Salisbury Market Place and Guildhall Square Aerial View
Copyright: Salisbury District Council 2008
In partnership with Wiltshire County Council and the South-West Regional Development Agency, Salisbury District Council commissioned consultants to prepare a Vision for the future of Salisbury. The final Vision for Salisbury has recently been adopted.
Salisbury District Council and Wiltshire County Council have allocated a budget of £3 million for this project. This includes all construction costs and consultants’ fees and expenses relating to the Market Place renaissance and the cost of producing the public realm strategy.
Competition Format
The competition will run as follows :
Stage 1: Expression of Interest
Stage 2: Submission of Concept Designs
The stage 2 competition will include a public exhibition and public consultation period. Further details will be provided in the stage 2 brief. Teams (maximum of six) shortlisted for stage 2 will each receive an honorarium of 5.000 Pounds (plus VAT) as a contribution towards their costs.
Expressions of Interest / Eligibility
Expressions of interest area sought from multi-disciplinary teams which may be led by an architect or landscape architect, with experience and a proven track record in the delivery of sustainable and innovative public realm urban design solutions. We are looking for the following characteristics :
- A proven track record of delivering major public realm projects
- Experience of working productively with the public sector
- The proven ability to work in a political and partnership environment
- Dedication of resources to ensure task delivery
- A proven track record of working innovatively and sensitively in an historic environment
- Experience of developing public realm strategies
Requirements for Submission
Expressions of interest should comprise the completed pre-qualification questionnaire (pqq) plus 15 pages of A4 (maximum, including all text and images) to provide the following information:
- An introduction to the lead consultant and motivational statement
- Details of proposed consultants
- Your experience and ability to fulfill the expectations and requirements set out above, and examples of similar work
