{"id":1743,"date":"2019-01-03T11:54:14","date_gmt":"2019-01-03T11:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/?p=1743"},"modified":"2019-01-03T11:54:14","modified_gmt":"2019-01-03T11:54:14","slug":"midland-met-hospital-firms-demand-bid-costs-reimbursed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/midland-met-hospital-firms-demand-bid-costs-reimbursed\/","title":{"rendered":"Midland Met Hospital firms demand bid costs reimbursed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Firms preparing to bid to finish off Carillion&#8217;s stalled Midland Metropolitan Hospital contract are taking a stand on having bid costs reimbursed.<\/p>\n<p>Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust hopes to shortlist three firms to enter competitive dialogue for up to six months before awarding a contract, expected to be valued at over \u00a3300m.<\/p>\n<p>Contractors warn bid costs could be up to \u00a31m because of the complexity of taking on the half-finished hospital contract. They are now calling for unsuccessful bidders to be reimbursed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-mpu ad-mpu-inline\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\"><a data-ad-id=\"95430\" href=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/constructionenquirer\/adclick.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nasc.org.uk%2Fnews%2F%3Futm_source%3Dconstruction-enquirer%26utm_medium%3Dbanner%26utm_campaign%3Dconstructionenq-ads\" onclick=\"track_ad_click(this);\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/CE_NASC_FREE-GUIDANCE.gif\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Potential bidders are concerned about the length of the bid period and, specifically, the time and resources required in competition to validate the MEP works completed.<\/p>\n<p>Balfour Beatty, which secured the \u00a310m job to patch-up and weatherproof Birmingham\u2019s stalled super hospital while a contractor is found, has confirmed it will bid the project if the Trust opts for a target costs rather than fixed price bid.<\/p>\n<p>Kier, Sir Robert McAlpine and Laing O Rourke also attended a recent bidders day but have yet to confirm whether they will bid.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-mpu ad-mpu-inline\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\"><a data-ad-id=\"216019\" href=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/constructionenquirer\/adclick.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnoticeboard-auth.conquest.ltd.uk%2Fhome%3Futm_campaign%3Dnotice_board%26utm_medium%3Dbanner%26utm_source%3Dconstruction_enquirer\" onclick=\"track_ad_click(this);\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Noticeboard-Advert-Con Enq (1).gif\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>According to Trust board meeting documents Kier has suggested it may bid in joint venture with N G Bailey.<\/p>\n<p>Procurement chiefs said they believed that Skanska was unlikely to bid after already incurring costs in talks to finish the scheme immediately after Carillion&#8217;s collapse.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-mpu ad-mpu-inline\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\"><a data-ad-id=\"216019\" href=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/constructionenquirer\/adclick.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnoticeboard-auth.conquest.ltd.uk%2Fhome%3Futm_campaign%3Dnotice_board%26utm_medium%3Dbanner%26utm_source%3Dconstruction_enquirer\" onclick=\"track_ad_click(this);\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Noticeboard-Advert-Con Enq (1).gif\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>from Construction Enquirer http:\/\/bit.ly\/2R3aYIk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Firms preparing to bid to finish off Carillion&#8217;s stalled Midland Metropolitan Hospital contract are taking a stand on having bid costs reimbursed. Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust hopes to shortlist three firms to enter competitive dialogue for up to six months before awarding a contract, expected to be valued at over \u00a3300m. 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