College Heath Road Development

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The Procurement is for the design and construction of a residential development at College Heath Road, Mildenhall, comprising 40 affordable homes together with all associated infrastructure, external works, roads, drainage, utility connections, landscaping and statutory approvals. The Contract will be delivered under a JCT Design and Build Contract 2024, as amended by the Authority. The successful Contractor will assume responsibility for completing and coordinating the design and for constructing the Works in accordance with the Employer's Requirements, accepted Contractor's Proposals and all Contract requirements. The Contract includes sectional completion requirements and associated milestone obligations. Tenderers will be required to achieve the sectional completion dates, handover requirements and related delivery milestones specified within the Tender Documents. The Contractor shall be responsible for programming, managing and coordinating the Works to ensure achievement of all sectional and overall completion requirements. The Contractor will be responsible for design development, statutory approvals, Building Regulations compliance, NHBC Social Housing Warranty requirements, utility infrastructure, highway and drainage adoption processes, testing, commissioning, certification, handover and defects management. The development is located on a brownfield site formerly occupied by council offices. Previous demolition works have been undertaken; however, some hardstanding, foundations and spoil remain on site. An existing dwelling located in the south-west corner of the site is to be demolished as part of the Works. The successful Contractor shall be responsible for the demolition of the remaining dwelling, completion of all associated site clearance and enabling works, management of existing site constraints and integration of the completed development with existing infrastructure and service networks. Tenderers are expected to satisfy themselves as to the nature of the Site and any constraints relevant to the delivery of the project. The Authority places particular importance on programme certainty, design quality, build quality, building safety, regulatory compliance, competence management, defect prevention, successful handover and customer satisfaction. The Contractor will be required to manage planning condition discharge, utility infrastructure, statutory approvals, adoption processes, testing, commissioning, certification and sectional completion requirements in accordance with the Tender Documents.