Cambridge Council is on the lookout for a contractor to work on the £55m redevelopment of the Civic Quarter in its metropolis centre.
The native authority is planning a refurbishment of its primary civic and workplace area, the Grade II-listed Guildhall and enhancements to the Grade II-listed Corn Alternate constructing in addition to Market Sq. and its surrounding public realm.
It’s trying to procure on a two-stage design and construct foundation.
In response to a contract discover, the tasks are at present in the beginning of RIBA stage 3 design.
The profitable contractor can be anticipated to work with the council and its design group by to a planning submission by way of a pre-contract providers settlement earlier than coming into right into a construct contract as soon as planning permission and listed constructing consent are granted.
A report on the undertaking, authorized by the council in November, notes that it has been allotted a £55m capital finances.
It says the native authority wish to make round £76m-worth of enhancements however its constrained funds imply the Corn Alternate and Market Sq. will probably be totally redeveloped in two phases, with the primary phases solely value a mixed £7.5m.
The £41m refurbishment of the Guildhall will see works together with an extension of the fourth-floor roof space to create a pavilion, in depth use of photo voltaic panels and main inner retrofitting to ship net-zero enhancements, and industrial workplace area put in.
The Museum of Cambridge might doubtlessly relocate to the constructing, although the transfer is dependent upon attracting exterior funding.
A primary part of works on the Corn Alternate would see its roof changed in addition to insulation and photo voltaic panels put in to reinforce its net-zero credentials.
Preliminary works on the Market Sq. would deal with resurfacing the realm.
The native authority mentioned contractors within the job ought to electronic mail or message it by the ProActis procurement system.
It plans to carry a provider occasion in mid-January, previous to the tender launch for the undertaking.
Picture of Cambridge Guildhall (cropped): Cmglee, Wikimedia
