Tender: Construction of 610m² Single-Storey Community Centre – Ringfort Road, Derry

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Derry City and Strabane District Council is seeking a contractor to deliver a new-build 610m² single-storey community centre at Ringfort Road, Derry, comprising a multi-purpose hall, offices, meeting rooms, kitchen, toilets, a community library and associated plant and circulation areas. The works cover all architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical and civil engineering installations, with certain elements identified for Contractor design responsibility in the tender documentation and Contract requirements. The project includes siteworks such as piled foundations, drainage, utilities connections, a sewer diversion, SUDS and attenuation, car parking, access road, paths and landscaping across the 0.40 ha site, and requires management of site constraints including culverted watercourses, regrading requirements and statutory approvals. A playpark will be developed adjacent to the site and an existing Sure Start facility must remain operational and accessible during the works. The design achieves Building Control compliance, meets contractual sustainability requirements through SBEM assessment, and incorporates accessibility and fire safety strategies. The Contract Period is 12 months which will inform Category Notation Value calculations.