Social Housing Review

STAGE: Tender
£664k - Remodelling/Refurbishment Works
Location:
Woodleigh Terrace, Derry, Co. Londonderry, BT48
Applications have been received from contractors wishing to be included in a
select list of contractors who will be invited to tender for PF15-010 Woodleigh
Terrace Remodelling/Refurbishment Works.
Northern Ireland Social
Housing Review 2016
Co. Londonderry
Tender
ProjectID 868622
Value:
Duration:
£
665,000
10 month(s)
The existing property is located close to the junction of Asylum Road and Princes
Street and comprises a five storey (excluding basement), purpose-built
accommodation block, whose construction was completed by SHAC during 1987-
88. The property's accommodation currently comprises a number of three, four
and five bedroom shared units, set across the ground to fourth floor levels. The
first to fourth floors contain one four-bedroom and one five-bedroom unit each,
with the ground floor containing 1 5 and 1 3-bedroom unit, which was, at 1 time,
provided as living quarters for the scheme's on-site warden. A communal laundry
room has been provided at basement level, whilst the scheme's common room,
main switchgear, Landlord's storage space and communal welfare facilities are
also accommodated within the basement. The property is situated within a busy,
well-established, built-up urban environment, just off the Strand Road arterial
route on the Westbank of the City of Derry.
Accommodation is served by a total of seven car parking spaces, running parallel
to the building's front elevation, which are accessible from Asylum Road. Much
of the immediate built environment comprises older, aesthetically appealing
properties, which contribute to the area's overall townscape character. Many of
the original Edwardian and Georgian townhouses appear to have been quite
sympathetically converted to modern office accommodation and are let to an
array of local businesses. One of Fold Housing's larger 'Category 2' sheltered
schemes within the City of Derry, Lavery Fold, is immediately next door and
appears to have been constructed in and around the same time as the 3-5
Woodleigh Terrace building. In summary, the current mix of accommodation at
the scheme comprises:
5 x 5-person five-bedroom shared units
4 x 4-person four-bedroom shared units
1 x 3-person three-bedroom shared unit
In total, the current scheme provides 44 private bed spaces across a total of ten
units of shared accommodation. An enclosed, private courtyard is provided at
the rear of the property, which is accessible from the ground floor lobby, whilst
the building is also served by a communal passage to the rear to facilitate refuse
collection. The building's central core contains all vertical circulation facilities,
including 2 separate, fully enclosed stairwells, whilst the single passenger lift —
serving all 6 levels of the building — comprises a modern installation, having
been replaced as part of Choice Housing's 2012-13 Planned Maintenance
Programme. The Woodleigh Terrace building benefits from a steel
superstructure, which then appears to have been supplemented with reinforced
concrete, with the secondary concrete element thought to mainly act as a
protective measure. The building's external elevations comprise a self-coloured
dry-dash render to the vast majority of areas, with the non-rendered areas,
mainly at lower level, provided with a smooth red facing brick. Insulated cavity
wall construction is assumed throughout, whilst floors throughout consist of prestressed
reinforced concrete slab construction, with the exception of the
basement, which comprises a 1980s Building Standards-compliant, solid concrete
floor construction. On-site inspection, desktop review of available records, as
well as enquiries with the relevant statutory authorities, would all indicate that
the building has not been significantly altered, either internally or externally,
during the course of its life, beyond some standard like-for-like component
replacement.
Construction Information Services (CIS) 106
TENDER INFO
Tender Deadline:
Ref:
EU Ref:
11-Apr-16
PF15-010 & P
2016/S 052-0