Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
City of London Corporation
Guildhall
London
EC2P 2EJ
jemma.borland@cityoflondon.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 2076063030
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKI - London
Internet address(es)
Main address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Finsbury Gardens - Pavilion & Landscaping Works
Reference number
itt_COL_16573
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 45300000 - Building installation work
two.1.3) Type of contract
Works
two.1.4) Short 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.
Section six. Complementary information
six.6) Original notice reference
Notice number: 2022/S 000-034907
Section seven. Changes
seven.1) Information to be changed or added
seven.1.2) Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number
IV
Place of text to be modified
IV.2.2
Instead of
Date
16 January 2023
Local time
12:00pm
Read
Date
30 January 2023
Local time
12:00pm
seven.2) Other additional information
The date at section IV.2.7 should now read 30 January 2023 at 12:00pm