Assizes 4 Devizes. Contractor Pre-Qualification request.

Wiltshire Museum is relocating from its current home to the existing Assize Court building in Devizes.

Wiltshire Museum is seeking a contractor to undertake Base build works for the refurbishment of the Assize Court Building in preparation for a separate fit out contract. The current requirement is for contractor pre-qualification.

The project comprises the refurbishment and redevelopment of the Grade II* listed Assize Court in Devizes to provide a new home for the Wiltshire Museum.

The project has progressed to RIBA Stage 4 (Technical Design)

The project aims to carefully insert new floors in the two historic courtrooms and add a new two-storey infill extension on the footprint of the now-demolished judges’ and jury rooms. This extension will provide three new large gallery spaces on the upper floor, while the existing ground floor will house a special exhibition gallery, a hireable multi-purpose space, an education suite, and a new café that extends into landscaped gardens connected to the canal.

The new museum will be fully accessible to all with two new ramps enhancing the already impressive frontage, internally there will be step free access throughout, which addresses some of the challenges of the current museum, which struggles with multiple floor levels.

The grand central hall will be meticulously restored through sensitive conservation efforts. Additionally, the building’s fabric will be upgraded to improve thermal performance, and the museum will be heated and cooled using integrated air handling and air source heat pumps to minimize CO2 consumption as much as possible. The site will host solar panels on the roof to support energy generation efforts.

The estimated contract value is £8.5m

Initial queries should be directed to the appointed Project Manager, Stuart Henniker-Smith at Chana Projects to stuart@chanaprojects.co.uk (mailto:stuart@chanaprojects.co.uk)