CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Main Contractor Tender Yr Hen Bost

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

Partneriaeth Ogwen seek to procure contractors to deliver the construction of Yr Hen Bost Project – a large scale investment to develop a heritage centre, sustainable business & retail centre with café at the heart of Bethesda, Gwynedd. The project aims to improve the sustainable tourist and community offer in the town.

The building will be developed as -

i) business/retail units for local businesses and a multi-purpose room with Maker Space/Repair Cafe equipment.

ii) a heritage centre in the form of a new extension to the building and

iii) a café/restaurant space that will open onto the street.

Partneriaeth Ogwen seek to appoint a contractor to build this important development based on the designs put forward by PegwA Architects and Design Team. Funding has been secured by Westminister Government’s Levelling Up Fund and Welsh Government Circular Economy Fund.

Based on RIBA 4 drawings and bill of quantities and pre-contract information pack, Partneriaeth Ogwen are going out to full tender in June 2024. We will be looking for a Main Contractor to lead the construction of this iconic new building at the heart of Bethesda within a tight schedule. Renovation of the existing building and the construction of the new heritage centre extension must be completed by October 2025. We are working to high environmental standards and hope to develop a sustainable building to BREEAM Excellent scoring. This includes working with Ynni Ogwen to install a 6kW PV system and install an air source heat pump. We also want this building to be a flagship building to celebrate and promote the use of local Penrhyn Slate. The use of slate on the frontage of this building will pay homage to our slate heritage and will demonstrate innovative use of waste slate materials.

The Design Team have concluded their designs to RIBA Stage 4 and the Lead Consultant for this project is PegwA – Penseiri Elinor Gray-Williams Architects.

Planning consent was approved on the 30th of November 2023 and Building Regulations consent applications have been submitted.

All drawings can be accessed on the following Dropbox link https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/j77yahb01cgrogmgzrq54/AMNlomhUQWTRw1qGRAAyWbs?rlkey=36qc102xuf1bh5w7a3pe26d74&dl=0

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=142078.

The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://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.

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

Original estimated total cost for this capital project was £1.6m (QS estimate of RIBA 3 drawings in June 2022) but due to inflation and increased construction costs, our QS has advised a renewed estimate cost of approximately £2.1m.

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

Pre qualifying questions attached to this notice and included in the Invitation to Tender document.

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

N/a

4.3

Time Limits

4.5

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

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

Please refer to the 3 attachments - the Invitation to Tender, the PQQ excel file and the Qualitative Evaluation excel file attached on Sell2Wales

This notice has been sent as a region specific notice. If you did not receive an alert about this you are not based in the specific region selected by the buying authority. Questions on why this was sent as a region specific notice should be sent to the buying authority.

(WA Ref:142078)

Under the terms of this contract the successful supplier(s) will be required to deliver Community Benefits in support of the authority’s economic and social objectives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations. The Community Benefits included in this contract are:

As a social enterprise, we would ask contractors to consider how their tender fosters and promotes local traditional slate skills and how they would subcontract or support the fostering of those skills with local micro and SMEs in Bethesda.

We would also insist on the use of local Penrhyn slate to support the local quarry and celebrate our slate heritage in Bethesda

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

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice