Building Construction Work for University of Leeds

Edward Boyle Library and Student Union Refurbishment Projects.

United Kingdom-Leeds: Building construction work

2014/S 199-350960

Contract notice

Works

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)

University of Leeds
Contact point(s): https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofleeds/aspx/Home
For the attention of: Michael Hayes
LS2 9DF Leeds
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail: m.hayes@leeds.ac.uk

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofleeds/aspx/Home

Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofleeds/aspx/Home

Electronic access to information: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofleeds/aspx/Home

Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofleeds/aspx/Home

Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)

I.2)Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.3)Main activity

Education

I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description

II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

Edward Boyle Library and Student Union Refurbishment Projects.

II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Works
Design and execution

NUTS code UKE4

II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

The notice involves a public contract

II.1.4)Information on framework agreement

II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

Edward Boyle Library and Student Union Refurbishment Projects. Please see Lot Specific Information. It is intended that the successful company shall carry out both lots but the University does reserve the right to appoint to separate companies.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

45210000, 45000000

II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes

II.1.8)Lots

This contract is divided into lots: yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots

II.1.9)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract

II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:

II.2.2)Information about options

Options: no

II.2.3)Information about renewals

This contract is subject to renewal: no

II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

Duration in months: 20 (from the award of the contract)

Information about lots

Lot No: 1Lot title: Edward Boyle Library — Refurbishment

1)Short description

The University of Leeds requires a Main Contractor to design, procure, construct, commission and handover the refurbishment of a Grade II listed Edward Boyle Library.
The proposed scheme comprises of 11 000 m² GIA over 6 floors, including lower ground floor level. The original library building was completed in 1975, and was extended in the mid-1990’s. It is located in the heart of the campus, and borders the Student Union and Social Sciences buildings, among others.
The works comprise of a full refurbishment of the study areas, full replacement of M&E plant and equipment, replacement of roof covering, installation of secondary glazing and some alterations to windows and glazing.
Planning approval and Listed Building Consent will be applied for in November 2014, with a tender issue date of mid-February 2015. We anticipate a start on site date of 29.6.2016, following a 6 week mobilisation period. An 18 month construction period has been allocated to allow handover to the University in December 2016.
The library will remain operational during Term 2015/16, with study spaces decanted into the Extension and lower ground floor.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

45210000, 45000000

3)Quantity or scope

Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 14 000 000 and 16 000 000 GBP

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

Duration in months: 18 (from the award of the contract)

5)Additional information about lots

Lot No: 2Lot title: Student Union — Refurbishment

1)Short description

The University of Leeds requires a Main Contractor to design, procure, construct, commission and handover the refurbishment of the Leeds University Union building.
The proposed scheme comprises of 10 000 m² GIA over 5 floors, including lower basement level on a split level site. The original building was completed circa 1930, and has been extended and refurbished many times in the intervening period.
It is located in the heart of the campus, and borders the Edward Boyle Library and is between University House and Stage Leeds. The works comprise of a full refurbishment of the Riley Smith Hall, Raven Theatre, Mine Bar, Pulse Bar, the Lounge and Common Room with the backlog maintenance for the rest of the building replacing M&E plant and equipment and distribution systems.
Planning approval will be applied for in November 2014, with a tender issue date of mid-February 2015. We anticipate a start on site date in mid June 2015, following a six week mobilisation period. An 18 month construction period has been allocated to allow handover to the University in December 2016.
The Student Union will remain operational throughout the refurbishment works, with spaces being close during dedicated works.
Some areas of the backlog maintenance will need intensive periods of works during quiet times in the Union calendar to replace lighting and ceilings or switchboards and plant.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

45210000, 45000000

3)Quantity or scope

Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 8 000 000 and 9 000 000 GBP

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

Duration in months: 18 (from the award of the contract)

5)Additional information about lots

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:

In the event of a group of Contractors submitting an acceptable offer, it will be necessary for each member of the group to sign an undertaking that each company or firm in the group will be jointly and severally responsible for the due performance of the contract.

III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:

As per PQQ.

III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

As per PQQ.

III.1.4)Other particular conditions

The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no

III.2)Conditions for participation

III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Regulation 23 of The Public Contracts Regulations 2006 applies to the current tendering competition. Regulation 23 sets out the grounds on which a service provider may de deemed ineligible to a tender for or be awarded a public contract. Rejection is permissible, and in some instances, obligatory.

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: As per PQQ.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: As per PQQ.

III.2.3)Technical capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
As per PQQ.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
As per PQQ.

III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts

III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts

III.3.1)Information about a particular profession

Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no

III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service

Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: no

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Type of procedure

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Restricted

IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

Envisaged minimum number 4: and maximum number 6
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: As per PQQ.

IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated no

IV.2)Award criteria

IV.2.1)Award criteria

The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document

IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction

An electronic auction will be used: no

IV.3)Administrative information

IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:

Z/1939

IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 14.11.2014 – 12:00
Payable documents: no

IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

14.11.2014 – 12:00

IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

English.

IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders

Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: no

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: no

VI.2)Information about European Union funds

The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

VI.3)Additional information

VI.4)Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

University of Leeds
Leeds
UNITED KINGDOM

Body responsible for mediation procedures

University of Leeds
UNITED KINGDOM

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals

VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

University of Leeds
UNITED KINGDOM

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

13.10.2014