St. Anne's NS Project - New Extension & Renovation Works at St. Anne's NS Tyrrellspass, Co. Westmeath
7th December 2022
To Tendering Contractors
Re: Invitation to Tender for Construction Works (Open Procedure)
For: Construction of a single storey classroom, G.P. room, ancillary accommodation and associated site work at St. Anne’s National School, Tyrrellspass, Co. Westmeath.
A Dhaoine Uaisle
The Employer invites you to tender for construction works for the above, as detailed below.
Form of Contract
The Form of Contract will be:
PW-CF6 Public Works Short Form of Contract
Tender Returns
The latest time and date for return of Tenders is: 13:00hrs, Wednesday 18th of January 2023.
The address for submission of Tender is:
For the Attention of:
Adrian Sheehy,
Coughlan Associates,
60 Austin Friars St.,
Mullingar,
Co. Westmeath.
Tender submissions must be sent by registered post or delivered by hand to this address above not later than the latest time and date stated above, any tender received after this time will be deemed invalid. In addition, tenders sent to any other address will also be deemed invalid. Any 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-tender online query facility only. All queries must be submitted as soon as possible and in any event not later than 7 working 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.
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. 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.
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.
Basis of Assessment for Award Criteria
The basis of assessment of the Tenders is detailed in the Instructions to Tenderers document issued along with the tender documentation, tenderers must read this document carefully.
Tender Documents
Documents to be included in the Contract:
Volume A: Works Requirements (all documents listed in the Vol. A works requirements)
Volume B: Form of Tender and Schedule
Volume C: Pricing Document
Documents not forming part of the Contract:
This invitation to Tender
Suitability Assessment Questionnaire – this document must be completed and returned along with the tender (Volume B) and the pricing document (Volume C).
Additional Information as referred to in Appendix 3 of the ITT and listed in Summary of Additional Information.
Site Visit Details
Tenderers are strongly encouraged to visit the site prior to submitting their tender. Site visits are to be by prior appointment only. Please contact Fiona McKeown (School Principal) on 044-9223298 (https://www.google.com/search?q=dunderry+national+school&oq=dunderry+national+school&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i59.7231j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8) to arrange a suitable date and time.
Is mise, le meas,
Signed: Adrian Sheehy - Coughlan Associates Architects
On behalf of Board of Management, St. Anne’s National School, Tyrrellspass