Void Property Reinstatement Works

River Clyde Homes are seeking to appoint a highly competent and experienced contractor to undertake the refurbishment of void properties, bring them back to a lettable standard. River Clyde Homes is seeking to appoint a highly competent and experienced contractor to undertake the reinstatement and refurbishment of void properties within Inverclyde.

Throughout the lifecycle of the contract, the successful company may be required to turn around Void properties at a rate of circa 35 per month. The voids will be a mixture of standard and major voids.

Only bidders who have the relevant resources and experience to complete this level of work should submit a bid. The basis of payment for the Void works will be a % adjustment against the NHF Schedule of Rates Version 8 (attached as Appendix E).

The works will be scoped up by RCH staff and issued to the contractor. Any on-site variations that arise following the initial scoping exercise require to be evidenced and agreed with RCH prior to any works being undertaken Standard Voids will be required to be returned within 10 working days, with Major Voids being returned within 30 working days.

Major voids may include a new kitchen, a new bathroom, décor, extensive plaster works, plus external works (e.g. patch render, path works, gutters, fences). A kitchen specification is provided at Appendix F.

Payment for the works will be made on an incremental completion basis per each individual property (50% complete and then 100% complete). RCH will agree with the successful bidder what completion stage each property has achieved and only then will invoices be submitted and payment released.

This will be further discussed and agreed with the successful company at a pre-start meeting. Interested parties must first evidence to River Clyde Homes via the SPD that they have the requisite technical capacity, and experience to undertake works of this nature before they will be taken forward to the full tender evaluation. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.