Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-05-28
Buyer: Northern Regional College
Country: UK
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 45210000: Building construction work | 45214000: Construction work for education buildings
Estimated value: 22000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2019-07-05
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The project is for the development and construction of a new campus for Northern Regional College constructed on the existing Coleraine Site at Union Street, Coleraine. The project will include the following works: site clearance including removal of existing college buildings and associated service and drainage; existing drainage and services diversions; earthworks including cut/fill and removal of surplus excavated/unsuitable material; construction of new fully serviced campus building; site works and associated landscaping. The form of contract for pre-construction will be NEC4 Option A and for construction will be NEC4 Option C. Please refer to the procurement documents for further information. The Contract will be awarded to the Economic Operator which has submitted the Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT) using the Narrow Average, Price Scoring Mechanism. Refer to PQQ package for a complete description of this procurement.
In accordance with Regulation 65(3) of the Public Contract Regulation 2015, 6 candidates will be invited. This is considered to offer adequate competition to ensure that the Employer is assured value for money and that there is sufficient opportunity offered to tenders. This limit also protects the industry from wasting valuable resources which are required to prepare a tender submission.
The contract duration identified in Section II.2.7) is indicative only. The contract provides for an estimated pre-construction period of 4 months and an estimated construction period of 24 months. Please refer to the draft contract for further information. The value of the contract identified in Section II.2.6) is an estimate only. Award criteria is set out in the Instructions to Tenderers
In order for a Contractor/Consultatnt to be eligible to participate in this competition they must hold licenses, accreditations or certificates for specific categories and sectors as set out below:
— Architect — Employees must have and maintain: Registration with the Architect’s Registration Board (ARB) or equivalent professional body within your own jurisdiction,
—— Chartered membership of Engineers Ireland or equivalent professional body within your own jurisdiction,
—— Chartered Membership of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) or equivalent professional body within your own jurisdiction,
—— Chartered Membership of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) or equivalent professional body within your own jurisdiction,
—— Chartered membership of Engineers Ireland or equivalent professional body within your own jurisdiction.
Economic Operators are required to be registered and have Verified Status on Constructionline and should have the minimum category value (8 500 000 GBP) in at least one of the Constructionline Categories specified or have submitted a fully completed PQQ1A Constructionline Financial Addendum/s. In the case where an Economic Operator is a Group of Economic Operators or relying on the capacity of Other Entities for economic and financial standing, the Economic Operator as “Leads Enterprise” must have a Category Value no less than 40 % of the Minimum Category Value (3 400 000 GBP) required by the Contracting Authority and the sum of the Category Values of the Group of Economic Operators and the Other Entities that it is relying on for economic and financial standing, in a “Relevant Work Category” must be greater than or equal to the Minimum Category Value (8 500 000 GBP) required by the Contracting Authority. Building General, Building General, 45210000-2, Building General, Building (Schools and Colleges), 45214000-0, Building General, Listed Building Work, 45210000-2, Building General, Building (Design and Construct), 45210000-2, Building General, Building Refurbishment, 45453100-8.
In order for an Economic Operator to be eligible to participate in this competition the Economic Operator Team must hold valid insurance to all the applicable values.
1) Public Liability Insurance with a minimum limit of indemnity not less than 10 000 000 GBP per incident;
2) Employer’s liability insurance (Economic Operator only) with a minimum limit of indemnity not less than 10 000 000 GBP per incident compliant with applicable statutory requirements. Contractor All Risk Insurance with minimum not less than 23 000 000 GBP per incident. Professional indemnity insurance for all activities of a professional nature including design liability with a limit of indemnity of not less than that specified in GBP for each and every claim 5 000 000 GBP.
For the purposes of pre-qualification in addition to the Main Contractor, the following Main Contractor’s Team Members will be assessed: architect/lead designer, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer and structural/civil engineer.

Eligibility requirements: In order for a Contractor/Consultatnt to be eligible to participate in this competition they must hold licenses, accreditations or certificates for specific categories and sectors as set out below: — Architect — Employees must have and maintain: Registration with the Architect’s Registration Board (ARB) or equivalent professional body within your own jurisdiction, — Structural Engineer — Employees must have and maintain: —— Chartered Membership of the Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE), —— Chartered membership of Engineers Ireland or equivalent professional body within your own jurisdiction, — Electrical Engineer — Employees must be from the electrical discipline and have and maintain: —— Chartered Membership of the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE), —— Chartered Membership of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) or equivalent professional body within your own jurisdiction, — Mechanical Engineer — Employees must be from the Mechanical discipline and have and maintain: —— Chartered Membership of the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE), —— Chartered Membership of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) or equivalent professional body within your own jurisdiction, — Civil Engineer — Employees must have and maintain: —— Chartered Membership of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), —— Chartered membership of Engineers Ireland or equivalent professional body within your own jurisdiction.

Award value: 22000000