CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

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Authority Name and Address

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Address from which documentation may be obtained

As in 1.1

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

As in 1.1

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Conwy Cultural Centre Project

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

Conwy County Borough Council wishes to appoint a suitable Supplier to deliver the construction of the new Conwy Cultural Centre on the outskirts of the town walls in Bodlondeb Park, Conwy, North Wales.

The contract period will be 15 months from January 2018.

The aim of this project is to create a new Cultural Centre of excellence for Conwy County,incorporating a community heritage and arts hub, local history point, archive, library, and youth centre at the heart of Conwy’s world heritage site. Through co-location, the Centre will improve access, interpretation, understanding and enjoyment of Conwy’s integrated heritage collections.

The project will re-unite heritage collections that are dispersed, at risk, or inaccessible, and will improve standards of storage and care. The centre will be a lifelong learning resource and cultural gateway, signposting locals and visitors to the County’s heritage and culture. Integration with youth services will enable new approaches connecting young people with heritage.

The proposed site is located on the corner of Bangor Road and Town Ditch Road, within the very attractive setting of Bodlondeb Park, and is currently occupied by the former Ysgol Bodlondeb building, which is now used as Conwy Youth Club. Preliminary discussions centred on retaining the existing building and forming an extension to provide the necessary space, however following a meeting with the Design Commission for Wales, the current proposal is to demolish the existing

building to create an iconic and contemporary building to compliment the world heritage setting and make best use of its location within the corner of the designed landscape of Bodlondeb Park.

Externally, the building is single storey in construction, however the archive store room and book store will be housed within an underground basement area, beneath the central library space.

To give suppliers an idea of the size and nature of the proposed scheme, architectural plan and 3D visualisation drawings are provided as attached to the advert.

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=69473.

The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.

Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.

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Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

Please see the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire for details.

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Dual stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

CDCI1403

4.3

Time Limits

4.5

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

Welsh

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Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

Drawings pack attached to this advert.

(WA Ref:69473)

Relates to the following project/programme financed by EU Community Funds: Unconfirmed at this time.

The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding.

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Additional Documentation

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Publication date of this notice