Design services for the restoration of Hay Castle

Descriptions

Hay Castle is sited in the heart of Hay-on-Wye within the Brecon Beacons National Park and was acquired by the Trust in 2011. The site incorporates a Scheduled Ancient Monument, a Grade 1 listed building and Grade 2 buildings, structures and extensions. The project is focused on revitalising and preserving the Castle and creating an economically and culturally vibrant centre for arts and education that will complement and support the market town of Hay-on-Wye and its environs, drawing visitors from around the world.Hay Castle Trust is seeking to procure the services of specialist consultants to take the project through development phase to RIBA work stages 2 and 3 (formerly RIBA D) and appropriate consents and subject to successful funding bids through to delivery to practical completion RIBA work stages 3-7. The overall project construction cost is in the region of 2 500 000 to 4 000 000 GBP and the project will commence with a development phase in January 2015 completing in November 2015 with an expected delivery phase commencing in May 2016 and a start on site in October 2016. The works involved includes major structural repairs, specialist conservation, consolidation, contemporary design and extension and alterations and adaptations to the castle buildings to bring them back into sustainable use. The appointment of Architect Led Design Team is to be let in one lot.NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at http://www.sell2wales.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=15373.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.sell2wales.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.