ETENDERS

Contract notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 06/10/2014

Expire date: 20/11/2014

External Reference: 2014-813052

TED Reference: 2014/S 194-342983

Contract notice

Contract notice

Classic Sector

Directive 2004/18/EC

Services

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Clare County Council
N/A
Áras Contae an Chláir, New Road
Co. Clare  Ennis
IE
For the attention of: Kieran O'Donnell
Telephone: +353 656846474
E-mail: kodonnell@clarecoco.ie
Fax: +353 656828233
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: http://www.clarecoco.ie
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/379
Electronic access to information: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=81537&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=81537&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Further information can be obtained from:
Clare County Council
Áras Contae an Chláir, New Road
Co. Clare  Ennis
IE
Contact point(s): Mr Kieran O' Donnell
For the attention of: Mr. Kieran O' Donnell
Telephone: +353 656846474
E-mail: procurement@clarecoco.ie
Fax: +353 656820882
Internet address: http://www.clarecoco.ie
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from:The above mentioned contact point(s)
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)
I.2)

Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority
I.3)

Main activity

  • General public services
  • Housing and community amenities
  • Recreation, culture and religion
I.4)

Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

Engineering Consultancy Services & Coastal Protection Works at Cloughaninchy & Framework

II.1.2)

Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Services
    Category No12:  Architectural services; engineering services and integrated engineering services; urban planning and landscape engineering services; related scientific and technical consulting services; technical testing and analysis services
    Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance:

    County Clare

    NUTS code
    IRELAND
    II.1.3)

    Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

    The notice involves a public contract
    II.1.5)

    Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

    Engineering Consultancy Services associated with the construction of approximately 2.2km of coastal protection centred around rock armour construction and providing protection for residential properties and the local public road network at Cloughaninchy, Quilty, Co. Clare. (“The Project“)

    The Project will also be used for establishment of a multiple operator framework agreement for Engineering Consultancy Services for the Coastal and Inland Storm/Flooding Remediation Programme, Clare County Council (“The Framework Agreement“). The Framework Agreement for consultancy services will be for a period of two years with option to extend for one (1) year and a further one (1) year period.

    Consultants must include as part of their SAQ Response the following specialist skills:

    1. Ecology

    2. Archaeology

    3. Planning

    4. Geotechnical

    Further information regarding the pre-qualification and tender process and the establishment and operation of the Framework Agreement can be found in the Project Information Memorandum (also available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie or https://irl.eu-supply.com).

    Note: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTenders/OJEC Web site at http://www.etenders.gov.ie or https://irl.eu-supply.com).

    II.1.6)

    Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    Main vocabulary
    71310000   Consultative engineering and construction services
    Supplementary vocabulary
    71311000   Civil engineering consultancy services
    71311100   Civil engineering support services
    71311300   Infrastructure works consultancy services
    71312000   Structural engineering consultancy services
    71313400   Environmental impact assessment for construction
    71313440   Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) services for construction
    II.1.7)

    Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

    The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):  no
    II.1.8)

    Lots

    This contract is divided into lots:  no
    II.1.9)

    Information about variants

    Variants will be accepted:  no
    II.2)

    Quantity or scope of the contract

    II.2.1)

    Total quantity or scope:

    Please refer to Project Scope documents

    II.2.2)

    Information about options

    Options: yes
    Description of these options:

    Options

    Provisional timetable for recourse to these options

    Number of possible renewals

    In the case of renewable supplies or service contracts, estimated time frame for subsequent contracts

    Provisional timetable for recourse to these options:
    in months: 24 (from the award of the contract)
    II.2.3)

    Information about renewals

    This contract is subject to renewal: yes
    Number of possible renewals:  2
    In the case of renewable contracts, estimated time-frame for subsequent calls for competition: 
    in months: 24
    II.3)

    Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

    Duration in months: 048 (from the award of the contract)

    Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

    III.1)

    Conditions relating to the contract

    III.1.1)

    Deposits and guarantees required:

    Please refer to tender documents

    III.1.2)

    Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them

    Please refer to tender documents

    III.1.3)

    Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

    Applicants are not required to assume a particular legal form at this stage of the competition. Applications may be submitted from single entities or by groups. A group will not be required to convert into a specific legal form in order to submit a tender, but may be required to do so if successful and once it is to be awarded the contract. Clare County Council also reserves the right to contract with each member of the group or on the basis of joint and several liability.

    III.1.4)

    Other particular conditions

    The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no
    III.2)

    Conditions for participation

    III.2.1)

    Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

    (1) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they are not bankrupt or the subject of an administration order, are not being wound up, have not granted a trust deed, are not the subject of a petition presented for sequestration of their estate, have not had a receiver, manager or administrator appointed and are not otherwise apparently insolvent.

