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Construction of Extra Care Apartments at the former Edinburgh House site, Portsmouth

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Portsmouth City Council the 'Council' - is inviting expressions of interest from suitably experienced contractors to undertake design and construction of a 50 unit extra care apartment community at the former Edinburgh House site in Sundridge Close, Cosham, Portsmouth. The development will be the first of its type in Portsmouth, catering for residents with varied levels of dementia and providing them with the additional support they require to lead fulfilling independent lives. The Council is targeting to have awarded this contract by October 2022, commencing works on site by the end of November 2022, completing late 2023/early 2024. The Council will run the procurement process in line with the Restricted Procedure as set out within the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and establish a shortlist of 5 - 6 contractors who will subsequently be invited to tender for the design and construction of the new extra care facility. The successful contractor with the responsibility for finalising the design and delivering the new building and landscaping works, will be expected to co-ordinate and take on the role of Principal Contractor under the CDM Regulations for the various design and works activities. The new extras care home project works has an estimated design and construction cost in the region of ?13.7m. However, the Council is currently working through a submitted Full Planning Application, with a decision expected in mid-June 2022 which will feed into the final design. The Council does not envisage this will impact upon the tender programme should this result in any alterations and any subsequent discharge conditions. The construction works will be let on the basis of a single stage JCT Design and Build Contract 2016 with the Council project team issuing a completed RIBA 3 design, including foundation, structure, mech & electrical design together with an NBS specification. The Contractor will be responsible for the final deliverable design, including but not limited to the architectural, structural, landscape and mechanical and electrical services design. Programme The Council will let the new extra care housing works in accordance with the following programme: o Publish FTS notice and Supplier Selection Questionnaire - Tuesday 7th June 2022 o SSQ Return Deadline - Thursday 7th July 2022 at 10:00 o ITT published on Intend - Monday 1st August 2022 o Tender Return Deadline - Friday 23rd September 2022 at 10:00 o Notification of preferred bidder - Monday 17th October 2022 o Award Decision - Friday 28th October 2022 o On site commencement - Mid-November 2022 o Completion - February/March 2024