Cardenden Heat and Power Project.

Descriptions

Cardenden Heat and Power (CHAP) Limited, the purchaser, is seeking to develop a district heating network that supplies renewable heat to domestic and non-domestic properties in Cardenden, Fife and generates renewable power to the Grid.It is anticipated that yhe heat will be supplied from an energy centre located on land to the west of Cardenden. The primary technology will comprise a waste wood combustion system, heat recovery and flue gas treatment plant supplying steam to an extraction steam turbine that will generate heat and circa 5MWe power. To deliver peak heat load to the network, and to maintain heat production during maintenance periods, the primary technology will be supplemented by a thermal store and natural gas boilers located within the energy centre. The fuel will be waste wood chips (typically grades B and C) and the plant will be required to conform to the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED). The energy centre will contain internal storage space for the wood chip and fuel delivery system.Following the pre-qualification stage competitive tenders will be sought to obtain a binding firm and fixed offer for the design, engineering, procurement, construction, testing and completion of the Biomass Heat and Power Plant and associated infrastructure including an extensive district heating network.In addition the contract will comprise an operation and maintenance contract commencing from the date of taking over for a period of between three (3) and ten (10) years with a range of options being set out in the Invitation to Tender. CHAP's preferred option would be for the operation and maintenance contract to cover all aspects operation including aspects of fuel supply. Whilst this is a preferred option, the Invitation to Tender will make provision for alternative tenders to be considered in relation to the fuel supply element.NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=314166.The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at http://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.