Arch (Corporate Holdings) Limited has been established by Northumberland County Council as an asset backed, arms-length development company to drive capital economic and residential development, physical regeneration and business growth in Northumberland. Arch Development Projects Limited (the Contracting Authority) is a wholly owned subsidiary company of Arch (Corporate Holdings) Ltd. and is responsible for the.
Delivery of the group’s development projects.
The Commissioners Quay Site in Blyth, Northumberland, is a brownfield site located on the waterfront at Blyth Harbour and covers approximately 2.1 hectares. Arch’s vision for the site is to create a high quality, mixed use scheme in a comprehensive and co-ordinated manner. In order to deliver this vision, Arch is seeking to appoint a multi-disciplinary professional design team to undertake the design services in respect of the Masterplanning for the site and full design services in accordance with the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Work Stages A-L for a phase one and phase two office development and phase three residential development.
Each phase will be subject to instruction by Arch and may not be undertaken in accordance with the numerical order of the phases. A European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) Project Initiation and Planning (PIP) application for the phase one office development is being submitted in order to be considered by the ERDF Programme Executive Group (PEG) 30 October. Subject to approval of the PEG, Arch’s initial instruction will be for delivery of the Masterplanning for the whole site (i.e. all three phases) and to progress phase one office development to RIBA Work Stage D. Progression of the phase one office development beyond RIBA Work Stage D is subject to securing funding and planning consent. The phase two office development is contingent upon the success of the phase one development and also upon securing funding. The phase three residential accommodation is subject to securing funding and demand analysis for such accommodation.
Design team services will include: Masterplanning; Architect; Civil and Structural Engineer; Mechanical and Electrical Engineer; Landscape Architect; Planning; Cost Consultant; Employers Agent and Construction (Design and Management) Co-ordinator.