2017 - Scoil Mhuire, Sidney Place, Wellington Road, Cork City - Quantity Surveying Services
()November 2017.
() ()For: QuantitySurveying Services for Building Project at Scoil Mhuire, Sydney place, Cork City
Roll Number: 62690E
A Dhaoine Uaisle
The Contracting Authority invites you to tender for services in the above consultancy discipline as detailed below.
Form of Contract
The form of Contract will be:
(a) The Standard Conditions of Engagement for Consultancy Services, DoES COE1 – including Schedules A&B (Engineers & QS) available at (http://www.education.ie/) under School Building & Design > Appointment of Consultants
Tender Submission Procedure
The latest time and date for return of Tenders is: Wednesday 20th December 2017 @ 4pm
Tenders to be returned via eTenders portal for the attention of Claire Jones
E-mail addresses provided as part of the original framework competition by the successful candidates will be assumed to be still valid. This notification to candidates is being issued by eTenders portal and shall be deemed to have been received unless the intended recipient can provide evidence of non-delivery. The non-receipt of such communications shall not invalidate the tender process or award for this project.
Tender submissions must be received by eTenders portal only, with the onus resting with the Tendering party to ensure receipt of the submission before the latest time and date for receipt of tenders.
Tenders will be assessed on the basis of the Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT). The marks for each of the award criteria will be as stated in this document.
Tenders sent to any other address will be deemed to be invalid tenders. Unsigned tenders/tender proposal forms will likewise be deemed to be invalid tenders. The signatures must be that of a Principal or Director of the firm.
Tenders must be in the format prescribed in the Form of Tender.
Tenders must contain:
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The completed and signed document entitled “Form of Tender (and Tender Proposal Form) for Consultants (Engineers & Quantity Surveyor)” (as appropriate)
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A signed copy of DoES-QC1 Suitability Assessment Declaration 2017, with appropriate attachments.
Queries
This Request for Tender contains all the background information that will be made available to candidates for this submission, and no additional information will be provided.
Any requests relating to purely factual or procedural matters must be made by e-mail on eTenders Portal only.
Where such requests for information (in relation to purely factual or procedural matters) require an amendment to the information provided in this Award Document, that information will be made available to all candidates who have obtained a copy of this document.
The latest date for submitting queries is 5 days before the latest date for tender submissions.
Final answers to all queries will be issued to all tenderers not later than 3 days before the latest date for tender submissions.
Description of the Project
The brief for this project is the construction of a PE Hall of 1048m2 and a Music room of 80m2. As the site is restricted this level of accommodation may not fit on the site therefore the Design Team will have to design the optimum level of accommodation that can be facilitated on the site and it is recommended that potential Design Team members visit the proposed site prior to tendering.
The Client for this project is the Board of Management.
The project will be developed in full accordance with the following standards and regulations, current at the time of tendering, which will apply to this project:
(a) Department of Education & Skills Technical Guidance Documents (available on the Department’s website at (http://www.education.ie/))
(b) The Building Regulations
(c) The Interim NZEB Performance Specification for new buildings owned by and occupied by Public Authorities after 31 December 2018. (Copy attached)
The above description is indicative of the size and nature of the project but the extent of accommodation to be provided may increase or decrease. Additional accommodation may be added to the brief including the provision of an additional school (on the same site or sites) at the discretion of the Contracting Authority.
Any additional accommodation added at the discretion of the Contracting Authority is subject to the restrictions as set out in Article 72 of Directive 2014/24/EU (Regulation 72, European Union (Award of Public Authority Contracts) Regulations 2016).
Scope of Work
Full Quantity Surveying Services in accordance with the Department’s Design Team Procedures (including DTP Practice Note 1, August 2016) and DoES Schedule of Stage Services for Construction Consultants (Revision 4, Aug 2016), current at the time of tender.
The Total Performance Period for the performance of the Services is stated in Section 4 of the Instructions to Tenderers document.
The Scope of Services may be increased or decreased at the discretion of the Contracting Authority and the fee for such increases/ decreases will be determined at the Client’s choice in proportion to the increase/decrease in those Services or by the Scheduled Time Charges for changes as specified in Clause 11 of the Conditions of Engagement.
Basis of Assessment for Award Criteria
Compliance Check
Tenders may be checked for compliance with this Invitation to Tender and the Tender Proposal form. Tenders which do not comply with these requirements may be excluded from further consideration.
Criterion A, B1, B2 and C
The basis of assessment of the Award Criteria is detailed in the Explanatory Notes attached to the Form of Tender.
Tender Documents
Documents to be included in the Contract:
Attached to this Invitation to Tender and available at (http://www.education.ie/) under School Building & Design > Appointment of Consultants:
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DoES Form of Tender (and Tender Proposal Form) for Consultants - Minor (Engineers & QS) – 2015
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DoES-ITTS 1b – Instructions to Tenderers 2016 (Open)
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DoES-QC1 Suitability Assessment Declaration 2017, with appropriate attachments.
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Available at (http://www.education.ie/) under School Building & Design > Appointment of Consultants:
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DoES Schedule of Stage Services for Construction Consultants (Revision 4, Aug 2016)
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Conditions of Engagement, (DoES COE1, incl. Schedules A & B (Engineers & QS) - 2016)
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DoES Tender Excel Marking Matrix 2015.
Attached to this Invitation to Tender:
- The Interim NZEB Performance Specification for new buildings owned by and occupied by Public Authorities after 31 December 2018.
- Schedule of Accommodation
- Site map
Documents not forming part of the Contract:
This Letter of Invitation to Tender and any other information issued to Candidates not stated to amend the Contract documents.
Project Type / Complexity Level / Reference Hours and Notional Capital Value
This project is designated as Type 2a(2)
The Notional Capital Value is €2,100,000
The service is for all project stages (i.e. Stages 1 to 5 inclusive). The project Type determines the Reference Hours that are assigned to the project. Candidates can view the reference hours for each discipline by opening the Excel Marking Matrix 2015, selecting the appropriate discipline and selecting the Project Type from the drop down menu revealed by clicking on “Complexity Level”. The Excel Marking Matrix 2015 is only used for assessment of tenders. For a full explanation of how tenders are assessed using the marking matrix see Explanatory Notes attached to the Form of Tender.
Site Visit Details
A site visit will be facilitated on Thursday 30th November from 12pm to 3pm ONLY.
Site visits will NOT be facilitated outside of this time.
Is mise, le meas,
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Claire Jones
Major Building Projects
School Building Unit.