12217 - Demolition and Associated Works at Sapphire Tower - AWARD

Description

The 20 storey dwelling known as Sapphire Tower, is of Wimpey No-fines construction, built post 1964. The tower block is no longer considered suitable for habitation, therefore the need for safe demolition and site clearance. The site is to be re-graded to surrounding levels at the end of the contract. Contractors wishing to tender for this contract must have 3 years of audited accounts showing a minimum annual average turnover of £3Million. The contractor must provide suitably trained workforce and experience/knowledge of works required to be undertaken. The contractor will be responsible for providing their own power, water and welfare to undertake this work. A Public/Product liability insurance of £5 million and Employers Liability Insurance of £10 million must be provided. The contractor must hold or employ persons with valid HSE asbestos license to be able to remove notifiable asbestos (if any). The contract will be let using the Intermediate Form of Contract 2011 (Option A) and Design and Build Contract 2011 (Option B) with Birmingham City Council amendments. The works is programmed to commence 02 November 2015 and be completed by 29 April 2016. The successful contractor will need to demonstrate his ability to provide the service required, confirmation of conforming to demolition, asbestos and other relevant health and safety legislation, equalities and financial stability. The estimated value of the works is in the region of £500,000.00 to £1Million. BCC will be using its e-tendering system (in-tend) for the administration of this procurement process and providers must register with the system to be able to express an interest. The web address is https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc. Registration and use of in-tend is free. All correspondence for this procurement process must be via the in-tend correspondence function. If you are unable to register with in-tend please either email us at cps@birmingham.gov.uk or call 0121 464 8000. If you are interested in tendering please click on the following link to access Birmingham City Councils tender Portal:-. https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/ and submit your details to register as a bidder. We will send you a log on and password so you can download the tender documentation. Requests to participate must be by way of completion and return of the tender documentation no later than 12:00 (GMT) on 16th September 2015 using the Supplier Portal. For more information contact Sukhdev Samrai on 0121 303 3872. Contractors whose tender is under consideration may be required to submit further documentation in support of their tender. This documentation will be called for and should be provided within 7 days of the request. Closing Date: 16/09/2015 Location: Birmingham Accreditations: Valid HSE asbestos license, CSCS