Abacus (c/o Oaklee) Housing Consortium All Trades Response Repairs MTC

Descriptions

Abacus Housing Consortium will act as a central purchasing body and wishes to jointly procure a fully inclusive measured term response repairs maintenance contract (all trades) on behalf of the following housing Associations:— Oaklee Homes Group— Ulidia Housing Association— Open Door Housing Association— Ark Housing Association— South Ulster Housing Assocation (Works to South Ulster Housing Association properties will only commence in September 2014)Abacus Housing Consortium is procuring the Works for the Member Housing Associations.The duration of the Contracts is 5 YearsThe main areas of Works to be covered are General Building, Mechanical and Electrical Works. Optional discounted banded minor package works to include change of tenancy, minor improvement works, and disabled adaptations up to a value of GBP 50k across a variety of General needs, Sheltered Housing and Supported Housing Properties.The Economic Operator will be required to provide the Works to the Member Housing Association 24 hours per day 365 days per year (including all weekends and holiday periods). The Works include the following:— General building response and repairs;— Mechanical response and repairs; and— Electrical response and repairs.The contract may also include the following— Change of tenancy; all work associated with tenant termination or new tenancy preparation. A typical change of tenancy would include (but not limited to) all or any of the to the following;Pre and Post tenancy inspections, deep clean, rubbish disposal, carpet removal, floor preparation, redecoration, change of locks and or doors, statutory checks and tests, minor M+E repairs, minor building repairs and landscaping.— Disabled Adaptations; Disabled Adaptations will typically include but not limited to the following;Shower, Turning Circle, Thermostatic Valves/Controls, Move Heaters, ramps, fencing, locks, door auto release system, automated doors, Portabells/Bellman systems/Smoke Alarms, driveway extensions, door closers and flagstones, door entry handsets, drop down rails, drop down toilet seats, heavy toilets, key safes, lever taps/flush handles, lighting, electrical improvements, shower seats, shower doors, letter cages, bath removal, stair rails and toilet frames.— Minor Building improvement works or major repairs up to GBP 50k this may include the following;External and internal redecorations, kitchen replacements, window replacement, roof repairs, general minor building fabric improvements and larger repairs. Building extensions as adaptations.— Minor Electrical improvement works or major repairs up to GBP 50k this may include but not limited to the following;Minor communal lighting upgrades, full and partial domestic rewires, minor commercial rewires, boiler room control upgrades, fire panel replacements and upgrades, general building electrical services improvements and larger repairs.— Minor Mechanical improvement works or major repairs up to GBP 50k this may include but not limited to the following;Heating replacements, bathroom replacements, water booster systems, hot and cold water cylinder replacements, ventilation system replacements.The Contracting Authority's requirement is split into four (4) regional lots