Appointment of Project Manager led Integrated Consultant Team for i4C Innovation and Cleantech Centre, Ballymena

Mid and East Antrim Borough Council wish to appoint an Economic Operator to provide a Project Manager led Integrated Consultant Team (ICT) for the design and delivery of the i4C Innovation and Cleantech Centre at the St Patrick's Barracks development site in Ballymena.

The St Patrick's Barracks site is one of four former military sites transferred to the NI Executive as part of the (2010) Hillsborough Agreement. The Department for Communities (DfC) now owns the site and are leading on a programme of development to transform this area of Ballymena. Mid and East Antrim Borough Council are working with a number of key strategic partners to deliver the St Patrick's Barracks Regeneration Project.

The i4C is a proposal for a new 7,000m2 building at the St Patrick's Barracks site. It will form a physical hub to support future innovation activity in the Borough and future Cleantech sector (clean technology) needs across NI.

The Economic Operator will be appointed under the NEC4 Professional Service Contract and shall provide the professional services applicable to RIBA Plan of Work (2020) Stages 2 to 7 and as specified in the PQQ and ITT documents.

A Design and Build Procurement Route has been determined for the delivery of the i4C project. The ICT shall develop the design to a point prior to the end of RIBA Plan of Work (2020) Stage 4 before undertaking the procurement of an Integrated Supplier Team (IST) to complete the design and deliver the project throughout all remaining RIBA Plan of Work (2020) Stages 4 to 7

Following the procurement and appointment of the IST the Economic Operator shall undertake the management of the IST on behalf of the Employer.