Project Management re. Brooksby Building BACS additional works

Description

The contract is for a single supplier to provide Project Management in relation to the Project Management Brooksby Building BACS additional works Project at The Pirbright Institute, Ash Road, Pirbright, Surrey, GU24 0NF.

The Brooksby Building at The Pirbright Institute (Pirbright) will be a high containment large animal facility for work on high consequence pathogens such as foot-and-mouth diseases virus (FMDV), when fully operational in 2026.

As part of the post-construction 'Day 2' works there is a requirement to carry out additional works to the Building Automation and Control System (BACS) within the Brooksby Building to ensure it is fully aligned with the primary system used across the rest of the Pirbright site.  

The following packages of work have been funded and will be procured by Pirbright, with technical support from the Project Manager, and will require on-site project management to ensure all interdependencies, risks and issues are managed appropriately for the duration of the project:

•	Recategorisation of BACS alarms to align with Pirbright site standard and integration to Pirbright Alarm Management System (AMS) of all BACS alarms within Brooksby (Work Package 1)
•	Provision, installation, testing and commissioning of an additional 140 no. (approx.) BACS Input/Output Alarm Points (Work Package 2)

The Scope of Services for this contract is as follows:

-	Full Project Management to include:
-	Management of programme for packages of work listed above 
-	Management of sub-contractors, these will be appointed directly by The Pirbright Institute
-	Management of interdependencies
-	Principal point of contact for the project, liaising with internal and external stakeholders as required
-	Reporting: Production of Project Highlight Report on a monthly basis, on Pirbright template document 
-	Responsible for ensuring project benefits are realised
-	Management of project budget
-	Responsible for monthly cashflow forecast reporting 
-	Proactive management of project risks and issues, owner of Project Risk Register and Issues Register
-	Regular site attendance to ensure project is progressing as per programme
-	Quality Assurance
-	Site attendance at monthly Project Board meetings
-	Handover of all documentation in line with Pirbright Project Information File (PIF) structure. A Sample PIF is attached in Appendix E1B.