How to win: Carrickfergus Regeneration Contract 1 (Castle, Town Hall & Other Works)

About this contract

The contract is for the provision of regeneration works throughout Carrickfergus Town: • Carrickfergus Castle o Refurbishment and restoration works within Carrickfergus Castle; Northern Ireland's most important Monument in State Care. The Castle works comprise heritage-led visitor, access and facilitating works for interpretative fit-out works to include;  The removal of modern additions (Keep staircase, modular buildings, visitor building etc.),  Provision of new build visitor facilities building  New spiral staircase intervention within Keep  New passenger lift intervention within Keep  Improved visitor facilities, level access routes, sensory room, changing places facility  Conservation and repair works,  Building services upgrades,  Hard & soft landscaping  Other ancillary works. • Civic Centre, Courtyard & Town Hall o Internal refurbishment and alteration works of Carrickfergus Town Hall, Civic Centre, Courtyard and associated buildings to include:  Internal refurbishment of Civic Centre to expand museum, café, Council office accommodation and public facing functions, alteration and upgrades of building services.  Upgrades to the Courtyard to change use from car

How to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Mid and east Antrim Borough Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £9,800,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins works work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar works contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: deadlines are tight and a strong bid takes iteration.

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