Published date: 31 July 2019

Last edited date: 31 July 2019

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 6 November 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Architectural, engineering and surveying services - 71250000

  • Architectural and building-surveying services - 71251000

  • Building surveying services - 71315300

    • Surveying services - 71355000

    • Survey services - 79311000

    • Survey conduction services - 79311200

    • Survey analysis services - 79311300

Location of contract

B69 3DB

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

SCC 185 - AWARD

Published date

31 July 2019

Closing date

6 November 2018

Contract start date

1 April 2019

Contract end date

31 March 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (SMBC) is seeking tenders from qualified specialists to
undertake detailed surveys of approximately 54 high rise dwelling blocks.
Sandwell MBC is located within the West Midlands Conurbation. This tender is being sought by
Urban Design and Building Services based at Sandwell Council House, Oldbury.
Urban Design and Building Services (UDBS) operates as a large multi-disciplinary practice dealing
with all aspects of Urban Design and Property Maintenance for all Council owned buildings and
some external clients within and outside of the borough. UDBS are responsible for the design and
maintenance related services to over 300 major sites comprising Schools, Public Libraries, Sports
Facilities, Community Centres, Day Centres, Youth Centres, Office Accommodation, Low and High
Rise Residential Properties and Public Open Spaces. These sites in many instances contain a
number of discrete buildings.
UDBS provides the lead role in all aspects of the commissioning and coordination of construction
related design and maintenance services for the Council and are regarded as a valuable resource
for building design and maintenance related services.
The Council requires a qualified specialist to undertake detailed external surveys of approximately
54 high rise dwelling blocks, over a FOUR year period from April 2019 to March 2023, all as detailed
in the attached documents and summaries below:
a. The external inspection of high rise blocks of flats from abseil points or externally accessed,
to determine the structural integrity of the blocks and to provide a detailed written report,
providing recommended solutions, specifically the condition of the following major elements:
Masonry - concrete & brickwork
Windows/Doors/Curtain Walls/Rendered panels & coatings
Balconies - asphalt/drainage/balustrades
Roofs & Lift housings - water-tightness & drainage defects
Metal corrosion
Other minor areas - as identified in individual block specifications
b. The written reports contained on a Compact Disc are to include the following elements -
Refer also to Appendix 5, Schedule of Works File attached to the tender document:
A detailed report, including recommendations and written in plain English.
A schedule of defective elements, cross-referenced to the report
A photographic record of the defective elements
Laboratory testing & chemical analysis
The provision of drawings in AutoCAD format
Method statements
c. The removal & making good of any loose external elements posing risk to public, as
emergency repairs
d. The provision The provision of surveys & reports in the following specific areas:
Thermographic studies
Radio Frequency (RF) Surveys
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In order to match the Council's repairs and improvements programme, the Survey Works will be
phased over a FOUR year period. The services provi...

Award information

Awarded date

27 November 2018

Contract start date

1 April 2019

Contract end date

31 March 2023

Total value of contract

£141,040

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

CAN Structures

Address

Smeckley Wood Close , Chesterfield, United Kingdom, S41 9PZ

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Ellen Painter

Address

Freeth Street
Oldbury
West Midlands
B69 3DB
United Kingdom

Telephone

0121 569 2445

Email

ellen_painter@sandwell.gov.uk