Provision of fifty (50) affordable council homes on (a) suitable site(s) available to a developer/bi

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Corby Borough Council has funding from its own resources and from the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) under their Affordable Housing Programme 2015-18, to deliver 50 new council homes for affordable rent. The deadline for completion of the works is 15.12.2017.As the Council does not currently have any suitable sites to deliver a development of this size within the permitted time scales, an OJEU Prior Information Notice was posted last summer to test the market within the Borough.The authority now wishes to contract with a land owning residential developer to deliver a mixed tenure site (or a collection of smaller sites) within the borough, suitable for council homes and this Single-Stage Fixed Lump Sum Tender has been prepared in response to representations received.Combined with the authority's own capital budget allocation of 5 750 000 GBP, the HCA Funding of 1 500 000 GBP gives an overall Scheme Budget of 7 250 000 GBP to deliver these homes, as per the HCA Funding Agreement and the specification in this tender. The Council will retain 200 000 GBP to cover internal fees, leaving 7 050 000 GBP for the housing specified in this tender.The HCA Funding Agreement requires that these 50 new affordable homes are exempt from any Section 106 Planning Contributions and as such, the developer will need to establish the implications of this within their overall development.Given the lack of Stamp Duty Land Tax (due to partial government funding) the authority would be willing to either:A) Purchase the land (subject to terms and planning permission) and appoint the developer under a design and build contract to build the Scheme; orB) Enter into a developer agreement to bulk purchase the completed freehold dwellings that have been designed and built to order for CBC by the developer, including by agreement, any associated communal land / facilities.The Developer should make their preference known within their tender submission.Bidders should consult the tender documents which contain full details of the requirements and of the arrangements surrounding this procurement.The following is extracted from the specification, the whole of which is an integral part of this Notice.The Scheme shall comprise of the design and construction of the whole of the Works, being:— 24 No 2 Bed, 4 Person (2B4P) houses;— 26 No 2 Bed, 4 Person (2B4P) bungalows.All as per the tender specification and any referenced documents / drawings.The bungalows shall be grouped in ‘clusters’ of at least 4 to reinforce their status as sheltered accommodation.The Scheme shall also include all associated plot work, including: gardens, patios, paths, fences, sheds, bin stores, landscaping, water butts, drying facilities and the like and all Works to communal areas, including: access roads, parking areas, street lighting, estate paths, open spaces, hard-standings, soft landscaping, etc.The services provided by the developer within their tender price shall include (although not necessarily be limited to) the following:— Developer's legal and conveyancing costs;— All surveys, ground investigations and expert reports;— Diversion, disconnection and / or protection of existing services;— Asbestos removal, demolition, site clearance and disposal of waste;— Site remediation;— Stopping-up Orders and The Party Wall Act 1996;— Design, including architectural, civil and structural engineering, building services and landscaping;— Obtain all statutory consents including full Planning Permission and Building Control Approval and the discharge of all associated Conditions;— The design, erection, use and dismantling of all temporary works;— Construction of the Works;— Provision of new Services, including all: permissions, agreements, fees, charges, works, costs and bonds required to service these dwellings (and where applicable communal areas) with mains, water, electric, gas, telecommunications, digital television and the discharge of storm water and foul sewerage into adopted sewers, including construction to an adoptable standard and the connection to / adoption of sewers as required;— Provision of Highway, including all permissions, agreements, fees, charges, works, costs and bonds required to appropriately ‘link’ the development with the adopted highway for vehicular and pedestrian access, including construction to an adoptable standard and the alteration / adoption of highway as required;— Handover to CBC their dwellings for beneficial occupation, upon Completion (or Sectional Completion by agreement) on or prior to the 15.12.2017;— Provide all statutory documentation relating to the development and all further documentation required by the tender specification;— Maintenance of communal landscaping for 12 months from Completion;— The Rectification of Patent Defects for 12 months from Completion and Latent Defects for 12 years under Deed Design standards and other relevant matters are set out in the tender specification.Tender documents can be downloaded from: https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder