Competition for the Appointment to a Framework Agreement for the provision of Architect led Integrated Design Team Consultancy Services For Castle Gardens and Various Works

Works arising from the issue of Call-Off Work Packages may include, but are not limited to, the following: - Planned or cyclical multi element improvement works which may include: - major repair work involving external and internal improvement works; - planned or cyclical maintenance; - repairing and/or replacing walls, external doors and windows, roofs; - other external site works; - kitchen and bathroom replacement; - Mechanical and electrical installations - new heating installations and electrical re-wiring; - minor miscellaneous repair works. - Remodelling works which may include: - extensions or conversions to one or more dwellings; - adaptation for people with disabilities; - insulation/energy conservation measures. - Works to ensure that Habinteg complies with statutory requirements such as Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 and Disability Discrimination Act 1995 in Northern Ireland. - Survey works including - Existing Stock condition surveys; - Pre- Purchase Condition Surveys. - Surveys for Existing Satisfactory Purchases and potentially second stage Contract Administration and project management of the project - Surveys for Complex Needs Schemes and potentially second stage Contract Administration and project management of the project - Surveys for Off the shelf schemes and potentially second stage Contract Administration and project management of the project - Surveys for Rehabilitation schemes and potentially second stage Contract Administration and project management of the project Where specialist surveys such as asbestos or Legionella surveys are required, these will be procured separately by Habinteg; For the avoidance of doubt, the works do not involve response maintenance works. The projects may vary from one unit of accommodation to 80 units and over, with a housing mix that may include bungalows, apartments, houses and other dwelling types, and can be located anywhere within Northern Ireland. Completed projects must comply with all statutory requirements including Planning Consent (where appropriate) and Building Control approval and have a structural life expectancy of at least 30 years. All of the works arising from the issue of Call-Off Work Packages must comply with the following: - Department for Communities’ Housing Association Guide - Secured by Design: Housing Association Guide Part 3, Appendix 1, Annex G – Security - Life-time Homes: Housing Association Guide Part 3, Appendix 1 and Annex C – Accessibility/Lifetime Homes - Sustainability Action Plan published by the Government Construction Clients Group 3.2. Architects will be appointed to the Framework Agreement as lead consultants and they shall be solely responsible for all Design Team Members they intend to use to provide the Services. The Design Team shall consist of the following professional disciplines:

• Architect: also to undertake the role of: o the lead consultant, managing overall service delivery by the design team members; o Principal Designer
• Mechanical and Electrical Engineer;
• Structural Engineer (and Civil Engineer, where necessary);
• Quantity Surveyor;
• Landscape Architect (where necessary). 3.3. Habinteg is seeking to identify and appoint well-integrated and cohesive Design Teams that have all of the right skills, competencies and experience and are considered most capable of working in partnership, to identify optimal solutions and of delivering these as efficiently and safely as possible all within strict time, cost and quality parameters.