Porthcawl Marine Centre

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Porthcawl Harbourside CIC are undergoing a major restoration of Porthcawl’s rich heritage as a premier seaside resort through a flagship development and infrastructure investment to enhance the town's health, leisure and economic performance.Porthcawl Harbourside CIC are seeking Expressions Of Interest(EOI) from commercial and non-commercial parties interested in leasing operational components of a planned Marine Centre based in Porthcawl that is due to have phased development from Q3 2015 and come into full use by Q2 2016.The purpose in seeking EOI’s at this stage are due to the design activities, ensuring financial and technical project management of the build for potential end users. The CIC have configured the build redevelopment into 4 operational components, namely:1. Watersports Centre;2. Community & Visitor Hub;3. Coastal Encounters Leisure & Research Attraction4. Business & Retail.The building is located at one of the most iconic areas in Porthcawl, prominently situated at the entrance to the Marina on the waterfront and provides easy access to the water via a slipway and the pier. Its historical and architectural value to Porthcawl are significant and is situated along the Esplanade that sees significant tourism and general footfall.The CIC wishes to invite EOI’s and suggestions of delivery models that could provide efficient integrated multi-use facilities for the proposed Building. It is envisaged that the premises would have mixed use across different floor levels and suggested uses are noted below. These suggestions are open to further negotiation and are not limited, but are merely for the purpose of this EOI. The CIC would welcome other suitable opportunities that fall within the Marine Theme of the centre. Due to planning constraints we cannot accept responses seeking to establish a public house, night club or similar. Uses considered by the CIC are:1.Watersports Centre – possible uses for leasea.Sailing School - dinghy/yacht/boat/windsurfer/kayak users etcb.Marine equipment hire and salesc.Boat and fishing trip ticketing facilityd.Indoor surf and dinghy simulator and trainer2.Community & Visitor Hub - possible uses for leasea.Cafe operation and managementb.Central performance area for multi purpose uses (day and evening)c.Adult and community learning aread.Voluntary and charity community areae.Heritage & maritime displays/exhibitionsf.e-Library3.Coastal Encounters Leisure & Research Attraction - seeking partnership onlya.Coastal Encounters Education & Research Centreb.Small aquarium facilityc.'Edutainment' coastal facility4.Business & Retail – possible uses and partnershipa.Marine themed retail outletsb.Marine commercial unitsc.Specialist marine research facilityd.Photographic/fine art/craft gallery with possible small open workshopse.Interactive Coastal Heritage experienceTo this end the CIC would welcome the opportunity to engage with potential interested parties with regards to:- Their interest in the matter- The potential commercial options for delivering future provision- Potential solutions to maximise integration and opportunities for effective use of space and facilities.The CIC invites the market place to inform our procurement process and to this end would welcome written submissions from potential suppliers, as the CIC is keen to understand how similar operations run / organisations undertake these services elsewhere in the market place. This will ensure that the CIC considers the widest range of solutions available, informing our longer term strategy.All correspondence or requests for site visits are to be submitted by e–mail to Dr David Carson email david.carson1@gmail.com before 17:00 on Friday 16th January 2015. Confidential enquiries can be discussed with David Carson 07427 676636 who is acting on behalf of the CIC in this matter.Please note the CIC may use the information gathered to shape the procurement process for this project. Accordingly commercially sensitive information should not be disclosed. Submission of an EOI does not in itself guarantee shortlisting. Any organisations details expressing an EOI shall not be disclosed to any 3rd parties without prior consent.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=20653.