British Museum SWEC Main Works Construction Contractor

Tender description

The British Museum is undertaking this procurement exercise to source a Contractor to undertake works as part of a major development at its Bloomsbury Estate in Holborn. The Energy Centre Programme (ECP) is a major infrastructure programme that is designed to improve energy supply and generation, rationalise primary services distribution, and provide improved resilience in the building services infrastructure that serves the British Museum’s Bloomsbury Estate. 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. Lot 1: The scope of works the Contractor will undertake in the role of Principal Contractor is described below: • The construction of 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. • The fit out of a newly constructed secondary plant building in the North-East corner of the Bloomsbury site known as the East Road Building (ERB) to house HV and LV substation B, associated LV distribution, emergency LV generation, primary sprinkler plant, and additional engineering support functions. • The construction of new Incoming Sub Station (ISS) to be built in the SE corner of the Estate and alterations to existing Sub Stations.