordance with HHP’s specification and to obtain a building warrant for the development that meets the requirements of the existing planning permission. No substantial alterations to house type designs will be accepted. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=653924. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. The Contracting Authority does not intend to include a sub-contract clause as part of community benefits (as per Section 25 of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014) in this contract for the following reason: N/A Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2361 A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: HHP requires contractors to provide a mandatory community benefit payback within the locality of the development. Contractors are to include draft proposals within the Quality Submission document as detailed in the Invitation to Tender. The provision of Community Benefit is subject to approval by HHP and will require to be concluded prior to Practical Completion on the project. It is proposed that the new tarred footpath from the site through the play park to Bridge Cottages, the new footbridge and fencing along the South boundary of the playpark as indicated in drawing “Blackwater Pedestrian Route August 2020” are included as part of tenderers community benefit. (SC Ref:653924)