Building services consultancy services

Description

Sovini invites organisations to participate in a 60-month DPS for asset management related consultancy services. The DPS will be accessible by all members of the Sovini Group, both current and future. The DPS can also be accessed by other contracting authorities, primarily (but not limited to) including other registered providers of social housing operating across the North-West of England. Including but not limited to — disposal option surveys, technical audit, stock condition surveys, business planning, dilapidation surveys, schedule of condition, air tightness surveys, decent home surveys and compliance, disability access audits, HHSRS surveys and reports, GIS mapping, aerial surveys – i.e. roofing surveys, grounds maintenance, tree surveys. Including but not limited to: Air quality and odour impact assessments, Contaminated land investigation & risk assessment, Contaminated land remediation, Environmental risk assessment and auditing, Sediment and effluent monitoring, Waste classification and disposal advice, Eradication of invasive plant species, Compliance with building and planning regulations – preparation of ecological reports – e.g. bat surveys, Tree management survey Including but not limited to: Validation design, Plant audits, Commissioning management, Client training, Commissioning systems, M&E advice, Heating advice, Site surveys, Feasibility studies, Electronic permit to work, Environmental investigations, Programming of works, Electronic O & M documentation, Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning (HVAC) design and installation management, Maintenance service management Including but not limited to provision of principal designer services, CDM client advisor support and other health and safety related support services. Including but not limited to activities associated with energy assessments in domestic, communal and commercial settings, with support ranging from conducting tests through to guidance and support where there is identified poor performance or where EPCs have been failed. Including but not limited to provision of fire risk assessments, fire engineering services and any other relevant activities associated with fire prevention and safety. Including but not limited to activities (e.g. defining policy/strategy/management plans, testing, surveys, associated with gas, electrical, asbestos and water hygiene. Including but not limited to activities associated with passenger lifts, such as audits, inspections, design specification and setting scope of works. Including but not limited to: Non-intrusive investigations and direct access survey methods to provide a clear understanding of buried services, utilities and hazards present, Non-intrusive investigations (such a Ground Penetrating Radar), Direct Access (such as CCTV camera), Topographical surveys, CAD drawings and 3d modelling, Underground utility mapping, Drainage Surveys, Invert and cover levels, Drainage runs and gradient, Inspection chambers/access points, Foul / Surface / Combined, Public or Private, Jet vaccing, Re-lining The list of duties is not meant to be exhaustive and additional duties may be required - Damp & Timber Surveys, Measured Surveys, Stock Condition Surveys, Defect Analysis, CAD drawings, Statutory Approvals, Party Wall, Rights to Light Contracts to be awarded may include a mix of the listed options listed below - Feasbility and Concept Design, Scheme Design, Detailed Structural analysis & Design, Development and Production of Structural Drawings & Details Contracts to be awarded may include a mix of the listed options - Assisting the client to prepare a strategic brief, Carrying out feasibility studies and options appraisals, Advising on the need to appoint other professionals to the consultant team, independent client advisers, specialist designers and specialist contractors, Advising on the procurement route, Contributing to the preparation of a project brief, Preparing the concept design, Preparing the detailed design, Preparing planning applications, Preparing applications for statutory approvals, Preparing production information, Preparing tender documentation, Contributing to the assessment of tenders, Reviewing designs prepared by others, Acting as contract administrator, Inspecting the works, Advising on the rectification of defects Contracts awarded under this DPS Category may include Assistance with Government Funding Initiatives such as ECO/ERDF, Carbon Zero Target by 2050, advice, support and guidelines. Gas - Contracts awarded under this DPS Category may undertake site inspections of completed gas installation safety checks to validate contractor findings, and that the installation is declared Safe to Use Review CP12 documentation for the sample properties and identify any non- conformities. Electrical - Contracts awarded under this DPS Category may undertake site inspections of completed EICR testing to validate findings and any completed remedial works to ensure installation is declared Satisfactory Review EICR documentation for the sample properties and identify any non- conformities.