The winner of the \u00a3190,000 contract will draw up a pair of RIBA Stage 3 reports for a new community centre with housing and for a new town square serving as a gateway to the settlement overlooking the River Tamar.<\/p>\n
The estimated \u00a35.3 million project aims to \u2018restore a sense of pride\u2019 in Torpoint and create a new focus for the town centre by replacing the former Torpoint Police Station close to Torpoint Library and the ferry to Plymouth. Once complete, the new complex will also feature visitor and transport information, creative studios, a caf\u00e9, gallery and flexible work spaces.<\/p>\n
According to the brief: \u2018The Project will constitute a combined community and housing development overlooking the River Tamar, adjacent to the Ferry Lanes and at the base of the main shopping street in the Town alongside the creation of a public open space in the form of a town square adjacent to the community hub.<\/p>\n
\u2018The focus must be on the ability to deliver a development with the community building at its centre with a clear understanding of potential cost. Both of these reports will support Torpoint and help them manage their way through local government funding and the detailed design must reflect this. The combination of the two reports will describe the centre of the Torpoint community for the future.\u2019<\/p>\n
Located on the Rame Peninsula west of Playmouth, Torpoint is an important urban centre home to 7,500 people along with shops, community and leisure facilities. Local landmarks include Mount Edgcumbe House and Park, and Antony House and Gardens.<\/p>\n
The latest project focusses on redeveloping the former Torpoint Police Station site which occupies a prominent position next to the river ferry crossing. A masterplan and feasibility study for the site has already been completed by Clifton Emery design of London. <\/strong><\/p>\n Bids to deliver the latest contract will be evaluated 80 per cent on quality and 20 per cent on cost. Applicants must hold employer\u2019s liability insurance of \u00a32 million, public liability insurance of \u00a32million and professional indemnity insurance of \u00a31 million.<\/p>\n