British Museum SWEC Main Works M&E Contractor

Tender description

The British Museum is undertaking a major development at its Bloomsbury Estate. The Energy Centre Programme is designed to improve energy supply and generation, rationalise primary services distribution, and provide improved resilience in the building services infrastructure that serves the Museum’s main site. The programme is also a key enabler which will support ongoing asset and infrastructure renewal and the emerging aspirations of the British Museum’s masterplan. The M&E Contractor will undertake the role of Principal Contractor to provide all M&E services within the new South West Energy Centre, within the new East Road Building, within existing and new substations and all associated services infrastructure. The scope also includes elements of civils and builders work including trenching for new and relocated services and threading services through the existed listed building fabric. Lot 1: The scope of these Works includes: 1. The installation of primary mechanical & electrical equipment within a new energy centre in the South-West corner of the Bloomsbury site, known as the South-West Energy Centre (SWEC) to house primary mechanical and electrical plant with additional accommodation for back-of house support functions. Note that the base build construction of the energy centre will be procured separately. 2. The installation of primary mechanical & electrical equipment within a secondary plant building in the North-East corner of the Bloomsbury site known as the East Road Building (ERB) to house High Voltage (HV) and Low Voltage (LV) substation B, associated LV distribution, emergency LV generation, primary sprinkler plant, and additional engineering support functions. Note that the base build construction of the energy centre will be procured separately. 3. The alteration of existing building services infrastructure and the installation of new building services to deliver the agreed services strategy across the estate. Inclusive of, but not limited to a Primary low temperature hot water (LTHW) plant rooms and distribution. b. Primary chilled water plant to the West and South-West of the Bloomsbury Estate. c. HV and LV substations and distribution. d. A new relocated intake substation (ISS) in the South-East of the Bloomsbury Estate. e. LV emergency power generation and distribution to the Bloomsbury Estate. f. Primary sprinkler plant and water storage. g. Decommissioning and demolition of obsolete building services infrastructure. Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/X3Q76FZ8NA