Kolbe School Enabling Works - ESB Diversion Enabling Works for Proposed Kolbe Special School, Block Road, Portlaoise, Co. Laois
Re: Invitation to Tender for Construction Works (Open Procedure)
For: ESB Diversion Enabling Works for Proposed Kolbe Special School, Block Road, Portlaoise, Co Laois
A Dhaoine Uaisle,
The Employer invites you to tender for enabling works for the above, as detailed below.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Tenderers are required to read the DoES Contractor Suitability Declaration for Small Works carefully and to make sure that they meet the minimum standards stated therein. Tenderers who do not meet those requirements should not submit a tender as they will be excluded at award stage. All Tenderers are liable for their own costs of tendering.
Form of Contract
The Form of Contract will be: PW-CF6 Public Works Short Form of Contract (available at www.constructionprocurement.gov.ie) (http://www.constructionprocurement.gov.ie)).
The Contract will be awarded on the basis of lowest price.
There are no Contractor or Employer named specialists. All sub-contractors are domestic. The successful applicant will be appointed Works Contractor and Project Supervisor for the Construction Stage (PSCS) on the project in accordance with the Safety, Health, and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations.
The Project categorisation for assessment of H&S competence as Works Contractor and PSCS is Type 1.
The Areas of work involving Particular Risks known to Contracting Authority at this time are Works in Excavations.
It is a condition precedent to the award of the Contract that the successful Tenderer will provide:
1. A current tax clearance certificate or in the case of a non-resident Contractor a statement of suitability on tax grounds from the Revenue Commissioners of Ireland.
2. Evidence showing that they are in compliance with any sectoral employment orders, employment regulation orders or registered employment agreements implemented in accordance with the Industrial Relations Acts 1946 to 2015 in relation to Construction Industry Pensions Assurance and Sick Pay.
The Department of Education & Skills is subject to the requirements of the Freedom of Information
Acts 1997, 2003 and 2014. If a candidate/tenderer 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.
Tender Returns
The latest time and date for return of Tenders is: 17:30hrs, 16th December 2022.
Tender submissions must be uploaded to the e-tender portal no later than the time and date stated above. Email or posted submissions are not permitted.
Unsigned or incorrectly signed Forms of Tender will likewise be deemed to be invalid tenders.
Tenders must be in the format prescribed in the Instruction to Tenderers.
Queries
Queries must be submitted through the e-tenders query facility.
All queries must be submitted as soon as possible and, in any event, not later than 10 days before latest time for receipt of Tender although the Employer may at its discretion respond to queries raised after that date. If the Employer responds to a query, it will send the response to each Tenderer, unless the Tenderer asking the query has clearly designated the query as confidential and the Employer agrees that it should be treated as confidential.
Basis of Assessment for Award Criteria
The basis of assessment of the Tenders is detailed in the Instructions to Tenderers.
Tender Documents
Documents to be included in the Contract:
Volume A: Works Requirements (as stated in Project Particulars)
Volume B: Form of Tender and Schedule
Volume C: Pricing Document
Documents not forming part of the Contract:
This invitation to Tender
Additional Information as referred to in Appendix 3 of the ITT and listed in Summary of Additional
Information.
Site Visit Details
A site visit is strongly advised.
Is mise, le meas,
Brendan Redmond