48 Connaught Drive Refurbishment

1. The scope of works is for the alteration and refurbishment of the existing Kenyan High Commission Estate in London. The works shall be undertaken at 48 Connaught Drive, London, NW11 6BJ.
2. Interested tenderers should review and complete the pre-qualification requirements prior to submitting their tender, incompletion of this document may result in tender submission to be rejected.
3. Tenders shall be submitted both electronically and in hard copy in the Form of Tender, with the omission of one invalidating the submission. Electronic tender is to be submitted as per the e-communication tendering instruction and guidelines. The hardcopy returned physically in a sealed envelope to the mission’s tender box addressed to 45 Portland Place, Marylebone, London, W1B 1AS. Tender submitted should not be later than 10am GMT on 3rd June 2022, when the submission deadline automatically close. Any submission thereafter will not be considered.
4. Tenders submitted shall remain open for acceptance for 8 weeks.
5. Tendering procedures shall be in accordance with principles of JCT Practice Note 2012 and errors in tenders will be dealt with in accordance with Alternative 2 of the aforementioned practice note.
6. Tendering contractors should verify that the Tender Enquiry document is complete and without omissions.
7. No alterations, deletions or additions shall be made to the Tender Enquiry document without prior agreement in writing with the Contract Administrator.
8. Tender submissions shall incorporate, without limitation, the following information:

a. The Form of Tender duly completed and executed.

b. The Preliminaries and General Conditions document fully priced. Pricing shall have been checked mathematically.

c. Details on the individuals and key personnel, called for under the Preliminaries and General conditions document, who would be managing the Works and dealing with the commercial issues associated with procuring sub-contract packages together with their respective time allocation, split between Site and Contractor’s offices, for the duration of the Works.

d. A preliminary programme for the Works highlighting the Contractor's critical path for both procurement and construction of the Works. The programme shall incorporate information on the various sub-contract packages intended to be procured.

e. Company’s description and details (max. 1 page)

f. Sample of 3x similar projects completed on site within the last 5 years, including area, budget, location (1 page total for all three projects)

g. Reportable Health and Safety incidents within the last 5 years

h. Financial information on the company for the last three years with accompanying company accounts

i. The contractors’ insurance cover with certificates and renewal dates

9. Items left un-priced in the Tender Enquiry document will be deemed to have been allowed for elsewhere in the Contractor's tender pricing. Provisional Sums will not be accepted and shall be considered as a firm priced item.
10. Even on the basis that the tendering contractor meets the pre-qualification requirements, The Employer, his representative(s) or its Consultants, offer no guarantee that the lowest submitted tender will be accepted.
11. The Employer, his representative(s) or its Consultants, offer no guarantee that any of the tenders submitted will be accepted and under no circumstances the Employer, his representatives or its Consultants will be responsible for costs incurred by tendering contractors in connection with preparing the tender.