Upgrade of Fire Alarm and Emergency Lighting and PA to PAVA System at Caird Hall, Dundee, DCC/CD/219/23

Concepts

• dundee
• fire alarm system
• existing addressable fire alarm system
• dundee city council
• existing emergency lighting dbs
• existing central battery system
• pava system
• emergency lighting
• new emergency lighting
• increased fire alarm coverage

Location

Caird Hall, Dundee

Description

Dundee City Council seeks to appoint competent supplier to supply & install increased Fire Alarm coverage, New Emergency Lighting and PAVA system at Caird Hall, Dundee. The programme of works is a 24 weeks.

Total Quantity or Scope

Dundee City Council have a requirement to provide increased Fire Alarm Coverage, new emergency lighting to meet current standards and upgrading the current PA system to a PAVA system at the Caird Hall Building, City square, Dundee The requirement is for: The supply & installation of new wired and wireless fire alarm devices and associated equipment linked to existing addressable fire alarm system to extend coverage to meet Category L1/P1/M. Associated electrical installation to meet BS 7671 IET Requirements for Electrical Installations 2018, including all current amendments. New Voice Evacuation system to be designed/installed to encompass designated areas. New Emergency Lighting to meet current standards and be supplied from existing Central Battery system via existing Emergency Lighting DBs. The complete fire alarm and voice evacuation proposals and Contract Works are to be in the form of Contractor Design Portions (CDP) The Emergency Lighting design will remain the responsibility of Dundee City Council, however the Contractor shall work with the Council to ensure a compliant installation. DCC will provide specific and performance requirements that the Contractor shall include within his Design Proposals. These requirements shall be highlighted on and within the Contract Drawings and Specification. The Main Contractor shall be responsible for coordinating their design information with their subcontractor design information and for co-ordination of the various sub-contractor design info. The Main Contractor is also responsible managing the procurement of all proposed materials/equipment and for its installation in line with their programme. The Contractor carrying out electrical alterations to suit new proposals shall be designated "APPROVED" by the National Inspection Council for Electrical Installation Contracting, SELECT or equal and approved and proof of designation shall be submitted to the CA if requested.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 45312100 - Fire-alarm system installation work

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• Renewals are not available.
• Financial restrictions apply.
• Performance considerations apply.
• Professional qualifications are sought.
• Award on basis of price.

Other Information

The Caird Hall is a live events venue which is used regularly throughout the year. As such it may be that the successful contractor will be required to reschedule the programme or timings of certain aspects of the works to meet the needs of the venue and the Service Manager. It is possible that such requests may come at short notice. The works must be delivered with minimum disruptions to users of the building. 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=756938. 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. Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-pr... A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Bidding Organisation to deliver 2 Community Benefit activities for the duration of this contract. Bidder to provide details of proposed activities to be undertaken. Community Benefit activity can include the following Awareness Raising Event for community group, college or school – this could include a wide range of activities which support learning and employability such as talks about environmental issues for school, college or university students or job seekers; training workshops carried out by contractors for target groups to raise awareness of their sector and its benefits and where appropriate the careers available, motivational talks, school talks, or to run events which tie in with a particular aspect of the curriculum. Community Support Activity or Community Wish – the council is developing a Community Wishes approach which will gather and moderate requests for support for small community projects. These will be wide ranging but likely to include requests to provide materials or volunteer labour to support small community projects including community gardens, allotment projects or community clear ups. Work Experience Opportunity – where appropriate to provide a work placement opportunity for a young person or adult on an appropriate programme. Support would be provided to identify an appropriate programme and candidate. Mentoring Opportunity – provide a mentoring opportunity to a young person from Dundee on the MCR pathway mentoring programme. More information at https://mcrpathways.org/ Support would be provided to identify an appropriate school and candidate. Post award, the Councils Community Benefits Officer will contact the successful contractor to advise on the type of outcome which can be delivered. Support will be provided to identify an appropriate intervention (SC Ref:756938) Download the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=756938