Method Statement • - Facilities - construction and design

The Proposal must include:

a) Design1

a 1) Drivers

Bidders should identify the particular principle design drivers which have influenced the design proposals, responding to the vision and ethos of the Project as identified in the Output Specification.

a 2) Schedule of Accommodation

Bidders should provide a schedule of the net and gross areas of the facility in order to enable the Local Authority to compare the Bidder's proposals with the number and size of rooms set out in the Output Specification.

A3) Zone Data Sheets

Bidders should provide a fully marked up set of the zone data sheets demonstrating compliance or variance from the accommodation requirements, the Availability Criteria and the other Areas that will be utilised.

b) Architects' Response to Design Brief

With reference to drawings to RIBA Stage B in x Bidders should provide details of how the layout and the design proposed addresses:

•  entrances;

•  access for all

•  wayfinding and signage

•  security.

With reference to drawings or diagrams set out x, Bidders should provide a detailed statement identifying how the design of the facility meets the Authority's requirement specified in the Output Specification, with particular reference to the following:

the size and type of furniture and equipment proposed; and

c) Materials and specifications

In conjunction with drawings specified, Bidders should provide:

•  a schedule of the proposed materials, finishes and components to be used;

•  a detailed explanation of how the choice of materials and specifications proposed support the design concept and the requirements of the Output Specification;

•  a commentary demonstrating how the materials and finishes will be responsibly resourced, environmentally sustainable and appropriately recycled;

•  construction details as required to articulate the specification requested above. As a minimum, commentary for typical coordinated sections through the building which should describe the following construction elements:

floors;

external walls;

glazing;

roof;

internal partitions; and

ceilings, structure and service zones.

Bidders must also provide confirmation the proposed design and specification will meet current building regulations [and other relevant legislation], as well as those reasonably foreseeable in the future.

Bidders must identify any derogation from any specific requirements for legislation or best-practice guidance specified in the Output Specification2.

d) Fittings, Furniture and Equipment

In conjunction with the indicative furniture and equipment layouts specified , Bidders are requested to provide:

•  a complete itemised and priced list of the fittings to be supplied in each; and

•  a complete itemised and priced list of all the furniture and equipment to be supplied and, where appropriate, fitted in each of the Facilities, except any computing equipment and network hardware. This list should match the requirements of the room data sheets and the example layout drawings below, and should be broken down for each room or area as follows:

loose furniture and equipment;

fixed furniture and equipment;

hired or leased items (such as photocopiers); and

catering kitchen fit out and equipment  and confirmation from the catering supplier that these meet the requirements in the Output Specification.

The list set out above should separately identify any inherited items, reconditioned as necessary, where they have been listed in the schedule available in the Data Room and agreed to be serviceable by the Bidder.

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1 Bidders are expected to have undertaken design proposals for the up to at least RIBA Stage B which must be submitted as part of the Initial Bid [Local Authority to specify if more development is required]. These should be articulated in the drawn information, specifications, programmes and method statements requested below. Each project will need to address the  difficult balance in the use of examplar designs developed to RIBA Stage D and bidders costs. There will be the need in each project for a degree of design detail that provides clarity to  an authority through its ISDS and final tender evaluation that the project proposals are deliverable. The use of examplar designs should be kept to a minimum and reflect the size of the project and any fundamental differences in the type of accommodation required.

2 Local Authorities should consider providing Bidders with a schedule of statutory and best-practice guidance required, such that any derogations can easily be identified. However, it should made clear that this list is not exhaustive.