    (2) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that the candidate, their directors, or any other person who has powers of respresentation, decision or control of the candidate has not been convicted of conspiracy, corruption, bribery or money laundering. Failure to provide such a declaration will result in the candidate being declared ineligible and they will not be selected to participate in this procurement process.

    (3) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not been convicted of a criminal offence relating to the conduct of their business or profession.

    (4) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not committed an act of grave misconduct in the course of their business or profession.

    (5) All candidates must comply with the requirements of the State in which they are established, regarding registration on the professional or trade register.

    (6) Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in providing any information required, may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with this procurement process.

    (7) All candidates will have to demonstrate that they are licensed, or a member of the relevant organisation, in the State where they are established, when the law of that State prohibits the provision of the services, described in this notice, by a person who is not so licensed or who is not a member of the relevant organisation.

    (8) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions under the law or of the relevant State in which the candidate is established.

    (9) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes under the law or of the relevant State in which the economic operator is established.

    III.2.2)

    Economic and financial ability

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

    Please refer to tender documents (SAQ)

    Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:

    Please refer to tender documents (SAQ)

    III.2.3)

    Technical capacity

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

    Please refer to tender documents (SAQ)

    Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:

    Please refer to tender documents (SAQ)

    III.3)

    Conditions specific to services contracts

    III.3.1)

    Information about a particular profession

    Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no
    III.3.2)

    Staff responsible for the execution of the service

    Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: yes

    Section IV: Procedure

    IV.1)

    Type of procedure

    IV.1.1)

    Type of procedure

    Open
    IV.2)

    Award criteria

    IV.2.1)

    Award criteria

    The most economically advantageous tender in terms of , the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document
    IV.2.2)

    Information about electronic auction

    An electronic auction will be used: no
    IV.3)

    Administrative information

    IV.3.1)

    File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

    CCC14 Cloughaninchy

    IV.3.2)

    Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

    no
    IV.3.3)

    Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

    Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 18.11.2014 - 12:00
    Payable documents: no
    IV.3.4)

    Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

    18.11.2014 - 12:00
    IV.3.6)

    Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

    [Language_EN]
    IV.3.7)

    Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

    Duration in months: 048 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
    IV.3.8)

    Conditions for opening tenders

    Date: 19.11.2014 - 10:30
    Place: 
    Áras Contae an Chláir, New Road,
    Co. Clare  Ennis,
    IE
    For the attention of: Mr Kieran O' Donnell

    Áras Contae an Chláir

    Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: yes

    Member of Procurement Unit & one elected representative

    Section VI: Complementary information

    VI.1)

    Information about recurrence

    This is a recurrent procurement: no
    VI.2)

    Information about European Union funds

    The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
    VI.3)

    Additional information:

    (a) The Authority is subject to Freedom of Information Acts 1997 & 2003. The candidate shall state if any of the information supplied by it in response to this notice is confidential or commercially sensitive or should not be disclosed in respect of a request for information under the aforementioned Acts. The Candidate shall state why it considers the information to be confidential or commercially sensitive. The Authority will consult with any Candidate/Tenderer about sensitive information before making a decision on any Freedom of Information request received.

    (b) Any contract award is subject to production of a current tax clearance certification from the Revenue Commissioners in Ireland.

    (c) All costs incurred by candidates in preparing submissions must be borne by them. The Contracting Authority accepts no liability for these costs, irrespective of the outcome of the competition, or if the competition is postponed or cancelled.

    (d) The Contracting Authority may terminate this competition (or any part thereof), change the basis of and the procedures for the bidding process, at any time, or procure the contract by alternative means if it appears that it can thereby be more advantageously procured. The most economically advantageous tender will not necessarily be accepted.

    (e) Candidates should note that this is a two stage selection process with the successful candidates from the pre-qualification process included on the tender list for the ‘Call Off Contract‘ from which the framework will be established.

    (f) Applicants should be aware that each project will be executed using the Standard Conditions of Engagement for Consultancy Services (Technical).

    (g) All times set out in this contract notice are in local Irish time.

    (h) All monetary amounts shall be quoted in Euro.

    (i) For further information on the procedures governing the competition candidates attention is drawn to the SAQ.

    (j) Candidates must register their interest on the etenders/OJEC website in order to be included on the mailing list for correspondence in relation to the competition. Documents are available online.

    (k) The Authority accepts no liability for any costs and/or expenses incurred by any Candidate/Tenderer in connection with the competition (including the application and/or attendance interview, if required).

    VI.4)

    Procedures for appeal

    VI.4.1)

    Body responsible for appeal procedures

    The High Court of Ireland
    High Court Central Office
    Dublin   Four Courts, Inns Quay
    IE
    E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie
    Internet address: https://www.courts.ie
     

    Body responsible for mediation procedures

    VI.4.2)

    Lodging of appeals

    Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals:
    VI.4.3)

    Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

    The High Court of Ireland
    High Court Central Office
    Dublin   Four Courts, Inns Quay
    E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie
    Internet address: https://www.courts.ie