PRE-CONSTRUCTION

Contractor's Proposals (CP): detailed design in accordance with the Design Intent (tender documents), including but not limited to; architectural design and specification, civil and structural engineering design and specification, mechanical and electrical design, and specification for manufacturing plant, ancillary spaces (energy centre, welfare facilities), and separate administration building;

Consents: discharge of Planning conditions (including conditions precedent), make the necessary Building Regulations application;

Interface Coordination: liaise with all stakeholders with respect to all points of interface to deliver a fully coordinated and connected facility in accordance with the schedule, including but not limited to; site wide infrastructure, utilities (electricity, gas, water, sewers, telecoms, fibre/wi-fi), specialist subcontractors and suppliers (e.g., overhead cranes), and Tenant fit-out and equipment installation;

Procurement: package tendering exercise to secure fixed prices for all third-party work, in accordance with the Tender price and Schedule, identify critical (long lead) elements the require advance order, place orders subject to instruction from the Company. Procurement of specialist equipment in accordance with the accepted CP, e.g. Paint Booths, Grit Blasting Booths, Gantry Cranes, etc.; and

Survey & enabling: undertake such survey and enabling works as may be necessary to the design, subject to justification, and agreement of the Company,

CONSTRUCTION:

Construction: construct the works in accordance with the accepted CP, the agreed Schedule, and Contract Sum; and

Coordination: undertake the works contract with due cognisance of the prevailing environment, coordinating deliveries, vehicular and pedestrian access, and egress in conjunction with all stakeholders, including but not limited to; Local Planning Authority, the Company, the Tenant, and adjacent contractors (quay construction).

The Contracting Entity is seeking to appoint a Principal Contractor to work with in order to deliver the design and construction of Able Marine Energy Park - Area K Monopile Facility (the Works).

The Works will be procured on a Design and Construct basis utilising the JCT Design and Build Standard Form 2016 Edition (DB 2016) with Particular Amendments to the standard clauses, of which further information will be provided within the procurement documentation.

The first stage of the procurement will consist of the following:

- Standard Qualification Instruction to Suppliers (SQIS) document;

- Annexure A - Standard Selection Questionnaire (SSQ); and

- Annexure B - Draft Invitation to Negotiate (dITN).

The SSQ (Annexure A) is based upon the Crown Commercial Service standard template, and will be marked by an assessment panel using the process detailed in the SQIS.

A maximum of 5 Suppliers will be selected to proceed to the Tender stage, and will be issued the full and final Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) document, of which a draft version is annexed

to the SSQ for information and reference purposes.

The Tender stage of procurement will be a negotiated procedure with prior call for competition, to be conducted with the top 5 scoring Suppliers selected by the assessment panel and based upon the Suppliers SSQ response.

The 5 Suppliers selected to tender will each be issued with the full and final Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) document.

All completed Tenders must be submitted by the Tender Return Date stipulated in the procurement documents.

Once received and validated, compliant tenders will be evaluated in order to ascertain a Preferred Contractor.

The ITN will be evaluated on the basis of a 60% Quality and 40% Price weighting.

The Preferred Contractor, once appointed, shall be responsible for the Design, Procurement, Delivery to Site, Off-Loading, Construction, Installation and Commissioning (including all

testing) relating to his delivery of the Works.