5th August 2015
Invitation to Tender for Architectural Consultancy Services (in the form of an Architect led Design Team) for the construction of New PE Room project at SHS Tullamore school (roll number 65620V )
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On behalf of the School Board of Management of the SHS Tullamore (the Contracting Authority for this project) you are hereby invited to tender for Architectural Consultancy Services (including buying in of additional services for other disciplines as required) for New PE Room project at SHS Tullamore. The lead consultant must be a Registered Architect and the services to be bought in shall include: quantity surveying; building services; civil/structural disciplines.
The project consists the construction of a 590m2 floor area PE room (excluding remodelling works, toilet facilities and site works) to be located to the west side of the school and adjoining the current school structure. The PE room should be positioned where it will not interfere with any future development at the school.
Services shall include all surveys, investigations, procuring of statutory consents (to include planning permission, fire safety certificate, & disability access certificate), agreement of brief, feasibility, design, procurement and administration of building contract, compliance certification. Services as PSDP will be agreed separately.
The letter of sanction from the Department of Education and Skills contains a condition that the works commence on site and 70% of the funding has been drawn down by 8th January 2016 and that the remaining 30% of the funding is drawn down by 8th July 2016.
The Form of Contract will be the Standard Conditions of Engagement for Consultancy Services (Technical COE1) including the Template Schedule A and B, available at under School Design > Appointment of Consultants > Small Works and Small Devolved Projects.
The address to which tenders must be returned and the date and time before which tenders must be received are stated in the Contract Notice. Tenders sent to any other address, or received after the specified date and time, will be deemed invalid tenders. Unsigned tenders/tender proposal forms will likewise be deemed invalid tenders. The signature for the Form of Tender/Tender Proposal Form must be that of a Principal or Director of the firm. Tenders must be in the format prescribed in the Form of Tender/Tender Proposal Form and all required documents must be submitted. Tenders may submitted by hand, by registered post and must be comprised of at least one hard copy of all documents and 1 soft copy on CD or USB. The onus is on the sender to obtain proof of delivery of any tender unless sent by registered post or recorded delivery.
Tenders must be received before 12 noon on Wednesday 26thAugust
Tenders must include the following documentation:
· Appendix D: Form of Tender; -
· Appendix E: Tender Proposal Form; -
“Tender for Architectural Consultancy Services for New PE Room at SHS Tullamore”
Tenders should be addressed to:
Secretary,
Board of Management,
Sacred Heart School,
Daingean Road,
Tullamore ,
Co Offaly
All queries in relation to this tender competition must be submitted (and will be answered) through the e-Tenders website. All queries must be submitted as soon as possible and in any event not later than 5 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. If the Contracting Authority responds to a query, it will send the response to each Candidate unless the Candidate raising the query has clearly designated the query as confidential and the Contracting Authority agrees that it should be treated as confidential.
Tenders will be assessed in accordance with Guidance on Procuring Consultants for Small Works, 2nd Edition, March 2014.
Candidates may visit the site by prior arrangement with the Ms Pauline McKenna, Principal on Tel 0579321747
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Pauline McKenna
Principal
(on behalf of the School Board of Management)