92732 - Refurbishment of a kitchen and staff room, chimney removal and replacement with a stainless steel flue at Ward End Library

Birmingham City Council invites organisations to make an application to be considered for inclusion on a select list of tenderers for:

Chimney removal and replacement with a stainless steel flue and the refurbishment of the staff room and kitchen.

Brief Description of Works

Chimney removal, installation of a stainless steel flue and refurbishment of 2 rooms

• Remove the chimney stack and support the opening using steel beams.
• Supply and install a stainless steel flue.
• Make good the surrounding areas to the cleaners’ cupboard and corridor following the chimney removal to match the existing.
• Strip out and dispose of the current kitchen fittings
• Refurbish the kitchen (3.8mx3mx2.7m) including new flooring, painting of the ceiling and walls and installation of Howden’s Greenwich Range kitchen fittings.
• Make good to the defected area of the staff room ceiling, plaster and skim to match existing.
• Refurbish the staff room (7.2mx6.2mx2.7m) including new flooring, stripping of the existing wallpaper and painting of the ceiling and walls.

The Council will be using its e-tendering system (in-tend) for the administration and evaluation of this tender process, which along with the project scope and specification may also include requirements to provide the following for consideration:-

• Company Profile – Turnover, Organograms, Client Relationships, Sales Pipeline, Professional Body Registration / Memberships
• Trade and Bank references (where appropriate).
• Evidence of acceptable H&S and Quality Management Systems & Practices
• Evidence of insurances to support required levels of indemnity & liability
• Evidence of recent project history working on similar projects in similar environments with supporting case studies and method statements
• Evidence of compliance with Birmingham Business Charter for Social Responsibility

If you are interested in applying and would like a copy of the pre-qualification questionnaire please register an interest on in-tend. The web address is https://intendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc.

Registration and use of in-tend is free. All correspondence for this procurement process must be via the in-tend correspondence function. If you have any problems in accessing in-tend please email cps@birmingham.gov.uk or call 0121 464 8000.

Requests to participate must be by way of completion and return of the tender documentation no later than 12:00 (GMT) on 21st October 2016 quoting reference 92732.