Principal Contractor

Concepts

• construction work
• paisley
• renfrewshire council
• appointment of the principal contractor
• principal designer disciplines
• early contractor engagement
• principal contractor
• appointment of a principal contractor
• pgscc
• multi-disciplinary design team

Location

Renfrewshire

Description

Renfrewshire Council require to replace the existing Paisley Grammar School and wish to integrate the school with both the local community and enterprise opportunities to form a new Paisley Grammar School Community Campus (PGSCC). The PGSCC will accommodate a roll of circa 1200 pupils and will benefit from a community café and community space. The project is being part funded by the Scottish Futures Trust (SFT) within the Stage 2 Learning Estate Investment Programme (LEIP). The project will require to attain the SFT LEIP metrics. It is anticipated that the procurement route to be adopted for the appointment of the Principal Contractor will be a Competitive Procedure with Negotiation. The project will be managed by an in-house Project Management Team and assisted with Quantity Surveying and Principal Designer disciplines procured from the private sector via an appropriate procurement route. Renfrewshire Council has appointed a consultant team to work with the Strategic Leadership and lead the stakeholder engagement process to inform the brief. The Multi-Disciplinary Design Team (MDDT) will be appointed by Renfrewshire Council and it is envisaged the MDDT will be novated to the Principal Contractor at the end of RIBA Stage 3. Early Contractor engagement will be sought and is anticipated no later than the commencement of RIBA Stage 2. This PIN is for market research purposes only and is not a call for competition. Renfrewshire Council will not be responsible to meet the costs of respondent’s involvement in this market consultation.

Total Quantity or Scope

At this stage, the strategy for the procurement of the project is still being developed and the Contracting Authority is seeking to engage with the market to take views on the optimum procurement route that will be adopted for the appointment of a Principal Contractor. Additional information:

CPV Codes

• 45000000 - Construction work

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Completed questionnaires should be returned to Jenny.Thomson@renfrewshire.gov.uk by midnight on 15th September 2021 All respondents will receive an invite to the open engagement event, date to be confirmed, which will include a presentation from the Project Team and general questions and answers. Subject to the number of organisations who, in their completed questionnaires, express an interest in one-to-one discussions with the project team (date to be confirmed), slots will be allocated on a first come first served basis. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=661870. (SC Ref:661870)