STO-O-14-01 - Design Team Services to provide an SNU to St. Oliver Post Primary, Oldcastle, Co. Meath

Dear Sirs,

Louth Meath Educational and Training Board are tendering for RFT 86799 Full Design Team services for a new 2 Classroom SNU for St. Oliver Post Primary School, Oldcastle, Co. Meath through an open procedure procurement process on eTenders.

Applicants submitting a Tender proposal should should refer to and ensure that have fully understood and completed: the Pre Qualification Questionnaires, the Form of Tender, Tender Proposal Form, and the Health and Safety Declaration Form, which are all attached to eTenders advertisement at www.etenders.gov.ie, and satisfy themselves that they meet the minimum standards required.

The successful applicants will be required to produce and submit the following necessary evidence, to apply for inclusion for the above project the applicant must;

• Complete DoES-QC1 Suitability Assessment Declaration 2013
• Complete Appendix B1
• Complete Appendix B2
• Complete DoES Form of Tender Consultants 2013
• Complete Appendix A Personal Situation Declaration, Article 45
• Complete and sign Health and Safety Compliance Declaration Form
• Complete and sign Health and Safety Compliance Declaration by PSDP/HSC Form 

All documents listed above are all attached to this eTenders advertisement at www.etenders.gov.ie. No other information should be provided.

Also included for your information only are the following documents:

• DoES Tender Excel Marking Matrix 2013
• DoES-ITTS1b Instructions to Tenderers 2013 (Open)
• DoES Standard Schedule of Stage Services for Construction Consultants (Revision 2, January 2011)
• COE1 - Standard Conditions of Engagement for Consultancy Services (Technical) Architect
• COE1 - Standard Conditions of Engagement for Consultancy Services (Technical) QS/ Engineers

All completed documents must be submitted by post registered post or hand delivered to Louth and Meath Education and Training Board Admin Offices, Abbey Rd. Navan Co. Meath before the deadline.  If you have any questions regarding the content of the tender you should direct these to Francis Halligan through the message functionality in the eTendering system.

The deadline for the submission of tenders is 2.30pm Wednesday 03rd September 2014. This deadline is strict and no tenders will be accepted after this time. 

The project category is Type 2a(2) and the estimated total performance period is approx. 14 months to construction completion with a further 12 months retention period. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to terminate the Tender competition process at any time. The Contracting Authority also reserves the right to procure the development by alternative means if it appears that the development can be thereby more advantageously procured. The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted.

The funding agency, the Department of Education & Skills is subject to the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act. If a candidate considers that any of the information supplied in response to this notice is either commercially sensitive or confidential, this should be highlighted and reasons for its sensitivity given. The relevant material will, in response to a request under the Act, be examined in the light of exemptions provided for in the Act.

This comprises the complete information to be issued to the Tenderers. No additional information will be provided. St. Oliver Post Primary School will facilitate only one site visit on Tuesday the 19th of August 2014 between the hours of 8.45 am and 4.00 pm and these will be the only opportunities provided. 

 Upon arrival you must proceed straight to reception where you will sign in and receive a visitors pass and induction. When you have completed your site visit you must return your visitors pass, sign out and immediately leave the site. This will be strictly enforced and any tenderers viewing the site without being inducted or carrying, a valid visitor’s pass will be immediately asked to leave the premises. 

All Tenderers must ensure that they conduct themselves in a professional manner and to mind their language and behavior as the school will be in operation with students present on site. Any breach of these rules or rules stipulated in the induction will result with immediate ejection from the site.

In order to read all the documentation, reply to any requirements and submitting the reply you must register your company in our eTendering system, this is of no extra cost whatsoever.

Yours sincerely,

Peter Kierans.

Chief Executive Officer.