Invitation to Tender for Sproughton Road Master planning — Provision of Professional Services.

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Ipswich Borough Council IBC wishes to appoint a single lead consultant to work with its officers, in order to deliver a Masterplan for the successful re-development of the Sproughton Road site. The site concerned lies adjacent to the boundary of Ipswich Borough but within Babergh District. The site is owned by IBC. Ipswich Borough Council is not the planning authority for this site. IBC wishes to work with the officers of Babergh Council in delivering a mutually agreed successful redevelopment of this site, whilst achieving IBCs stated outcomes and objectives for the site. This is seen as an opportunity for both Councils to achieve their ambitions for the redevelopment of this site. The site has been bought as an employment site and whilst other uses may be acceptable the intention is for the site to be re-developed, subject to viability considerations, as an employment led scheme. The Project To develop a masterplan for the re-development of the Sproughton Road site, including advising on a development and disposal strategy that will protect the IBCs interests in the long term and maximise the beneficial return on IBCs investment. Services required It is anticipated that the project will require the involvement of a multi-disciplinary team, including but not exclusively or limited to Site Analysis and Site Planning, Archaeological survey, Town and Country Planning, Strategic property development, Local Property Market analysis, Disposals Strategy, Quantity Surveying Cost Consultancy, Urban Design, Architecture, Landscaping, Wildlife/Ecology, Transport strategy, Highways and traffic engineering, Rail infrastructure services, Utilities, Contamination/remediation, Flood risk assessment, Marketing. Programme required: The Consultant Masterplanner will be appointed in December 2015 to deliver a masterplan ,with a submission date to the IBC Executive in September 2016.