Cwmni’r Fran Wen New Offices and Rehearse Facilities Feasibility Study

Descriptions

Cwmni’r Frân Wen is looking to appointment of Consultants to undertake the feasibility study for the new offices and rehearsal facilities on the Part of Fron Site, off The Crescent, Bangor.Cwmni’r Frân Wen is a theatre company for children and young people currently based in The Old School Building in Menai Bridge, Anglesey. The organisation is revenue funded by the Arts Council of Wales (ACW).It places the aspirations of children and young people at the heart of its programme of activities and integral to the company’s strategic development. It empowers the creativity of children and young people by creating and presenting high quality theatre and participatory projects that are ambitious, progressive and relevant. It takes pride in the Welsh language and in contemporary Wales within an international context.Frân Wen has been working on a proposal to move from its current location at The Old Primary School and create a new creative hub, specifically geared for children and young people in Bangor, Gwynedd, to serve the young people of Gwynedd, Anglesey, Conwy and beyond. This building will need to be one that creates the best possible environment to encourage both creativity and prosperity for the company reflecting one of its key strategic objectives. The Arts Council of Wales has acknowledged this new development as a strategic priority for the organisation and will create the best environment possible to ensure the prosperity of its creativity.They have now been able to secure an outline agreement for a site for the proposed scheme (see Document 2 Appendix A Site location Plan) and have secured ACW funding to allow them to progress the scheme through the feasibility stage. This document sets out the instructions for the submission of tenders for undertaking a Stage 2 Concept Design Feasibility Study for the proposed new offices and rehearsal studio for Cwmni’r Fran Wen.Ymgynghoriaeth Gwynedd Consultancy (YGC) have been appointed to manage the Feasibility Stage of the project.The requirements of the feasibility study are briefly summarised below and described in detail in Document 3 Scope of Service;-Undertake detailed discussions with Cwmni’r Frân Wen to gain a complete understanding of the organisation, their strategic objectives and their aims for the building.-Prepare an RIBA Stage 2 Concept design for the proposed facility that satisfies Cwmni’r Frân Wen’s aims for the building.-Undertake initial discussions with the local Planning Authority to establish that the proposed scheme meets their approval in principle.-Prepare a detailed estimate of the total project cost including a risk based contingency.-Undertake a buildability review of the proposed site.The Feasibility Study is considered to be one of the most important phases of the project and its success is critical to the delivery of the proposed scheme. To achieve a detailed and robust study it is anticipated that input will be required from the full range of design services including Architectural, Structural, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering and Quantity Surveying. It is also anticipated that Contractor input is required to provide comment on buildability issues generated by the proposed site.Document these documents are available in the additional documents section of the Sell 2 Wales.The following documents are availableDocuments 1;-Instructions for Tendering-Appendix A Tender assessment CriteriaDocument 2;-Contract Data Part 1-Contract Data Part 2-Documents requiring signatureDocuments 3;-Scope of Service-Appendix A Site Location PlanTender process shall be utilising the Postbox function of the Sell 2 Wales. Tender should submitted in accordance with information in Documents 1,2 & 3, time limit on Sell 2 Wales.