Finsbury Gardens - Pavilion & Landscaping Works

Concepts

• finsbury circus gardens & pavilion
• building installation
• finsbury gardens
• pavilion & landscaping works
• finsbury gardens - pavilion
• landscaping work
• installation work
• landscaping works
• pavilion works
• soft landscaping works

Location

Finsbury Circus, London EC2M 7DT

Description

The City of London Corporation (the City) invites Tenders for the provision of Finsbury Circus Gardens & Pavilion works. These works involve the construction of a reinforced concrete vaulted pavilion and timber framed parks office including fitting out. External works includes the parks yard and surrounding hard and soft landscaping works. The City is seeking tenders for this project for the following options: Option A (principal option): Tenderers are to submit a tender that complies with intended design in accordance with the planning submission of a high specification single storey pavilion building and associated hard and soft landscaping with ancillary furniture and play equipment as well as works outside the site boundary. Option B: Tenderers are to provide an alternate rates as part of the submission which adheres to tender option A; however, the tender should adopt the specified Value Engineered solutions for specific elements of the project which include the reduction in green roof specification and simplification of columns and vaults to the pavilion as well a reduced planting and hard landscaping. Option C: Tenderers are to provide a third priced option which includes the omission of the pavilion building and focuses on landscaping only as per the intended scheme. For the footprint of the pavilion building a scope has been provided for what should be installed in lieu of the pavilion. This includes but is not limited to; subterranean structural elements to install lightweight temporary structures, inclusive of drainage and MEP connection points and new soft landscaping proposals and variations to the Yorkstone and paving pathways within this area of the gardens. The anticipated duration of the contract is 52 weeks. Tenderers are invited to submit a programme, as part of the Technical Envelope, which will also be assessed as part of the overall evaluation of the tender.

Total Quantity or Scope

The project comprises Finsbury Circus Gardens & Pavilion works involves the construction of a reinforced concrete vaulted pavilion and timber framed parks office including fitting out. External works includes the parks yard and surrounding hard and soft landscaping works and is being procured under the JCT ICD 2016 through a single stage traditional procurement process

Renewal Options

Bidders are requested to submit responses, including separate commercial responses and Forms of Tender, for any or all of the options set out at II.1.4. The progression of the project and selection of the option for award of contract is subject to funding. As such the City reserves the right to select any of the options for award. Each option will be evaluated in isolation in accordance with the evaluation methodology set out in this document and the City will award the contract based upon the most economically advantageous tender for whichever is option is chosen.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 45300000 - Building installation work
• 45112700 - Landscaping work

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Options are available.
• Renewals are not available.
• Professional qualifications are sought.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** This tendering exercise is being undertaken using the electronic tendering system ‘capitalEsourcing’ (www.capitalesourcing.com). Suppliers will need to register an interest on the system in order to participate and registration is free. The estimated value given at II.2.6) is for Option A the full duration of the contract including the maximum possible extensions. Estimated contract values for each option are: Option A: 6,500,000GBP Option B: 5,800,000GBP Option C: 4,100,000GBP