Construction of Extensions, Stramore National School, Stramore, Co. Donegal

Conditions for Participation

Minimum standards and qualification required

Contract is intended to be awarded to a single main contractor. If a group of contractors apply as a group or joint venture and are successful, either a lead contractor must be nominated who will be responsible for providing the service or a Joint Venture must be formed with whom the Awarding Authority will sign the contract.

Personal situation of economic operators, as Suitability Assessment Questionnaire (available at etenders.gov.ie or by e-mail to Contact person listed) - Candidates must confirm that none of the circumstances specified in Directive 2004/18/EC Article 45 and 51 apply to the applicant.

Economic Capacity:

Evidence of Turnover, Public & Employer Liability Insurance, and capacity to obtain Performance Bond all as stated in Suitability Assessment Questionnaire (available at etenders.gov.ie or by e-mail to Contact person listed)

Minimum level(s) of standard required:

Average Turnover - €300,000.00

Public Liability Insurance; Employer Liability; Bond all as stated in Suitability Assessment Questionnaire (available at etenders.gov.ie or by e-mail to Contact person listed)

Technical capacity

Educational and Professional qualifications Management, Educational and Professional qualifications Personnel; previous experience; measures for quality, manpower, and H&S competency all as stated in Suitability Assessment Questionnaire (available at etenders.gov.ie or by e-mail to Contact person listed)

Minimum level(s) of standard required

Minimum Standards all as stated in Suitability Assessment Questionnaire (available at etenders.gov.ie or by e-mail to Contact person listed)

Other Information

Additional Information

The applicable works contract will be: Short Public Works Contract (30 January 2008 version)

Candidates will be pre-qualified on the basis of the information submitted in response to this notice (All criteria have a minimum standard). 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 Minor Works

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 the registered employment agreement(Construction Industry Pensions Assurance and Sick Pay).

Short-listed candidates may at Tender stage propose alternate personnel for consideration subject to the requirement that the proposed personnel must be of at least equal competency in all respects as those originally proposed.

The Department of Education & Science is subject to the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act, 1997. 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.