Lisanelly Shared Educational Campus Phase 2 (Strule) — Services Contract for an Integrated Consultant Team

Concepts

• bangor
• construction management
• consultancy services
• construction consultancy
• integrated consultancy team
• built campus site
• shared facilities
• post primary school education
• shared education campus
• strule

Location

Omagh, Northern Ireland

Description

Department of Education (DE), the Contracting Authority is delivering what was known as the Lisanelly (and now known as the Strule) Shared Education Campus. This is a landmark project providing a bespoke state of the art facility to deliver post primary school education in Omagh. The Strule Programme involves the relocation of 5 post primary schools and 1 special school in Omagh onto one purpose built campus site with shared facilities incorporating sports, the arts, media, home economics, design and technology. . The programme has a complex stakeholder matrix which requires a comprehensive stakeholder management plan. Phase 1 of Strule entailed the delivery of the Arvalee Special School. Phase 2 will encompass the relocation of the 5 post primary schools onto the campus, the provision of sports/leisure facilities, the provision of a shared educational centre and other associated facilities and site development works over c.140 acres. The estimated construction works value at the outset was in the order of GBP 150 000 000. . DE sought to appoint (and did appoint) an Economic Operator to provide the services of a Project Management led Integrated Consultancy Team (ICT) for Phase 2 of Strule to include, architecture, cost management, engineering and other associated construction professionals in related disciplines. The ICT was required to develop the existing exemplar design for the campus to RIBA plan of work 2013 Stage 3, to undertake associated studies and surveys and to acquire necessary planning permissions. The ICT was to provide a Technical Advisory role for the development of the Employer's Requirements, procurement and contract management of an Integrated Supply Team (IST) for number of separate construction packages..

Ammendments to Previous Notice

Award Detail

CPV Codes

• 71540000 - Construction management services
• 71220000 - Architectural design services
• 71240000 - Architectural, engineering and planning services
• 71324000 - Quantity surveying services
• 71541000 - Construction project management services
• 71311000 - Civil engineering consultancy services
• 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
• 71312000 - Structural engineering consultancy services
• 71520000 - Construction supervision services
• 71330000 - Miscellaneous engineering services
• 71530000 - Construction consultancy services
• 71313000 - Environmental engineering consultancy services

Indicators

• Contract modified due to additional needs.

Legal Justification

As set out above, additional work was required to complete various elements of the contract. As a result a modification to the contract is required to allow for the completion of the contract in line with the original Scope of Service for the procurement. A change of ICT at this crucial stage of project delivery would cause; • significant inconvenience; • substantial duplication of costs; • a difficult, costly and time-consuming process for another economic operator to take on the design work; • loss of project knowledge; • delays for a new ICT to get familiar with the project; • delays to the Main Works Contract; • increased costs of delivery; • impact on political and stakeholder confidence and agreements. • requirement to reappraise financial and budget approvals that have been granted by the Executive. Additional delays are contrary to the public interest. The regeneration of the subject schools has widespread cross-community support. Please refer to VEAT Notice Annex D Part 3.