The Parliamentary Estate.The Parliamentary estate currently comprises 15 buildings, the majority of which are grade 1 and grade 2 listed, with a floor space in excess of 200 000 msq. Accommodation includes offices, committee rooms, catering facilities, plant rooms, workshops, a gymnasium, underground parking and residences. The Estate includes iconic buildings such as the Palace of Westminster.The Parliamentary Estates Dire...
The Parliamentary Estate.The Parliamentary estate currently comprises 15 buildings, the majority of which are grade 1 and grade 2 listed, with a floor space in excess of 200 000 msq. Accommodation includes offices, committee rooms, catering facilities, plant rooms, workshops, a gymnasium, underground parking and residences. The Estate includes iconic buildings such as the Palace of Westminster.The Parliamentary Estates Directorate (PED) employs program managers, project managers, conservation architects, space planners, building services engineers, fire safety managers, fire officers, building surveyors, estates managers, archivists, collections managers, facilities managers and BIM technicians. There are currently a number of live projects ranging from multiple small projects to some larger scale ones. .Many complex projects are delivered in occupied areas requiring careful management in relation to the overriding priority to minimize impact on the operations of each House and the need to maintain security and health and safety.Two very large programs are currently at an early stage. These are the Restoration and Renewal (R&R) project, which will see the complete refurbishment of the Palace of Westminster and the Northern Estate Programme which will refurbish most of the northern part of the Estate.PED is responsible for managing a number of events throughout the year that involve construction related activities, including State Opening of Parliament, arrangements for the Lying in State of the Monarch and smaller events in Westminster Hall. These, along with works associated with filming, will now come under the CDM regulations following the changes coming into effect in April 2015.Construction Safety Management.PED has responsibility for compliance with CDM regulations across the estate. Parliament's H&S Policy Supplement 4, Control of Contractors, sets out measures for controlling the work of contractors to maintain a safe working environment. The Policy Supplement defines the role of the Contractor Host.The Contractor Host role requires relatively close supervision of the Principle Contractor's arrangements for managing construction operations from an H&S point of view, as well as a close understanding of the Parliamentary Estate and its stakeholders. To be most effective, the role will need to be delivered through a continuous presence on site so that the provider is in close proximity to the construction area and its stakeholders. Anyone acting in this role will need to have the authority of the client to make tough decisions, such as potentially stopping work on occasions, which may have significant repercussions on the progress of projects.Additionally, CDM legislation will change significantly in April this year. Principally this will involve the CDM Co-ordinator role falling away. Therefore, it will be desirable for Contractor Host arrangements to include additional services to address any gaps arising from the new CDM arrangements, particularly in the early period, together with any other ‘ad hoc' H&S services required by PED.Services.The objective is to put arrangements in place that will:— allow PED to comply with the full requirements of the H&S Policy Supplement 4, Control of Contractors;— ensure compliance with the revised CDM regulations during the industry settling in period without degradation of standards;— provide access to non-project related specialist H&S services following expiry of existing CDMC contracts.The scope of work to be covered by the new arrangements will include:— The duties of the Contractor Host in relation to ensuring contractors have taken appropriate measures for safe working on their sites and ensuring that appropriate measures are in place in relation to site segregation, access and egress. The services will apply to capital projects;— The duties of the Client Advisor (CDM), enabling PED as the Client to discharge its duties under CDM 2015 and providing that our duty holders are performing their duties satisfactorily. These duties are primarily in relation to the mitigation of design risks and appropriate planning of the works phase;— Additional construction related H&S services falling outside the above categories. These will include for instance, ad hoc specialist advice and incident reports. These may or may not be project related.Value.Between 750 000 GBP and 2 000 000 GBP over the duration of the contract.Duration.1 year with the potential of an extension of up to 3 further years in yearly increments.
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