T26-151ENV Independent Pool Plant Specialist

Tender description

Derry City and Strabane District Council seeks to appoint an Independent Pool Plant Technical Assurance Consultant to provide specialist technical review, challenge, assurance and advisory services throughout the planning, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, handover, Government Soft Landings (GSL) post occupancy and Defects Liability stages of both developments. The Consultant shall act solely in the interests of the Council and shall remain independent of the Integrated Design Team (ICTs), contractors, specialist suppliers and manufacturers involved in either project. The purpose of this appointment is to provide the Council with independent professional assurance that the proposed aquatic systems are safe and compliant, operationally practical, maintainable throughout their lifecycle, energy efficient, operationally resilient, compatible with Passivhaus objectives, and appropriate for long term ownership and operation by the Council and representative of best whole life value. Compliance with statutory requirements, standards, guidance, legislation alone shall not be considered sufficient evidence of suitability. The Consultant shall provide independent professional challenge regarding operational practicality, maintainability, lifecycle costs, asset replacement strategies, operational resilience and whole life value, health and safety considerations and long-term value for money. Your submission must be submitted via eTendersNI, via this CFT. No other method of submissions will be accepted. Please refer to the CfT documents for further detail.