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UK-St Albans: construction work of leisure facilities

Prior Information Notice

General Information
Country:   United Kingdom
City/Locality:   ST ALBANS
Notice/Contract Number:   eu:185120-2009
Publication Date:   Jul 7, 2009
Buyer:   ST ALBANS CITY AND DISTRICT COUNCIL (SACDC)
Original Language:   English

Contact Information
Address:   ST ALBANS CITY AND DISTRICT COUNCIL (SACDC)
ST ALBANS, Hertfordshire
United Kingdom
Web Site:   www.stalbans.gov.uk

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Notice Type: 1100 - Prior Information Notice
Regulation of Procurement: European Communities
EU Official Journal Publication: 127/2009, #185120-2009
Contract Nature: Works
Procedure Type: Prior information or periodic indicative notice
Type of Bid Required: Global tender
Awarding Criteria: Not applicable

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PRIOR INFORMATION NOTICE
Works
SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S): St Albans City and District
Council (SACDC), Civic Centre, St Peter's Street, Contact: Please contact
the authority's appointed consultants Drivers Jonas with any queries
relating to this project. Please only contact after you have reviewed the
available background information and downloaded the soft market testing
questionnaire (see Section IV - Additional Information, for instructions
on how to do this), Attn: Davena Wilson, Alex Morton, UK-St Albans AL1
3JE. Tel. +44 2078967810 / 2078968189. E-mail:
cotlandswick@driversjonas.com. Fax +44 2078968002.
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.stalbans.gov.uk.
Further information can be obtained at: As in above-mentioned contact
point(s).
I.2) TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES:
Regional or local authority.
General public services.
Other.
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting
authorities: no.
SECTION II.A: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT (WORKS)
II.1) TITLE ATTRIBUTED TO THE CONTRACT BY THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY:
UK-St Albans: cotlandswick leisure development.
II.2) TYPE OF CONTRACT AND LOCATION OF WORKS: Main site or location of
works: SACDC are seeking a new leisure facility at Cotlandswick Open
Space, London Colney to serve the people living in the south of the
district. The new facility is intended to cater for the ongoing sport and
leisure needs of the residents and visitors to the district by replacing
the Bricket Wood Sports Centre (scheduled to close in 2010) and London
Colney Recreation Centre (scheduled to close when the new facility is
built at Cotlandswick).
The site is approximately 4.09 hectares (10.1 acres) and with potential to
be accessed directly off High Street, London Colney.
NUTS code: UKH23.
II.3) THIS NOTICE INVOLVES A FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT: no.
II.4) SHORT DESCRIPTION OF NATURE AND SCOPE OF WORKS: Construction work
of leisure facilities. Landscaping work for sports grounds and
recreational areas. Recreational, cultural and sporting services.
Development of non-residential real estate.
Division into lots: no.
II.5) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 45212100, 92000000, 70112000,
45112720.
II.6) SCHEDULED DATE FOR START OF AWARD PROCEDURES AND DURATION OF THE
CONTRACT: Scheduled date for start of award procedures: 3.8.2009.
II.8) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: This is a developer led opportunity and it
is anticipated that the project will comprise a commercial leisure
development and public leisure facilities that will be delivered in
partnership with the Council. The site offers the opportunity to develop
commercial leisure facilities and, as a minimum, the Council are seeking
the development of the following public leisure facilities:
— 2-4 badminton court sports hall,
— Community swimming pool (subject to affordability),
— Multi purpose room,
— Fitness suite,
— Male & female dry changing rooms (or other combination),
— Full size synthetic turf pitch and changing rooms,
— Vending zone.
In addition, re-provision of the existing children's play area and BMX
track will be required within the site.
To increase the attractiveness of this proposal to the market, the Council
will provide 850 000 GBP of existing Section 106 contributions as
partnership funding.
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
III.1) CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
III.1.1) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or
reference to the relevant provisions regulating them: This will be a
competitive dialogue procurement. Consequently it will be for bidders to
put forward their proposed solutions. The Council's preference will be for
solutions whereby a contractor designs, builds and operates the new
facilities.
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.1) CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY
COMMUNITY FUNDS: No.
VI.2) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: SACDC is currently developing the
Cotlandswick project and the intention of this prior information notice
is:
a) to provide the market with early notification of its intention to
market this site in the near future and
b) gain a better understanding of the general level of interest in the
project.
More specifically, SACDC will be conducting a market testing exercise
seeking the views of leisure developers, operators and management
specialists on the potential viability and deliverability of the proposed
development. In particular, the Council is keen to gain a better
understanding of the level of interest from commercial leisure
developers/operators, the type of commercial facility that could be
developed on the site, views on the minimum public leisure facility
requirement and any significant constraints to development.
Further information on the proposed development and instructions on how to
participate in the market testing exercise are available on a secure part
of the Drivers Jonas website.
Instructions for accessing the Drivers Jonas website:
Any persons/organisations that would like to participate in the market
testing exercise should email cotlandswick@driversjonas.com with your
name, company details and a contact telephone number, fax number and email
address. You will be provided with a password to gain access to the market
testing questionnaire and the following background information:
— General information about St Albans City and District,
— Statement on the Council's corporate objectives,
— Aerial photography,
— Site location plan,
— Site plan indicating the Council's entire leasehold interest at
Cotlandswick,
— Public facility requirements,
— Statement on current planning policy position and emerging policy,
— Brief utilities and services information,
— Brief geotechnical history,
— Brief ecological assessment.
Instructions for completing the questionnaire:
Please provide your responses to the questionnaire as a separate document
clearly referencing all sections and/or question numbers. Once complete
the questionnaire should be returned to Drivers Jonas, 85 King William
Street, London EC4N 7BL, UNITED KINGDOM by no later than Friday 31.7.2009
(12:00) marked for the attention of Davena Wilson.
If you require any assistance with the website then please contact Alex
Morton at Drivers Jonas on +44 2078968189 or email
alexmorton@driversjonas.com.
Please note that the information provided at this stage is for market
testing only and completed market testing questionnaires will assist the
Council in informing the public facility mix and commercial aspects of any
resulting leisure development.
Any interested persons/organisations are reminded to contact the Council
via its appointed consultants - See Section 1 for details.
GO reference: GO 09070314/01.
VI.4) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE: 3.7.2009.
Please note that this notice is for your information only.
We try our best to have the most accurate and up-to-date information available on our web site, but we cannot guarantee that all of the information provided is error-free.
If you have any suggestions for updates/corrections for this notice, please let us know.