Grenfell Tower Principal Contractor

Concepts

• london united kingdom
• health and safety
• grenfell tower principal contractor
• grenfell tower
• tower
• grenfell
• repair and maintenance
• demolition work
• security services
• planned deconstruction services

Location

Grenfell Tower, London, W11 4BN

Description

Contract that provides for the ongoing maintenance and security of the Grenfell Tower site.

Ammendments to Previous Notice

Award Detail

CPV Codes

• 71317200 - Health and safety services
• 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
• 45111100 - Demolition work

Indicators

• Contract modified due to additional needs.

Legal Justification

MHCLG required modification to be made to this contract so as to broaden the scope to include planned deconstruction of Grenfell Tower to ground level, rather than just emergency deconstruction. This is justified relying on regulation 72(1)(b) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015). The published engineering advice is that the building should be deconstructed at the earliest opportunity as the best means to mitigate risks related to its condition. The building can currently be safely deconstructed. The longer the building is left in place, the risk of the structure's condition deteriorating to an unacceptable level, and the risks to the site operatives, who must go inside the building, increase. We are seeking to avoid needing to carry out emergency or unplanned deconstruction if safety risks increase. Planned deconstruction will minimise disruption to the community as it will minimise the use of noisy and percussive approaches and ensure dust control is in place from the outset. It would not be possible to do this to the same extent in the case of an emergency deconstruction. The Principal Contractor has unique site knowledge given they have: - - been working on the Grenfell site since 2017 - undertaken all three stages of propping - undertaken site clearance - led on the weekly monitoring of the props in the building since installation and undertaken any necessary remedial works The depth and longevity of the Principal Contractor's knowledge and understanding of the Tower, the site and neighbourhood, is a significant preventative measure regarding technical and health and safety risk. This is particularly pertinent to ensuring operative safety and to design the optimal methodology to minimise disruption during deconstruction works. This kind of knowledge cannot be gleaned quickly, and the relationships have now been formed over years.