Cost Consultant / QS - Accrington Market Chambers

Description

Hyndburn Borough Council (HBC) is currently in the Development Phase of a round 1 application to the National Lottery Heritage Fund which will focus on the redevelopment of the 19th century listed Accrington Market Chambers (AMC) to create a new Heritage Museum, with the community, for the community.

HBC wishes to appoint a suitably qualified and highly experienced Cost Consultant/Quantity Surveyor (QS) to work with the Architect-Led Design Team, Exhibition Design Specialist, and Project Manager on the Pre-development, Development, and Delivery Phases - RIBA 2 to RIBA 6. This shall be in accordance with the RIBA Plan of Work 2020. RIBA Stage 1 design has been completed.

The firm appointed to this QS role will be managed by HBC as Project Manager. There will be a primary point of contact in the QS team to ensure effective communication with the Project Manager. Other key roles are the Architect-Led Design Team and the Exhibition Design Specialist. The Project Manager will co-ordinate input from the AMC core project team.

The deliverables for the project are:

•	Production of fully itemised Cost Plans for the Capital Works and production of relevant procurement documents.
•	Contribution to National Lottery Heritage Fund Delivery (Round 2) grant applications; experience of a National Lottery Heritage Fund capital project is required.
•	Assistance in procurement of Principal Contractor and delivery of Capital Works project.
•	A Management & Maintenance Plan Evaluation of the project on completion. Contribute to relevant post-completion activities, such as production of operation and maintenance manuals, lessons learnt exercises, community events, and so on.
•	Contract Administration during RIBA 5 (dependent on main works contract chosen. Contract type TBC).

Subject to satisfactory performance and funding being secured for the Delivery Phase, the Cost Consultant may also be commissioned, through this same tender process, to work with the Project Manager and design team to deliver the implementation of all building works, including service installations from initial concepts through to completion and handover. 

If successful, work undertaken in the Delivery Phase will include:

•	RIBA Stage 4 Cost Plan.
•	Contract administration of the Capital Works Project up to completion and handover at RIBA Stage 6.
•	RIBA Stage 5 and 6 cost management duties, including Valuations and Final Account.

Application instructions included in the attachments.