2214 St. Bernadette's School - 2214 New Prefab Accommodation Units at St. Bernadette's Special School
Re: Invitation to Tender for Construction Works (Open Procedure)
For: THE PROVISION (& PURCHASE) of 2no. single storey prefab accommodation units – 1no. General Classroom & 1no. ASD Classroom, together with all associated site works at St. Bernadette’s Special School, College Farm Road, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal.
This Project is only suitable for a Prefabricated/Modular Build Manufacturer only and is not suitable for a general Main Contractor.
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: 12:00hrs, 30th of March 2023
Please note that this Tender is for the purchase of 2no. prefabricated accommodation units (not rental).
This Project is only suitable for a Prefabricated/Modular Build Manufacturer only and is not suitable for a general Main Contractor.
Contractors must return the following (these are mandatory):
- fully priced Volume C – Works Schedule
- Volume B – Form of Tender and Schedule
- Mechanical Form of Tender
- Electrical Form of Tender
- completed and signed Suitability Declaration for Small Works. By signing this declaration, Tenderers are stating that they meet the minimum Standards for Participation and the Conditions for Award and confirming that (if they are the apparently successful tenderer) they will produce (within 7 calendar days) evidence of compliance with all section of the declaration.
Tender submissions must be returned by hard copy or by E-mail to the following address:
Aoife Burke at aoife@fmarchitects.ie (mailto:aoife@fmarchitects.ie), not later than the latest time and date stated above.
Tenders sent to any other address will be deemed to be invalid tenders. 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.
Please return the signed and completed Form of Tenders (including M&E FoT’s), the completed Pricing Document and the completed Declaration of Suitability for Contractors for Small Works.
Return envelopes must be clearly marked with the name of the Tenderer, the name of the Contract, and the content for example "Tender of ABC Limited for XYZ...Project – Form of Tender”.
The Expected start date is to be confirmed, but it is imperative that ALL WORKS ARE TO BE COMPLETED BY END OF AUGUST 2023 for use by the School for the new mid term in September.
Queries
Queries must be submitted via the eTender messages facility.
All queries must be submitted as soon as possible and, in any event, not later than 8 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.
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
The site visit is mandatory, and Contractors are to satisfy themselves as to dimensions, levels, and entire scope of work. No additional costs shall be permitted as a result of dimensions or levels, where these could have been inspected prior to tendering. All areas that can be inspected prior to tendering will be deemed to have been inspected and taken account of in the submitted tenders.
Please contact the school at 074 9122512, John Haran (principal) to arrange a site visit.