Tender: Integrated Design Team Appointment for Clarawood House Social Housing Development, Belfast

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The Association is seeking a supplier for an Integrated Design Team, to include a Project Architect acting as Lead Consultant, consulting mechanical and electrical engineers, consulting civil and structural engineers, a Principal Designer and an NEC4 Supervisor, for the design and construction of a new social housing project at Clarawood House, Clara Way, Belfast, planned to commence on site during the 2027/28 Social Housing Development Programme; the site is earmarked for transfer to Choice Housing by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive. Services will cover site appraisal, support with the Housing Association Grant application, architectural and services design through RIBA Plan of Work 2020 Stages 0–4 (strategy, project brief, concept and developed design), cost planning and management, civil and structural design, preparation of contract and tender documents, management of Construction (Design and Management) Regulations and health and safety compliance, construction stage design management and quality inspections, risk management and administration of statutory applications such as Planning Permission, with continued support to the Association and the NEC4 Project Manager during construction and post-completion; all work must follow regulatory requirements including the Department for Communities’ Housing Association Guide and the Choice Housing Design Guide.