Tender: Refurbishment and Extension of The Woodlands Community Centre – Rustington

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Rustington Parish Council is seeking a main contractor to refurbish and extend The Woodlands Centre, 34 Woodlands Avenue, Rustington. The project covers a phased refurbishment and extension of the existing 350m2 community centre while the building remains occupied, including a new kitchen, reconfiguration and refurbishment of existing WCs, new heating and ventilation system, new internal finishes, associated infrastructure and minimal hard and soft landscaping. The works will be procured under a single-stage selected competitive JCT Standard Build Contract 2024 Without Quantities (with amendments), with an estimated budget of circa £500,000, a contract start on 21 September 2026 and an estimated programme duration of 39 weeks. Key commercial terms include a 12-month rectification period, no advanced payments, monthly interim valuations, 5% retention, a 10% performance bond, and insurance requirements of Public Liability £10m, Employers Liability £10m, Contractors All Risks £10m (including terrorism), and Professional Indemnity £10m with a 12-year expiry period including a £10m pollution and contamination sublimit. Procurement and timetable milestones include advert placed 26 May 2026, last date for SQ questions 05 June 2026, return of SQ 15 June 2026, issue of tender documents w/c 29 June 2026, decision by RPC 17 August 2026 and contract start September 2026. Assessment of the main tender will be on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender and the three best scoring PQQ responses (potentially up to five where scores are close) will be invited to tender.