To deliver Northampton Town Centre Public Realm Project (Abington St/Fish St Area)

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To deliver Northampton Town Centre Public Realm Project (Abington St/Fish St Area) RIBA 3 • Prepare scope and responsibilities matrix for agreement with client • Receive new topographical, GPR, geotechnical information and consider implications for Stage 2 design • Support Cost Plan process (by others) • Lead pre application discussions with planning department case officer and design/conservation officers • Engagement with Disability Panel to ensure that proposals comply with original design intent and are DDA compliant. • As Planning Consent is expected to be granted at the end of the process, address potential changes which may be required to the evolving design. • Design development of the concept design proposals to a Developed Design level (RIBA Stage 3). Provide a sufficiently detailed pack of information to allow cost checks by the QS. • Interface with utilities framework on drainage provision and below ground works (to drainage engineers details) • Interface with appointed traffic engineer on vehicular, emergency access and servicing integration and any TRO/Stopping Up applications required. • Interface and liaison with any Heritage/Archaeologist regarding their Heritage Impact Assessment • Prepare CGIs (one birds eye and at least 4 eye level visualisations) • Produce consultation materials (printing to be done by others) • Support one consultation and engagement process. • Coordinate design team: engineering, lighting, art, civils, transport, drainage, MEP consultants. • Develop levels for the external works (excl. highways) in collaboration with drainage, civil and structural engineers. • Production of typical details for hard/soft landscape, site furniture and enclosures. All sub‐bases to engineers' specification. • Planting plans including schedules with densities and sizes. • Co‐ordinate lighting strategy/concept proposals with sub‐consultant Lighting Alliance • Develop outline specification suitable for costing. • Participate in project risk workshops (x2). Review of VE options. Assist in cost review (by others). Maximum one No. VE meeting face to face, all others to be remote. • Input to artist's brief for public art (e.g proposed locations and types of installations). Procurement of artists by others • Production and collation from others of documentation and drawings to be formatted into a final Stage 3 report. • Support Cost Plan No2 process (by others) • Prepare a Design and Access Statement (DAS) and collate information to support planning/CA application (informed by pre‐application process and liaison with Client's appointed DDA specialist • Gillespies will prepare responses received from statutory consultees and Council Officers up until determination of the application.

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CPV Codes

• 71420000 - Landscape architectural services

Indicators

• Contract is suitable for SMEs.