LCETB 2022 499 - LCFE Electrical Upgrade Emergency Works
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Invitation To Tender
To: Tendering Contractors
Re: Limerick College of Further Education
Electrical Upgrade Emergency Works Project
Tender Ref. LCETB/2022/499
Date: 25th November 2022
Dear Sirs,
On behalf of Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board you are invited to tender for the proposed Electrical Upgrade Emergency Works Project at Limerick College of Further Education, Mulgrave Street, Limerick, in accordance with the accompanying ‘Instructions to Tenderers’ and tender documents. Please refer to the attached schedule of documents and drawings for the full listing of tender documents.
Your tender should include the following documents.
- Signed Declaration of Suitability for Contractors for Small Works
- Signed Volume B Form of Tender and Schedule
- Signed Volume C Pricing Document and Schedule of Prices
Tenderers are strongly advised to visit and check the site relative to all aspects of the work and include for same in their tender. No claims whatsoever will be entertained by the Engineer due to the lack of knowledge of site conditions or existing installations.
Tendering contractors may visit the site by prior arrangement only with Limerick College of Further Education contact Mr Enda Finn phone (061) 414 344 for an appointment and for School of Music Ms Cecilia Madden telephone 061 417 348 for an appointment.
Tendering contractors visiting the Campus must report to the office on arrival and adhere to current public health guidelines including hand sanitising etc while on Campus.
Declaration of Suitability
Tenderers are required to read the Declaration of Suitability for Contractors for Small Works carefully and to make sure that they meet the minimum standards stated therein. A copy of this document has been attached to this notice. If requested to do so tenderers must provide the necessary evidence of compliance stated in this document within 7 days, including evidence of annual turnover and Health & Safety competency. Tenderers who do not meet those requirements should not submit tender documents as they will be excluded at award stage.
Contract
The applicable works contract will be the Short Public Works Contract. A copy of the conditions of this contract & instruction to tenderers is attached to this tender notice. The contract will be awarded on the basis of most economically advantageous tender in terms of lowest comparative compliant tender price as stated on the Form of Tender. Please note that the lowest or any tender need not necessarily be accepted and the acceptance of any tender will be subject to the approval of funding.
There are no Contractor or Employer named specialists. All sub-contractors are domestic.
In addition to items outlined in the Declaration of Suitability for Contractors for Small Works, it is a condition precedent to the award of the contract that the successful tenderer will provide:
- 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.
- Evidence of Compliance with registered employment agreement (Construction Industry Pension Assurance and Sick Pay including death in service.
- Evidence of Current Insurance cover:
- Public Liability Insurance Minimum €6,500,000
- Employers Liability Insurance Minimum €13,000,000
The contractor shall note that it is a requirement that The Contractor’s Public insurance must be extended to note Limerick and Clare ETB as an Additional Insured and a Non-Vitiation clause applied, similar notations are required under the Contractor’s Products Liability and Contract Works Insurances.
The contractor will be required to arrange for their insurers to provide evidence of their insurances confirming the extension noting Limerick and Clare ETB as an Additional Insured and a Non Vitiation clause applying.
Project Supervisor Construction Stage (PSCS)
The successful tenderer will be appointed Works Contractor and Project Supervisor Construction Stage (PSCS) on the project in accordance with the Safety Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations
Return of Tenders
The deadline for receipt of tenders is 12:00 noon on Friday 16th December 2022. Tenders shall be submitted in electronic soft copy via the etenders tender box only.
Tenders submitted in any other manner, by post in hand or via email will be deemed invalid tenders. Unsigned Form of Tender will likewise be deemed invalid tenders. The signature for the Form of Tender must be that of a Principal or Director of the firm. Tenders must be in the format prescribed in the Form of Tender and all required documents must be submitted. Late tenders will not be accepted.
Unsigned Form of Tender will likewise be deemed invalid tender.
Contractors are requested to include provisions in their tender as extra over costs for COVID-19 related costs – refer to section 1.5 of the specification and the pricing document for full details.
All queries in relation to this tender competition must be submitted via the etenders messaging service as soon as possible and in any event not later than 4 working days before the latest time for receipt of tenders, although the Contracting Authority may at its discretion respond to queries raised after that date. All responses from the Contracting Authority to these queries will be circulated to all tendering contractors via the etenders messaging service.
The Department of Education & Skills is subject to the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act 1997. If a 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.
Yours Sincerely,
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Eamon Murphy
Limerick and Clare ETB