Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-01-19
Buyer: Epping Forest District Council
Country: UK
Region: Essex
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 45111000 | 45210000: Building construction work | 45213312 | 71200000 | 71320000
Estimated value: 10000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-02-15
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Epping Forest District Council wish to appoint a Main Contractor to procure the works to develop a retail shopping park, via a JCT Design and Build form of contract.
The site is located to the south of Langston Road, just north of Junction 5 of the M11 motorway, and south of Debden train station, in Loughton, Essex.
The proposed development of the requirement is to comprise 15 individual retail units of varying sizes, with a self contained management suite. The proposed amount of development is 8 818 sqm GIA ground floor (9 274 sqm GEA). The development is mezzanine compliant in planning terms but these will be provided by the individual retailers to suit their shop-fitting plans. The total Nett retail Area is 12 915 sqm.
The requirement also includes customer car parking facilities to cater for 366 car parking spaces, including 18 accessible and 44 cycle parking spaces, and a service road to the rear, this will be accompanied by soft landscaping of the area. 2 entrances will be provided to the shopping park, a main consumer entrance and an additional service entrance accessing the rear of the retail units. The construction of a retaining wall to the rear of the site will also be required.
The Authority has made the procurement documents for this opportunity public on the following site: https://www.safelinkdatarooms.com/shared/6661e973a1be89fc8a340ab6e5dafce8212aa788f80a706c234be9121e932fe68666
The dates provided in Section II.2.7) are estimated dates. It is the aim of the Authority that the Shopping Park is open for business by Easter 2017.
In order to submit a tender for this opportunity, a bidder must complete a registration form, requesting access the Authority's deal room. The Authority aims to approve all registrations within 24 hours of receipt. Upon registration, a bidder will be able to upload its submission and access the question and answer feature of the deal room. Should a bidder have any technical issues concerning access to the Authority's deal room, the bidder should use the help-desk email address which is published on the public facing part of the Authority's deal room and which can be seen without the need to register. Bidders are advised to apply for registration as soon as possible and the Authority will not accept requests for registration after 9:00 on 15.2.2016.
Requests to participate will be accepted from groupings of economic operators (consortia). In the event of a successful consortium bid, the Authority may specify that the consortium takes a particular legal form and/or require that a single consortium member takes primary liability or that each member undertakes joint and several liability irrespective of the legal form adopted. Where a subsidiary company is used, the ultimate parent company may be required to provide a guarantee in respect of the performance of the contract by the subsidiary before acceptance.
The Authority reserves the right not to award any or part of this contract, postpone or terminate the procurement process (or part of it) or change the procedure used to procure the contract, at any time without liability on its part.
The Authority reserves the right to require deposits, guarantees (including parent company and performance guarantees), bonds or other forms of appropriate security. Further requirements and details are set out in the procurement documents.
The Authority is not liable for any costs (including third party costs, fees or expenses) incurred by those expressing an interest in or bidding for this opportunity and no implied contract is created.
Tenders and all supporting documentation for the contract must be priced in sterling and written in English.
Any agreements entered into will be governed by English law and subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.

Eligibility requirements: As set out in the Invitation to Tender.

Award value: 10000000