en.Wedoany.com Reported - Portsmouth City Council has initiated a high-risk building remediation framework procurement project, with a total estimated value ranging from £60 million to £120 million over a six-year period, aiming to finalize contractors by October.

A notable feature of this procurement framework is the pre-allocation of four work packages, each containing three high-risk buildings. Contractors will first bid for the £5.5 million Mill Gate House remediation project, with framework rankings determining eligibility for each package, each valued between £7 million and £9 million. Mill Gate House, a 21-storey building with 76 apartments, will serve as the gateway project for the framework. Planned works include replacing fire doors, compartmentation repairs, installing new smoke extraction systems, upgrading electrical infrastructure, and improving water supply facilities. Construction is expected to begin in April 2027.

The framework will cover multiple high-risk residential towers as well as some medium and low-rise residential buildings. The council requires bidders to have proven experience working under the Building Safety Regulator regime, having completed at least two Gateway 2 approvals, and having served as both principal designer and principal contractor in high-risk residential remediation projects.

The four work packages and their valuations are as follows: Package 1 includes Mill Gate House (£5.5 million), Omega House (£2.5 million), and Grenville House (£1 million); Package 2 includes Grafton Street (£4 million), Estella Road (£4 million), and Darwin House (£1 million); Package 3 includes Handsworth House (£5 million), Blackwood House (£1 million), and Brisbane House (£1 million); Package 4 includes Copperfield House (£3 million), Pickwick House (£3 million), and Grosvenor House (£1 million).

Typical works within the framework will include fire stopping, compartmentation upgrades, fire doors, sprinkler systems, evacuation alarm systems, smoke extraction systems, emergency lighting, structural repairs, asbestos removal, and elevator upgrades.

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